2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
General Information: The Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering offers several degree programs and service courses. Bachelor’s degree programs and a minor are available in the colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Engineering. For a description of the minor, refer to the College of Engineering catalog section. Master’s degree programs and a Ph.D. program also are available.
The Major in CLAS: A minimum of 120 semester hours and a junior-/senior- level GPA of 2.0 is required for a bachelor’s degree with a major from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
To continue to the junior/senior level, a student should complete all General Education requirements, at least MAC 2311, 2312, 2313 and the first physics course with a C or better grade while maintaining a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA. Students with little or no programming background should take the CIS 3022/3023 sequence in place of CIS 3020. Fulfilling the minimum requirements, however, does not guarantee admission to the program.
Department requirements:
- Mathematics requirements: MAC 2311, 2312 and 2313, MAS 3114, STA 4321
- Physics requirement: PHY 2048L or 2053L and either PHY 2048 or 2053; PHY 2049L or 2054L and either PHY 2049 or 2054
- English requirement: ENC 2210 or ENC 3254 (grade of C or better)
- Major courses: CIS 3020/3023 (grade of C or better) and 4914, CDA 3101, COP 3530 and 4600, COT 3100 and 4501, CEN 3031 and EEL 3701C
- One of CIS 4301 or CAP 4800
- Six hours of approved CISE electives
- An exit interview is required during the last semester. Please see a CISE adviser.
Before registering for CIS 4914, a project must be approved by an adviser.
The student also must satisfy the basic distribution requirements.
Honors: To graduate cum laude, a student must have an overall GPA of 3.5. To graduate magna cum laude or summa cum laude requires two additional approved CISE courses. Summa Cum Laude recognition also requires an overall GPA of 3.8. A student must petition for approval to attempt CISE honors at least one semester before graduation.
Combined-Degree Program: The combined bachelor’s/master’s program allows up to 12 hours of graduate course work to be used in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. See a CISE adviser for admission criteria.
The Minor: Refer to the CISE section in the College of Engineering.
Computer Science
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required in semesters 1-5
- Complete MAC 1147 or MAC 2311
Semester 2:
- Complete MAC 2311
Semester 3:
- Complete MAC 2312
Semester 4:
- Complete MAC 2313 and Physics I and lab with a 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work
- Semester 5:
- Complete Physics 2 with lab and two CIS courses with a 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work
|
Semester 1 |
Credits |
|
Humanities (GE) |
3 |
|
Foreign language |
4-5 |
|
MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) |
4 |
|
Composition (GE) |
3 |
|
Total |
14-15 |
|
Semester 2 |
Credits |
|
Foreign Language |
3-5 |
|
PHY 2053 Physics 1 (4) OR PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 (GE-P) |
3-4 |
|
PHY 2053L or PHY 2048L Physics Lab (GE-P) |
1 |
|
MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) |
4 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
14-17 |
|
Semester 3 |
Credits |
|
PHY 2054 Physics 2 OR PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 (GE-P) |
3-4 |
|
PHY 2054L or PHY 2049L Physics Lab (GE-P) |
1 |
|
MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry & Calculus 3 (GE-M) |
4 |
|
CIS 3020 Intro to Computer & Info Sciences |
3 |
|
Elective (or foreign language if 4-3-3 option) |
3 |
|
Total |
14-15 |
|
Semester 4 |
Credits |
|
Humanities (GE) |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) |
3 |
|
COT 3100 Applied Discrete Structures (GE-M) |
3 |
|
EEL 3701C Digital Logic and Computer Systems |
4 |
|
Total |
13 |
|
Semester 5 |
Credits |
|
Humanities (GE-H) |
3 |
|
Biological Science (GE-B) |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) |
3 |
|
CDA 3101 Introduction to Computer Organization |
3 |
|
ENC 2210 Technical Writing OR ENC 3254 Writing in the Discipline |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
Biological Science (GE-B) |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) |
3 |
|
COP 3530 Data and Algorithm Structures |
4 |
|
MAS 3114 Computational Linear Algebra |
3 |
|
Total |
13 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
CEN 3031 Intro to Software Engineering. |
3 |
|
CIS 4301 Information and Database System 1 OR CAP 4800 System Simulation |
3 |
|
COT 4501 Numerical Analysis |
3 |
|
CISE elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
CIS 4914 Senior Project |
3 |
|
COP 4600 Operating Systems |
3 |
|
STA 4321 Mathematical Statistics 1 (GE-M) |
3 |
|
CISE elective |
3 |
|
Electives |
0-8 |
|
Total |
12-20 |
|
Total Required for Degree |
120 |