Computing - BA
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Computing provides students with the opportunity to obtain computing knowledge and skills to be coupled with their non-computing interests in a wide variety of areas such as liberal arts, science, education, business, data science, robotics, etc. The degree allows students to build up strong computational fundamentals that are custom-fit to domains of interest that require such skills. The degree program is designed to provide flexibility in the choice of courses, both in computing and in the students' field of interest, so that students, after graduation, can have a broader range of career options, both in industry and in academia, reflecting the increasing demand for interdisciplinary talent where computing plays a major role.
Program Mission
The mission of the Computing program at Texas A&M University is to prepare intellectual, professional, and ethical graduates, capable of meeting the diverse and changing challenges in the field of computing.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| CSCE 181 | Introduction to Computing 1 | 1 |
| ENGL 103 or ENGL 104 | Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition or Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Select one of the following: 1 | 4 | |
| Programming I | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science Concepts and Programming | ||
| Structured Programming in C | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Business Calculus | ||
| Calculus I for Biological Sciences | ||
| Engineering Mathematics I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CSCE 121 | Introduction to Program Design and Concepts 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Calculus II for Biological Sciences | ||
| Engineering Mathematics II | ||
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Introduction to Logic | ||
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CSCE 221 | Data Structures and Algorithms 1 | 4 |
| CSCE 222/ECEN 222 | Discrete Structures for Computing | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Statistics I | ||
| Introduction to Biometry | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CSCE 312 | Computer Organization 1 | 4 |
| CSCE 314 | Programming Languages 1 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Communication for Technical Professions | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CSCE 313 | Introduction to Computer Systems 1 | 4 |
| CSCE 315 | Programming Studio 1 | 3 |
| CSCE 481 | Seminar 1 | 1 |
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Writing about Literature | ||
| Technical and Business Writing | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Prescribed elective 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Prescribed elective 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CSCE 482 | Senior Capstone Design 1 | 3 |
| University Core Curriculum 2 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 3 | |
| Concentration elective 3 | 2 | |
| Prescribed elective 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | All CSCE courses (excluding the prescribed electives) require a grade of C or better. |
| 2 | Of the 30 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 9 must be from life and physical sciences, 3 from creative arts, 3 from language, philosophy and culture, 3 from social and behavioral sciences, 6 from American history and 6 from government/political science. The required 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity and 3 hours of Cultural Discourse may be met by courses also satisfying the creative arts, language, philosophy and culture, social and behavioral sciences and American history requirements if they are also on the approved list of International and Cultural Diversity and Cultural Discourse. |
| 3 | To be selected in consultation of with major advisor. |
| 4 | Select from CSCE 310, CSCE 400‐470, CSCE 489. |