Computer Science, BS

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Contact Information

Jeff McGough, Department Head
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(605) 394-2722
Email: jeff.mcgough@sdsmt.edu

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

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

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Curriculum Checklist

Freshman Year

First Semester

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

Total: 14

Second Semester

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

Total: 15

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CSC 315 Data Structures & Algorithms Credits: (4-0) 4 ³
CENG 320/320L RISC Assembly Credits: (3-1) 4 ³
MATH 225 Calculus III Credits: (4-0) 4
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3 ¹

Total: 15

Second Semester

CSC 340 Software Engineering and Design Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 484 Database Management Systems Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3
ENGL 279 Communication in the STEM Workplace Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
PHYS 211 University Physics I Credits: 3 to 4 ^{1, 2, 5}

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 ¹
MATH 315 Linear Algebra Credits: (3-0) 3
Science Elective Credits: 3 ²
Science Elective Lab Credits: 1 ²

Total: 16

Second Semester

CSC 458/458L Operating Systems and Virtual Machines/Lab Credits: (4-0) 4
Program Elective Credits: 3 ⁴
Math Elective Credits: (3-0) 3 ²
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 6 ¹

Total: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

CSC 461 Programming Languages Credits: (4-0) 4
CSC 464 Senior Design I Credits: (2-0) 2
Program Elective Credits: 3 ⁴
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3 ¹
Free Elective Credits: 3

Total: 15

Second Semester

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

Total: 14

Total credits: 120

Notes:

For the bachelor of science in Computer Science, a student must have a departmental grade point average of at least 2.00 in all CSC courses 300 level or higher.

Course requirements for the program also include the total number of credits per course. To meet the 88 required credits of the major, 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.

¹Fulfills General Education requirement. Students should consult the “General Education Requirements ” section of this catalog for a complete listing of all general education requirements.

²Elective courses must be chosen to satisfy all of the following requirements:

To complete the Science Elective, in addition to the requirement of PHYS 211 , two additional courses (for a minimum of six credits) are selected from BIOL 151 , BIOL 153 , CHEM 112 , CHEM 114 , GEOL 201 , or PHYS 213 ; plus two labs (for a minimum of two credits) that accompany the science courses taken: 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 Gen Ed Science requirement is completed through these electives.
To complete the Math Elective select three credits from: MATH 321 , MATH 382 , MATH 413/513 , MATH 421/521 , MATH 423/523 , or MATH 443/543 .

³ Must have a “C” or higher to move on to the proceeding course.

⁴Select 12 credits from the Program Elective list below.

⁵Three-credit version required for major.

Program Electives

Select 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 Multimedia 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 447/547 Artificial Intelligence Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 448/548 Machine Learning 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 476/576 Mobile Computing Development Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 498 Undergraduate Research/Scholarship Credits: 1 to 6
CENG 444/444L/544/544L Computer Networks/Lab Credits: (4-0) 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.