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IA Education

Bachelor's IA Curriculum



Norfolk State University
Department of Computer Science
Curriculum Guide
This curriculum guide is official but only suggests a semester-sequential plan. Courses may be taken in any order as long as the prerequisites and other requirements are met.
B.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE - SPECIALTY IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE (2009)
MINIMUM GRADES:All Computer Science, Mathematics, and Science courses and ENG 101/102/303 courses must make a minimum grade of 'C'.
FIRST YEAR
  Social Science Elective1 6   cr hr
  CSC-170 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I 3   cr hr
  CSC-260 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II 3   cr hr
  CSC-260L COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II LAB 1   cr hr
  CSC-170L COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I LAB 1   cr hr
  CSC-101 INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSION 1   cr hr
  UNI-101 Introduction to University Life 0   cr hr
  MTH-153 College Algebra and Trigonometry 3   cr hr
  MTH-184 Calculus I 4   cr hr
  ENG-101 Communication Skills I 3   cr hr
  ENG-102 Communication Skills II 3   cr hr
  HED-100 Personal and Community Health 2   cr hr
  PED-100 Fundamental Fitness for Life 1   cr hr
TOTAL    31 CR HRS
SECOND YEAR
  Laboratory Science Elective2 4   cr hr
  CSC-268 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 3   cr hr
  CSC-295 JAVA APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMING 3   cr hr
  CSC-361 SURVEY OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 3   cr hr
  CSC-372 DATA STRUCTURES 3   cr hr
  MTH-251 Calculus II 4   cr hr
  ENG-303 Technical Writing 3   cr hr
  MTH-371 Discrete Mathematical Structures 4   cr hr
  SCM-285 Principals of Speech 3   cr hr
TOTAL    30 CR HRS
THIRD YEAR
  1st Semester of Science Sequence2 4   cr hr
  2nd Semester of Science Sequence3 4   cr hr
  CSC-435 COMPUTER SECURITY 3   cr hr
  Computer Science Elective (300 Level or Above) 3   cr hr
  CSC-292 UNIX AND C PROGRAMMING 3   cr hr
  CSC-380 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 3   cr hr
  CSC-430 DATA COMMUNICATION 3   cr hr
  CSC-468 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE 3   cr hr
  MTH-351 Probability and Statistics 3   cr hr
TOTAL    29 CR HRS
FOURTH YEAR
  Humanities or Foreign Language Electives4 6   cr hr
  Cultural Electives5 3   cr hr
  Computer Science or Mathematics Elective (300 Level or Above) 3   cr hr
  Free Elective 3   cr hr
  Computer Science Elective (300 Level or Above) 3   cr hr
  Mathematics Elective (300 Level or Above) 3   cr hr
  CSC-445 COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE 3   cr hr
  CSC-498 COMPUTER SCIENCE SEMINAR I 1   cr hr
  CSC-464 OPERATING SYSTEMS 3   cr hr
  CSC-499 COMPUTER SCIENCE SEMINAR II 2   cr hr
TOTAL    30 CR HRS
SUMMARY OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 39   cr hrs
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 78   cr hrs
GENERAL ELECTIVES 3   cr hrs
TOTAL NEEDED FOR GRADUATION     120   cr hrs
 
ELECTIVES
1SOC-101 Introduction to Social Studies
HIS-100 History of Civilization
HIS-101 History of Civilization
HIS-102 United States History to 1865
HIS-103 United States History to Present
HIS-335 African-American History
HIS-336 African-American History
HIS-370 African History and Culture
HIS-371 African Hisotry and Culture
SOC-237 Racial and Ethnic Minorities
POS-315 African-American Politics
PSY-340 Psychology of the African-American
2PHY 152/152L (prerequisite: MTH-153) -or- CHM 221/221L (prerequisite: MTH-153) -or- BIO 110/110L
3If 1st Semester sequence:
Physics then choose: PHY 153/153L
Chemistry then choose: CHM222/222L
Biology then choose: BIO 111/111L
4HUM-210 Humanities I
HUM-211 Humanities II
ENG-207 Literature of the Western World
FIA-201 Basic Art Appreciation
MUS-301 Music Appreciation
ENG-383 African-American Literature
FIA-370 African and African-American Art
MUS-234 African-American Music
5HIS-335 African-American History to 1865
HIS-336 African-American History Since 1865
HIS-370 African History and Culture (Part 1)
HIS-371 African History and Culture (Part 2)
SOC-237 Cultural and Racial Minorities
POS-315 Blacks in the American Political Process
PSY-340 Psychology of African Americans
ENG-383 African-American Literature
FIA-370 African and African-American Art
MUS-234 African-American Music
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