For Students Entering in Fall 2008 or Later
Data Revision: December 20, 2012
This degree program requires 133 SH
The College of Computer and Information Science and the Department of Psychology reserve the right to modify the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses as necessary in the future.
Revision of September 13, 2012:
- Changes the definition of CS elective to the common definition that allows most CS and IS courses.
Revision of December 20, 2012:
- Notes the changes in offering the Overview and Co-op Preparation courses.
Computer Science (49 or 50 SH: 11 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (41 or 42 SH)
Freshmen and certain transfers will take CS 1200 during Fall semester.
Starting in Fall 2012, all students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
Prior to Fall 2012, transfers took CS 1220 instead of CS 1210. Starting in Fall 2012, CS 1220 will not be offered.
- CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 [1 SH]
- CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation [1 SH]
- CS 1220 CS/IS Co-op Preparation [1 SH]
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
- CS 1800 Discrete Structures [4 SH]
- CS 1801 Recitation for CS 1800 [0 SH]
- CS 2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 [4 SH]
- CS 2501 Lab for CS 2500 [1 SH]
- CS 2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 [4 SH]
- CS 2511 Lab for CS 2510 [1 SH]
- CS 2800 Logic and Computation [4 SH]
- CS 2801 Lab for CS 2800 [1 SH]
Upper level courses
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CS 3500 Object-Oriented Design [4 SH]CS 3800 Theory of Computation [4 SH]CS 4100 Artificial Intelligence [4 SH]CS 4500 Software Development [4 SH]IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction [4 SH]
Senior Seminar
- CS 4000 Senior Seminar [1 SH]
Computer Science Elective Requirements (8 SH)
- CS Elective 1 [4 SH]
- CS Elective 2 [4 SH]
A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required and that is in the ranges:
- CS 2600 or higher, except CS 5010
- IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 for ENGL 3302.
- ENGL 3301 Advanced Writing in the Disciplines [4 SH]
Mathematics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
- MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering [4 SH]
General Requirements (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
- SOCL 4528 Computers & Society [4 SH]
Psychology (36 SH: 9 @ 4 SH)
Required Psychology Courses (16 SH)
Psychology Elective Requirements (20 SH)
Choose one of the following (4 SH)
Choose one of the following laboratory courses (4 SH)
Choose one of the following seminar courses (4 SH)
- PSYC 4658 Seminar in Psycholinguistics [4 SH]
- PSYC 4660 Seminar in Cognition [4 SH]
- PSYC 4668 Seminar in Sensation & Perception [4 SH]
Choose 2 Psychology electives from the following options (8 SH):
Any additional course taken from the above 3 lists may be used as a Psychology elective.
Further options:
If you are an Honors student, the following pair of courses will also count for the 2 Psychology electives:
General Electives (32 SH: 8 @ 4 SH)
- Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core [4 SH]
- Elective 2 [4 SH]
- Elective 3 [4 SH]
- Elective 4 [4 SH]
- Elective 5 [4 SH]
- Elective 6 [4 SH]
- Elective 7 [4 SH]
- Elective 8 [4 SH]
The general electives must be consistent with the policy on general electives articulated by the College of Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
1 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.
Integrative Courses
See CS 4100 Artificial Intelligence.
See CS 4500 Software Development.
See IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction.
