Computer Science, CA

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CODE: COMPS-CT | TOTAL CREDITS: 30 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

SCHOOL: School of Advanced and Applied Technologies

DEPARTMENT: Department of Computing and Information Technology

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program are located at www.csn.edu/gainful-employment.

DESCRIPTION

Upon successful completion of this certificate program, students will have completed the first year of CSN’s Associate of Arts - Computer Science.

This certificate includes skills in mathematics, communication (oral, written, and listening), computer programming, and computer science fundamentals.

NOTE: This program was primarily developed as a dual-credit high school program. It is the first year of study for the Associate of Arts: Computer Science. High school students receive dual credit while attending high school and CSN. Ideally, a high school student can complete a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 3 years after graduation from high school. Non-high school students may also pursue this certificate.

COMPUTATION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMPONENTS

Computation: Any MATH prefix course (except MATH 104B, MATH 122 and MATH 123)
Human Relations: COM 101

ACADEMIC MAP

CSN MAP: CA Computer Science

Student Learning Outcomes

Describe the current tools and techniques in software development.
Identify computing requirements.
Create computer programs using current tools and techniques.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 12

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{REQUIRED: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 127 - Precalculus II or above
^{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such prerequisite courses are not part of the certificate, may delay certificate completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits than the total listed on this certificate.}

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{REQUIRED: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (3 Credits)

COM 101 - Public Speaking

Reasoning/Literature/Humanities/Social Sciences (3 Credits)

any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 231 - World Literature I
or ENG 232 - World Literature II
or PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
or PHIL 114 - Introduction to Symbolic Logic
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 18

Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in a Certificate of Achievement program will not count toward graduation requirements.

Core Requirements (12 Credits)

CIT 129 - Introduction to Programming
and CIT 180 - Database Concepts and SQL
and CIT 260 - Systems Analysis and Design
and CS 135 - Computer Science I

Electives (6 Credits)

^{Please note: For CIT and MATH courses, students may choose any course not used to complete another section of this certificate (and only CIT courses without a B designation may be used). Please see the academic map, or an advisor/counselor for course selection.}

any CIT prefix course that does not have a B designation.
or any CPE prefix course.
or any CS prefix course not used to complete another area of this certificate.
or any EE prefix course.
or any IS prefix course that does not have a B designation.
or any MATH prefix course (except MATH 104B, MATH 122, and MATH 123)