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Program checklist · B.S.

Computer Science, B.S. (Engineering)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · Abington, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0701
Credits (computed from items)
106-108
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214801
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214801_b6c21bf7
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      13 items
      1. CMPSC 150N
        Computing and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CMPSC 221
        Object Oriented Programming with Web-Based Applications
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CMPSC 222
        Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms in C
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CMPSC 315
        Computer Systems I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. CMPSC 316
        Computer Systems II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. CMPSC 320
        Software Engineering Principles
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CMPSC 360
        Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. CMPSC 461
        Programming Language Concepts
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. CMPSC 465
        Data Structures and Algorithms
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. CMPSC 483W
        Software Design Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. ENGL 202C
        Effective Writing: Technical Writing
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. PHYS 211
        4
      13. PHYS 212
        4

      Additional Courses

      31 items
      1. Select 1 credit of First-Year Seminar
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. STAT/MATH 318
        Elementary Probability
        Not resolved to a course
        or: STAT/MATH 414 Introduction to Probability Theory
        or: STAT/MATH 418 Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes for Engineering
        3
      3. STAT/MATH 319
        Elementary Mathematical Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        or: STAT/MATH 415 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
        3
      4. Select 18 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        18
      5. CMPEN 362
        Communication Networks
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CMPEN 462
        Wireless Communications Systems and Security
        Not resolved to a course
      7. CMPEN 431
        Introduction to Computer Architecture
        Not resolved to a course
      8. CMPEN 454
        Fundamentals of Computer Vision
        Not resolved to a course
      9. CMPSC 431W
        Database Management Systems
        Not resolved to a course
      10. CMPSC 432
        Exploratory Data Mining
        Not resolved to a course
      11. CMPSC 442
        Artificial Intelligence
        Not resolved to a course
      12. CMPSC 443
        Introduction to Computer and Network Security
        Not resolved to a course
      13. CMPSC 444
        Secure Programming
        Not resolved to a course
      14. CMPSC 447
        Software Security
        Not resolved to a course
      15. CMPSC 448
        Machine Learning and Algorithmic AI
        Not resolved to a course
      16. CMPSC 449
        Foundations of Natural Language Processing
        Not resolved to a course
      17. CMPSC 450
        Concurrent Scientific Programming
        Not resolved to a course
      18. CMPSC 451
        Numerical Computations
        Not resolved to a course
      19. CMPSC 455
        Introduction to Numerical Analysis I
        Not resolved to a course
      20. CMPSC 456
        Introduction to Numerical Analysis II
        Not resolved to a course
      21. CMPSC 458
        Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
        Not resolved to a course
      22. CMPSC 464
        Introduction to the Theory of Computation
        Not resolved to a course
      23. CMPSC 466
        Introduction to Quantum Computation
        Not resolved to a course
      24. CMPSC 467
        Factorization and Primality Testing
        Not resolved to a course
      25. CMPSC 471
        Introduction to Compiler Construction
        Not resolved to a course
      26. CMPSC 473
        Operating Systems Design & Construction
        Not resolved to a course
      27. CMPSC 475
        Applications Programming
        Not resolved to a course
      28. CMPSC 476
        Systems Debugging
        Not resolved to a course
      29. CMPSC 478
        Advanced Algorithms
        Not resolved to a course
      30. CMPSC 489
        Deep Learning for Computer Vision
        Not resolved to a course
      31. EE 456
        Introduction to Neural Networks
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better:

      9 items
      1. CAS 100A
        Effective Speech
        or: CAS 100B Effective Speech
        or: ENGL 138T Rhetoric and Civic Life II
        3
      2. CMPSC 121
        Introduction to Programming Techniques
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CMPSC 131 Programming and Computation I: Fundamentals
        3
      3. CMPSC 122
        Intermediate Programming
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CMPSC 132 Programming and Computation II: Data Structures
        3
      4. CMPEN 270
        Digital Design: Theory and Practice
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CMPEN 271& CMPEN 275 Introduction to Digital Systemsand Digital Design Laboratory
        4
      5. ENGL 15
        Rhetoric and Composition
        Not resolved to a course
        or: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition
        or: ENGL 137H Rhetoric and Civic Life I
        3
      6. MATH 140
        Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 140H Honors Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
        4
      7. MATH 141
        Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 141H Honors Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
        4
      8. MATH 220
        Matrices
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 220H Honors Matrices
        2-3
      9. MATH 230
        Calculus and Vector Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MATH 230H Honors Calculus and Vector Analysis
        or: MATH 231& MATH 232 Calculus of Several Variablesand Integral Vector Calculus
        4

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      3 items
      1. Select 2-3 credits from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        2-3
      2. PHYS 213
        2
      3. PHYS 214
        2

      3 credits from the approved list of natural sciences courses

      1 item
      1. Select 6 credits from department list.
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/computer-science-bs/. Captured page pages/0557.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.