Department of Computer and Information Science
The Computer and Information Science Department offers four undergraduate
programs: a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a Bachelor of Science in
Information Systems, a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, and an
Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology.
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and the Bachelor of Science in
Information Systems programs are both accredited by the Computing Accreditation
Commission (CAC) of ABET, Inc., the national accrediting board for engineering
and technology.
In order to ensure continued program quality, the department strives to achieve the
following objectives for its graduates and alumni:
Mr. Ron Robison, Head
Corley Building, Room 232
(479) 968-0663
rrobison@atu.edu
Professor:
Morell
Associate Professors:
Fang, Hoelzeman, Middleton,
Nezu, R. Robison, S. Robison
Assistant Professors:
M. Brown, J. Moody, Wood
Instructors:
Cunningham, Park
• Communicate effectively using terminology and processes that are
appropriate for the field
• Work efficiently and effectively in a team environment to develop support
tools and systems to satisfy stated requirements
• Solve complex computational problems using appropriate models, techniques, and abstractions
• Conduct themselves in a professional and ethically responsible manner
• Learn new trends and technology and willingly adapt to new systems and software environments
The program in information systems prepares students for careers as application programmers/analysts in a business
environment and for further graduate work in information systems. Business courses supplement a strong core of
technical courses to enable students to design and implement business processing systems that require programming,
databases, web development, networking, and client-server processing.
The program in computer science prepares students for careers as systems programmers in a scientific and/or
engineering environment and for graduate work in computer science. Mathematics and engineering courses supplement a
strong core of computer science courses, enabling students to design and implement software that requires complicated
computations, data structures and interfaces.
The program in information technology prepares students for careers in administering and supporting the computing
infrastructures of an organization. The curriculum consists of an integrated set of courses in networking, web development
and administration, database development and administration, systems administration, and computer forensics.
Curriculum in Computer Science
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Spring
Fall
Freshman
Fall
1,T
3
COMS 1403
T
3
COMS 1411
T
ENGL 1013
Fine Arts & Humanities
1
T
3
1,T
Spring
1,T
3
COMS 2104
T
4
COMS 2003
T
3
ELEG 2130
T
ELEG 2134
T
T
4
ENGL 1023
MATH 2914
T
4
1,T
U.S. History/Government
TECH 1001
3
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
COMS 3213
14 Total Hours
3
COMS 4203
MATH 3153
Social Sciences
3
COMS 2203
T
3
COMS 2903
T
3
MATH 2924
COMS 3913
3
COMS 2213
T
3
0
COMS 2223
T
3
4
T
3
ENGL 2053
Science Sequence I
2,T
4
1
14 Total Hours
Spring
COMS 3703
17 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
3 Social Sciences1,T
3
3
COMS 4163
COMS 4703
3
3
COMS 4033
COMS 4103
3
3
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 4700
0
COMS 3053
3
COMS 2700T
0
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
3
MATH 4003
3
Science Sequence II2,T
4
SPH 2173T
3
16
Spring
3
Management Elective3
COMS 4043
COMS 4403
Elective (Math or
Science)
Elective (3000-4000
level)
3
3
3
2
2
Total Hours
16 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Freshman
Spring
ENGL 10131,T
COMS 2104
T
COMS 1403
T
COMS 1411T
ENGL 10231,T
3
COMS 2203
T
3
COMS 2703
T
1
COMS 2700T
4
1
TECH 1001
Fine Arts & Humanities
1,T
3
3
SPH 2173T
3
COMS 2213
3
COMS 4203
3
3
COMS 2223
T
3
T
ENGL 2053
3
0
COMS 2003T
3
COMS 3213
3
ELEG 2134
T
4
ELEG 2130
T
0
MATH 2914
4
MATH 2924
T
4
3
COMS 2903
15 Total Hours
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
Fall
3
T
3
T
COMS 3913
13
COMS 3703
3
Social SciencesT
COMS 4163
COMS 4703
3
3
COMS 4033
COMS 4103
16 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
Management
3
Elective3
3 COMS 4043
3 COMS 4403
COMS 4700
0
MATH 4003
3
U.S. History/Government1,T
3
Science Sequence I2,T
4
Elective (Math or Science)
Total Hours
2
14 Total Hours
Fall
16 Total Hours
16
Fall
Science Sequence
II2,T
16 Total Hours
3
COMS 3053
3
3
Elective 3000-4000 level 2
3
Social Sciences1,T
4
MATH 3153
3
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
3
13 Total Hours
3
14
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
May be satisfied by any 1-year science sequence that requires a lab in each course, excluding biological science
courses.
3
This management elective is to be selected from COMS 4053, COMS 4063, or MGMT course approved jointly by the
Department of Management and Marketing and the Department of Computer and Information Science.
T
Designates a block of courses that would provide for a seamless transfer into this program if equivalent courses are
taken at another college or university.
2
Curriculum in Information Systems
Freshman
Fall
Spring
ENGL 10131,T
3
COMS 1403
T
COMS 1411
T
1
T
3
MATH 2243
TECH 1001
Science with
Lab1,T
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
3
1
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
ENGL 10231,T
3
T
4
COMS 2104
T
3
COMS 2003
1,T
U.S. History/Government
T
ECON 2003
3
3
ENGL 2053T
15 Total Hours
Spring
SPH 2173T
3
MGMT 3003
COMS 4203
3
COMS 3903
3
Science with Lab1,T
COMS 4703
BUAD 2053T
3
3
COMS 2213
T
3
COMS 2853
T
3
COMS 2203
T
COMS 2703
T
3
COMS 2700
T
0
ACCT 2003
T
COMS 2903T
4
3
16 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
Fine Arts &
3
Humanities1,T
3
ACCT 2013
T
3
T
3
ECON 2013
3
15 Total Hours
15
Spring
3
Fine Arts & Humanities1,T
3
4
COMS 4033
3
COMS 4043
3
3
COMS 4133
3
COMS 4053
3
COMS 3513
3
Elective
3
COMS 4700
0
COMS 4303
3
COMS Elective2
Freshman
Spring
COMS 3503
3 COMS 3053
3
Elective 3000-4000 level
1
MKT 3043
15 Total Hours
14 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
ENGL 10131
3
Total Hours
COMS 2104
T
COMS 1403
T
COMS 1411
T
3
1
T
COMS 2203
T
T
3
BUAD 2053T
3
3
COMS 2213
T
3
T
3
COMS 2853
T
0
COMS 2700
ACCT 2003
3
3
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
Elective
COMS 2903T
15 Total Hours
3
Fall
MGMT 3003
15 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
3 COMS 4043
SPH 2173T
3
COMS 4033
3
3
ECON 2003
COMS 3503
3
COMS 4203
3
Science with Lab
COMS 4133
COMS 4703
3
COMS 3513
COMS 4700
Total Hours
0
15 Total Hours
1,T
3
T
1
TECH 1001
15
COMS 2003T
3
COMS 2703
3
3
T
MATH 2243
T
4
ENGL 10231,T
3
ECON 2013
3
T
3
COMS 3903
ENGL 2053
T
3
T
3
1,T
U.S. History/Government
15 Total Hours
Science with Lab1,T
3
Fall
COMS 4303
4
COMS 3053
4
MKT 3043
3
Elective 3000-4000 level 1
Fine Arts &
3
Humanities1,T
3
ACCT 2013
3
16 Total Hours
COMS Elective
COMS 4053
3
15
3
3
2
3
3
Fine Arts & Humanities1,T
14 Total Hours
3
15
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
1000-level courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
T
Designates a block of courses that would provide for a seamless transfer into this program if equivalent courses are
taken at another college or university.
2
Curriculum in Information Technology
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Spring
Fall
Freshman
Fall
Spring
COMS 1403
T
3 COMS 1333T
3 COMS 2203T
3 COMS 2003T
3
COMS 1411
T
T
4 COMS 2333
T
T
3
T
T
3 COMS 2733
3
0 BUAD 2053T
Elective (2000-4000
3
level)T
3
T
1 COMS 2104
1,T
3 U.S. History/Government
3 COMS 2703
TECH 1001
1 ECON 2003T
3 COMS 2700T
ENGL 10131,T
3 ENGL 10231,T
3 ENGL 2053T
Science with Lab1,T
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
4
COMS 2903T
16 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
MATH 2243
15 Total Hours
Spring
COMS 4203
COMS 4313
2
3 COMS (3000-4000) Elective 3 COMS (3000-4000)
Elective
3 COMS 3523
3 COMS 4033
3 COMS 4703
3 COMS 4213
SPH 2173T
3 COMS 4700
COMS 3903
2
0 COMS 4713
3 COMS 2713
3
3
15 Total Hours
15
Spring
3 COMS 3053
3
3 COMS 4043
3 COMS 4063
Elective (3000-4000
3
level)
3
3
3
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
3 Science with Lab1,T
Freshman
Spring
COMS 1403T
MATH 2243
0
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
3
3
Elective (3000-4000 level)
1 Social Sciences1,T
15 Total Hours
14 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
3 COMS 2003T
3 COMS 1333T
3 COMS 2333T
Total Hours
COMS 1411
4 COMS 4710
T
T
1 COMS 2104
T
T
3 COMS 2703
T
4 COMS 2203
3 COMS 2903
3
3 COMS 2713
T
T
3
0 COMS 2733
T
T
3
1 COMS 2700
Science with Lab1,T
4 U.S. History/Government1,T 3 SPH 2173T
1,T
3 ENGL 1023
15 Total Hours
ENGL 1013
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
3
T
TECH 1001
1,T
15
T
3 ENGL 2053
3 BUAD 2053
3 Science with Lab1,T
4
15 Total Hours
16
3
16 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
Fall
Fall
2
COMS 3523
3 COMS 3903
COMS 4063
COMS 4703
3 COMS 4033
3 COMS 4203
3 COMS (3000-4000)
Elective
3 COMS 3053
3 COMS 4043
COMS 4700
0 COMS 4713
3 Elective (3000-4000)
ECON 2003T
3 COMS 4710
0
Elective (2000-4000
level)T
Total Hours
3 Social Sciences1,T
3
15 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
2
3 COMS (3000-4000)
Elective
3 COMS 4213
3 COMS 4313
Fine Arts &
1
Humanities1,T
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
3
3
3
3
3
Elective (3000-4000
level)
3
13 Total Hours
15
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
One COMS elective must be in the area of networking.
T
Designates a block of courses that would provide for a seamless transfer into this program if equivalent courses are
taken at another college or university.
2
Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology
The Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology program enables students to develop skills in the areas of
web processing, databases, networking, programming, and various operating systems. These skills enable students to
seek positions within the information technology industry.
Curriculum in Information Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree
Suggested Sequence of Courses
Sophomore
Spring
Fall
Freshman
Fall
COMS 1403
T
COMS 1411
T
1
COMS 2003
T
3
3
ENGL 10231,T
3
MATH 11132,T
1,T
3
ENGL 1013
1,T
Social Sciences
COMS 1333
T
COMS 2104
T
4
COMS 2233
T
3
3
Elective
3
2
3
TECH 1001
1
Total Hours
17
Total Hours
15
T
COMS 2203
Spring
3
T
3
T
COMS 2700
0
COMS Elective3,T
3
COMS 2703
PHSC 1013
T
3
PHSC 1021
T
1
T
3
ENGL 2053
Total Hours
16
SPH 2173T
COMS Elective
Total Hours
3
3,T
9
12
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
The mathematics requirement may be fulfilled by taking MATH 1113 or any higher level mathematics course.
3
1000-level courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
T
Designates a block of courses that would provide for a seamless transfer into this program if equivalent courses are
taken at another college or university.
2