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Computer Science, BS


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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science, BS
Plan Code: ESCSEBS
120
minimum credit hours
46
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Some ASU Online courses are only offered in specific sessions. Please see advising for course planning.
Please see our degree requirements website for links to our flowcharts and our most up to date course lists. Tempe Campus: https://scai.engineering.asu.edu/computer-science-bs/degree-requirements/ Online Campus: https://scai.engineering.asu.edu/cs-online-degree-requirements/
Computer Science Lower Division
CSE 110 Principles of Programming (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
EEE 120 Digital Design Fundamentals
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 205 Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 230 Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 240 Introduction to Programming Languages
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 2
Computer Science Upper Division
CSE 301 Computing Ethics
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 1
CSE 310 Data Structures and Algorithms
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 330 Operating Systems
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 340 Principles of Programming Languages
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 355 Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 360 Introduction to Software Engineering
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 365 Information Assurance
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 485 Computer Science Capstone Project I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CSE 486 Computer Science Capstone Project II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IEE 380 Probability and Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 343 Applied Linear Algebra
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Computer Science Electives
CSE 412 Database Management
OR CSE 434 Computer Networks
OR CSE 445 Distributed Software Development
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
400-Level CSE Elective
12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 12
400-Level  CSE Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Computer Science Major GPA
Check: Minimum 2.00 Major GPA
Not all courses are available through ASU Online campus.
Computer Science - Mathematics Lower Division
MAT 243 Discrete Mathematical Structures
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 265 Calculus for Engineers I (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 266 Calculus for Engineers II (MATH)
OR MAT 271 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 267 Calculus for Engineers III (MATH)
OR CSE 259 Logic in Computer Science
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Lab Science (SCIT)

Applied Biological Science:

Astronomy:

Biology:

Chemistry:

Environmental Sciences:

Forensics:

Geological Sciences:

Physical Geography:

Material Science:

Physical Science:

Physics:

Science Education:

Earth Space:

Sustainability:

AND Scientific Thinking in Natural Sciences (SCIT)
Three total (SCIT) lab science courses are required. Two (SCIT) courses must be from the same subject area and one (SCIT) course must be from a different subject area.
11 Credit Hours
11
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CAI The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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