Minor in Computer Science (15 hours)

Program Requirements

1. No D credit is allowed in minor courses.
2. Complete the following:
   C S 142 : Introduction to Computer Programming. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 142 : Introduction to Computer Programming. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Knowledge of algebra.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to object-oriented program design and development. Principles of algorithm formulation and implementation.
   
   
   C S 235 : Data Structures and Algorithms. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 235 : Data Structures and Algorithms. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 142.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental data structures and algorithms of computer science; basic algorithm analysis; recursion; sorting and searching; lists, stacks, queues, trees, hashing; object-oriented data abstraction.
   
   
   C S 236 : Discrete Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 236 : Discrete Structures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 235.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to grammars and parsing; predicate and propositional logic; proof techniques; sets, functions, relations, relational data model; graphs and graph algorithms.
   
   
3. Complete two additional computer science courses from the following:
   C S 100 : Fundamentals of Computing and Information. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 100 : Fundamentals of Computing and Information. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Computing, information structures, programming principles, Internet, World Wide Web, text, spreadsheets, data representations for images, sound and video.
   NOTE:	For nonmajors.
   
   
   C S 124 : (C S-EC En) Introduction to Computer Systems. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 124 : (C S-EC En) Introduction to Computer Systems. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 142 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	How a computer works, from hardware to high-level programming. Logic circuits, computer instructions, assembly language, binary arithmetic, C programming, program translation, data structures, and algorithm analysis.
   
   
   C S 240 : Advanced Programming Concepts. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 240 : Advanced Programming Concepts. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 236.
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced software development with an object-oriented focus. Development and testing of several 1500 to 2000 line modules from formal specifications. UNIX and C++ environment.
   
   
   C S 252 : Introduction to Computational Theory. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 252 : Introduction to Computational Theory. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 236 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Finite state automata, regular languages, lexical analysis; push-down automata, context-free languages, parsing; Turing machines and unrestricted grammars; computability complexity, NP-completeness.
   
   

Recommendations

1. Although not required, C S 100 is strongly recommended.
2. Students wishing to emphasize programming skills should include C S 240.
3. Students wishing to emphasize computer architecture should include C S 124.
4. Students wishing to emphasize mathematical rigor, should include C S 252.
5. Students wishing to take particular upper-division courses may be allowed to substitute 300- or 400-level computer science courses (except C S 404 and C S 405) for one or both of the two additional computer science courses. This option requires proper preparation and prior approval of course instructors and the undergraduate coordinator.

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