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Program checklist · BS

Computer Science, BS

Pennsylvania Western University · California, PA

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
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0701
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
156
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
498571
CourseShelf checklist
CK_498571_e17079b3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Curriculum Requirements

0 items

    Minimum Requirements

    1 item
    1. Minimum grade of C- in the following courses: ENGL 1200, MATH 2410, CMSC 1200, CMAC 1240, CMSC 2040, CMSC 2100, CMSC 3040, CMSC 3100, CMSC 3240, CMSC 4140, CMSC 4900, MATH 1510
      Not resolved to a course

    General Education

    29 items
    1. FOUNDATIONS 16-19 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. First Year Seminar - FYS 1000 - Navigating the First Year at PennWest
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Quantitative Reasoning - MATH 2410 - Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. Written Communication - Choose 1 of the following options:
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Written Communication - ENGL 1100 - Introduction to College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. AND ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: Written Communication - ENGL 1200 - College Composition
      3
    7. Oral Communication - COMM 1010 - Public Speaking
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. Technological Literacy - CMSC 1200 - Problem Solving and Programming Constructs
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. DISCOVERIES 24-27 Credits
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. Arts and Humanities - Any Course (GDAH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. Social Sciences - Any Course (GDSS)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. Social Sciences - Any Course (GDSS)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. Natural Sciences and Technology - MATH 2420 - Calculus II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    15. Natural Sciences and Technology - Choose from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
    16. ATMS 1100
      3
    17. BIOL 2810
      3
    18. BIOL 3810
      3
    19. CHEM 1108
      4
    20. CHEM 1128
      4
    21. GEOL 1500
      4
    22. PHYS 2500
      4
    23. PHYS 2600
      4
    24. Flex Discoveries - CMSC 1240 - Computer Programming I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    25. Flex Discoveries - MATH 1510 - Discrete Structures
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. Flex Discoveries - (If not completing ENGL 1100) - Any Course (GDAH, GDSS, GDNS, or GDWH)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    27. ESSENTIAL SKILLS Essential Skills remain in General Education requirements but are completed within the major and do not add to the 42 standalone credits.
      Not resolved to a course
    28. Intensive Writing - CMSC 4900 - Senior Project I: Software Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    29. Capstone - CMSC 4920 - Senior Project II
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Major

    0 items

      Required Major Courses

      16 items
      1. CMSC 2040
        3
      2. CMSC 2100
        3
      3. CMSC 3040
        3
      4. CMSC 3100
        3
      5. CMSC 3140
        3
      6. CMSC 3180
        3
      7. CMSC 3240
        3
      8. CMSC 3320
        3
      9. CMSC 4000
        3
      10. CMSC 4080
        3
      11. CMSC 4140
        3
      12. CMSC 4180
        3
      13. CMSC 4900
        3
      14. CMSC 4920
        3
      15. STAT 2020
        3
      16. MATH 3210
        3

      Major Electives

      13 items
      1. At Most One Class (3 Credits) From This Programming Electives Block:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CMIS 3340
        3
      3. CMSC 3360
        3
      4. CMSC 3380
        3
      5. CMSC 3700
        3
      6. CMSC 3720
        3
      7. CMSC 4950
        1
      8. At Least One Class (3 Credits) From This Advanced Electives Block:
        Not resolved to a course
      9. CMIS 3200
        3
      10. CMSC 3780
        3
      11. CMSC 3990
        1
      12. CMSC 4120
        3
      13. CMSC 4200
        3
      Source. Pennsylvania Western University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.pennwest.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=12&poid=2017. Captured page pages/0045.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.