EXAMPLE PROGRAM PLAN:
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR WITH
INFORMATION SCIENCES MINOR
NOTE: Assumes student has completed two years of high school algebra and earned a Wisconsin Mathematics Placement Test BC score of 679 or higher as prerequisites to enrolling in 266-241 in the fall semester of the Freshman year. Also assumes student has knowledge of a programming language sufficient to allow enrollment in 266-256.
key: (M)=satisfies major requirement; (m)= satisfies minor requirement; (WE)= satisfies writing emphasis requirement
This is a sample program only. Students must consult with an advisor to get approval for the major and minor and to be informed of changes in periodicities and prerequisites.
| Freshman Year (31 credits) |
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|---|---|---|---|
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
COMP SCI 256 Software Design I (M) |
4 |
COMP SCI 257 Software Design II (M) |
4 |
COMP SCI 241 Discrete Mathematics I (M) |
4 |
COMP SCI 242 Discrete Mathematics II (M) |
4 |
General Education Courses |
6 |
General Education Courses |
9 |
Total Credits |
14 |
Total Credits |
17 |
| Sophomore Year (30 credits) |
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|---|---|---|---|
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
COMP SCI 270 C Programming Language (M) |
2 |
COMP SCI 372 Object Oriented Design & Prog. (M) |
3 |
COMP SCI 371 C++ and Object Oriented Design (M) |
3 |
COMP SCI 358 Data Comm. & Computer Networks (M) |
3 |
MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (M) |
4 |
INFO SCI 210 Information Problems (m) |
3 |
Other Culture Course |
3 |
General Education Courses |
6 |
INFO SCI 201 Information, Computers, and Society (m) |
3 |
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Total Credits |
15 |
Total Credits |
15 |
| Junior Year (32 credits) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
COMP SCI 353 Computer Organization (M) |
3 |
COMP SCI 351 Data Structures (M) (m) |
4 |
COMM 322 Modern Linguistics (m) |
3 |
General Education Course |
3 |
General Education Courses, one w/ lab |
7 |
Ethnic Studies Course |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
INFO SCI 308 Information Technologies (m) |
3 |
INFO SCI 410 Advanced Information Problems (m) |
3 |
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Total Credits |
16 |
Total Credits |
16 |
| Senior Year (30 credits) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
Fall Semester |
Credits |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
COMP SCI 451 Database Management (M) |
3 |
COMP SCI 452 Operating Systems (M) |
3 |
COMP SCI 357 Theory of Programming Languages (M) |
3 |
COMP SCI 490 Internship in Computer Science (M)(WE) |
3 |
Electives |
9 |
INFO SCI 430 Information, Media, and Society (m) |
3 |
Electives |
6 |
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Total Credits |
15 |
Total Credits |
15 |