Computer Science (BA)

Additional Breadth Requirements:

The College of Engineering requires 25 additional Breadth Requirement credits distributed as follows (minimum grade of C-):

• Six credits Creative Arts and Humanities
• Six credits History and Cultural Change
• Six credits Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Seven credits Math, Natural Science and Technology (four of these credits must be in the form of a science course with an associated lab)

Coursework in each of the four groups must represent at least two departments or instructional units. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course crosslisted with that program will not satisfy the ditribution requirement.

Of the 37 total breadth credits, three credits may be used to satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement (recommended for timely progress toward degree completion).

With few exceptions, students may not use courses from their major to satisfy breadth requirement coursework.

Foreign Language:

• Completion of the intermediate-level course (107,112, or 202) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
  • The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
    • Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination  through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Second Writing Requirement:

A Second Writing Requirement  approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

Last Revised for 2018-2019 Academic Year