Department of Computer Science
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science (120 hours)
College of Computing and Informatics
www.cci.uncc.edu
Academic Plan of Study
Program Summary:
• Declaring the Major: Minimum GPA of 2.5 required; no pre-requisite courses; change of major form accepted
year-round; advising session required after declaration
• Advising (major and General Education): Required on admission to the major and before each semester,
assigned advisors available by appointment
• Minimum Grades/GPA: GPA of 2.0 in the major required for graduation
• Teacher Licensure: NO
• Night Classes Available: SOME
• Weekend Classes Available: NO
• Other information: Freshman Learning Community, CCI Honors, Internships, Co-ops, Graduate Early Entry
• Contact Persons: James Frazier, Assistant Chair and Undergraduate Coordinator, jfrazie2@uncc.edu
Richard Lejk, Associate Professor, lejk@uncc.edu
Program Requirements:
The B.A. in Computer Science is a relatively structured degree. The degree has 5 focus areas that allow a series of
courses to choose from as well as 6 credit hours of major electives. There are also two different math options,
engineering, and business. The program begins with a series of 4 courses that are generally prerequisites for upper
level courses. Due to these prerequisite courses and the large number of major requirements (64 hours) it is
recommended that students declare this major early in their freshman or sophomore years to complete their degree
on time. It also requires 21-24 semester hours of a second focus area in a discipline outside computer science,
possibly forming a minor in that discipline area.
Credit Hours
Programming
Communication
Analytic
6 hours
10 hours
15 hours
Computer Science Core
Outside Concentration
12 hours
Computer Science Focus
12 hours
Major Electives
6 hours
Capstone
General Education
(not satisfied by other
major requirements)
3 hours
25-28 hours
Electives
5-8 hours
21-24 hours
ITCS 1212/L, 1213/L
ITCS 1600, 3688, ENGL 2116, PHIL 1105
MATH 1120, 2164, STAT 1220, 2223 and ITCS 2175; or
MATH 1241, 1242, 2164, ITCS 2175, and STAT 2122
ITCS 2214, 2215, 3146, 3160
18-21 hours of non-ITCS courses forming an integrated program, at
least 9 hours must be at the 3000 level or above
3 hours of courses to bridge between the secondary focus and
computer science
12 hours of courses from one of the 5 focus areas:
Intelligent Systems, Game Design and Development, Graphics &
Visualization, Networking & Distributed Computing, Computing
Systems
Must be at the 3000 level or above, and in the College of Computing
and Informatics;
ITCS 4155, 4232, 4650/4651, 4990 or 4991
ENGL 1101 and 1102; or ENGL 1103
7 hours of approved sciences with 1 lab
3 hours of approved social sciences
LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104 or 1105
LBST 2101 and 2102
ITIS 2211
Varies depending on English and Outside Concentration courses
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
Suggested Plan of Study:
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
Course
ITCS 1600
ITCS 1212 and ITCS 1212L
PHIL 1105
MATH 1120*
ENGL 1101
LBST 110X
Cred
1
3
3
3
3
3
Spring Semester
Course
ITCS 1213 and 1213L
ITCS 2175
STAT 1220*
ENGL 1102
Science wit h Lab
Cred
3
3
3
3
4
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Course
ITCS 2214
STAT 2223*
LBST 2101
Outside Concentration
ENGL 2116
Cred
3
3
3
3
3
Spring Semester
Course
ITCS 2215
MATH 2164*
LBST 2102
Outside Concentration
Social Science
Cred
3
3
3
3
3
Junior Year
Fall Semester
Course
ITCS 3146
Focus Area
ITIS 2211
ITCS 3155
Outside Concentration
Cred
3
3
3
3
3
Spring Semester
Course
ITCS 3160
Focus Area
Science
Outside Concentration
Outside Concentration
Cred
3
3
3
3
3
Senior Year
Fall Semester
Course
ITCS 3688
Focus Area
CCI Elective
Outside Concentration
Elective
Spring Semester
Cred
3
3
3
3
3
Course
Capstone
Focus Area
CCI Elective
Outside Concentration
Elective
Cred
3
3
3
3
1
*A mathematics option consisting of MATH 1241, 1242, 2164, and STAT 2122 may be selected as an alternate to the math
courses listed.
ADVISING RESOURCES:
• ucol.uncc.edu/gened/ is the definitive source for General Education requirements for ALL students
• advising.uncc.edu is the central university source of information on advising
• provost.uncc.edu/Catalogs/ is the official Undergraduate Catalog
• advisingcenter.uncc.edu is the web page for the University Advising Center
Rev: 9 June 2011