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Computer Science (CS) Minor

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
CS 1114	Introduction to Software Design (C)	3
or CS 2064	Intermediate Programming in Python
CS 2114	Software Design and Data Structures (C)	3
MATH 2534	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics	3
CS 2505	Introduction to Computer Organization (C)	3
CS 3114	Data Structures and Algorithms	3
CS 3/4/5XXX	CS Elective	3
CS 3/4/5XXX	CS Elective	3
Total Credits		21

Graduation Requirements

Additional Requirements and Comments

CS minors must earn at least a “C” (2.0) in CS 1114, CS 2114, and CS 2505
Students must have a CS minor GPA of at least 2.0 to successfully complete the minor. The CS minor GPA includes all courses with the CS designator.
The following courses are not allowed for CS minor credit: BIT 4164, CS 4944, CS 5044, CS 5045, CS 5046, CS 5904, CS 5944, CS 5974, and CS 5994.
The following cross-listed courses are allowed for CS 3/4/5XXX elective credit: BIT 4614, CMDA 3634, CMDA 3654, CMDA 4654, ECE 4424, MATH 3414, MATH 4414, PSCI 4164, STAT 3654, and STAT 4654.
To declare the CS minor, a student must be in a degree-granting major and must have completed CS 2114 (C) or CS 2505 (C) or one of their equivalent substitutions listed below.
The following substitutions are accepted for the CS minor:
- CS 1054 (C) will substitute for CS 1114 (C).
- ECE 2514 (C) will substitute for CS 1114 (C).
- ECE 3514 (C) will substitute for CS 2114 (C).
- ECE 2564 (C) will substitute for CS 2505 (C).
- MATH 3034 will substitute for MATH 2534.
- CS 5040 will substitute for CS 3114.

Undergraduates Taking Graduate Courses

Students within 2 semesters of graduating and with a 3.0 or better GPA may enroll in 5000-level courses satisfying undergraduate degree requirements within their department if they have been accepted into the Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Program, or by permission of the course instructor and the Department. For students not accepted into the Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Program, these courses may not be used on the Plan of Study for a graduate degree.