Computer Science Minor
Also available at OSU-Cascades
Computing has become pervasive, touching nearly every aspect of our lives. A minor in Computer Science can open up opportunities for employment in the software development industry, but also in many areas including healthcare, business, science, medicine, graphics, utilities and education. Courses will teach theory, problem-solving skills, and programming.
Computer Science Minor Requirements
To earn the minor upon graduation, students must meet all of the following:
- Earn a C in each of their minor courses (all courses must be taken A–F grading)
- Have a minimum 2.25 GPA in all required minor course work (36 credits)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Computer Science Minor Requirements | ||
| CS 161 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE I | 4 |
| CS 162 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE II | 4 |
| CS 261 | DATA STRUCTURES | 4 |
| CS 271 | COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 1 | 4 |
| MTH 231 | ELEMENTS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 4 |
| or CS 225 | DISCRETE STRUCTURES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
| 1 | Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students who wish to minor in Computer Science must take ECE 271 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN (3) and ECE 272 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LABORATORY (1), instead of CS 271 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE. |
Students may declare the Computer Science minor after completing the required lower-division courses with a GPA of 2.25 or higher and after becoming eligible to take 300-level courses in their major. Please speak with an EECS advisor to declare the minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-Division Computer Science Minor Requirements 1 | ||
| CS 362 | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING II | 4 |
| Select 12 credits of the following recommended (but not limited to) electives: | 12 | |
| OPERATING SYSTEMS I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO USABILITY ENGINEERING | ||
| SOFTWARE ENGINEERING I | ||
| DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PARALLEL PROGRAMMING | ||
| MOBILE AND CLOUD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| The following cannot be used for minor requirements: | ||
| *SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| WEBSITE MULTIMEDIA | ||
| RESEARCH | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| SEMINAR | ||
| OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP | ||
| ^SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT I | ||
| ^SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT II | ||
| SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT | ||
| INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS | ||
| Total Hours | 16 | |
| 1 | Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students will take ECE 375 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING and CS 372 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS/ECE 372 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS plus 4 credits of upper-division computer science courses. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Other upper-division courses are acceptable; please speak with an advisor about which courses might create the best path for your goals.
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students can take the following courses that will count both as an ECE restrictive elective for the ECE major and as well as towards the CS minor:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS 344 | OPERATING SYSTEMS I | 4 |
| CS 325 | ANALYSIS OF ALGORITHMS | 4 |
| CS 331 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 4 |
| CS 444 | OPERATING SYSTEMS II | 4 |
| CS 434 | MACHINE LEARNING AND DATA MINING | 4 |
| CS 450 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS | 4 |
| CS 472/ECE 472 | COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE | 4 |
| CS 476/ECE 476 | ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKING | 4 |
Minor Code: 249