Computer Science - B.S.

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H   MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or  MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E

II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): CSCI 1301-1301L

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

V. Social Sciences (9 hours) Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H. A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

Preferred Course(s): (HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H ) and POLS 1101  or POLS 1105H

Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.

Required Courses (15 hours) To earn a degree in CSCI, students must have: a) At least 40 hours of credit from: CSCI 1301-1301L, CSCI 1302, CSCI 1730, CSCI 2670, CSCI 2720, CSCI 3030, CSCI 4720, Application Design Group, Systems Design Group, and CSCI electives. b) At least 19 hours of credit from: CSCI 2610, MATH 2250, and the Major Related Electives.  (All major coursework must be completed with a grade "C" (2.0) or higher.) CSCI 4720 or CSCI 4720E Application Design Group - choose one course from the following: CSCI 4050/6050 CSCI 4370/6370 Systems Design Group - choose one course from the following: CSCI 4570/6570 CSCI 4730/6730 CSCI 4760/6760 Computing, Ethics, and Society: CSCI 3030 or CSCI 3030E

Major Electives (12 hours) Choose an additional twelve (12) hours of CSCI 4000/6000-level courses except CSCI 4150/6150. Required courses and major electives may not overlap. All major electives and major-related electives must be completed with a grade of "C"(2.0) or higher.  Note: Restrictions on total hours are listed in the course description for CSCI 4900/6900 and CSCI 4950/6950. Major Related Electives (15 hours) Major-related and major elective courses may not overlap. 1) Choose eleven (11) hours of computer science (CSCI), mathematics (MATH), or statistics (STAT) courses from the following: CSCI 2150-2150L CSCI 4150/6150 MATH 2260* MATH 2270 MATH 2400 MATH 2410/MATH 2410H MATH 2500 MATH 2700  MATH 3000 MATH 3300  MATH 3500/MATH 3500H MATH 3510/MATH 3510H  STAT 2000* STAT 4210 NOTE: Choosing seven (7) of these hours from upper-division coursework will help meet the requirement of 39 hours of upper-division coursework overall. *If MATH 2260 or STAT 2000 was taken to satisfy core curriculum requirements, students must select another course to satisfy major-related requirements. 2) Choose an additional 4-hour physical or biological science course with a laboratory from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences requirements found at: http://franklin.uga.edu/students/college_degree_requirements.php (This course is in addition to those used to fulfill Area II requirements and General Electives.   Teamwork Requirement Each student must take 1 team-based course. The following courses currently satisfy the teamwork requirement: CSCI 4050/6050 CSCI 4300 CSCI 4370/6370  CSCI(ARTI) 4530/6530 CSCI 4800/6800 Courses satisfying the teamwork requirement may simultaneously fufill other major related requirements.   Areas of Emphasis In addition to fulfilling the major requirements (15 hours), major electives (12 hours), and major-related electives (15 hours)  of the major in computer science, the student may elect to specialize in one of the eight areas of emphasis listed below. Courses may satisfy both requirements for the major and requirements for an area of emphasis. Computer Systems Choose at least 12 hours from the following: CSCI 4250/6250  CSCI 4570/6570  CSCI 4730/6730 CSCI 4760/6760 CSCI 4780/6780  Software Design Choose at least 12 hours from the following: CSCI 4050/6050  CSCI 4060/6060 CSCI 4210/6210  CSCI 4370/6370  CSCI 4500/6500  CSCI 4570/6570   Computational Science and Visualization At least one course taken as elective from each of the following groups: (total at least 12 hours) Group 1:  CSCI 4140/6140  CSCI 4150/6150 Group 2:  CSCI 4210/6210 CSCI 4800/6800  CSCI 4810/6810 Group 3:  CSCI 4380/6380 CSCI 4470/6470  CSCI 4490/6490 CSCI 4850/6850   Internet and Information Technology Choose 12 hours from the following: CSCI 4300  CSCI 4330/6330  CSCI 4350/6350  CSCI 4370/6370  CSCI 4380/6380 CSCI 4740/6740 Theoretical Computer Science Choose at least 12 hours of courses including CSCI 4470/6470 and the remainder taken as electives from the following: MATH 3000 or MATH 3300  CSCI 4380/6380 CSCI 4490/6490 CSCI(MATH)(PHYS) 4612/6612 CSCI 4740/6740  MATH(CSCI) 4670/6670  MATH(CSCI) 4690/6690  Artificial Intelligence (AI) Choose at least 12 hours of courses including CSCI(PHIL) 4550/6550 and the remainder taken as electives from the following: CSCI 4070/6070  CSCI 4330/6330 CSCI 4380/6380 CSCI(ARTI) 4530/6530  CSCI(ARTI) 4540/6540  CSCI 4560/6560  CSCI 4800/6800  Applied Data Science Choose 12 hours from the following: CSCI 4350/6350 CSCI 4360/6360 CSCI 4370/6370 CSCI 4380/6380  Cybersecurity Choose at least 12 hours of courses including CSCI 4250/6250 and the remainder taken as electives from the following: CSCI 4730/6730 CSCI 4760/6760 CSCI 4780/6780

General Electives (18 hours) Upper division (0-12 hours)  Any level (6-18 hours)

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)