• The Computer Science Program
• The Information Technology (IT) Program
• Computing Resources
• Online Course Offering

The School of Computing and Information Sciences offers an array of Undergraduate programs with curricula designed to provide study in state-of-the-art computer applications as well as an introduction of the theoretical foundations of computer science. Currently we offer the Computer Science and Information Technology degrees.

This document is not intended to be a complete list of all requirements and is not a substitute for the Undergraduate Program Catalog. All students are presumed to have read the information in the Undergraduate Program Catalog, which is the final authority.

The Computer Science Program

A student in the Computer Science Undergraduate program has the choice of following one of three tracks.

• Computer Science (CS) track (Major code: COMP10BS)
  

  This track should be followed by the student who intends to continue to graduate study in computer science.

• Computer Science (CS) track 4+1 Program
  

  Accelerated Master in Science in Computer Science

• Software Design and Development (SDD) track (Major code: SFTWRDES)
  

  This track may be followed by the student who intends to pursue a software engineering career.

A majority of the required courses are the same for both of these tracks. Please read the detailed course requirements page carefully; the differences between the tracks are noted.

We also offer a minor in Computer Science (Minor code: XCOMP10MIN) program. This is for students who are majoring in another degree and wish to get a minor in Computer Science.

The School of Computing and Information Sciences offers curricula leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. The Bachelor of Science program in Computer Science is accredited by:

Computer Science Assessments or syllabi

Students enrolled in one of our Computer Science courses may make use of our computing resources.

The Information Technology (IT) Program

The School of Computing and Information Sciences also offers two Undergraduate Information Technology Programs.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology as a single major (Major code: INFO10BS)

  This program also requires a minor in another academic discipline (Computer Science and Computer Engineering are not accepted as the minor for the other academic discipline).

• Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Technology as a second major (Major code: INFO10BA)
  

  The BA in IT (as a second major) program is open to those students who are enrolled in and will be completing another Bachelor degree program or those who already have a Bachelor degree from an accredited institution.

  Computer Science and Computer Engineering are not accepted as the primary major at this time.

Information Technology Assessments or syllabi

Students enrolled in one of our Information Technology courses may make use of our computing resources.

Computing Resources

The John C. Comfort Laboratory (JCCL) is a learning facility for undergraduate students of the School of Computing and Information Sciences. This laboratory is equipped with 45 computers which are a mix of Pentium IV, 2ghz and Pentium IV, 3ghz class machines. These machines run either Windows XP or Linux. Additionally there are two apple iMac workstations running OS X.

This lab has been designed to give students a broad exposure to the PC computer environments with a strong emphasis on the Windows XP environment including programming using Microsoft Visual Studio .Net and Eclipse. The School also maintains an Instructional Lab which is designed to support courses which have a "lab" component. The Instructional Lab has 38 Pentium IV, 3ghz class computers and can accommodate 38 students. This lab is configured to allow students to work collaboratively on assignments when needed.

Additionally there is the IT lab which provides experimental hardware and networking systems, as well as systems for other IT program courses such as Unix Administration, Microcomputer Organization and Computer Operating Systems. This lab allows students access to equipment for the "hands on" type of lab assignments these courses require.

For more information about the JCCL and our other undergraduate computing resources and services, please visit our website at: http://www.aul.fiu.edu.

Online Course Offering

Some courses may be offered fully online, for an entire listing you may go to FIU Online and search in the "College of Engineering and Computing" under the "School of computer Science".