Department of Computer Science
The Computer Science Department provides undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. degrees that prepare students for the workforce or continued studies. The department offers many choices in degrees and certificates to meet the needs of students and industry.
At the undergraduate level, Bachelor of Science degrees are ABET accredited, as is the Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Science and Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Science Security. The department offers a cross-discipline Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and a Bachelor of Science in Data Analytics and Systems Engineering. For those interested in adding professional skills, an undergraduate certificate in cybersecurity gives students skills to increase professional opportunities.
The newest degree is the Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science with four built-in degree tracks in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, game development, or computer science. This degree is an applied computer science degree that will help fulfill workforce needs in software development. This degree offers expanded admission requirements, flexible general education credit selection, and benefits for transfer students in the number of general education credits.
At the graduate level, the department offers thesis-based Master of Science degrees, project-based Master of Engineering degrees, professional graduate certificates, and Ph.D. degrees. Each degree or certificate has a focus area in one of these areas: computer science, cybersecurity, security, software engineering, games and media integration, network system security, secure software, or games and media integration.