Computer Science, BS

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Contact Information

Jeff McGough, Department Head
Computer Science and Engineering
(605) 394-2722
Email: jeff.mcgough@sdsmt.edu
Department website: https://www.sdsmt.edu/cse/

Computer Science (BS) is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org

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Computer Science Curriculum/Checklist

For the bachelor of science in Computer Science, a student must:

Take all of the courses listed in the Computer Science curriculum checklist;
Have a departmental grade point average of at least 2.00 in all CSC courses 300 level or higher.
All baccalaureate degrees must satisfy the general education requirements mandated by the Board of Regents. Please see the General Education Requirements in this catalog.
Course requirements for the program also include the total number of credits per course. Any student that has an approved course for transfer will fulfill the course requirement, but if the transferred course does not meet the total credit hour requirement then the program committee will decide on the proper accommodation for meeting the total credit hour requirement. Students should consult with their advisor to get clarification on the necessary accommodation.

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Freshman Year

First Semester

CSC 110 Survey of Computer Science and Engineering Credits: (1-0) 1
CSC 115 Test-Driven Software Development Credits: (3-0) 3 ²
ENGL 101 Composition I Credits: (3-0) 3 (Goal 1) ³
MATH 123 Calculus I Credits: (4-0) 4 (Goal 5) ³
CENG 244/244L Introduction to Digital Systems/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3

Total: 14

Second Semester

CSC 215 Programming Techniques Credits: (4-0) 4 ²
CSC 251 Finite Structures Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 125 Calculus II Credits: (4-0) 4 ³
Science Elective Credits: 3 (Goal 6) ^1,3
Science Elective Lab Credits: 1 (Goal 6) ^1,3

Total: 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CSC 315 Data Structures & Algorithms Credits: (4-0) 4 ²
CENG 320/320L RISC Assembly Credits: (4-0) 4 ²
MATH 225 Calculus III Credits: (4-0) 4
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3 ³

Total: 15

Second Semester

CSC 340 Software Engineering and Design Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 484 Database Management Systems Credits: (3-0) 3
ENGL 279 Communication in the STEM Workplace Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3
PHYS 211 University Physics I Credits: 3 to 4 (Goal 6) ³

Total: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

CSC 372 Analysis of Algorithms Credits: (3-0) 3
CENG 325 CPU & GPU Organization and Architecture Credits: (3-0) 3
ENGL 289 Explorations in STEM Communications Credits: (3-0) 3 (Goal 2) ³
MATH 315 Linear Algebra Credits: (3-0) 3
Science Elective Credits: 3¹
Science Elective Lab Credits: 1¹

Total: 16

Second Semester

CSC 458/458L Operating Systems and Virtual Machines/Lab Credits: (4-0) 4
CSC Elective Credits: 3 ⁴
Math Elective Credits: (3-0) 3
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 6 ³

Total: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

CSC 461 Programming Languages Credits: (4-0) 4
CSC Elective Credits: 3 ⁴
Free Elective Credits: 3
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3 ³
CSC 464 Senior Design I Credits: (2-0) 2

Total: 15

Second Semester

CSC 465 Senior Design II Credits: (2-0) 2
CSC 468/568 Graphical User Interface Programming Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC Electives Credits: 6 ⁴
Free Elective Credits: 3 ³

Total: 14

120 credits required for graduation

Curriculum Notes

¹Elective courses must be chosen to satisfy all of the following requirements.

The eleven credit science requirement for this major consists of PHYS 211 and two more lecture courses from among BIOL 151 , BIOL 153 , CHEM 112 , CHEM 114 , GEOL 201 , or PHYS 213 ; plus two labs that accompany the science courses taken, i.e., either BIOL 151L , BIOL 153L , CHEM 112L , CHEM 114L , GEOL 201L , or PHYS 213L . Students must complete science classes from at least two different disciplines.
The math elective includes any course from the following list: MATH 321 , MATH 382 , MATH 413/513 , MATH 421/521 , MATH 423/523 , or MATH 443/543 .
CHEM 106 , CSC 105 , MATH 021 , MATH 101 , MATH 102, MATH 114 , MATH 116/116L, MATH 120 , PHYS 111 , and PHYS 113 may not be counted towards the Computer Science degree.

² Must have a “C” or higher to move on to the proceeding course.

³Fulfills General Education requirement. Students should consult the “General Education Requirements ” section of this catalog for a complete listing of all general education requirements.

CSC Senior Electives

⁴ Elective courses must be chosen to satisfy all of the following requirements.

Twelve (12) credits from the list below:

CSC 412/512 Cryptography Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 415/415L/515/515L Introduction to Robotics/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 414/514 Introduction to Computer Vision Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 416/516 Advanced Algorithms for Robotics Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 423/523 Computer Graphics Fundamentals Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 424/524 Digital Image Processing Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 426/526 Cybersecurity Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 440/540 Parallel Programming and Implementation for Science and Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 441/541 Networking and Data Communications Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 445/545 Introduction to Theory of Computation Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 449/549 Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 454/554 Data Mining Theory Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 476/476L/576/576L Mobile Computing Development Credits: (2-1) 3
CSC 498 Undergraduate Research/Scholarship Credits: Credit to be arranged.
CENG 444/444L/544/544L Computer Networks/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
A maximum of four (4) credits of CENG 491 /CSC 491 and/or CENG 492 /CSC 492 may be used toward one CSC senior elective requirement if a written request presented by the student is approved by the CSE faculty.