Computer Science with a Concentration in Game Development, BS/MS

Overview: Years 1-4 (BS)

College Core	49-50 Credits
Major Prerequisites	26-33 Credits
Major Requirements	26 Credits
Concentration Requirements	6 Credits
Concentration Electives	9 Credits
Open Electives	0-4 Credits
Total Credits in the BS Degree	120-124

Overview: Year Five

Graduate Computer Science Courses	15 Credits
Total BS/MS	135-139 Credits

Graduate Credits

Taken as an Undergraduate	18 Credits
Taken in Fifth Year	15 Credits
Total MS	33 Credits

College Core

CS 201 - Computer Science I Credits: 4
MTH 231 - Calculus 1 Credits: 4
One laboratory-based course acceptable for major credit in Biology, Chemistry or Physics (such as BIO 101, CHM 109, PHY 101) 4-5 Credits

Major Prerequisites

CS 202 - Computer Science II Credits: 4
MTH 310 - Discrete Mathematics Credits: 3
MTH 408 - Automata and Formal Languages Credits: 3
Two additional Mathematics courses for major credit selected from the following list in consultation with an advisor: MTH 232, MTH 233, MTH 236, MTH 240, MTH 250, any 300 or 400 level MTH class, CS 409 or CS 709. 6-8 Credits
One laboratory-based course acceptable for major credit in Biology, Chemistry or Physics to complete the sequence from the college core. 4-5 Credits
Two additional courses in Biology, Chemistry or Physics. 6-10 Credits
Total Major Prerequisites: 26-33 Credits

Major Requirements

CS 231 - Programming in a UNIX Environment Credits: 4
CS 301 - Data Structures and Algorithms Credits: 3
CS 311 - Computer Architecture and Organization Credits: 4
CS 321 - Database Design & Implementation Credits: 3
CS 331 - Theory of Programming Languages Credits: 3
CS 482 - Software Project Development: Implementation Credits: 3 *
* Software project in CS 481 - CS 482 must be a game development project.

Graduate Level Courses Taken as an Undergraduate

CS 650 - Operating Systems 3 Credits

Game Development Concentration

CS 734 - Game Development 3 Credits
CS 742 - Computer Graphics 3 Credits

Select Three Electives from the list below:

CS 736 - Advanced Game Development 3 Credits
CS 743 - Advanced Computer Graphics 3 Credits
CS 760 - Artificial Intelligence 3 Credits
CS 773 - Mobile Application Development 3 Credits

Fifth Year MS Requirements

CS 980 - Thesis Preparation Seminar 3 Credits *
CS 981 - Thesis 3 Credits *
Three CS Graduate Electives 9 Credits

* Thesis CS 980 - CS 981 must be on a game development topic.

Index Requirement

CS 201, CS 202 and all other CS courses counted toward the major must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. To continue in the major, students who fail to earn a grade of “C” or better in a required course must repeat that course before taking additional courses.