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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
(ABET-CAC-accredited)
(Bioinformatics Option)

Effective for students entering in or after Fall 2002.

If you entered before Fall 2002, you may change to this curriculum with your advisor's approval.

P(...) = Prerequisite Courses; Co(...) = Corequisite Courses.

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Semester	Courses	Courses	Courses	Courses	Courses	Total Credit Hours 130
1	Engl 9 or 10 or EFL 50 (3)	CSci 41 (3) Introduction to Computer Science (Entering SEAS freshmen also take SEAS 1 (1))	CSci 53 (3) Intro to Software Development (Java) Co(CSci 41)	Chem 11 (4) General Chemistry	Math 20 or 31 (3)	17
2	Humanities or Social Science (H/SS) Elective (3)	CSci 123 (3) Discrete Structures P(Math 20/31)	Csci 133 (3) Algorithms and Data Structures I (Java) P(CSci 53)	Chem 12 (4) General Chemistry	Math 21 or 32 (3) P(Math 20/31)	16
3	BiSc 13(4) Intro to Biology	CSci 135 (3) Computer Architecture I P(CSci 123, CSci 133)	CSci 143 (3) Software Engineering I (Java+C) P(CSci 133)	Chem 151+153 (4) Organic Chemistry w Lab	Math 32 or Math 33(3) P(Math 21/32)	17
4	BiSc 14 (4) Intro to Biology	CSci 136 (3) Computer Architecture II P(CSci 135)	CSci 147 (3) Team Software Project Co(CSci 143)	Chem 152+154 (4) Organic Chemistry w Lab	Engl 11/13 (3) English Comp	17
5	Phys 1 or 21 (4) General Physics w Lab	CSci 150 (3) Foundations of Computing P(CSci 133, CSci 135)	CSci 151 (3) Algorithms and Data Structures P(CSci 143)	BiSc 103 (4) Biochemistry	ApSc 115 (3) Engineering Analysis (Prob/Stat) P(Math 32)	17
6	Phys 2 or 22 (4) General Physics w Lab	CSci 178 (3) Database Systems I P(CSci 52/136, CSci 147)	CSci 161 (3) Software Engineering II P(CSci 147)	BiSc 104 (2) Biochemistry Lab	H/SS (3)	15
7	H/SS (3)	CSci 183 (3) Computer Networks I P(CSci 143)	CSci 195 (3) Senior Computer Science Design Project I P(CSci 161, CSci 178), Co(CSci 169)	CSci 169 (3)  Software Paradigms (C++, other paradigms) P(CSci 143)	H/SS (3)	15
8	H/SS (3)	CSci 177 (3) Intro to Bioinformatics P(BiSc 13-14, CSci 151)	CSci 196 (3) Senior Computer Science Design Project II P(CSci 195)	BiSc 107 + 108 (4) Genetics	H/SS (3)	16