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General Requirements
University Requirements

All students must complete the Academic Degree Requirements and Summer Enrollment Requirement as explained in the FIU catalog:
http://catalog.fiu.edu/index.php?id=2727&section=academicpolicies

All students must complete the University Core Curriculum, CLAS and Foreign Language Requirement as explained in the FIU catalog:
http://catalog.fiu.edu/index.php?id=2812&section=studentservices

College of Engineering Requirements

All students must complete the General Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree in the College of Engineering as explained in the FIU catalog:
http://catalog.fiu.edu/index.php?id=2239&section=collegesandschools&college=1&parent=2239

In particular, students must complete at least 35 semester credits in the upper-division at FIU.

SCIS Requirements

If a student takes a course at FIU and has already received transfer credit for an equivalent course at another institution, then the credits for the repeated course at FIU are not applicable toward graduation.

At least 50% of the upper division credits required for the degree must be taken at FIU.

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

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

Additional Requirements

Additional Requirements for Computer Science majors in both tracks:

No computer-related courses in other departments (including CGS 3300) may be taken for elective credit by a CS major, unless specifically approved in writing by the student's advisor.

No credit for graduation will be given to CS majors for the following courses:
COP 3175, CGS 2060, CGS3300, STA 1013, STA 2023, STA 2122, STA 3123, MAC 2233, QMB 3200 and ESI 3161 unless the student took the course before declaring a CS major.

Most of the IT classes cannot be taken for credit for Computer Science majors. The only exceptions are CGS4825, CGS4854, COP4813 and COP4005.

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Science Track
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Design Track
Bachelor of Arts in Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology Major
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Software Major
Minor in Computer Science