Post on 25-Dec-2015
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Two Majors• Computer Science
• Software Engineering
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Computer Science Major
Two Emphases• Computer Information Systems (CIS)
• Computer Technology (CT)
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General Education Requirementsfor all Majors and all Emphases
• English• Mathematics• Humanities• Fine Arts
• Historical Perspective• Natural Sciences• Social Sciences
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• Physical Education• Speech
• International Education• Ethnic
• Gender Studies• Foreign Languages
General Education RequirementsEnglish
Students should be able to write and read effectively.
ENGL 1130: Freshman Composition
ENGL 1230: Freshman Composition
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General Education RequirementsMathematics
Students should have a basic competency in computational skills and quantitative perception.
MATH 1630 or above
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General Education Requirements HUM, FA and HP
Four courses (12 credits)
• Humanities: ____ (3)• Fine Arts: ____ (3)
• Historical Perspective: ____ (3)• Second course in Hum, FA, or HP: ____ (3)
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General Education RequirementsHumanities
The purpose of the study of humanities is to explore the range of human thought and experience - achievements and failures, joys and sorrows, comedy and tragedy, life and death.
It should challenge students to understand and evaluate how others, past and present, historical and fictional, have struggled with these issues.
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General Education Requirements
Humanities ____ (3)• English• French• German• Spanish
• Ethnic Study• Philosophy
• Social and Environmental Justice• Women’s Study
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General Education RequirementsFine Arts
The purpose of the study of fine arts is to help students become familiar with the historical and cultural heritage of the fine arts.
They should also gain a basic understanding of the creative processes, forms and concepts used in the arts.
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General Education Requirements
Fine Arts: ____ (3)• Art
• Music• Ethnic Study
• Theater• Women’s Study
Suggestion: Music Appreciation
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General Education RequirementsHistorical Perspective
The purpose of the study of history is to challenge students to understand and assess our past, in order to form a clearer perception of the present and to deal more effectively with public issues.
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General Education Requirements
Historical Perspective: ____ (3)• History
• Economic• Ethnic Study• Philosophy
• Political Science• Women’s Study
Suggestion: World Civilization I14
General Education Requirements
Second course in Hum, FA, or HP: ____ (3)
• a second course in the same specific discipline
or• a class designated as “second course only.”
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General Education Requirements
a second course in the same specific discipline
• HISTORY 1010• HISTORY 1020
(also covers International Education (IE))
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General Education Requirements
a class designated as “second course only.”
• ENGLISH 1330• FRENCH 1140
(HUM second course only)
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General Education RequirementsNatural Sciences
The purpose of studying the natural sciences is to help students understand nature and how the processes of scientific investigation lead to new discoveries.
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General Education RequirementsNatural Sciences
Two courses (9+ credits)
Two different disciplines
Each must have a Lab
Example
Chemistry
Physics
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General Education RequirementsSocial Sciences
The purpose of studying the social sciences is to develop an understanding of social systems, the dynamics of individual and group behavior and the forces that operate in social relationships.
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General Education RequirementsSocial Sciences
Three courses (9+ credits)
Two different disciplines
One second course
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General Education RequirementsWellness and Physical Activity
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Students should learn how to achieve and maintain both their physical and
mental well being.
General Education Requirements
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Wellness (1 credit)
• PHYSED 1000 (1 credit)• WOMSTD 2430 (G) (3 credits)
General Education Requirements
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Physical Activity (1 credit)
• MUSIC 1820: Marching Pioneers• PHYSED 1020 – 1640
– Badminton– Racquetball
– Soccer– Tennis– Golf
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General Education RequirementsSpeech
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Students should be able to understand spoken English and communicate using it effectively.
General Education RequirementsInternational Education
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The purpose of international education is to challenge students to understand our place within the world and to provide basic knowledge about cultures, people or nations beyond the borders of the United States.
General Education RequirementsInternational Education
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• International Education
(World Civilization II)
General Education RequirementsEthnic Studies
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The purpose of ethnic studies is to awaken the minds and spirits of students to the issues of race and ethnicity in the United States and the social realities and moral challenges of racism in U.S. culture.
It strives to help students fulfill their intellectual, moral and social potential, and encourages them to remove barriers that can prevent others from achieving their own potential.
General Education RequirementsGender Studies
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The purpose of gender studies is to help students come to a better understanding of themselves as responsible individuals operating within a gendered cultural context, paying special attention to perspectives involving women.
General Education RequirementsForeign Languages
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Students should be able to use a language other than English.