Computer Science, BS

The major in Computer Science is based on the curriculum recommendations of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). It offers a broad range of computing concepts with a strong foundation in programming skills. The curriculum is intended for the preparation of a computer science professional who will be working in business, industry, or government service. For those students who desire graduate studies in Computer Science the curriculum offers the courses that are recommended by graduate departments of Computer Science. The major in Computer Information Systems is a multidisciplinary degree that includes Computer Science and Business. It is aimed at those students who will go into careers with an emphasis on the information management aspects of business. It contains a strong Computer Science component along with a background in Business.

Program Requirements:

1. Completion of the Bonaventure Program and requirements for undergraduate degrees.
2. The technological literacy requirement will be fulfilled by completing the computer science courses required for the major.
3. A cumulative 2.0 grade point average is required in the major. No more than two courses below the grade of “C-” within the major will be accepted.
4. A minor outside the field of Computer Science is strongly encouraged.