University Catalog

Curriculum in Computer Science
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Data Science Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

*MATH 200G	Calculus I	5	hours
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
††CMPS 161	Algorithm Design and Implementation I	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

*MATH 201G	Calculus II	5	hours
ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
††MATH 223	Foundations of Discrete Mathematics	3	hours
††CMPS 280	Algorithm Design and Implementation II	3	hours
	Total:	14	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††CMPS 340	Introduction to Data Science	3	hours
††CMPS 390	Data Structures	3	hours
ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
MATH 380	Mathematical Statistics I	3	hours
Science Sequence I4,G		4	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††CMPS 375	Computer Architecture	3	hours
††CMPS 431	Operating Systems	3	hours
Social Science Elective2,G		3	hours
††CMPS 391 or MATH 392	Numerical Methods Numerical Methods	3	hours
Science Sequence II4,G		4	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††CMPS 434	Fundamental Algorithms	3	hours
††CMPS 451	Data Mining	3	hours
MATH 360	Linear Algebra I	3	hours
ENGL 322	Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing	3	hours
Science Elective and Lab4,G		4	hours
	Total:	16	hours

 

Second Semester

††CMPS 285	Software Engineering	3	hours
††CMPS 470	Machine Learning	3	hours
††CMPS 473	Introduction to Computer Vision	3	hours
COMM 211G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
ECON 201 or ECON 202G	Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics) Principles of Economics (Microeconomics)	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††CMPS 401	Survey of Programming Languages	3	hours
††CMPS 411	Capstone I	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
††Computer  Science  Elective  (300-400  level)3		3	hours
Art/Music Elective1,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††CMPS 439	Database Systems	3	hours
††CMPS 482	Current Trends in Computer Science	3	hours
††Computer  Science  Elective  (300-400  level)3		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	12	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

*A grade of “C” or better is required in these courses

^††Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all major courses.
¹Choose one from the following: Visual Arts, Music, Dance, or Theatre

²Choose one from the following: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Geography, Psychology, Political Science, or Sociology.

³Choose from one of the following: CMPS 411, CMPS 443, CMPS 447, CMPS 450, CMPS 455, CMPS 458, CMPS 460, CMPS 479, CMPS 491.

⁴Choose a science sequence, including labs from (Physics 221/223 & 222/224) or (Biology 151/152 & 153/154) or (Chemistry 121/123 & 122/124) and two science electives from the same set of courses, one of which must include the corresponding lab.  If a science elective is biology, then science sequence must be either physics or chemistry.  If a science sequence is in biology, then science electives must be in physics or chemistry. At least one biology course must include a lab. Note that some of these science courses require additional math prerequisites.