Computer Science B.S.

Requirements

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

1. Units and Residency  (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
2. Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
3. General Education Program  (minimum of 43 units)
4. Upper Division Writing Proficiency  (minimum of 3 units)
   - Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
5. United States Constitution and California State and Local Government   (minimum of 3 units)
6. Sociocultural Inquiry Requirement  (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)
7. Skills for Student Success  (minimum of 1 unit) and Life-long Learning Skills  (minimum of 1 unit) 

Subsequently, all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor and department chair. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

2. Complete the prerequisites to the major.

No more than 8 units of CR-graded coursework may apply toward the prerequisites to the major.

3. Complete the major of not less than 34 upper-division units.

4. Complete PHIL 4401 Professional Ethics, 3 units

5. Satisfy the Departmental Writing Proficiency requirement.

View “Baccalaureate Degree Requirements ” for information on the Writing Proficiency requirement.

Note:

No upper-division course which applies to the major or to the electives may be taken on a CR-graded basis except CS 4910 (Cooperative Education), CS 4940 (Practicum in Computer Science), and CS 4960 (Seminar in Computer Science). Prerequisites to the major should be completed before upper-division computer science courses are taken. Completion of a minor is not required.

Prerequisites to the Major

 (32 units minimum)

• CS 1500 - Computer Programming I 3 unit(s)
• CS 2500 - Computer Programming II 3 unit(s)
• CS 2700 - Assembly Language and Computer Architecture 3 unit(s)
• MATH 1410 - Calculus I 4 unit(s)
• MATH 1420 - Calculus II 5 unit(s)

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• MATH 1620 - Probability and Statistics 4 unit(s)

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• MATH 1600 - Statistics 4 unit(s)

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• MATH 1602 - Statistics with Support II 3 unit(s)

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• MATH 2300 - Discrete Structures 3 unit(s)

The Major

(34 units)

4. Select 12 units from the following courses.

A course may not be used as an elective if it used to satisfy the Theory or Practice requirements; at least 9 units must be in computer science courses.  Units from CS 4910 , CS 4940 , and CS 4950  may be used with prior departmental approval. No more than one of CS 3500 , CS 3510 , CS 3520 , CS 3530 , or CS 3550  may be used to satisfy elective requirements.

• CS 3000 - Communication Networks 3 unit(s)
• CS 3150 - Nonlinear Systems and Chaos 3 unit(s)
• CS 3200 - Computer Simulation Techniques 3 unit(s)
• CS 3400 - Neural Networks and Intelligent Machines 3 unit(s)
• CS 3500 - Human-Centered Design 3 unit(s)
• CS 3510 - Computing for the Sciences 3 unit(s)
• CS 3520 - Data Visualization 3 unit(s)
• CS 3530 - Natural Language Processing 3 unit(s)
• CS 3550 - Introduction to Computational Thinking 3 unit(s)
• CS 3600 - Computer Graphics I 3 unit(s)
• CS 3810 - Android Mobile Application Development 3 unit(s)
• CS 3820 - Web Development 3 unit(s)
• CS 4250 - Database Management Systems 3 unit(s)
• CS 4270 - Ecommerce Systems Design 3 unit(s)
• CS 4280 - Non-Relational (NoSQL) Database Systems 3 unit(s)
• CS 4410 - Automata, Computability, and Formal Languages 3 unit(s)
• CS 4430 - Compiler Theory 3 unit(s)
• CS 4440 - Theory of Algorithms 3 unit(s)
• CS 4450 - Coding and Information Theory 3 unit(s)
• CS 4480 - Artificial Intelligence 3 unit(s)
• CS 4520 - Graph and Network Data Analytics 3 unit(s)
• CS 4710 - Mobile Robotics 3 unit(s)
• CS 4750 - Operating Systems II 3 unit(s)
• CS 4800 - Software Engineering 3 unit(s)
• CS 4840 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals 3 unit(s)
• CS 4980 - Individual Study 1-4 unit(s)

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  No more than one of:

  • PHYS 4250 - Analog and Digital Electronics
      
  • Math: any approved upper-division course

Cybersecurity Concentration

The Cybersecurity Concentration (CC) provides guidance to students about courses that are particularly relevant to cybersecurity careers. This concentration requires students to place a particular focus in their choice of courses.  

Specifically, to complete the Practice Requirement (#3 above), CC students must take:

• CS 4250 Database Management Systems  

To complete the 12 unit elective requirement (#4 above) for the major, CC students must take: 

• CS 3000 Communication Networks  and
• CS 4840 Cybersecurity Fundamentals  

The remaining 6 units of electives are to be completed using the guidelines of section #4 above.

Data Science Concentration (*Pending Approval for Fall 2026)

The Data Science Concentration (DSC) provides guidance to students about courses that are particularly relevant to careers in data science.

Specifically, to complete the Practice Requirement (#3 above), DSC students must take:

• CS 4250 - Database Management Systems     

To complete the 12 unit elective requirement (#4 above) for the major, DSC students must take:

• CS 3400 - Neural Networks and Intelligent Machines , and
• CS 3520 - Data Visualization , and 
• CS 4520 - Graph and Network Data Analytics   

The remaining 3 units of electives are to be completed using the guidelines of section #4 above. CS electives other than CS 3520 that are also GE UD courses cannot be used for the last 3 units of elective coursework.