Degree Requirements
All students are required to complete overall degree requirements in addition to their major. Please see Degree Completion Requirements for full details for students entering in the 2024-2025 catalog year.
Those students who started at Hiram prior to the 2024-2025 academic year will follow the Degree Requirements outlined in your catalog of record.
Major Requirements
Integrated Research Components (Capstone)
The computer science program capstone is a sequence of two integrated research components. An integrated research component (IRC) is an integration of research with a specified course and requires a formal research proposal, a significant software implementation, an oral presentation to faculty and peers, and a research paper. An IRC can be added to selected upper-division courses. Choices must be approved by your program advisor and the course instructor.
Computer Science Electives
We value breadth in coursework, as well as the experience of working in groups, which is an important aspect of software development that is highly valued in industry and graduate school. Therefore, we require that among the 6 courses that you take as CPSC electives and IRC co-requisites, you include at least one course from each of the systems, theory, and group work categories. (CPSC 49800 INTERNSHIP, if taken for 3 or more hours, can count as one of the CPSC 2xxxx courses but not as one of the CPSC 3xxxx courses.)
Alternative courses in each elective category, such as seminar courses, may be substituted for the courses in the list with approval of computer science faculty.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| CPSC 17100 | INTRO TO COMPUTER SCI-W/LAB:MM | 4 |
| CPSC 17200 | INTRO TO PROGRAMMING-W/LAB:MM | 4 |
| CPSC 20100 | DATA STRUCTUR/ALRITHM-W/LAB:MM | 4 |
| CPSC 24000 | COMPUTER ETHICS:ES | 3 |
| CPSC 25200 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION | 4 |
| Integrated Research Components (Capstone) | ||
| The computer science capstone is a sequence of two integrated research components. An integrated research component (IRC) is an integration of research with a specified course and requires a formal research proposal, a significant software implementation, an oral presentation to faculty and peers, and a research paper. An IRC can be added to selected upper-division courses. Choices must be approved by your program advisor and the course instructor. | ||
| CPSC 40000 | INTEGRATED RESRCH COMPONENT I | 2 |
| and CPSC 3xxxx (co-requisite) | 4 | |
| CPSC 40100 | INTEGRATED RESRCH COMPONENT II | 2 |
| and CPSC 3xxxx (co-requisite) | 4 | |
| Computer Science Electives | ||
| One CPSC elective at the 20000-level or above | 3-4 | |
| Three CPSC electives at the 30000-level or above | 9-12 | |
| Additional Groups | ||
| Among the courses fulfilling the above requirements, select at least one course from each of the following groups: | ||
| Systems Courses | ||
| VLSI DESIGN | ||
| OPERATING SYSTEMS | ||
| COMPUTER SECURITY | ||
| COMPUTER NETWORKS | ||
| Theory Courses | ||
| PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES | ||
| INTRO DESIGN&ANALYSIS ALGORITH | ||
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | ||
| COMPILER DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION | ||
| THEORY OF COMPUTATION | ||
| Group Work Courses | ||
| DESIGN & BUILD COMPUTER GAMES | ||
| SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING | ||
| USER INTERFACE DESIGN | ||
| DATABASE DESIGN | ||
| SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | ||
| Total Hours | 43-47 | |
Early contact with a program advisor is critical to ensure the proper sequencing and choice of computer science courses. A student majoring in computer science must have completed CPSC 17100 INTRO TO COMPUTER SCI-W/LAB:MM and CPSC 17200 INTRO TO PROGRAMMING-W/LAB:MM by the end of their sophomore year in order to finish the major within four years.
Students majoring in computer science at Hiram are well-trained for positions in business and industry. Students considering graduate study in computer science should add mathematics courses in consultation with their computer science advisor.
Pathway
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall 12 Week | Hours | |
| CPSC 17100 | INTRO TO COMPUTER SCI-W/LAB:MM 1 | 4 |
| UCS 10101 | FIRST-YEAR ENDURING QUESTIONS | 4 |
| Hiram Core Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| CPSC 24000 | COMPUTER ETHICS:ES | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| CPSC 17200 | INTRO TO PROGRAMMING-W/LAB:MM 1 | 4 |
| UCS 20201 | ADDRESSING URGENT QUESTIONS | 4 |
| Hiram Core Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| CPSC 2XXXX | Computer Science Elective | 4 |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| CPSC 20100 | DATA STRUCTUR/ALRITHM-W/LAB:MM 1 | 4 |
| Hiram Core Requirement | 4 | |
| Hiram Core Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement 2 | 4 | |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| CPSC 2XXXX | Computer Science Elective | 3-4 |
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 4 | |
| Hiram Core Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 11-12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| UCS 30301 | URGENT CHALLENGE SEMINAR:TT | 4 |
| CPSC 3XXXX | Computer Science Elective | 3-4 |
| Hiram Core Requirement 2 | 4 | |
| Hours | 11-12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| CPSC 40000 | INTEGRATED RESRCH COMPONENT I | 2 |
| & CPSC 3XXXX Computer Science IRC | 4 | |
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course(s) | 6 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| CPSC 40100 | INTEGRATED RESRCH COMPONENT II | 2 |
| & CPSC 3XXXX Computer Science IRC | 4 | |
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course(s) | 6 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| CPSC 25200 | COMPUTER ORGANIZATION | 4 |
| CPSC 3XXXX | Computer Science Elective | 3-4 |
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 11-12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Total Hours | 120-127 | |
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"Critical'' to timely degree progression.
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Students may choose INTD 38800 BIOINFORMATICS as an interdisciplinary course that may also fulfill an Integrated Research Component corequisite.