Program: Computer Science, Professional Computer Science Concentration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 12, 2025

2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog

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:

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)

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:

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Major Requirements (44 hours)

Computer Science Core (26 hours)

CSCI 1010 - Computer Science Colloquium 1 credit hour
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CSCI 2170 - Computer Science II 4 credit hours
CSCI 3080 - Discrete Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3110 - Algorithms and Data Structures 3 credit hours
CSCI 3130 - Assembly and Computer Organization 4 credit hours
CSCI 3240 - Introduction to Computer Systems 4 credit hours
CSCI 4700 - Software Engineering 3 credit 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:

CSCI 3210 - Theory of Programming Languages 3 credit hours
CSCI 4160 - Compiler Design and Software Development 3 credit hours
CSCI high-level language 3 credit hours
CSCI upper-division electives 9 credit hours

Supporting Courses (29 hours)

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in General Education, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
MATH 2050 - Probability and Statistics 3 credit hours
Math elective 3 to 4 credit hours (course for Math majors)
Math elective 0 to 1 credit hours (not needed if math elective is 4 hours)
Science 8 credit hours (year-long sequence in General Education Natural Sciences area; 4 credit hours may be counted in General Education)
PHIL 3170 - Ethics and Computing Technology 3 credit 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 , , and . 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 and must be completed with a grade of C (2.00) or higher.

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

Curriculum: Professional Computer Science

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