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Program checklist · Computer Science, BA Major in

Computer Science, BA Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Computer Science, BA Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
124
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The BA major in computer science program has two tracks: general (I) and individual (II).
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_31f00917
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

General Track (I) Program Requirements

4 items
  1. CSC 014
    (MA, CS) Discrete Structures for Computer Science I Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. CSC 015
    (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science I: Problem Solving and Program Design Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  3. CSC 016
    (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science II: Data Structures, Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  4. CSC 024
    Discrete Structures for Computer Science II Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

General Track (I) Computer Science Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 39

9 items
  1. CSC 014
    (MA, CS) Discrete Structures for Computer Science I Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. CSC 015
    (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science I: Problem Solving and Program Design Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  3. CSC 016
    (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science II: Data Structures, Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  4. CSC 017
    (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science III: Advanced Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  5. CSC 024
    Discrete Structures for Computer Science II Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  6. CSC 110
    Introduction to Computer Architecture Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  7. CSC 112
    Computer Operating Systems Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  8. CSC 120
    Algorithms and Data Structures Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
    or: CSC 161 - Introduction to Automata Theory Semester Hours: 3
  9. CSC 163
    Computing, Ethics, and Society Semester Hours: 1
    Not resolved to a course

Individual Track (II) Program Requirements

0 items

    Individual Track (II) Computer Science Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 39

    0 items

      Mathematics Requirement for Both Tracks

      1 item
      1. MATH 071
        (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course

      Natural Science Requirements For Both Tracks

      21 items
      1. BIOL 113
        (NS) General Biology II Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
      2. and
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIOL 112
        (NS) General Biology I Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I Semester Hours: 3 - 4
      4. and
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CHEM 003B
        (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I Semester Hours: 1
        Not resolved to a course
      6. and
        Not resolved to a course
      7. CHEM 004A
        (NS) General Chemistry II Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      8. and
        Not resolved to a course
      9. CHEM 004B
        (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II Semester Hours: 1
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PHYS 001A - (NS) Elementary Physics Semester Hours: 3
      10. and
        Not resolved to a course
      11. PHYS 001B
        (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
        Not resolved to a course
      12. and
        Not resolved to a course
      13. PHYS 002A
        (NS) Elementary Physics Semester Hours: 3
        Not resolved to a course
      14. and
        Not resolved to a course
      15. PHYS 002B
        (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PHYS 011A - (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
      16. and
        Not resolved to a course
      17. PHYS 011B
        (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
        Not resolved to a course
      18. and
        Not resolved to a course
      19. PHYS 012A
        (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
        Not resolved to a course
      20. and
        Not resolved to a course
      21. PHYS 012B
        (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
        Not resolved to a course

      Oral Communication For Both Tracks

      0 items

        For both tracks, see BA Requirements

        0 items
          Source. Hofstra University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.hofstra.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=147&poid=32178&returnto=28222. Captured page pages/0212.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.