Computer Science
Computer Science (B.A.) or (B.S.)
Major Requirements
Admission Requirements
The person wishing to major in Computer
Science should meet the undergraduate
admissions requirements of Mississippi
College.
Degree Requirements
The B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science
requires completion of 44 hours in computer
science, 15 hours of mathematics,
at least twelve hours of science, and the university
core curriculum.
The following are required computer
science, mathematics, and science courses for
the B.A. or B.S. Degree in Computer
Science:
Computer Science
Course Credit
CSC 110 Computer Mathematics
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
CSC 116 Introduction to Programming
and Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
CSC 216 Data Structures .
. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .4
CSC 220 C/C++ Language Programming
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CSC 309 Discrete Structures
. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CSC 314 Computer Organization
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
CSC 330 Social & Ethical
Issues in Computing . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .1
CSC 402 Advanced Data Structures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CSC 404 Programming Language
Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CSC 416 Software Engineering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
CSC 422 Operating
Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
CSC 485
Senior
Seminar.......................................................................1
Total . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Electives in Computer Science:
Three hours from
CSC 425 Relational Data Base
CSC 440 Introduction to Artificial
Intelligence
CSC 460 Automata Theory and
Formal Languages.
CSC 423 Computer Networks
Eight hours from CSC courses,
exclusive of CSC 114 with no more than 5 hours in
specialized language courses.
Mathematics
Course Credit
MAT 121 Calculus with Analytic
Geometry I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
MAT 122 Calculus with Analytic
Geometry II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .3
MAT 221 Calculus with Analytic
Geometry III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
MAT 253 Introduction to Mathematical
Probability &cs . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .3
Total . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . .12
Electives in Mathematics:
Three hours of mathematics from
the following courses
MAT 213 Applied Linear Algebra
MAT 222 Calculus with Analytic
Geometry IV
MAT 352 Introduction to Differential
Equations
MAT 381 Introduction to Numerical
Methods
MAT 413 Linear Algebra
MAT 455 Graph Theory or MAT
481 Numerical Analysis.
Science
Other required courses
Twelve hours of sciences from the
following:
An eight hour sequence to be chosen
from the following:
BIO 111-112 Biology I & II
or CHE 101-102 General Inorganic
Chemistry I & II
or PHY 101-102 General Physics
or PHY 201-202 Fundamentals of
Physics
Four additional hours of Biology,
Chemistry, of Physics.
Computer Science
Minor Requirements
Students electing to minor in computer
science must complete 18 semester hours of
work in computer science, including:
CSC 116 Introduction to Programming
and Problem Solving
CSC 216 Data Structures
CSC 314 Computer Organization
CSC 114 Introduction to Computer
Science and CSC 387, 388, 389 and 380 Internship may
not be taken as a part of the minor.
Honor Courses
By invitation of the Honors Council;
see Honors Program section of Undergraduate
Catalog.
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