72 Additional hours of upper division computer science courses may be taken to satisfy the University upper division requirement of 40 hours (CS 4890 is recommended). Support Courses Required ENGL 3100 Professional & Technical Writing (3) or TBE 3250 Business Communication (3) MATH SI1210 Calculus I (4) Other CS Electives When selecting additional CS electives to satisfy the University 40 hour upper division requirement or the 120 hour total hour requirement, students may choose upper division courses from the other emphases. Suggested Course Sequence Contact the department advisor for a course sequence. Game Development institutional certificate A student may apply for a certificate of competency in Game Development provided he or she has fulfilled the following requirements: 1. Concurrent or previous completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the WSU College of Applied Science and Technology or any other accredited institution. 2 Completion of the following required courses with a grade of C or better (15-16 credit hours): CS 4610 Introduction to Game Industry (4) CS 4640 Game Development I (4) CS 4650 Game Development II (4) MATH 2250 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4) or MATH 2270 Elementary Linear Algebra (3) Computer Science departmental honors Please contact the Computer Science Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. To earn departmental honors in Computer Science, a student must: 1. Complete all requirements for a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. 2 Maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.85. 3. Take at least 12 upper-division hours of courses for Honors Credit with a grade of A or A-. Up to 4 hours can be from the Honors Department and the remainder from the Computer Science Department. Most upper-division Computer Science courses can be taken for Honors Credit by arranging for extra honors requirements with the instructor before the term begins. 4. Participate as an officer or committee leader in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) student chapter for one year or provide 20 hours of community service as coordinated and verified by the university's Community Involvement Center. 5. Make a public presentation of your own individual research or project work. This can be done at an ACM meeting, a public forum organized by the Computer Science Department or Weber State University, or at a regional or national conference. It is recommended that all applicants take at least one General Education Requirement course designated as an Honors Course section. Computer Science minor, teaching minor, bis concentration » Program Prerequisite: There are no special admission or application requirements for these programs, with the exception of a mandatory placement exam. If a student passes the placement test with a score of 73% or better, then the student may enter these programs beginning with the first course of CS SI1400. If the score of 73% is not achieved, then the student must take the CS 1030 Foundations of Computer Science course as a prerequisite to begin course work for these programs. The student will have two attempts to achieve the 73% score. The last score received will be the score used to determine placement. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses used toward the minor. A grade of "C-" is not acceptable. In addition an overall GPA of 2.70 or higher must be attained for those required courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: 24 hours for the Minor and BIS Concentration, and 23 hours for the Teaching Minor. Students who select the Computer Science Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department) and have a teaching major. Course Requirements for Minor or BIS Concentration (24 credit hours) Required Courses (12 credit hours) CS SI 1400 Fundamentals of Programming (4) CS SI1410 Object-Oriented Programming (4) CS SI2420 Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms (4) Electives (12 credit hours) Select two of the following courses (8 credit hours) CS 2350 World Wide Web and the Internet (4) CS 25 50 Database Design & Application Development (4) CS SI2650 Computer Architecture/Organization (4) CS 2705 Network Fundamentals and Design (4) CS 3040 Windows/Unix/Linux Infrastructure & Administration (4) Select one additional course (4 credit hours total) in approved upper division Computer Science (CS courses numbered 3000 or higher) other than CS 4800 or CS 4890. An uppe course (CS 3210, CS 3230, CS 4780 or CS 4790) is: Course Requirements for Teaching Minor (23 credit hours) Required Courses (15 credit hours) CS SI 1400 Fundamentals of Programming (4) CS SI1410 Object-Oriented Programming (4) CS SI2650 Computer Architecture/Organization (4) EDUC 3370 Advanced Technology Education (3) Electives (8 credit hours) Select one of the following CS SI1022 Software Development (4) CS SI 1023 Selected Programming Language (4) CS 2350 World Wide Web and the Internet (4) CS SI2420 Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms (4) CS 25 50 Database Design & Application Development (4) Select one additional course (4 credit hours) in approved upper division Computer Science (CS courses numbered 3000 or higher) other than CS 4800 or CS 4890. An upper division programming language course (CS 3210, CS 3230, CS 3750, CS 4780 or CS 4790) is: Weber State University 2009-2010 Catalog