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Department of Computer and Information Science
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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
Instructors:
Cunningham, Park
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 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
ENGL 10131,T
3
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Spring
Fall
3 COMS 2203T
3
ENGL 10231,T
SPH 2173T
3
COMS 1403T
3
COMS 2104T
4
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 2213T
3
COMS 1411T
1
COMS 2003T
3
COMS 2700T
0
COMS 2223T
3
Fine ArtsT
3
Biological Science1,T
4
COMS 2903T
3
ENGL 2053T
3
Social Sciences1,T
6
Physical Activity1,T
1
ELEG 2134T
4
MATH 2924T
4
ELEG 2130T
0
4
Freshman
Fall
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
16 Total Hours
Spring
MATH 2914T
15 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
COMS 3213
3
COMS 3703
3
COMS 4203
MATH 3153
3
3
3
COMS 4163
COMS 4703
COMS 4700
Social Sciences1,T
Science Sequence I
3,T
Total Hours
4
Humanities
1,T
Science Sequence II3,T
16 Total Hours
17 Total Hours
16
Spring
3
3
0
Social Sciences1,T
COMS 4033
COMS 4103
COMS 3053
3
3
3
3
MATH 4003
3
4 Physical Activity1,T
16 Total Hours
Spring
3
Management Elective4
COMS 4043
COMS 4403
3
Technical Elective2
3
3
3
Elective 3000-4000 level
3
1
16 Total Hours
15
ENGL 10131,T
3
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
3 ENGL 2053T
3 SPH 2173T
ENGL 10231,T
COMS 2104T
4
COMS 2203T
3
COMS 2213T
3
COMS 4203
COMS 1403T
3
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 2223T
3
Fine Arts1,T
3
1
COMS 2700
T
0
COMS 2003
T
3
COMS 3213
3
4
ELEG 2134T
4
MATH 2914
4
MATH 2924T
4
ELEG 2130T
0
Freshman
Spring
COMS 1411
T
Biological Science1,T
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
COMS 3703
COMS 4163
COMS 4703
COMS 4700
Social Sciences1,T
COMS 2903T
15 Total Hours
3
3
3
0
Social SciencesT
COMS 4033
COMS 4103
MATH 4003
3
16 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
3 Management Elective4
3 COMS 4043
3 COMS 4403
3 Technical Elective2
6
Science Sequence I3,T
4
Fall
16 Total Hours
3
3
16
3
3
3
3
Fall
COMS 3053
Elective 3000-4000 level
Social Sciences1,T
MATH 3153
3
3
3
3
Science Sequence II3,T
4
Humanities1,T
3
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Curriculum in Computer Science
Physical Activity1,T
Total Hours
1
16 Total Hours
Physical Activity1,T
16 Total Hours
16 Total Hours
1
16
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
Technical electives must be taken from upper-level courses in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Math, or Astronomy.
May be satisfied by any 1-year science sequence that requires a lab in each course, excluding biological science courses.
4
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
3
Curriculum in Information Systems
ENGL 10131,T
3
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Spring
Fall
Spring
3 ENGL 2053T
3 BUAD 2053T
ENGL 10231,T
COMS 1403T
3
COMS 2104T
4
COMS 2203T
3
COMS 2213T
3
COMS 1411T
1
COMS 2003T
3
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 2853T
3
MATH 2243T
3
Science with Lab1,T
4
COMS 2700T
0
ACCT 2013T
3
Social Sciences1,T
6
ECON 2003T
3
ACCT 2003T
3
ECON 2013T
3
Physical Activity1,T
1
Physical Activity1,T
1
Freshman
Fall
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
16 Total Hours
SPH 2173T
COMS 4203
3
3
COMS 3903
3
Science with Lab
COMS 4703
COMS 3513
3
COMS 4700
Social Sciences1,T
3
COMS 2903T
17 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
3 Humanities1,T
Spring
MGMT 3003
1,T
COMS 3503
MKT 3043
15 Total Hours
Total Hours
3
3
16 Total Hours
16
Spring
3
Fine Arts1,T
3
COMS 4043
COMS 4053
4
3
COMS 4033
COMS 4133
3
3
0
COMS 4303
3
COMS Elective2
3
3
3
3 COMS 3053
3
16 Total Hours
3
Elective 3000-4000 level
3
15 Total Hours
15
ENGL 10131
3
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
3 COMS 2003T
3 BUAD 2053T
ENGL 10231,T
COMS 2104T
4
COMS 2203T
3
COMS 2213T
3
ACCT 2013T
3
COMS 1403T
3
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 2853T
3
COMS 3903T
3
COMS 1411T
1
COMS 2700T
0
ACCT 2003T
3
ENGL 2053T
3
MATH 2243T
3
ECON 2003T
3
ECON 2013T
3
Social Sciences1,T
3
Social Sciences1,T
3
COMS 2903T
3
Physical Activity1,T
1
Freshman
Spring
Physical Activity1,T
17 Total Hours
Social Sciences1,T
3
Fall
MGMT 3003
1
16 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
3 COMS 4043
SPH 2173T
3
COMS 4033
3
COMS 3503
3
3
Science with Lab1,T
COMS 4133
4
COMS 4203
3
COMS 4703
COMS 4700
Total Hours
3 COMS 3513
0
15 Total Hours
3
Humanities1,T
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
15 Total Hours
3
16
3
Fall
COMS 4303
3
4
COMS 3053
3
MKT 3043
3
3
3
COMS Elective2
COMS 4053
3
Elective 3000-4000 level
Science with Lab1,T
16 Total Hours
3
3
Fine Arts1,T
16 Total Hours
15
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
2
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.
Curriculum in Information Technology
Freshman
Fall
Spring
COMS 1403T
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
3
COMS 1333T
T
1
COMS 2104
T
MATH 2243T
3
Social Sciences2,T
ENGL 10132,T
COMS 1411
3
COMS 2203T
3
COMS 2003T
3
4
COMS 2333
T
3
COMS 2713T
3
Science with Lab2,T
4
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 2733T
3
6
ECON 2003T
3
COMS 2700T
0
BUAD 2053T
3
3
ENGL 10232,T
3
ENGL 2053T
3
ElectiveT
3
COMS 2903T
3
Physical Activity2,T
1
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Curriculum in Information Technology
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
COMS 3903
COMS 4203
COMS 4313
16 Total Hours
Spring
3
3
3
3
SPH 2173T
Humanities
3,T
3
COMS (3000-4000)1 Elective
COMS 3523
COMS 4703
COMS 4700
Science with Lab
2,T
Elective (3000-4000 level)1
15 Total Hours
Total Hours
17 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
3 COMS (3000-4000)1 Elective
3 COMS 4033
3 COMS 4213
0 COMS 4713
15 Total Hours
4
0
COMS 4710
3 Social Sciences2,T
16 Total Hours
16
Spring
COMS 3053
COMS 4043
COMS 4063
3
3
3
3
Elective (3000-4000)1,2
3
3
3
3
Physical Activity2,T
1
3 Fine Arts2,T
15 Total Hours
3
16
COMS 1403T
3
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
3 COMS 1333T
3 COMS 2333T
COMS 2003T
COMS 1411T
1
COMS 2104T
4
COMS 2203T
3
COMS 2903T
3
MATH 2243T
3
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 2713T
3
ENGL 2053T
3
Social Sciences2,T
3
COMS 2700T
0
COMS 2733T
3
BUAD 2053T
3
Science with Lab2,T
4
Social Sciences2,T
3
SPH 2173T
3
Science with Lab2,T
4
ENGL 10132,T
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
COMS 3523
3 ENGL 10232,T
17 Total Hours
3
Fall
COMS 3903
3
16 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
3 COMS (3000-4000)1 Elective
COMS 4063
COMS 4703
3
3
COMS 4033
COMS 4203
3
3
Freshman
Spring
15 Total Hours
3
16
Fall
COMS 3053
COMS 4043
3
3
COMS (3000-4000)1 Elective
COMS 4213
COMS 4313
3
3
3
3
COMS 4700
0
COMS 4713
3
Elective (3000-4000)1
3
Humanities2,T
3
ECON 2003T
3
COMS 4710
0
Fine Arts2,T
3
Elective (3000-4000)1
3
ElectiveT
3
Social Sciences2,T
3
Physical ActivityT
1
Total Hours
Physical Activity2,T
15 Total Hours
1
16 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
16
1
One elective must be in the area of networking.
2
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
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.
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
Freshman
Fall
Spring
Suggested Sequence of Courses
Sophomore
Fall
3
COMS 2203T
COMS 1403T
3
COMS 1333T
COMS 1411T
1
COMS 2104T
4
COMS 2003T
3
COMS 2233T
MATH 11132,T
3
3
ENGL 10131,T
Social Sciences
Total Hours
1,T
Spring
3
SPH 2173T
3
COMS 2703T
3
COMS Elective 3,T
9
3
COMS 2700T
0
General ElectiveT
3
ENGL 10231,T
3
COMS Elective3,T
3
Social Sciences1,T
3
Total Hours
15
PHSC 1013T
3
3
PHSC 1021T
1
16
ENGL 2053T
Total Hours
3
16
Total Hours
16
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
2
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.
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