Computer Science / Bachelor of Arts (Online Accelerated)

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 46

The online accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science is available only to students enrolled in The School for Professional and Continuing Education.

Admission

To be admitted, adult students should have earned a minimum of 30 semester hours of transferable credit, which includes College Writing 1 or equivalent, at a regionally-accredited, post-secondary institution; have earned a minimum of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative transfer grade point average based upon all transferable courses; demonstrate evidence of significant work experience or military training; and write a personal statement outlining a plan for achieving success in an adult accelerated program at Lewis University. Credits earned through Prior Learning Assessment cannot be used for satisfying the transfer credit hour requirement for admission into an accelerated degree program.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-CPSC-L

I. Core Courses (28)

MATH-31000Discrete Mathematics

4

CPSC-20000Introduction to Computer Science

3

CPSC-21000Programming Fundamentals

3

CPSC-24500Object-Oriented Programming

3

CPSC-30000Computer Organization

3

CPSC-34000Algorithms and Data Structures

3

CPSC-35000Operating Systems

3

CPSC-46000Programming Languages

3

CPSC-48000Communications and Networking

3

II. Capstone Sequence (6)

Complete either course sequence:
CPSC-44000Software Engineering

3

CPSC-49200Software Systems Capstone Project

3

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OR

CPSC-48500Advanced Communications and Networking

3

CPSC-49300Computer Infrastructure Capstone Project

3

III. Elective Courses (12)

Choose any four additional computer science courses at or above the 200 level.

IV. Advanced Writing Requirement (6)

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
CPSC-44000Software Engineering

3

CPSC-49200Software Systems Capstone Project

3

-
OR

CPSC-48500Advanced Communications and Networking

3

CPSC-49300Computer Infrastructure Capstone Project

3