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					| 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
 Computer Science, BS  |  
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				To declare a Computer Science Major: Major credit requirements: 
	At least 33 total credits in the major plus collateral courses.At least 15 credits in residence of 300 level or above courses.Exit cumulative GPA of 2.50 in major.   CSC Sample Plan   |  
													| A Computer Science Major consists of 33 credits in the major and 12 collateral credits:
At least 12 credits selected from the following elective courses:
General Education Core Curriculum
 Approaches to Individual and Social Questions
 One Literature course from:ENG 210 - American Literature 1 3 creditsENG 211 - American Literature 2 3 creditsENG 220 - British Literature 1 3 creditsENG 221 - British Literature 2 3 creditsENG 293 - Genre Studies: Drama 3 creditsENG 294 - Genre Studies: Poetry 3 creditsENG 295 - Genre Studies: Fiction 3 creditsENG 307 - Non-Western Perspectives 3 credits ♦One History course from:HIS 101 - American History 1, 1492-1865 3 creditsHIS 102 - American History 2, 1866-1945 3 creditsHIS 103 - Modern America, 1945-present 3 creditsHIS 111 - European History 1, to - 1500 3 creditsHIS 112 - European History 2, 1500-1850 3 creditsHIS 113 - Modern Europe, 1850-present 3 creditsHIS 321 - The Crusades 3 creditsHIS 352 - Islam and the Middle East 3 credits ♦HIS 371 - Native American History 3 credits ♦HIS 381 - American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1815 3 creditsHIS 383 - American Civil War, 1848-1877 3 creditsOne Quantitative Reasoning course from:MAT 116 - Survey of Contemporary Mathematics 3 creditsMAT 117 - Elementary Statistics 3 creditsMAT 118 - A Modeling Approach to College Algebra 3 creditsMAT 119 - Trigonometry 3 creditsMAT 221 - Calculus 1 4 creditsOne Lab Science course from:ANT 101 - Biological Anthropology 4 credits ♦BIO 121 - Insect Empire 4 creditsBIO 124 - Plant Science 4 creditsBIO 142 - Microbes - Friends and Foes 3 credits and BIO 143  BIO 202 - Principles of Biology 2 4 creditsCHE 101 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 4 creditsNTS 255 - Food Science 4 creditsCHE 161 - General Chemistry 1 4 credits and CHE 168  - General Chemistry 1 Lab (one additional credit)ESS 182 - Environmental Science 4 creditsPHY 101 - Introduction to Astronomy 3 credits and PHY 105  PHY 151 - General Physics 1 4 creditsPHY 152 - General Physics 2 4 creditsPHY 201 - Physics 1: Space, Time and Motion 5 creditsPHY 202 - Physics 2: Electricity, Magnetism and Light 5 creditsOne Social Science course from:ANT 100 - General Anthropology 3 credits ♦ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits ♦ANT 322 - Food and Culture 3 credits ♦BUS 150 - Introduction to Business 3 creditsBUS 181 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 creditsCOM 203 - Introduction to Mass and Social Media 3 creditsCOM 211 - Small Group Communication 3 creditsCOM 260 - Interpersonal Communication 3 creditsCOM 309 - Intercultural Communication 3 credits ♦PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 creditsPOL 110 - Introduction to American Government and Politics 3 creditsPOL 290 - Politics and Governments of Developed and Developing Nations 3 credits ♦POL 390 - Central Europe: International Travel Course 3 credits ♦PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 creditsPSY 120 - Human Growth and Development 3 creditsSOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits ♦SPE 240 - Cognitive and Behavior Change in Sport & Exercise Science 3 creditsOne Fine Arts course from:ART 110 - Drawing 1 3 creditsART 120 - Fundamentals of 2-D 3 creditsART 130 - Fundamentals of 3-D 3 creditsART 140 - Introductory Web Design 3 creditsART 150 - Non-Western Art 3 credits ♦ART 300 - Introduction to Visual Art 3 creditsMUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 creditsMUS 101 - Music Fundamentals 3 creditsMUS 105 - American Popular Music 3 creditsMUS 106 - Women in Music 3 creditsMUS 110 - Music Theory 1 3 creditsTHR 101 - Theatre Appreciation 3 creditsTHR 210 - Acting 1 3 creditsor successfully complete three semesters of MUS 021  or three semesters of MUS 025  .
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
BS/BSN Foreign Language
 Degree Credit Requirements
  At least 120 degree credits are required for a bachelor’s degree. There is no limit to the number of credits which may be earned in one department.A minimum of 30 of the final 36 credits must be earned in residence to receive a bachelor’s degree from WLC.Students must also earn at least 15 credits in residence in upper division courses (300 and 400 level) in the major to receive a bachelor’s degree from WLC.If a major requires a capstone course, it is required to be taken at WLC.At least 9 credits in the minor must be taken at WLC.A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 must be achieved to satisfy the degree requirements. Individual programs may require grade point averages higher than a 2.0 for courses used to satisfy the major.Suggested General Education Sequencing
  Freshman : COL 101 (Fall), LAS 101  (Spring), Foreign Language/Foreign Language Diversity, Quantitative Reasoning, ENG 101, COM 101, THE 105/THE 110, ~9 cr. in the major Sophomore: Biblical Theology, PED 100, 1-2 Approaches, declare major Junior: Applied Theology, 1-2 Approaches Senior: Systematic Theology,  1-2 Approaches, LAS 401/LAS 402    (Full general education information may be found here.)   |   Return to: Programs of Study
 
 
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