Associate in Computer Science
General information for all A.C.S degree seekers
The Associate in Computer Science (ACS) degree is a pre-professional curriculum designed to prepare students for transfer to a four-year college or university that offers a BS or BA degree in Computer Science. In contrast, various Associate in Applied Science degrees in Computer Science prepare students for immediate employment in more specialized, practical fields.
The required and elective Computer Science, Math, and Science courses in this degree are typical of requirements for the first two years of a four-year program that follows guidelines established by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). These ACM-style degree programs provide the theoretical foundation and programming experience that forms the basis of academic Computer Science.
Academic four-year Computer Science degrees address essential skills future software developers need for computer programming, web development, network design, and database management. Individual degree requirements vary at each four-year college or university. Students should check with the transfer school or speak to and advisor or counselor to ensure selection of the right classes for transfer credit. By design, the ACS degree electives are sufficiently flexible to accommodate a wide range of transfer options.
Degree Requirements
The Associate in Computer Science degree requires completion of the requirements for all degrees listed under Degree Graduation requirements, plus specific course requirements described below.
Associate in Computer Science
| COLL 100 First Year Seminar | 1 | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | |||
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| American Institutions: Choose one of the following: | |||
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HIST 120 United States History to 1865 POLS 137 Introduction to State and Local Politics |
3 | ||
| Communications: | |||
| ENGL 101 Composition and Reading I | 3 | ||
| ENGL 102 Composition and Reading II ~or~ ENGL 215 Technical Writing |
3 | ||
| COMM 100 Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | ||
| Humanities: (Choose one of the following) | |||
| ENGL 218 Introduction to Literature ENGL 220 British Literature to 1750 ENGL 221 British Literature 1750 to Present ENGL 222 American Literature to 1860 ENGL 223 American Literature 1860 to Present ENGL 268 Women's Literature PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 200 Logic |
3 | ||
| PHIL 203 Ethics | |||
| Humanities Appreciation: | |||
| ARAB 101, ART 108, ART 150, ART 151, CHIN 101; All French, All German, All Spanish, MUSI 108, MUSI 160, THEA 106, SIGN 101, SIGN 102 | 3 | ||
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Western Civilization (Choose one of the following) HIST 133 Foundations of Western Civilization HIST 134 Modern Western Civilization |
3 | ||
| Sciences: (one course with lab) | |||
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BIOL 101 General Biology |
5 | ||
| Social Sciences: (Choose one of the following) | |||
| ANTH 100 General Anthropology ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology ECON 210 Macroeconomics ECON 211 Microeconomics PSYC 140 General Psychology SOCI 160 Sociology |
3 | ||
| Total General Education Credit Hours | 29 | ||
| Program Requirements | |||
| CSIS 123 Programming Fundamentals | 3 | ||
| CSIS 223 Object-Oriented Programming ~or~ CSIS 222 Object-Oriented Programming with Java |
3 | ||
| MATH 180 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 | ||
| Program Electives | |||
| Choose from these courses with at least 6 hours having a CSIS designator. Consult with an advisor to determine the best options for transfer: | |||
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CSIS 143 Database Design and Management CSIS 152 Linux Operating System CSIS 221 Introduction to Computer Architecture CSIS 228 Advanced Web Development CSIS 250 Assembly Language Programming CSIS 265 .NET Web Programming with C# CSIS 271 Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis CSIS/MATH 141 Discrete Structures for Comp-Sci I CSIS/MATH 241 Discrete Structures for Comp-Sci II MATH 115 Statistics MATH 150 Precalculus MATH 190 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II MATH 210 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III PHYS 220 Engineering Physics I PHYS 221 Engineering Physics II |
21 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 62 | ||