The courses in the computer science curriculum build on one another, so the sequence in which students take courses is important. The first diagram below shows the dependencies among courses. The second diagram shows how the courses fit into a typical student schedule over four years. (This schedule actually shows more courses than is typical. The requirement for the major is eight courses; many students take one or two more than that.)
Course Dependencies
Course Sequence Over Four Years
Fall Winter Spring Summer FR CS 105
Intro. to Comp. Sci.CS 110
Intro. to ProgrammingCS 210
Data StructuresCD SO CS 230
Computer ArchitectureCS 215
AlgorithmsCD JR Study Abroad CS 300
AutomataSIP SR CS 320
Programming LanguagesCS 491-495
Special TopicsCS 430
Operating SystemsSIP Seminar CS 255
Prog. and Simulation
