Department of Computer Science

Bachelor of Arts Degree: 2003-2005

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree must complete a minimum of 120 credits. The course requirements for this option are listed below.

General Curricular Requirements (48 credits)

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A) program complies with the general curricular requirements for the bachelor's degree in the Camden College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS). To satisfy these general requirements, students must complete the following courses:

1. Twelve credits in Language Skills courses, as specified below:
   1. Six credits in English Composition (50:350:101-102)
   2. Three credits in a foreign language course (spoken language) at the 102 (Elementary II) level or above.
   3. Three credits in a writing course offered by the English Department (50:989:300, 301, 302, 303) or Writing Intensive (W) course offered by any department. Note: Do not include credits here if the "W" course is used to fulfill other degree requirements.
2. Six credits in Quantitative Skills courses, as specified below:
   1. Three credits in Mathematics courses (50:640 courses only)
   2. Three additional credits in either Mathematics (50:640), Computer Science (50:198), Philosophy (50:730:201, 332 or 430)
3. Nine credits in Ancient and Modern Heritages, as specified below:
   1. Three credits in World Masterpieces (50:090:238).
   2. Three credits in History, Philosophy, or Religion (not including 50:730:201, 332, and 430).
4. Six credits from Literature and Fine Arts courses, as specified below:
   1. Three credits in Art, Music, or Theater Arts courses (not including speech courses).
   2. Three credits in English (50:350, 50:352 or 50:354) or Foreign Language in English translation.
5. Six credits from social science disciplines: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Urban Studies (but no more than three credits from any one discipline)
6. Three credits in a Diversity (D) or Global Studies (G) course.
7. Six credits in Astronomy, Biological Science, Chemistry, Geology or Physics

Some of the general curricular requirements are automatically satisfied by fulfilling the natural science and mathematics requirements of the B.A. program; specifically:

1. Six credits of the natural science requirements may be used to satisfy the general curricular requirements of six credits from the offerings of the natural science disciplines.
2. Six credits of the mathematics requirements may be used to satisfy the general curricular requirements of three credits in mathematics and three credits in mathematics, computer science or statistics.
3. Students must take at least nine additional credits outside computer science to satisfy the free electives general curricular requirement. These courses should be different from the courses used to satisfy the B.A. natural science or mathematics requirements given below.

Natural Science Requirements (9 credits)

A minimum of nine credits of natural science electives in the Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or Physics (including Astronomy and Geology).

Mathematics Requirements (15 credits)

• 50:640:129 Linear Mathematics for Business and Economics (3 cr.)
• 50:640:130 Calculus for Business, Economics and Life Sciences (3 cr.)
• 50:640:237 Discrete Mathematics (3 cr.)
• 50:960:336 Applied Statistics (3 cr.) or both 50:960:283,284 Introduction to Statistics I,II (6 cr.)
• Minimum of 3 additional credits in mathematics at the 200 level or higher.

Computer Science Requirements (48 credits)

• 50:198:111 Introduction to Computer Science (3)
• 50:198:112 Software Laboratory I (1)
• 50:198:113 Programming with Data Structures (3)
• 50:198:114 Software Laboratory II (1)
• 50:198:221 Programming Language Concepts (3)
• 50:198:231 Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming (3)
• 50:198:271 Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3)
• 50:198:333 Computer Hardware and Interfacing (3)
• 50:198:334 Computer Hardware and Interfacing Laboratory (1)
• 50:198:323 Software Methodology and Engineering (3)
• 50:198:341 Principles of Operating Systems (3)
• 50:198:376 Introduction to the Theory of Computation (3)
• 50:198:493 Senior Design Project (3)
• At least 15 credits of computer science electives at the 300 or 400 level. At most 3 credits of 50:198:494 Independent Study and at most 3 credits of 50:198:497 Computer Science Internship may be counted towards fulfillment of this requirement.

Technical Tracks

In lieu of the five-course computer science electives requirement, students pursuing the Bachelor of Science (B.A.) degree may specialize in the Information Systems Track.

Honors Program

In lieu of 50:198:493 Senior Design Project, students may complete an undergraduate thesis embodying original research work through the Honors Program in Computer Science.