Mar 28, 2024  
2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Computer Science, Professional Computer Science Concentration, B.S.


Computer Science 
615-898-2397, program
Medha Sarkar, program coordinator
Medha.Sarkar@mtsu.edu
 

The Computer Science major offers preparation for computing careers in business, government, education, and industry as well as for graduate school.

Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) Program

High achieving students majoring in Management who intend to pursue a master’s degree in Computer Science (non-thesis option) may apply to participate in the Accelerated Bachelors/Masters (ABM) pathway. The pathway allows undergraduate students an opportunity to complete select requirements for both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees simultaneously. Upon successful completion of the ABM pathway, students must submit an application (including application fee) to the graduate program. Additional application requirements will be waived, and the student will be admitted to the program automatically. For more information about the ABM pathway, see the Graduate Catalog.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Computer Science, Professional Computer Science, B.S., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


General Education 41 hours
Major Requirements 44 hours
     Computer Science Core    (26 hours)
     Professional Computer Science Concentration    (18 hours)
Supporting Courses 29 hours*
Electives 6-16 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)


General Education  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (44 hours)


Professional Computer Science Concentration (18 hours)


The Professional Computer Science concentration which is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, requires the following in addition to the core requirements:

Supporting Courses (29 hours)


Electives (6-16 hours)


  • At least 4 credits must be upper division

Notes:


A maximum of 3 hours in the major may come from CSCI 4280 , CSCI 4600 , and CSCI 4910 . Credit in secondary computer languages toward the major is limited to 3 hours. In order to take any computer science course having a prerequisite, the student must have earned a grade of C (2.00) or better in the prerequisite. Each course counted toward the 44 credit hours of required Computer Science courses and MATH 1910  and COMM 2200  must be completed with a grade of C (2.00) or higher.

CSCI 1150  is considered a service course and does not count toward a major or minor.

Curriculum: Professional Computer Science


Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Subtotal: 29 hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Junior


Subtotal: 32 Hours


Senior


Subtotal: 28 Hours


NOTE:


*Professional Computer Science concentration students choose one year-long sequence from BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 , CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2121 PHYS 2110  /PHYS 2111 PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121 .

**Professional Computer Science concentration students choose one course with different prefix from that chosen in sophomore year from BIOL 1110  /BIOL 1111 CHEM 1010  /CHEM 1011 , CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 .