Computer Science - American University

Computer Science from American University is a Campus Bachelor Computer Science degree that prepares you for a IT career. Formal admission to the major requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and departmental approval. University Requirements * A total of 120 credit hours * Six credit hours of college writing * Three credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination General Education Requirements * A total of 30 credit hours, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas. * No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline. Major Requirements A total of 69 credit hours with grades of C or better Course Requirements * CSC-280 Introduction to Computer Science I (4) * CSC-281 Introduction to Computer Science II (3) * CSC-330 Organization of Computer Systems (4) * CSC-350 Introduction to Discrete Structures (3) * CSC-520 Algorithms and Data Structures (3) * CSC-521 Programming Languages (3) * CSC-565 Operating Systems (3) * MATH-221 Calculus I (4) * MATH-222 Calculus II (4) * MATH-310 Linear algebra (3) * MATH-508 Automata, Languages and Computability (3) * STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4) * At least 15 credit hours approved by the student's advisor from the following: o CSC-282 Assembly-Language Programming (3) o MATH-560 Numerical Analysis: Basic Problems (3) o CSC-310 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3) o CSC-390 Independent Reading in Computer Science (1-6) with department approval o CSC-392 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3) o CSC-396 Selected Topics (3) with departmental approval o CSC-432 Introduction to Simulation and Modeling (3) o CSC-438 PL/SQL Database Programming (3) o CSC-435 Web Programming (3) o CSC-442 Client-Server and Distributed Information o CSC-491 Internship (1-6) o CSC-510 Legal Issues in Computing (3) o CSC-535 User Interface Analysis and Design (3) o CSC-543 Object-oriented Analysis and Design (3) o CSC-544 Object-oriented Programming (3) o CSC-546 Introduction to Computer Networks (3) o CSC-568 Artificial Intelligence (3) o CSC-570 Database Management Systems (3) o CSC-589 Topics in Computer Science (3) o CSC-596 Selected Topics (3) with departmental approval Note: No more than 6 credit hours of cooperative education, internship, independent study, or independent reading may be used to fulfill this requirement. View more details on American University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Computer Science courses.