BS Computer Science | Software Development

Bachelor of Science 2022 through2023

Computer Science

About the Program

Software Development Concentration

Students majoring in the Computer Science program are forbidden from double-majoring in the BS Game Programming, BS Information Technology, and BS Math and Computer Science programs; as well as from minoring in Computer Science and Information Technology.

Curriculum Requirements

Course Legend

First Year

  • CSC 241 AND CSC 242
    OR CSC 243 AND 1 Major Elective
  • MAT 140
  • MAT 141
  • CSC 300
  • IT 223
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 110
    OR LSP 111
  • LSP 112
  • WRD 103
  • WRD 104
  • 1 Arts & Literature
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry

Second Year

  • CSC 299
  • CSC 301
  • CSC 321
  • CSC 347
  • CSC 373
  • CSC 374
  • WRD 204
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 200
  • CSC 208
  • 1 Religious Dimensions
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry
  • 1 Historical Inquiry

Third Year

  • CSC 355
  • CSC 376
  • CSC 343
    OR CSC 344
    OR CSC 348
    OR CSC 363
    OR CSC 389
  • SE 350
  • SE 333
    OR SE 359
    OR SE 371
  • 1 Major Elective
  • 2 Open Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Experiential Learning
  • 1 Philosophical Inquiry
  • 1 Arts & Literature
  • 1 Historical Inquiry

Fourth Year

  • CSC 394 (Capstone)
  • 4 Major Electives
  • 3 Open Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Arts & Literature
  • 1 Religious Dimensions
  • 1 Scientific Inquiry Lab
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry

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 16 of the 20 Major Field elective credit hours must be taken from the list of Advanced Major Field courses.

Introductory Major Field Courses

  • ANI 230
  • CSC 281
  • CSC 282
  • CSC 233
  • CSC 235
  • CSC 309
  • CSC 395
  • GAM 226
  • GAM 244
  • GAM 245
  • UXD 210
  • UXD 336
  • IT 130
  • IT 231
  • IT 232
  • IT 263
  • MAT 150
  • MAT 151

Advanced Major Field Courses

Theory of Computation
  • CSC 327
  • CSC 344
  • CSC 389
Data Storage
  • CSC 352
  • CSC 353
Computer Systems
  • CSE 314
  • CSE 316
  • CSE 331
  • CSE 332
  • CSE 333
  • CSE 351
  • CSE 352
  • CSE 362
  • CSC 343
  • CSC 348
  • CSC 361
  • CSC 362
  • CSC 364
  • CSC 371
  • CSC 372
  • CSE 375
  • CSC 391
  • CSC 392
  • NET 368
  • IT 372
Data Analysis and Data Mining
  • DSC 323
  • DSC 324
  • DSC 341
  • DSC 333
  • DSC 345
  • DSC 365
  • GEO 141
  • GEO 243
Computational Sciences
  • CSC 331
Artificial Intelligence
  • CSC 357
  • CSC 358
  • CSC 380
Computer Vision
  • CSC 381
  • CSC 382
Software Engineering
  • SE 325
  • SE 333
  • SE 341
  • SE 352
  • SE 359
  • SE 371
Security
  • CSEC 320
  • CSEC 340
  • CSEC 388
  • CSEC 389
  • CSC 333
Human-Computer Interaction
  • CSC 360
  • UXD 360
  • IT 330
Computer Graphics
  • GPH 321
  • GPH 325
  • GPH 329
  • GPH 339
  • GPH 358
  • GPH 372
  • GPH 389
Computer Game Development
  • CSC 361
  • CSC 386
  • GAM 350
  • GAM 353
  • GAM 372
  • GAM 374
  • GAM 376
  • GAM 377
  • GAM 378
  • GAM 380
  • GAM 382
  • GAM 386
  • GAM 394
  • GAM 395
Web Development
  • CSC 308
  • CSC 360
  • ECT 330
  • ECT 360
  • IT 320
Computer Networks
  • NET 362
  • NET 363
  • NET 365
  • NET 371
  • NET 372
  • NET 375
  • NET 377
  • NET 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. 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.


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 WRD 103 and WRD 104 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 CSC 208 Ethics in Technology as one of the two required Philosophical Inquiry learning domain requirements.

Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements.

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- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA

  • Between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate cum laude
  • Between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate magna cum laude
  • of at least 3.850 will graduate 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.