Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
!	MATH 141	Calculus I3 (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 112/115/116 or through placement exam
!	CSCE 145	Algorithmic Design I (PR)	4	C	*	Prereq or Coreq: MATH 111 or 115
	CSCE 190	Computing in the Modern World (PR)	1	C	*	Prereq or Coreq: D or better in CSCE 104, 106, 145, or 205
		Carolina Core AIU Requirement4 (CC-AIU)	3

Semester Two (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
!	MATH 142	Calculus II (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 141
		Carolina Core SCI Requirement4 (CC-SCI)	4	C
!	CSCE 146	Algorithmic Design II (PR)	4	C	*	C or better in CSCE 145 or 106; C or better in MATH 111 or higher orthrough placement exam into MATH 115 or higher
!	CSCE 215	UNIX/Linux Fundamentals (PR)	1	C	*	C or better in CSCE 145 or 106

Semester Three (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	CSCE 211	Digital Logic Design (PR)	3	C	*	MATH 141
!	CSCE 240	Adv. Programming Techniques (PR)	3	C	*	CSCE 215 & C or better in CSCE 146
!	MATH 374	Discrete Structures (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 142 & in CSCE 106 or 146
		Carolina Core SCI Requirement4 (CC-SCI)	4	C
		Carolina Core CMS Requirement4 (CC-CMS)	3

Semester Four (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	CSCE 212	Intro. to Computer Architecture (PR)	3	C	*	D or better in CSCE 211 & either CSCE 106 or 145
	CSCE 247	Software Engineering (PR)	3	C	*	C or better in CSCE 146
		Laboratory Science Requirement5 (PR)	4			See Bulletin listing.
	MATH 241	Vector Calculus (PR)	3			C or better in MATH 142
		Carolina Core GSS Requirement4 (CC-GSS)	3

Semester Five (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	CSCE 311	Operating Systems (MR)	3	C	*	CSCE 240 & CSCE 210 or 212
	CSCE 330	Prog. Lang. Structures – fall only (MR)	3	C	*	CSCE 240; MATH 174 or 374 or 574
	CSCE 350	Data Structures & Algorithms (MR)	3	C	*	D or better in CSCE 240 & in MATH 174 or 374 or 574 & in MATH 141 or 122
	CSCE 390	Prof. Issues in Comp. Sci. Engr. (CC-VSR)	1	C	*
	ENGL 462 or ENGL 463	Technical Writing or Business Writing (PR)	3			ENGL 101 & 102
		Carolina Core GFL4 Requirement or Elective7 (CC/PR)	3

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	CSCE 416	Intro. to Computer Networks (MR)	3	C	*	CSCE 146
		CSCE Major Elective6 (MR)	3	C	*	See Bulletin listing.
	STAT 509	Statistics for Engineers (PR)	3			MATH 142
		Elective7 (PR)	3
		Carolina Core GFL8 Requirement or Elective7 (CC/PR)	3

Semester Seven (13 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	CSCE 490	Capstone Computing Project I – fall only (MR, CC-INT)	3	C	*	D or better in CSCE 240; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in CSCE 350
	CSCE 355	Foundations of Computation (MR)	3	C	*	CSCE 211, 212, & 350
		CSCE Major Elective6 (MR)	3	C	*	See Bulletin listing.
	MATH 344	Applied Linear Algebra (PR)	3			C or better in MATH 142
	MATH 344L	Applied Linear Algebra Lab (PR)	1			Prereq or Coreq: C or better or concurrent enrollment in MATH 344 or MATH 544

Semester Eight (13 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	CSCE 492	Capstone Computing Project II – spring only (MR)	3	C	*	D or better in CSCE 240, 350, & 490
		CSCE Major Elective6 (MR)	3	C	*	See Bulletin listing.
		Elective7 (PR/MR)	3
		Elective7 (PR)	1
		Carolina Core GHS Requirement8 (CC-GHS)	3

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	30	46–55	35–41	2.00

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the Computer Science program GPA of 2.00.
3. Students who place into MATH 115 will be required to successfully complete it before taking MATH 141.
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
5. Laboratory Science Requirement (4 hours): a 4-credit hour CC-SCI laboratory science course.
6. Computer Science Major Electives (9 hours): any CSCE course 500 or higher. Students may choose to complete a concentration in place of the Major Electives.
7. Electives (4–13 hours): At least 120 degree applicable credits are required to complete the BSCS in Computer Science. The CS curriculum includes 4–13 hours of electives depending on how students fulfill the Carolina Core requirements and their choice of Concentration. Any course in the university can be used to satisfy the elective requirement, including additional electives in the major.
8. Students in the Moliaroli College of Engineering and Computing are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 121 course by 1) a score of two or better on the foreign language placement test; or 2) completion of the 109 and 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN, or SPAN or completion of the 121 course in another foreign language. Students who do not place out of the GFL requirement may need to take additional hours to meet this requirement.

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” may affect time to graduation due to prerequisite requirements for subsequent required courses.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• No Carolina Core, Lower Division Computing, Computer Science Major, or Computer Science Elective course may be counted toward a minor or application area. All other degree-required courses and electives may be used for a minor as appropriate.
• A student cannot repeat courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing in which they earned a grade of C or better. In addition, a student cannot repeat any course from the College a second time. No more than four courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing may be repeated in order to satisfy the requirements for any degree from the College, regardless of satisfactory work. For this purpose, withdrawal from a course with a grade of W is not regarded as enrollment in that course. A student that does not satisfactorily complete a degree-required College course within two attempts must change major or transfer out of the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing.
• Students may choose to complete a concentration in Artificial Intelligence (12 hours) or Cybersecurity (12 hours) in place of the major electives. More details are available in the Bulletin.
• The last 25% of a student’s degree must be completed in residence at the University, and at least half of the hours in the student’s major courses and in the student’s minor courses (if applicable) must be taken at the University.
• Disclaimer: Prerequisites on courses are subject to change. Please refer to Bulletin.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement