Sample Schedule
This is only a sample schedule. An advisor will be able to customize the best plan for you.
All students must complete a total of at least 120 credit hours.
BS Four-Year Degree Plan: Computer Science Option (ABET Accredited)
The following degree plan is based on the 2018-19 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 130 The World of Computer Science | 3 |
|
GEP 101 First-Year Foundations or UHC 110 Freshman Honors Seminar | 2 |
| ENG 110 Writing I | 3 |
| MTH 138 Pre-Calculus Mathematics | 5 |
| Total hours | 13 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 131 Computational Thinking | 4 |
| COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
|
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877 | 3 |
| BIO 121 or BMS 110 and BMS 111 | 4 |
|
MTH 314 Discrete Mathematics or MTH 315 Algebraic Structures | 3 |
| Total hours | 17 |
Third semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 232 Data Structures | 4 |
| CSC 335 Database System Concepts | 3 |
| General Education (Social and Behavior) | 3 |
| MTH 261 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 325 Algorithms and Advanced Data Structures | 3 |
| CSC 344 Computer Systems Fundamentals | 3 |
| CSC 388 Introduction to Secure Computing | 3 |
| General Education (Humanities) | 3 |
| MTH 280 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | 5 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 333 Languages and Machines | 2 |
| CSC 365 Internet Programming | 3 |
| Other Science Course | 5 |
| PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship | 3 |
|
ENG 310 Writing II: Writing for Graduate and Professional Schools or ENG 321 Writing II: Beginning Technical Writing | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 538 Parallel and Distributed Computing | 3 |
| Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| General Education (Cultural Competence) | 3 |
| PHY 203 Foundations of Physics I | 5 |
| Other Science Course | 4 |
| Total hours | 17 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 450 Software Engineering | 4 |
| Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Education (Public Issues) | 3 |
| MTH 345 Statistics for Scientists and Engineers | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Eighth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| CSC 482 Seminar in Computer Science | 1 |
| Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Education (Social and Behavior) | 3 |
| General Education (Arts) | 3 |
| Total hours | 13 |
Degree plan last reviewed 04-30-2018.