The Bachelors of Science in Computer Science consists of three elements:
Liberal Studies Program
The Liberal Studies Program is organized around the following
components:
The First-Year Core.
8 quarter hours are required. These hours may be satisfied by either:
1)ISP 101andISP 102; or 2) ISP
101and ISP 103. One of these courses MUST be
completed in the autumn quarter. The remaining course may be completed
in either the winter or spring quarter. See the First
Year Program web page for more information.
Writing.
8 quarter hours are required. The writing component consists of
English 103 and English 104. These courses should be taken in the
freshmen year
Sophomore Seminar on Multiculturalism in the United States.
4 quarter hours are required. Students should consult the class
schedule to determine which courses satisfy this requirement.
Junior Year Experiential Learning.
4 hours are required. Students should consult their academic or
faculty advisor for help in completing this requirement.
Senior Year Capstone.
4 quarter hours are required. This requirement may be satisfied CSC
394.
Learning Domain Requirements.
13 courses (52 quarter hours) are required and are distributed across
six learning domains as follows:
- Arts
and Literature-AL 3 courses required (12 quarter hours). One
course must be Art 104.
- Philosophical
Inquiry-PI 2 courses required (8 quarter hours).
- Religious
Dimensions-RD 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One
"Patterns and Problems" and one "Traditions in
Context". Please note that at least one course from either
Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions must be a course on
ethics. All CTI majors are encouraged to take PHL/REL/MGT 228,
Business, Ethics, & Society, to satisfy the ethics requirement.
- Self,
Society and the Modern World-MW 3 courses required (12 quarter
hours). These courses must be chosen from at least two different
departments. One course must be Psychology 105.
- Understanding
the Past-UP 2 courses required (8 quarter hours). One
"pre-1800" category and one "1800-1945". In
addition, the two courses must be chosen from different geographical
categories: Asia; Latin America; Africa; North America or Europe;
inter-continental or comparative history.
- Scientific
Inquiry-SI 1 course required (4 quarter hours). This course
must be designated as a lab. A course in mathematics or computer
science will NOT satisfy this requirement. CS majors are encouraged to
complete the 3-quarter introductory physics sequence (150, 151, 152)
to facilitate a minor in microelectronics.
Grades for any Liberal Studies course must be D or better. The
Pass/Fail option may not be used for any Liberal Studies course.
Special Notes for Transfer Students:
Transfer students who enter DePaul with 30 or more quarter hours may not
take the first year core. Instead, they should complete two domain
electives (from different domains). Transfer courses may be used to
satisfy these requirements.
See the Liberal
Studies homepage for more information.
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