Computer Science, A.S.

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Associate of Science
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Purpose: This curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a non-Engineering based baccalaureate degree in computer science or information technology. Students desiring a four-year Engineering Computer Science degree should consider the program under the Engineering A.S.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college.

Placement Requirements: Students who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level English will be required to select appropriate EDE 10 or ENG 111 /EDE 11* coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Students who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level math will be required to select appropriate MDE coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution. Students with questions about the differences in the computer science/information technology degrees at Virginia Western should contact the program head before enrolling.

First Semester

Second Semester

MTH 263* - Calculus I 4 CR
ENG 112* - College Composition II 3 CR
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 CR
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 CR
PHI 220 - Ethics and Society 3 CR

Third Semester

CSC 215* - Computer Systems 3 CR
MTH 245* - Statistics I 3 CR (or MTH 264* )¹
CSC 222* - Object-Oriented Programming 4 CR
CHM 111* - General Chemistry I 4 CR (or PHY 241* )¹

Fourth Semester

CSC 223* - Data Structures and Analysis of Algorithms 4 CR
MTH 288* - Discrete Mathematics 3 CR
CHM 112* - General Chemistry II 4 CR (or PHY 242* )¹
ENG LIT - Literature Elective 3 CR

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 60

¹Please select the Mathematics course and Science sequence most appropriate for the intended transfer institution.

* This course has a requisite.