Computer Science Minor

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A 16 credit minor in computer science is available. The minor is essentially 5 of the 6 courses that are considered the “core” of the CS major. This is a rigorous minor. This minor is not intended for casual students interested in computer literacy.

The requirements for the CS minor are:

• CMPINF 0401  - INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMMING*
• CS 0445  - ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES 1
• CS 0447  - COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
• CS 1501  - ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES 2
• and one of the two courses: CS 0441  - DISCRETE STRUCTURES FOR CS, CS 0449  - INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMS SOFTWARE**.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

The average GPA for all courses in the CS minor must be at least 2.0.

Several courses in the CS minor have prerequisites. Note that a grade of C is required in prerequisite courses in order to take successive courses. For example, the prerequsite for CS 0445  is a C or better grade in CMPINF 0401 .

*CMPINF 0401  requires programming experience as a prerequisite. A student without any programming background would be advised to take the 3 credit course CS 0007  as preparation for CMPINF 0401.

**Because CS 0441  is a prerequisite for CS 1501 , the typical minor consists of CMPINF 0401 " class="permalink" data-permalink-id="4875" style="background-color:#A6D99B; color:#000000; font-weight:inherit">CMPINF 0401, CS 0441 , CS 0445 , CS 0447  and CS 1501 . However, students with very strong math backgrounds (ex: Math majors) may be able to waive the CS 0441  prerequisite for CS 1501  and thus take CS 0449  rather than CS 0441 .