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Computer Science

Computer Science Major

At CSB and SJU, each student must be admitted into a major before registering as a junior. In our programs, this process is not competitive; it certifies only that we feel that the student is making reasonable progress. For admission to the computer science major, the student must complete the following requirements as evidence of reasonable progress toward the major. A student who is close to completing these requirements may receive “conditional admission”, giving the student an additional semester to meet the requirements.

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Total classes:
Weeks per class: 16
Total Credit Hours: 16
Average classes: 18
Total Faculty: 9
Scholarships:

Students will be accepted into the Computer Science major if:

They have completed the required mathematics course and CSCI 150 (or 130), CSCI 160 and either CSCI 200 or CSCI 230.
No more than one of the above courses has a grade below a C, and
The GPA in the above courses is 2.5 or better.

Students will be conditionally accepted into the Computer Science major if:

They have not yet completed all the courses needed for unconditional acceptance into the major, but are currently enrolled in the courses which are lacking and
They meet the other two criteria for acceptance on the courses completed thus far.

Students not accepted to the major must consult with Academic Advising. In exceptional circumstances, a student may be allowed to continue working toward a Computer Science major, subject to constraints determined by the Chair of the department in consultation with Academic Advising.

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CSCI 150	Introduction to Computing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 150	Introduction to Computing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 150L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 150L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 150L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 150L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 155	Conceptual Approaches to Computing	2 Credit Hours
CSCI 155	Conceptual Approaches to Computing	2 Credit Hours
CSCI 160	Problem Solving, Programming, and Computers	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 160	Problem Solving, Programming, and Computers	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 160L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 160L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 160L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 160L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 230	Software Development	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 230L	Laboratory	0 Credit Hours
CSCI 310	Computer Organization	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 317O	Video Game Design and Development	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 317P	Problem-solving Techniques for Programming Contests	1 Credit Hour
CSCI 331	Database Systems	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 332	Machine Learning	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 338	Algorithms and Concurrency	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 373	Senior Research in Computer Science	4 Credit Hours
CSCI 377A	Ethical Issues in Computing	4 Credit Hours

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