Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Computer Science, B.A.


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SMU Degree Requirements

An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows:

Requirements for the Major


Tracks (9 Credit Hours)


Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning


Cybersecurity


Data Engineering


General


  • Three 3-hour, 4000-level or above CS courses approved by adviser

Research


Software Engineering


Technical Electives (9 Credit Hours)


9 credit hours of CS courses at the 3000 level or above as approved by the adviser. The advisor may approve other sufficiently technical courses from other departments to satisfy the Technical elective requirements. Technical electives cannot be satisfied by courses that are part of the student’s chosen track. Students may not use CS 4340  to satisfy this requirement.

Engineering Leadership (9 Credit Hours)


Choose 9 credit hours from the following:

Total for the Major Only: 60 Credit Hours


Note: All computer science majors must earn a grade of C- or better in the computer science core courses and CS 2353  in fulfillment of the requirements for the major.

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