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CS Minor overview

The CS minor is a good and easy way for you to get a solid background in computer science, no matter what your major is. Given the importance of computer literacy in allmost all other disciplines and professions, the CS minor may just be what makes your resume stand out from all the others.

The Existing CS Minor

Our current CS Minor degree program requires that students take the follow ten classes.

• MATH 131 Calculus I
• MATH 132 Calculus II
• CmpSci 121 Introduction to Problem Solving Using the Computer (or you may skip to 191B)
• CmpSci 191B Introduction to Java II
• CmpSci 187 Programming with Data Structures
• CmpSci 201 Architecture and Assembly Language Programming

• CmpSci 250 Introduction to Computation
• CmpSci 287 Programming Language Paradigms
• Any two regular Computer Science courses, numbered 300 or above, except CmpSci 305

Note: A grade of C or better (C- grades in or before the Spring 2006 semester are acceptable) is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor, including the preliminary courses.

You can read about proposed changes to the minor that may (or may not) occur in the next year.