Students majoring in the Computer Science program are forbidden from double-majoring in the BS Game Programming, BS Information Technology, and BS Math and Computer Science programs; as well as from minoring in Computer Science and Information Technology.
Curriculum Requirements
Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.
First Year
- CSC 241 1
- CSC 242 1
- CSC 300
- IT 223
- MAT 140
- MAT 141
- 1 Students with one (1) semester programming experience may take CSC 243 and one (1) additional Major Elective in lieu of CSC 241 and CSC 242.
Liberal Studies Requirements
Second Year
- CSC 299
- CSC 301
- CSC 321
- CSC 347
- CSC 373
- CSC 374
- WRD 204
Liberal Studies Requirements
Third Year
-
CSC 343
OR CSC 344
OR CSC 348
OR CSC 363
OR CSC 389
OR CSE 351 - CSC 355
- CSC 376
-
SE 333
OR SE 359
OR SE 371 - SE 350
-
1 Major Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
Fourth Year
- CSC 394 (Capstone)
- Sixteen (16) credit hours of Major Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
Major Electives
Major Electives courses must be selected from the Introductory and Advanced Major Field Course lists below. At least 16 of the 20 Major Field Elective Credit Hours must be taken from the list of Advanced Major Field courses.
Introductory Major Field Courses
- ANI 230
- CSC 233
- CSC 235
- CSC 281
- CSC 282
- CSC 309
- CSC 395
- GAM 226
- GAM 344
- GEO 241
- GEO 243
- IT 130
- IT 231
- IT 232
- IT 263
- MAT 150
- MAT 151
- UXD 210
Advanced Major Field Courses
Advanced Topics
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Sciences
Computer Game Development
Computer Networks
Computer Systems
Computer Vision
Data Analysis and Data Mining
Data Storage
Human-Computer Interaction
Security
Software Engineering
Theory of Computation
Web Development
Open Electives
Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.
Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.
Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.
Note: Students must complete CSC 208 Ethics in Technology as one of the two required Philosophical Inquiry learning domain requirements.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements
- Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
- Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
- Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA
- Between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate cum laude
- Between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate magna cum laude
- of at least 3.850 will graduate summa cum laude
For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.