Computer Science Dept. Policy for Undergraduates

Computer Science Curriculum for Students
Entering Between September 2008 and Spring 2009

Version 2.8, updated March 25, 2009

Suggested course sequence for students entering UMass Lowell in or after September 2008. Please see the definitions and notes on specific course categories and sequences below the grid.

Freshman Fall - total: 14 credits	Freshman Spring - total: 14 credits
91.101 - Computing I (4 credits)	91.102 - Computing II (4)
92.131 - Calculus I (4)	92.132 - Calculus II (4)
42.101 - College Writing I (3)	42.102 - College Writing II (3)
Slot 1 - Gen Ed Course (3)	Slot 2 - Gen Ed Course (3)

Sophomore Fall - total: 17 credits	Sophomore Spring - total: 16 credits
91.201 - Computing III (4)	91.204 - Computing IV (3)
91.203 - Comp. Org. & Assembly Lang. (4)	92.386 - Probability and Statistics I (3)
92.321 - Discrete Structures I (3)	92.322 - Discrete Structures II (3)
16.265 - Logic Design (3)	42.220 - Gen Ed: Oral & Writ. Comm. for CS (3)
Slot 3 - Natural Science Elective (3)	Slot 4 - Natural Science Elective with lab (4)

Junior Fall - total: 15 credits	Junior Spring - total: 15 credits
91.304 - Foundations of CS (3)	91.301 - Organization of Prog. Languages (3)
91.305 - Computer Architecture (3)	91.308 - Intro. to Operating Systems (3)
Slot 5 - Natural Science Elective (3)	Slot 8 - Natural Science Elective (3)
Slot 6 - Gen Ed: CS Ethics Course (3)	Slot 9 - Gen Ed: Diversity Course (3)
Slot 7 - General (Free) Elective (3)	Slot 10 - General (Free) Elective (3)

Senior Fall - total: 15 credits	Senior Spring - total: 15 credits
91.xxx - Project Course - Part 1 (3)	91.xxx - Project Course - Part 2 (3)
91.404 - Analysis of Algorithms (3)	91.xxx - Computer Science Elective (3)
Slot 11 - Technical Elective (3)	Slot 14 - Technical Elective - (3)
Slot 12 - Non-Technical General Elective (3)	Slot 15 - General (Free) Elective (3)
Slot 13 - Gen Ed Course (3)	Slot 16 - General (Free) Elective (3)

Definitions and Notes

Gen Ed Courses

CS students must complete six courses (18 credits) of courses that satisfy the University General Education Requirements.
Three of these must be approved as Arts and Humanities (AH) courses and three must be approved as Social Sciences (SS) courses.
42.220 Oral & Written Communication for Computer Science is required and counts as one of the three required AH Gen Eds.
One of these must satisfy the CS Ethics Requirement.
One must satisfy the University Diversity Requirement.
Specific courses may be recommended for different CS Tracks.
See the University General Education Program website for more detailed information.

Natural Science Electives

CS students must complete 12 credits of natural science courses.
These are courses offered by one of the four natural science departments in the College of Arts & Sciences:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
- Physics and Applied Physics
Courses that fulfill this requirement must be classified as required or elective courses for the majors in those departments.
This requirement may be satisfied by completing three 3-credit courses that do not include labs plus one 4-credit course that does include a lab (totalling 13 credits), or three 4-credit courses that do include labs (totalling 12 credits).
- Thus, at least one natural science course must include a lab.
An additional constraint is that the total number of credits applied to this requirement plus the number of credits earned in Math (92.xxx) courses must total at least 30.
Specific courses may be recommended for different CS Tracks.
See the CS Dept. Policy on Natural Science Electives for more detailed information.

Technical Electives

CS students must complete 6 credits of technical electives.
These are courses offered by the College of Arts & Sciences (Sciences Division) or the College of Engineering.
Courses that fulfill this requirement must be classified as required or elective courses for the majors in those departments.
Specific courses may be recommended for different CS Tracks.

Non-Technical Elective

CS students must complete 3 credits of a non-technical elective.
These are courses offered by the College of Arts & Sciences (Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Division), Graduate School of Education, School of Health & Environment, or College of Management that have a specific non-technical focus.
Specific courses may be recommended for different CS Tracks.

General (Free) Elective

CS students must complete 9 credits of almost any course offered by the University.
Courses taken to fulfill this requirement must not be below the level of any required course.
Specific courses may be recommended for different CS Tracks.
See the CS Dept. Policy on General Electives for more detailed information.

Slots

Courses listed in “slots” may generally be taken in any order, within the confines of specified course prerequisites.
Some CS Tracks may put constraints on the ordering of these electives.
Faculty advisors recommend that two-course sequences (such as Chemistry I and II) be taken in successive semesters rather than taking part 1 and then waiting one or more semesters to take part 2.

Please direct questions to Prof. Jesse M. Heines, UMass Lowell CS Undergraduate Coordinator, heines@cs.uml.edu

Computer Science Curriculum for Students Entering Between September 2008 and Spring 2009