Computer Science, B.S.

School-wide Requirements

To qualify for graduation, students must have satisfied

Computer Science Major Requirements
General Education Requirements
Earned six (6) credits in the Complementary Studies Program required for all majors in the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences.
Passed the Senior Departmental Comprehensive Examination
Taken all of their junior and senior-level requirements in the major at Morgan State University (unless granted prior written permission by the Dean to take courses elsewhere)
Earned a cumulative average of 2.0 or better and a major average of 2.0 or better, with no outstanding grades below “C” in the major (which includes all courses required for the major and required supporting courses).

Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Computer Science

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to graduate with a B.S. in Computer Science. These credit hours are distributed as follows:

General Education and University Requirements 44 credits

Complementary Studies 6 credits

Required Courses for the Computer Science Major 70 credits

Total Credits 120 credits

General Education and University Requirements 44 credits

In order to satisfy General Education Requirements, students must complete the courses listed below:

ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 Credits EC
OR
ENGL 111 - Freshman Composition I—Honors 3 Credits EC
ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 Credits (EC)
OR
ENGL 112 - Freshman Composition II—Honors 3 Credits (EC)
MATH 241 - Calculus I 4 Credits MQ*
XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
COSC 111 - Introduction to Computer Science I 4 Credits IM*
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab req. BP
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
PHIL 109 - Introduction to Critical Thinking 3 Credits CT
OR
PHIL 119 - Introduction to Critical Thinking—Honors 3 Credits CT
XXXX - XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI
ORNS 106 - Freshman Orientation for Majors in the School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences 1 Credits
XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 1 credit

Note

* denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Complementary Studies 6 credits

XXXX - Complementary Studies Elective 6 credits

Required Courses for Computer Science Major 70 credits

In order to satisfy Computer Science Major Requirements, students must complete the courses listed below:

COSC 111 - Introduction to Computer Science I 4 Credits *
COSC 112 - Introduction to Computer Science II 4 Credits
COSC 220 - Data Structures and Algorithms 4 Credits
COSC 241 - Computer Systems and Digital Logic 3 Credits
COSC 243 - Computer Architecture 3 Credits
COSC 281 - Discrete Structure 3 Credits
COSC 350 - Foundations of Computer Security and Information Assurance 3 Credits
COSC 351 - Cybersecurity 3 Credits
COSC 352 - Organization of Programming Languages 3 Credits
COSC 353 - Major Operating Systems 3 Credits
COSC 354 - Operating Systems 4 Credits
COSC 385 - Theory of Languages and Automata 3 Credits
COSC 413 - Parallel Algorithms 3 Credits
COSC 458 - Software Engineering 3 Credits
COSC 460 - Computer Graphics 3 Credits
COSC 470 - Artificial Intelligence 3 Credits
XXXX - COSC Electives 6 credits¹
COSC 490 - Senior Project 3 Credits
MATH 241 - Calculus I 4 Credits *
MATH 242 - Calculus II 4 Credits
MATH 312 - Linear Algebra I 3 Credits
MATH 331 - Applied Probability and Statistics 3 Credits
MATH 340 - Introduction to Differential Equations 3 Credits

Note

* denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

1 COSC Electives must be two courses chosen from the COSC Electives listed

TOTAL 120

Computer Science Electives

Students must choose 2 courses which will satisfy the 6 COSC elective credits.

COSC 239 - Java Programming 3 Credits
COSC 247 - Digital Logic 3 Credits
COSC 323 - Introduction to Cryptography 3 Credits
COSC 332 - Introduction to Game Design and Development 3 Credits
COSC 343 - Microprocessor Systems and Applications 3 Credits
COSC 345 - Introduction to High Performance Computing 3 Credits
COSC 373 - Foundations of Bioinformatics 4 Credits
COSC 374 - Introduction to Bioprogramming 3 Credits
COSC 413 - Parallel Algorithms 3 Credits
COSC 460 - Computer Graphics 3 Credits
COSC 462 - Introduction to Database Security 3 Credits
COSC 471 - Expert Systems 3 Credits
COSC 472 - Introduction to Machine Learning 3 Credits
COSC 480 - Introduction to Image Processing and Analysis 3 Credits
COSC 491 - Conference Course 3 Credits
COSC 498 - Senior Internship 3 Credits
COSC 499 - Senior Research or Teaching/Tutorial Assistantship 3 Credits

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

Computer Science