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Computer Science Requirements

General Studies

Upon completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree through Lakeland College, degree-earning students will have:

  • earned at least 120 semester hours of college credit, with a minimum of 30 semester hours having been earned through Lakeland College;
  • satisfied the requirements of at least one academic major;
  • completed the General Studies requirements; and
  • maintained a cumulative 2.0 grade-point-average in both the major and in all coursework taken at Lakeland College.

The Lakeland College liberal arts component enables students to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to:

  • communicate clearly
  • inquire methodically
  • evaluate rationally
  • reason validly

These skills are developed through courses in:

  • Distributional Studies, which develop knowledge in areas outside the major; and
  • Interdisciplinary Studies, which encourage the integration of knowledge and values.

Required Coursework (45-46 semester hours)

All courses listed are 3 semester hours unless otherwise indicated.

CPS 200 Programming I
CPS 210 Database Basics
CPS 212 Programming II
CPS 362 Introduction to Data Structures
CPS 440 Database management
CPS 445 Systems Analysis and Design
(Writing Intensive)
MAT 250 Discrete mathematics
Eight (8) additional courses from the following, six of which must be computer science (CPS) designated courses:
BUS 280 Business Information Processing
CPS 221 COBOL Programming I
CPS 250 Information Security and Forensics I
CPS 280 Special Topics in Computer Science
CPS 313 Advanced Programming
CPS 315 Object-Oriented Programming I
CPS 316 Object-Oriented Programming II
CPS 320 Computer Hardware
CPS 325 Networking & Telecommunications
CPS 340 Visual Basic
CPS 420 Operating Systems
CPS 450 Information Security and Forensics II
CPS 480 Special Topics in Computer Science
CPS 490 Independent Study in Computer Science
MAT 370 Numerical Analysis
A Foreign Language Course

General Studies (36 semester hours)

Basic Skills   MAT 130 Intermediate Algebra
Rhetorical Development   GEN 110 Expository Writing
    GEN 112 Persuasive Writing
Quantitative Analysis   MAT 220 Probability and Statistics
(Prerequisite: MAT 130)
  or MAT 250 Discrete Math
(Prerequisite: MAT 130)
Scientific Experience   GEN 183 Natural Science
Artistic Experience   ART 263 Art History I
  or ART 264 Art History II
  or MUS 120 Music History & Appreciation
American Studies   CRJ 140 Intro. to Criminal Justice
  or ENG 220 Intro. to American Literature
  or POL 221 American Government I
  or POL 222 American Government II
Cross-Cultural Studies   HIS 102 World History II
Societal Studies This General Studies requirement will have been met once the student has successfully completed ECN 220 Principles of Macroeconomics, a requirement for the Business Management major. Other options include:
  PSY 200 General Psychology
  or SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
  orPHI232 Ethics
Religious Studies   REL 132 Religion in America
  or REL 232 Eastern Religious Traditions
  or REL 233 Western Religious Traditions
Interdisciplinary Studies   GEN 130 CORE I: Knowing the Self
(freshman level)
    GEN 3XX CORE II: Exploring the Human Condition
(junior level)
    GEN 4XX CORE III: Shaping the Future
(senior level)
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