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Major Requirements

Major Requirements

Modern Language Requirement

Administration of the Modern Language Requirement is shared by the School of Computing and the department of Economics; any changes to the requirements must be agreed to by both units.

Program Requirements Quarter Hours
Up to 3 courses required per MLR rules. Students who complete the MLR with 4 years high school language or place out of language courses via test will have the associated credit hours added to open electives. 12

Major Requirements

The CS+ECO BS major requirements are split between the Computer Science Program Committee (CS) and the Department of Economics (ECON).

Major Requirements: Computer Science

Course Title Quarter Hours
MAT 140DISCRETE MATHEMATICS I4
MAT 141DISCRETE MATHEMATICS II4
CSC 241INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I 14
CSC 242INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II 14
CSC 300DATA STRUCTURES I4
CSC 301DATA STRUCTURES II4
CSC 321DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS4
CSC 373COMPUTER SYSTEMS I4
CSC 374COMPUTER SYSTEMS II4
1 course from the following:4
CSC 347
CONCEPTS OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
CSC 376
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
SE 350
OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
2 additional courses, can be any 300-level CSC, CSEC, DSC, or SE course8
1

CSC 243 Python for Programmers & a CS elective can take place of CSC 241 & CSC 242

Major Requirements: Economics

Course Title Quarter Hours
ECO 105PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS4
ECO 106PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS4
ECO 304ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMICS4
ECO 305INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS4
ECO 306INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS4
MAT 137BUSINESS STATISTICS4
6 additional 300-level ECO elective except ECO 393 and ECO 39524

Senior Capstone Options

Students in the CS+ECO BS program have a choice of two Senior Capstone options, each of which is a course that fulfills the Liberal Studies Senior Capstone requirement. Administration of the Capstone options is shared by the School of Computing and the department of Economics; any changes to the Senior Capstone requirement must be agreed to by both units.

Course Title Quarter Hours
One course from the following:4
CSC 394
SOFTWARE PROJECTS
ECO 395
CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS

Open Electives

CS+ECO BS students have 12 open elective credit hours. Administration of the Open Electives is shared by the School of Computing and the Department of Economics, any changes to these requirements must be agreed to by faculty in both units.

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