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:
Middleton, Morell
Associate Professors:
Fang, Hoelzeman, J. Moody,
Nezu, R. Robison, S. Robison
Assistant Professors:
M. Brown, Wood
Instructor:
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 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.
Computer Science
Curriculum in Computer Science
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Spring
Fall
3 ENGL 10231,T
3 ELEG 2130T
0
Freshman
Fall
ENGL 10131,T
T
3
Fine Arts & Humanities
Social Sciences
3
T
MATH 2914
1
COMS 2003T
T
3
T
T
COMS 1411
1
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
14 Total Hours
Science Sequence II2,T
4
MATH 3153
3
U.S. History/Government
TECH 1001
COMS 1403
1,T
1,T
COMS 2104
Spring
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
SPH 2173T
3
T
ELEG 2134
4
T
MATH 2924
3
COMS 2203T
4
T
COMS 2903
17 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
4
Science Sequence I
4
4
COMS 2213
3
3
COMS 2223T
3
3
COMS 3913
3
14 Total Hours
16
Spring
3
Social Sciences1,T
3
COMS 4043
3
MATH 4003
3
COMS 4403
COMS 2700
0
COMS 3703
3
COMS 3053
3
COMS 2703T
3
COMS 4163
3
COMS 4033
3
COMS 3213
3
COMS 4700
0
COMS 4103
3
COMS 4203
Total Hours
3 COMS 4703
16 Total Hours
3
15 Total Hours
3
2,T
T
T
Freshman
Spring
Spring
ENGL 2053T
Management Elective
Elective (Math or
Science)
Elective (3000-4000
level)
15 Total Hours
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
3
3
3
3
2
2
13
ENGL 10131,T
ENGL 10231,T
3
1,T
Fine Arts & Humanities
3
TECH 1001
1
T
3
T
3
MATH 2924
4
T
COMS 2003
COMS 2213
T
3
T
3
SPH 2173
T
COMS 2223
3
COMS 3213
3
0
COMS 3913
3
COMS 4203
3
T
3
COMS 2903T
15 Total Hours
3
1
4
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
ELEG 2134
4
ENGL 2053T
3
T
COMS 2104
0
T
4
T
T
COMS 1411
ELEG 2130
T
MATH 2914
T
3
COMS 1403
3
COMS 2203
COMS 2700
COMS 2703
16 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
Science Sequence
3
II2,T
Fall
16 Total Hours
16
Fall
U.S. History/Government1,T
3
Social SciencesT
COMS 3703
3
Science Sequence I2,T
4
COMS 4043
3
COMS 4163
3
MATH 4003
3
3
COMS 4700
0
COMS 4033
3
COMS 4403
Management
Elective3
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
MATH 3153
3
COMS 3053
COMS 4703
Elective (Math or Science)
Total Hours
3 COMS 4103
2
14 Total Hours
3
4
Social Sciences1,T
3
3
3
3
Elective 3000-4000 level 2
16 Total Hours
13 Total Hours
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
Information Systems
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.
Curriculum in Information Systems
Freshman
Fall
Spring
1,T
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
ENGL 1013
Science with
Lab1,T
3
ENGL 10231,T
3
ENGL 2053T
3
Social Sciences1, T
3
4
U.S. History/Government1,T
3
ACCT 2003T
3
BLAW 2033
3
MATH 2243T
TECH 1001
3
ECON 2003T
3
COMS 2203T
3
BUAD 2053T
3
1
T
3
T
0
COMS 2213
T
3
T
3
COMS 3233
T
3
T
3
T
1
COMS 1403
COMS 1411
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
T
COMS 2003
T
4
COMS 2104
15 Total Hours
Spring
SPH 2173
3
Science with Lab
COMS 3243
COMS 3513
3
3
MGMT 3003
COMS 3503
1,T
COMS 2700
COMS 2703
COMS 2903
16 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
Fine Arts &
4
Humanities1,T
3 COMS 3053
3 COMS 3163
15 Total Hours
3
15
Spring
3
Fine Arts & Humanities1,T
3
3
3
MKT 3043
COMS 4043
3
3
COMS 3903
3
COMS 4700
0
COMS 4033
3
COMS 4053
3
3
COMS 4703
3
COMS 4133
3
COMS Elective2
3
2
Elective 2000 4000
Elective 3000-4000 level
1
15 Total Hours
14 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
3 ENGL 10231,T
3 Social Sciences1, T
3 U.S. History/Government1,T
Total Hours
Freshman
Spring
ENGL 10131
T
3
MATH 2243
1
TECH 1001
T
3
COMS 1403
T
1
COMS 1411
T
ECON 2003
T
3
T
3
T
0
COMS 2203
COMS 2700
T
3
T
3
COMS 2703
ACCT 2003
T
3
BLAW 2033
COMS 2003
T
3
COMS 2213
COMS 2104
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
4 COMS 2903
15 Total Hours
SPH 2173T
3
MGMT 3003
COMS 3163
3
COMS 3243
3
COMS 3503
COMS 4700
3
0
COMS 3513
COMS 4033
3
3
Science with Lab1,T
MKT 3043
COMS 4043
COMS 4703
3
COMS 4133
3
Elective 3000-4000 level 1
15 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
Fine Arts &
3
Humanities1,T
Fall
ENGL 2053
3
3
T
3
T
3
BUAD 2053
3
T
15
COMS 3233
T
3
COMS 3903
T
3
15 Total Hours
15
Fall
3
Fine Arts & Humanities1,T
3
4
Science with Lab1,T
COMS 3053
COMS 4053
4
COMS Elective2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Elective 2000 4000
Total Hours
3
15 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
14 Total Hours
16
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
2
1000-level courses may only be taken to satisfy this requirement with the explicit permission of the Computer and
Information Science Department Head.
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.
Information Technology
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 Information Technology
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Fall Semester
Sophomore
Spring
Fall
Spring
Freshman
Fall
ENGL 10131,T
3 ENGL 10231,T
1,T
Science with Lab
T
MATH 2243
3 ENGL 2053T
3 BUAD 2053T
3
4 U.S. History/Government1,T 3 COMS 2203T
3 COMS 2003T
3
3 COMS 2213
3
T
3 ECON 2003
T
TECH 1001
T
COMS 1403
T
COMS 1411
Total Hours
Junior
Fall
1 COMS 1333
3 COMS 2104T
3 COMS 2333
T
T
3 COMS 2700
4 COMS 2703T
T
1
15 Total Hours
Spring
COMS 2903
16 Total Hours
Senior
Fall
T
0 COMS 2713
3 COMS 2733T
3
3
3
15 Total Hours
Spring
15
Fine Arts &
Humanities1,T
3 Science with Lab1,T
4 Social Sciences1,T
3 Fine Arts & Humanities1,T
3
SPH 2173T
COMS 3233
COMS 3903
COMS 4313
3 COMS 2163
3 COMS 4033
3 COMS 3053
3
3 COMS 3523
3 COMS 4700
3 COMS 4703
Freshman
Spring
3 COMS 4213
3 COMS 4043
0 COMS 4710
0 COMS 4063
3 COMS 4713
3 Elective (3000-4000 level)
COMS (3000-4000)
Elective (3000-4000 level)
1
3
Elective
15 Total Hours
14 Total Hours
15 Total Hours
Degree Completion Plan Beginning in Spring Semester
Sophomore
Fall
Spring
Fall
ENGL 10131,T
3 ENGL 10231,T
3 SPH 2173T
Science with Lab1,T
4 COMS 1333
3 COMS 2203T
3 ENGL 2053T
3
T
T
Total Hours
3
3
3
15
3 U.S. History/Government1,T 3
T
T
3 COMS 2003
1 COMS 2104T
3 COMS 2713
4 COMS 2733T
3 BUAD 2053
3 COMS 2213
3
T
3 COMS 2700T
0 COMS 2903T
3 COMS 2333T
3
T
T
16 Total Hours
Senior
Spring
Fine Arts &
3
Humanities1,T
15 Total Hours
15
3 Fine Arts & Humanities1,T
3
3 Science with Lab1,T
3 COMS 3053
3 COMS 4043
0 Elective (3000-4000)
3
15 Total Hours
4 COMS 4213
3
3 COMS 4313
3 COMS (3000-4000)Elective
1 Elective (3000-4000 level)
3
3
3
14 Total Hours
15
MATH 2243
TECH 1001
COMS 1403
COMS 1411
Total Hours
Junior
Spring
1 COMS 2703
15 Total Hours
ECON 2003T
3 Social Sciences1,T
COMS 2163
3 COMS 3233
COMS 3523
COMS 4063
COMS 4700
COMS 4703
Total Hours
3
3
0
3
15
3
3
Fall
COMS 3903
COMS 4033
COMS 4710
COMS 4713
Total Hours
Fall
1
See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
2
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.
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
1,T
3
ENGL 1013
1,T
Social Sciences
2,T
MATH 1113
TECH 1001
T
COMS 1403
T
COMS 1411
T
COMS 2003
3
3
1,T
ENGL 1023
T
COMS 1333
T
COMS 2104
T
3
3
4
1
COMS 2233
3
3
Elective
2
1
3
Spring
T
3
T
3
T
1
ENGL 2053
PHSC 1013
PHSC 1021
T
3
T
0
COMS 2203
COMS 2700
T
3
COMS 2703
COMS Elective
3,T
3
SPH 2173T
COMS Elective
3
3,T
9
Total Hours
1
17
Total Hours
15
Total Hours
16
Total Hours
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.
12