Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Computer Science, B.S. (Cyber Security & Secure Software Development Concentration) Sequence

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Suggested Four-Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
CS-144 Computer Science I (4 cr.)
MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.)
CNIT-133 Networking Fundamentals I (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
CS-145 Computer Science II (4 cr.)
MATH-157 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 cr.)
CNIT-134 Networking Fundamentals II (3 cr.)

Second Year (33 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

CS-244 Data Structures (4 cr.)
CS-248 Web and Internet Programming (3 cr.)
MATH-270 Discrete Mathematics (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)
ICT-103 Problem-Solving with Information Communication Technologies (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

CS-324 Database Systems Manipulation and Design (3 cr.)
CNIT-301 Linux Systems & Network Administration (3 cr.)
MATH-275 Linear Algebra (3 cr.)
ICT-215 Cybertechnology Ethics (3 cr.)
CS-290 Professional Seminar (1 cr.)
SBSCI Selective (RES or GLP) (3 cr.)

Summer Semester (1 credit)

CS-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) or
CS-498 Field Experience (1 cr.)

Third Year (27-28 credits)

Fall Semester (12-13 credits)

CS-354 Algorithm Design and Analysis (3 cr.)
CS-480 Introduction to Computer Security (3 cr.)
Stout Core Selective (0-1 cr.) **
CNIT Selective (371, 381, 382) (3 cr.)
HUM/ART Selective (RES or GLP) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

STAT-330 Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (3 cr.)
CS-358 Software Engineering Principles (3 cr.)
CNIT-361 Workstation and Server (3 cr.)
CNIT-383 Introduction to Network Security (3 cr.)
Free Elective (to reach 120) (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (27-31 credits)

Fall Semester (14-16 credits)

CS-458 Software Engineering Practicum (4 cr.)
CS-441 Computer Architecture (4 cr.)
CNIT-484 Advanced Network Security and Auditing (3 cr.)
Natural Science w/ Lab (3-5 cr.)

Spring Semester (13-15 credits)

CS-458 Software Engineering Practicum (4 cr.)
CS-442 Operating Systems (3 cr.)
SBSCI Selective (RES or GLP) (3 cr.)
HUM/ART Selective (RES or GLP) (3 cr.)
Free Elective (to reach 120) (0-2 cr.) **

Note:

** = Only needed if taking a less than 5-credit natural science w/ lab

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