Second Degree in Computer Science

The Second Bachelor of Computer Science requires the successful completion of courses listed below either at ODU or transfer credits from any approved college. The computer science and math requirements have been chosen to provide exposure, balance and competence in concepts as well as in chosen applications.

Computer Science Required Courses (48 credits) - A grade of C (2.0) or better is required for each class listed in the List of required courses beginning with the 2000 catalog. CS 110 - Introduction to Computer Science CS 150 - Introduction to Programming CS 170 - Fundamentals of Computer Organization CS 250 - Problem Solving and Programming CS 252 - Introduction to Unix for Programmers CS 270 - Introduction to Computer Architecture CS 300 - Computers in Society CS 330 - Object Oriented Programming Design CS 350 - Introduction to Software Engineering CS 355 - Principles of Programming Languages CS 361 - Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms CS 381 - Introduction to Discrete Structures CS 390 - Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science CS 410 - Professional Workforce Development I - Capstone course CS 411W - Professional Workforce Development II Capstone Course CS 417 - Computational Methods and Software CS 471 - Operating Systems The major emphasis categories for these courses follows: Programming: CS 150, 250, 361, 350, 330, 355 Computer Architeture: CS 170, 270, 471 Applied Technology: CS 300, 410, 411W Computational Mathematics: CS 381, 390, 417 Computer Science Electives (12 credits) Four CS 400-level electives. Up to six credits of work experience (CS 367 or 368) may be used here also. Database: CS 450 -Database Concepts CS 452 -Database Software Development Methodology * CS 453 -Database Software Development Methodology Workshop * CS 456 -Database Administration I CS 457 -Database Administration II Network: CS 454 -Network Management CS 455 -Introduction to Networks and Communications CS 458 -Unix System Administration CS 472 -Network and Security CS 486 -Introduction to Parallel Computing * CS 487 -Applied Parallel Computing Systems: CS 476 -Systems Programming CS 477 -Systems Programming in Windows Operating Systems * CS 454 -Network Management CS 488 -Principles of Compiler Construction Web Programming: CS 312 -Internet Concepts CS 418 -Web Programming Misc: CS 460 -Computer Graphics CS 475 -Introduction to Computer Simulation CS 451 -Software Engineering Survey CS 480 -Introduction to Artificial Intelligence * - Limited Offerings. Technology Initiative Tracks ORACLE Academic Initiative(OAI) Cisco Initiative Solaris Initiative Mathematics/Statistics (14 credits) MATH 211 and 212 - Calculus I & II MATH 316 - Linear Algebra STAT 330 - Introduction to Statistics Note: CS 381, 390, and 417 are fundamentally mathematics courses Prerequisite Structure -- See structure.