2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Computer Science, B.A.

A minor is required for this major.

Requirements

This major may be completed in as few as four semesters.

30 credits of computer science courses, including:

CS 151Computer Science I

3

CS 152Computer Science II

3

CS 253Data Structures and Introduction to Algorithms

3

CS 254Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming

3

CS 355Systems Programming

3

and

15 credits of computer science courses numbered CS 225 or higher.

15 credits of computer science courses numbered CS 225 or higher, with at least 12 of those credits at the 300 level of higher

8 credits in mathematics:

MATH 152 and either MATH 217 or MATH 218

MATH 152Calculus I

4

MATH 217Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science

4

MATH 218Discrete Mathematics

4

Concentration Options

There are three optional concentrations. Courses taken for a concentration also count as CS electives.

1. Concentration in Cybersecurity (12 credits)

CS 492 is required, and the remaining 9 credits must be selected from the following courses.

CS 291/CYS 291Introduction to Computer Forensics

3

CS 409/CYS 409Advanced CS Topics in Cybersecurity

3

CS 419/CYS 419Usable Security and Privacy

3

CS 455/CYS 455Principles of Secure Software Development

3

CS 493/CYS 493Secure Software Designs

3

CS 494/CYS 494Cryptographic Systems

3

Required

CS 492/CYS 492Computer Security

3

2. Concentration in Software Engineering (12 credits)

CS 410 and CS 417 are required, and the remaining 6 credits must be selected from the following courses.

CS 414Mobile App Development

3

CS 415Computer Game Development

3

CS 416Web Programming

3

CS 418/CS 506Principles of Software Testing and Quality Assurance

3

CS 455/CYS 455Principles of Secure Software Development

3

CS 498Senior Project

3

Required:
CS 410/CS 510Software Engineering

3

CS 417Design Patterns

3

3. Concentration in Artificial Intelligence (12 credits)

CS 462 is required, and the remaining 9 credits must be selected from the following courses.

CS 445Machine Learning

3

CS 446/CYS 446Introduction to Machine learning for Cybersecurity

3

CS 474Semantic Web

3

CS 475Linked Data Engineering

3

Required:
CS 462Artificial Intelligence

3

1. Accelerate Central Program in Computer Science to Software Engineering MS

Eligibility

Students apply in the Spring of their third year of full-time study and must meet the requirements specified below:

  1. Successful completion of 60 or more credit hours; of which, at least 12 credit hours must be completed at CCSU.
  2. Completed CS 253 and two 400 level CS classes with at least a B.
  3. Have at least a 2.7 cumulative grade point average.
  4. Have at least a 2.7 grade point average in Computer Science courses.

Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerate Central B.A. Computer Science/M.S. Software Engineering in their third year of full-time study. Students admitted to this program may complete both the B.A. Computer Science and M.S. in Software Engineering in as few as five years on a full-time basis. For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.A. Computer Science/ M.S. Software Engineering Program, two graduate courses will double-count as courses in the undergraduate program for a total of 6 credits double-counted. In addition, students may take two additional courses before matriculation as a graduate student; these courses will be excluded from the student’s B.A. program and transferred into the student’s M.S. program.

How to Apply

Students will submit Change of Major form, a resume, and the name of two professors from the Computer Science department who could serve as a references to the Chair of the Computer Science Department by February 10 (for Fall) or October 1 (for Spring). The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.

After acceptance, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

2. Accelerate Central Program in Computer Science to Computer Information Technology MS

Eligibility

Students apply in the Spring of their third year of full-time study and must meet the requirements specified below:

  1. Successful completion of 60 or more credit hours; of which, at least 12 credit hours must be completed at CCSU.
  2. Completed CS 253 and two 400 level CS classes with at least a B.
  3. Have at least a 2.7 cumulative grade point average.
  4. Have at least a 2.7 grade point average in Computer Science courses.

Eligible students can apply for admission to the Accelerate Central B.A. Computer Science/M.S. Computer Information Technology. in their third year of full-time study. Students admitted to this program may complete both the B.A. Computer Science and M.S. in Computer Information Technology in as few as five years on a full-time basis. For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.A. Computer Science / M.S. Computer Information Technology Program, two graduate courses will double-count as courses in the undergraduate program for a total of 6 credits double-counted. In addition, students may take two additional courses before matriculation as a graduate student; these courses will be excluded from the student’s B.A. program and transferred into the student’s M.S. program.

How to Apply

Students will submit Change of Major form, a resume, and the name of two professors from the Computer Science department who could serve as a references to the Chair of the Computer Science Department by February 10 (for Fall) or October 1 (for Spring). The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.

After acceptance, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Total Credit Hours: 38