Minor in Computer Science

A minor program is an arrangement of courses enabling a student to develop a degree of expertise and knowledge in an area of study in addition to his or her major academic program of study. A student with a major that has a significant overlap with Computer Science must first obtain permission from a CS adviser.


Required Courses

Students must take all of these courses:

CDA 3103 Fundamentals of Computer Systems COP 3337 Computer Programming II
COP 2210 Computer Programming I   


Elective Courses

Two courses must be selected from the following list:

CAP 4770 Introduction to Data Mining COP 4338 Programming III
CDA 4101 Structured Computer Organization COP 4520 Intro to Parallel Computing
CEN 4010 Software Engineering COP 4555 Programming Languages
COP 3530 Data Structures COP 4710 Database Management
COP 4226 Advanced Windows Programming COT 3420 Logic for Computer Science

NOTE: Student should ensure that he or she has the necessary prerequisites for the chosen courses.


Other Requirements

At least nine of the credits for the minor must be taken from SCIS. Four of the minor courses cannot be courses that may be applied to the major program of the student.

A grade of "C" or better must be obtained in all courses required for the minor.

NOTE: A "C-" is not an acceptable grade.