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The Associate of
Science in Computer Science (ASCS)
offers courses for students who are high school
graduates
or have passed the General Educational Development
(GED) test, and who perhaps have completed some
courses either at an appropriately accredited
college or in the armed forces. The ASCS program
requires the successful completion of 60 semester credit-hours
of instruction at the lower level (freshman and
sophomore years), including a minimum of 15 semester credit-hours
of general education courses comprising English,
mathematics, social sciences, natural sciences,
and the humanities. Applicants
to the ASCS
program who have prior education at an appropriately
accredited institution may transfer a maximum
of 45 semester credit-hours towards the ASCS requirements.
The ASCS provides a strong foundation in computer science and related disciplines for students entering the Bachelor
of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) program.
The core studies include both practical and theoretic courses, ranging from an introduction to personal productivity applications using microcomputers, to the Internet and HTML, to an overview of management information system, to the formal design and development of computer programs, and to actual programming in Java.
General education courses are included that are designed to broaden
a student’s educational
foundation. They include courses in such areas
as communications, English, government, history,
psychology, sociology, mathematics, and statistics.
Sample ASCS Curriculum
Associate
of Science in Computer Science
(ASCS)
|
| 1st
Year |
|
Hours
|
Core
Studies
|
General
Education
|
| Comm 100 |
Business
Communications |
3
|
|
3
|
| Comm 101
|
Technical
Report Writing |
3
|
|
3
|
| Math 110 |
Finite Math
and Calculus I |
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Math 111 |
Finite Math
and Calculus I |
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Cst 107 |
Microcomputer
Applications |
3
|
3
|
|
| Cst 192 |
Management
Information Systems |
3
|
3
|
|
| Cst 117 |
Internet
and Web Programming |
3
|
3
|
|
| TBD |
General Education
Elective |
3
|
|
3
|
| TBD |
Elective |
3
|
|
3
|
| TBD |
Elective |
3
|
|
3
|
| 2nd
Year |
|
|
|
|
| Mgt 100 |
Introduction
to Business |
3
|
3
|
|
| Cst 120 |
Program Logic
and Design |
3
|
3
|
|
| Cst 140 |
Programming
in JavaScript |
3
|
3
|
|
| Cst 145 |
Programming
in Java |
3
|
3
|
|
| Mgt 122 |
e-Commerce |
3
|
|
3
|
| TBD |
General Education
Elective |
3
|
|
3
|
| TBD |
General Education
Elective |
3
|
|
3
|
| TBD |
Elective |
3
|
|
|
| TBD |
Elective |
3
|
|
|
| TBD |
Elective |
3
|
|
|
| |
ASCS
TOTAL |
60
|
30
|
30
|
|