Computer Science with a Concentration in Game Development, BS

Overview

College Core	49-50 Credits
Science Core	10-15 Credits
Major Prerequisites	17 Credits
Major Requirements	25 Credits
Concentration Requirements	6 Credits
Concentration Electives	9 Credits
Open Electives	0-4 Credits
Total Credits	120-122

College Core

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

Science Core

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

Major Prerequisites

CS 202 - Computer Science II 4 Credits
MTH 232 - Calculus 2 4 Credits
MTH 310 - Discrete Mathematics 3 Credits
MTH 408 - Automata and Formal Languages 3 Credits
MTH 432 - Probability and Statistics I 3 Credits

Major Requirements

CS 231 - Programming in a UNIX Environment 3 Credits
CS 301 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 Credits
CS 311 - Computer Organization and Architecture 4 Credits
CS 321 - Database Design & Implementation 3 Credits
CS 331 - Theory of Programming Languages 3 Credits
CS 451 - Operating Systems 3 Credits
CS 481 - Software Project Development: Design 3 Credits *
CS 482 - Software Project Development: Implementation 3 Credits *
* Software project in CS 481 - CS 482 must be a game development project.

Game Development Concentration

CS 434 - Game Development 3 Credits
CS 446 - Computer Graphics 3 Credits

Select Three Electives from the list below:

CS 436 - Advanced Game Development 3 Credits
CS 447 - Advanced Computer Graphics 3 Credits
CS 461 - Artificial Intelligence 3 Credits
CS 473 - Mobile Applications Development 3 Credits

Index Requirement

CS 201, CS 202 and all other CS courses counted toward the major must be completed with a minimum grade of of “C”. To continue in the major, students who do not meet this requirement must repeat the course before taking any other course for which this course is a prerequisite.