Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Course Requirements
Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D- or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and in which students need to earn a C- or better.
Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.
Note: Students must complete an ethics class as one of the Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions requirements. In this sample schedule the ethics requirement replaces one of the Philosophical Inquiry requirements.
The representation of these course requirements on a year-by-year basis is just a suggestion. Students are free to take these courses in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites.
First Year
| CSC 241 |
| CSC 242 |
| MAT 140 |
| MAT 141 |
| CSC 224 |
| IT 223 |
Liberal Studies Requirements
| LSP 110 |
| OR LSP 111 |
| LSP 112 |
| WRD 103 |
| WRD 104 |
| 1 Arts & Literature |
| 1 Self, Society, and the Modern World |
Second Year
| CSC 383 |
| OR CSC 393 |
| CSC 321 |
| CSC 309 |
| CSC 373 |
| CSC 374 |
| WRD 204 |
| 1 Open Elective |
Liberal Studies Requirements
| LSP 200 |
| CSC 208 |
| 1 Religious Dimensions |
| 1 Self, Society, and the Modern World |
| 1 Understanding the Past |
Third Year
| CSC 355 |
| SE 350 |
| CMNS 220 |
| 3 Major Electives |
| 2 Open Electives |
Liberal Studies Requirements
| 1 Junior Year Experiential Learning |
| 1 Philosophical Inquiry |
| 1 Arts & Literature |
| 1 Understanding the Past |
Fourth Year
| CSC 376 |
| CSC 348 |
| CSC 394 (Capstone) |
| 3 Major Electives |
| 2 Open Electives |
Liberal Studies Requirements
| 1 Arts & Literature |
| 1 Religious Dimensions |
| 1 Scientific Inquiry |
| 1 Self, Society, and the Modern World |
Major Electives
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.
Major Electives can be chosen from the list below. At least
4 of the 6 Major Field elective courses must be taken from the list of
Advanced Major Field courses .
- Introductory Major Field Courses
| IT 130 |
| IT 231 |
| IT 232 |
| IT 263 |
| IM 210 |
| IM 336 |
| GAM 244 |
| GAM 245 |
| CSC 233 |
| CSC 235 |
| MAT 150 |
| MAT 151 |
- Advanced Major Field Courses
- Theory of Computation
- Database Storage
- Computer Systems
| CSC 343 |
| CSC 347 |
| CSC 375 |
| TDC 368 |
- Data Analysis and Data Mining
- Computational Sciences
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Software Engineering
| SE 325 |
| SE 330 |
| SE 333 |
| SE 352 |
| SE 368 |
- Security
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics
| GPH 325 |
| GPH 329 |
| GPH 339 |
| GPH 372 |
| GPH 375 |
| GPH 389 |
| GPH 395 |
- Computer Game Development
| GAM 350 |
| GAM 374 |
| GAM 376 |
| GAM 378 |
| GAM 380 |
| GAM 382 |
| GAM 353 |
| GAM 386 |
| GAM 390 |
| GAM 394 |
| GAM 395 |
- Web Development
| CSC 308 |
| ECT 330 |
| ECT 360 |
| ECT 365 |
| IT 320 |
- Computer Networks
| TDC 362 |
| TDC 363 |
| TDC 365 |
| TDC 371 |
| TDC 372 |
| TDC 375 |
| TDC 379 |
Open Electives
Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the
DePaul Undergraduate Course Catalog for details). Students must earn a grade of D- or higher in all open elective courses. Courses that satisfy
a CDM minor or other minors are normally credited as open electives.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
- Earn a grade of C- of higher in all Major courses (excluding Liberal Studies courses and Open Electives)
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA:
- Between 3.500 and 3.699 will be graduated cum laude
- Between 3.700 and 3.849 will be graduated magna cum laude
- of at least 3.850 will be graduated summa cum laude
For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the
DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.