Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Science

Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Science

Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Science

The Bachelor of Innovation Computer Science Program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General criteria and the Computer Science Program Criteria.

The Computer Science Department offers a complete four-year program of study leading to a Bachelor of Innovation degree in Computer Science. The undergraduate curriculum provides students with theoretical foundations and practical experience in both hardware and software aspects of computers. The curriculum in computer science is integrated with courses in the sciences and the humanities to offer an education that is broad, yet of sufficient depth and relevance to enhance student employment opportunities upon graduation. As a degree program within a professional school of the university, the curriculum is based on the criterion that graduates are expected to function successfully in a professional employment environment immediately upon graduation.

Program Educational Objectives  

The Department of Computer Science has established the following Program Educational Objectives for the Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Science.

Competency in Computer Science Principles

  • Alumni should have the ability to find and access information relevant to an application under development  
  • Alumni should have the ability to model various problem domains and convert them into software solutions  
  • Alumni should have the ability to apply techniques of algorithm design and automata theory to new problem solving situations  
  • Alumni should demonstrate the ability to draw upon the expertise of others and negotiate solutions to a problem as a productive technical team member  
  • Alumni should demonstrate an understanding of the impact of computer problem solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context  

Creativity in Applying Computer Knowledge

  • Alumni should be able to generate new and innovative solutions to solve problems or meet requirements in their discipline  
  • Alumni should be able to integrate global, economic, environmental, and societal considerations into their problem solutions  

Devotion to Lifelong Learning

  • Alumni will be prepared to learn on their own whatever is required to stay current in their chosen profession, for example, learning new programming languages, algorithms, developmental methodologies, etc.  
  • Alumni should be prepared to do continual learning throughout their careers, to include such things as pursuing advanced degrees, attending short courses, reading technical or trade journals, participating in sabbaticals, etc.
  • Alumni will be prepared to pursue careers in all branches of computer science including technical development, project management, and technical sales 

Program Student Learning Outcomes

The Department of Computer Science has established the following Student Outcomes for the Bachelor of Innovation in Computer Science. By the time of graduation, students are expected to demonstrate: 

1. Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.

2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.

3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.

4. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.

5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.

6. Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.

Enrollment Data

 

 
Year Fall Enrollment Bachelor Degree Conferrals Masters Degree Conferrals PhD Degree Conferrals
2017 76   4 14 4
2018 78   16 21 9
2019 72   10 13 7
2020 60   8 10 10
2021 44   6 14 13
2022 41 11 14 6

 

 

Admission Requirements

Admission Criteria for Freshman Students

  • Rank in the upper 30th percentile of high school graduating class
  • GPA of 3.0
  • ACT composite score of 25 or above or an SAT composite score of 1120 or above

Expected high school work is:

  • English - 4 years
  • Math - 4 years (at least two years of Algebra, one-year Geometry)
  • Natural Science - 3 years (must have some lab-based work)
  • Social Science - 3 years (1 unit of US or World History)
  • Foreign Language - 1 year 
  • Academic Electives - 2 years

Students that do not meet assured admission criteria can be admitted by the Engineering Committee but are not guaranteed admission to the College of Engineering.

Transfer students

Student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 with at least 30 hours of college course work. To be admitted, the student should have a solid math and science background in college coursework. Transfer students will almost always be reviewed by the Engineering Committee to determine coursework completed at college level.

For application information: How To Apply

For further information contact the Engineering Advisor at the Student Success Center.

Program Information

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Innovation degree in Computer Science requires the following:

  • Completion of at least 125 hours.
  • A minimum 2.0 average in all CS courses taken and in all CU courses taken.
  • CS majors must complete an exit interview the semester they intend to graduate.

Computer Science Core Courses (and their Pre/Co-Requisites)

  • CS 1150 Principles of Computer Science 3 (HS Algebra, familiarity with computer concepts including file operations and text editing)
  • CS 1450 Data Structures & Algorithms 3 (CS 1150)
  • CS 2060 Programming in C 3 (CS 1150)
  • CS 2080 Programming with UNIX 3 (CS 1450)
  • CS 2160 Computer Org. & Assembly Language 3 (CS 1450, CS 2060)
  • CS 3050 Computing Ethics 1 (CS 2080)
  • CS 3020 Adv Object Tech Using C#/.NET 3 (CS 1450) OR CS 3060 Object Oriented Programming in C++ 3 (CS 2060, CS 2080) OR CS 3080 Python Programming 3 (CS1150, CS 1450)
  • CS 3160 Concepts of Programming Languages 3 (CS 2060, CS 2160, CS 3020 OR CS 3060)
  • CS 3300 Software Engineering 3 (CS 2080, CS 3160, CS 3020 OR CS 3060)
  • CS 4200 Computer Architecture I 3 (CS 2160)
  • CS 4220 Computer Networks 3 (CS 2060, CS 2150 OR MATH 2150)
  • CS 4420 Database I 3 (CS 2150 OR Math 2150, CS 3020 OR CS 3060 OR CS 3080)
  • CS 4500 Operating Systems I 3 (CS 2060 or ECE 1021 with a grade of 'C' or better; CS 2080 with a grade of 'C' or better; CS 4200 or CS 5200 or ECE 4480 with a grade of 'C' or better.
  • CS 4720 Design & Analysis of Algorithms 3 (CS 1450, MATH 2150)
  • TOTAL 40 CREDITS

 BI Innovation Core

Students are required to complete 24 credit hours of the Innovation Core.

BI Core Programming (24 credit hours)

  • BLAW 2010, Business and Intellectual Property Law
  • ENTP 1000*, Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • ENTP 4500 Entrepreneurship and Strategy
  • INOV 1010*, The Innovation Process
  • INOV 2010, Innovation Team:  Analyze and Report
  • INOV 2100, Technical Writing, Proposals and Presentations
  • INOV 3010, Innovation Team:  Research and Execute
  • INOV 4010, Innovation Team:  Design and Lead

BI Cross-Discipline Core

Students are required to complete 15 credit hours of the Innovation Cross-Discipline Core.  Students will choose from: Business, Creative Communication, Globalization, Inclusive Education or Custom.

BI Core Programming (15 credit hours)

Business Cross Disciplinary Cores:

Course Number and Title

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites

 Choose three core components:

 

  ECON 1010 – Intro to Microeconomics

 

  ACCT 2010 – Intro to Financial Accounting     (or)

 MATH 1040, 1050, 1110, 1120, 1320, 1350, or 1360

  ECON 2020 – Intro to Macroeconomics

 ECON 110

  MGMT 3300 – Intro to Management & Organization

 Junior standing

 Choose two electives:

 

  ACCT 2020 – Intro to Managerial Accounting

 ACCT 2010

  ECON 2020 – Intro to Macroeconomics

 ECON 1010

  FNCE 3050 – Basic Finance

 ACCT 2010, ECON 2020, QUAN 2010

  INFS 1100 – Prod Apps for the Workplace

 MATH 99, 1040, 1050, 1120, 1310, 1320, 1330, or 1350

  MGMT 3900 – Improving Personal and Team Creativity

 Junior standing

  MGMT 4110 – Experiences in Leadership

 MGMT 3300, Junior standing

  MGMT 4370 – Organizational Development and Change

 MGMT 3300, Junior standing

  MKTG 3000 – Principles of Marketing

 ENGL 1305, 1308, 1310, or 1311 and second semester sophomore standing

  MKTG 3400 – Personal Selling and Sales Management

 MKTG 3000

  MKTG 4400 – Service Management and Marketing

 MKTG 3000, Junior standing

  MKTG 4500 – Retailing Strategy

 MKTG 3000, Junior standing

  MKTG 4510 – Sports Marketing

 MKTG 3000

  MKTG 4650 – Promotion Management and Strategy

 MKTG 3000, Junior standing

  MKTG 4700 – Internet Marketing and Social Media

 MKTG 3000, Junior standing

  MKTG 4900 – International Marketing

 MKTG 3000, Junior standing

  OPTM 3000 – Fundamentals of Operations Management 

 ACCT 2020, QUAN 2020
     

Globalization Cross Disciplinary Core:

Number and Title

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites

 Foreign Language

 

  Students also may use up to 6 hours of foreign language course work (including ASL)
  as their core component

 

 Choose three to five electives:

 To total 15 credits

  ANTH 1040 – Intro to Cultural Anthropology

 

  COMM 3280 – Intercultural Communication

 

  ECON 3590 – Globalization

 Sophomore standing

  ECON 3710 – Comparative Economic Systems

 ECON 2020

  FNCE 4400 – International Financial Management

 FNCE 4000

  GES 1980 – World Regional Geography

 

  GES 1990 – Intro to Human Geography

 

  GES 3400 – Geopolitics

 

  INTB 3600 – International Business

 FNCE 3050 or MGMT 3300 or MKTG 3000

  INTB 4800 – International Management

 MGMT 3300, Junior standing

  MKTG 4900 – International Marketing

 MKTG 3000, Junior standing

  PHIL 3100 – Religions Around the World

 

  PSC 1010 – Introduction to Global Politics

 

  PSC 4210 – International Politics

 PSC 1010

  PSC 4590 – Globalization

 Sophomore standing

  SOC 4380 – Globalization and Development

 SOC 3070

  WEST 3040 – Women Around the World

 WEST 1010 (formerly WEST 2010), or ANTH 1040

  WEST 3480 – Global Women’s Issues

Creative Communication Cross-Discipline Core

Course Number and Title

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites

 Choose two core components:

 

  COMM 3440 – Leadership Communication

 

  Choose one MUS course

 

 Choose one visual art component:

 

  VA 1010 – Beginning Studio 2D

 

  VA 1020 – Beginning Studio 3D

 

  VA 1040 – Beginning Drawing

 

  VA 2000 – Special Topics

 VA 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, or permission of instructor

  VA 2100 – Digital Imaging

 VA 1010, VA 1020, VA 1030, VA 1040

  VA 2110 – Introduction to Photography

 

  VA 2150 – Beginning Digital Photography

 

  VA 2150 – Digital Photography

 

 Choose two electives:

 

  MGMT 3900 – Improving Personal and Team Creativity

 Junior standing

  COMM 1020 – Interpersonal Communication

 

  COMM 2010 – Oral Communication in the Workplace

 

  COMM 2250 – Introduction to Film and Video

 

  COMM 3100 – Directing for Film and Television

 

  COMM 3280 – Intercultural Communication

 

  COMM 4220 – Creative Communication

 

  ENGL 2050 – Introduction to Creative Writing – Fiction

 ENGL 1305, 1308, or 1310

  ENGL 3120 – Technical Editing and Style

 

  PSY 1000 – General Psychology

 

  PSY 3150 – Psychology of Motivation

 PSY 1000

  THTR 1000 – Introduction to Theatre

 

  THTR 2020 – Acting Workshop I

 

  THTR 2040 – Voice and Articulation I

 

  THTR 2050 – Improvisational Theatre

 

  DNCE 2700 – Fundamentals of Dance

Inclusive Education Cross-Discipline Core

Course Number and Title

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites

 Choose one core course:

 

  EDUC 1000 – Intro to Inclusive Education (or)

 

  IECE 1000 – Intro to Inclusive Early Childhood Education

 

 Choose four or more electives:

 

  EDUC 2000 – Intro to Educational Psychology

 

  EDUC 2100 – Intro to Technology in Education

 

  EDUC 2200 – Children’s Literature

 

  EDUC 2300 – Health & PE for Educators

 

  EDUC 2400 – Arts Integration for Educators

 

  EDUC 2600 – Integrated Science I

 

  EDUC 2650 – Integrated Science II

 

  EDUC 2700 – School, Society, and Diversity

 

  EDUC 3800 – ESL for Educators

 Junior or Senior standing

  IECE 1010 – Inclusive Child Development

 

  IECE 1020 – Learning Through Play

 

  IECE 2000 – Collaborative Partnerships in Early Childhood

 

  IECE 2100 – Foundations of Social Emotional Learning and Trauma Sensitive Practice

 

  IECE 2200 – Designing Inclusive Child Centered Curriculum

 

  IECE 2500 – Relationships, Positive Guidance, Behavior Supports

 

  IECE 3500 – Young Dual Language Learners and Family Literacy

 

  IECE 3600 – Culturally Responsive Leadership and Practices in Early Childhood

 

  IECE 4020 – Creating Positive Classroom Communities

 

  UTED 1010 – Step 1 Inquiry Approaches to Teaching (STEM)

 

  UTED 1020 – Step 2 Inquiry-based lesson Design (STEM)

 UTED 1010

  UTED 2010 – Knowing and Learning in Science and Mathematics

 

  UTLS 3030 – Perspectives on Science and Math

 

  LEAD 1000 – American Foundations of Education

 

  LEAD 1600 – Leading Teams and Organizations

 

  LEAD 2010 – Citizenship through Community Service

 

  COUN 2000 – Introduction to Human Services

 

  COUN 2040 – Human Growth & Development

 

  COUN 4750 – Mental Health Triage and First Aid

 

  COUN 4000 – Introduction to the Counseling Profession

 

  SPED 3000 – Disability Studies in Education

 

  SPED 3001 – Introduction to Special Education

 

  SPED 3004 – Self Determination and Transition

 

  SPED 4020 – Significant Support Needs

 

  SPED 4021 – Designing Positive Classroom Environments

 

  SPED 4022 – Consultation and Collaboration

BI Custom Cross-Discipline Core

This is a personalized core for students that have a different "intellectual" cultural experience.  Students must submit a personalized prosed contract for approval and have it on file with their academic advisor. This core is available only to Veterans and Transfer students at the time of admission and by petition only for existing students who have switched majors.

  • Transfer students: Transfer students who have taken at least 30 credits at another school may use 15 of those credits to complete this core.  The courses must be outside of the student’s major and may not be applied to other degree requirements, including Compass Curriculum.
  • Veterans: Veterans with at least four years of service can combine transfer courses that are outside of their major with any courses taken at UCCS that are outside their college to complete this core.

   

Mathematics and Natural Science

All CS majors need to take the following mathematics and natural science courses. These courses account for 27 credit hours toward the degree requirements.

Mathematics (17 credit hours) (ABET 5.b.)

CS 2150, Discrete Structures or

            Math 2150, Discrete Mathematics

CS 2300, Computational Linear Algebra or

            Math 3130, Introduction to Linear Algebra

CS 2020 Introduction to Statistics for

Data Analytics OR MATH 3810 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics OR

QUAN 2010 Business Statistics

Math 1350, Calculus I

Math 1360, Calculus II

 

Natural Science (10 credit hours)

PES 1110 – General Physics I – Calculus Based and

PES 1120 – General Physics II and

PES 1160 – Advanced Physics Lab I – Calc Based

PES 2160 – Advanced Physics Lab II – Calc Based

 

or

 

CHEM 1401 – General Chemistry I and

CHEM 1402 – General Chemistry Laboratory I and

CHEM 1411 – General Chemistry II and

CHEM 1412 – General Chemistry Laboratory II

(Requires using 1 free elective credit hour)

or

BIOL 1300 - General Biology:  Organismic Biology

BIOL 1310 – General Biology: Organismic Biology Lab

BIOL 1350 – General Biology: Intro to the Cell

BIOL 1360 - General Biology: Intro to the Cell Lab

Compass Curriculum

All CS majors need to meet the requirements of the Compass Curriculum.

The Compass Curriculum accounts for 3 credit hours toward the degree requirements and most of these overlap with the innovation core.

Gateway (3 credit hours)

GPS 1010

Writing Program

INOV 2010 (included in BI core requirements)

INOV 3010 (included in BI core requirements)

Explore Art, Humanities and Cultures

INOV 1010 (included in BI core requirements)

Explore Society Behavior and Health

ENTP 1000 (included in BI core requirements)

Explore Physical and Natural World

Basic science courses cover this (included in BI core requirements)

Navigate

INOV 3010 (included in BI core requirements)

Summit Course

ENTP 4500 (included in BI core requirements)

 Inclusiveness

INOV 1010 (included in BI core requirements)

Sustainability

ENTP 1000 (included in BI core requirements)

Writing Portfolio (0 credit hours)

PORT 3000, Writing Portfolio Assessment or

ENGL 3010, Advanced Rhetoric and Writing (prer. ENGL 1310/1410 or TCID 2080 or TCID 2090) or

            TCID 3080

Free Electives

Adding all the credit hours from the other categories yields a total of 121 credit hours. to reach the 125 credit hours for a BI CS degree, that leaves credit hours left in the degree for free electives.

Students can take any courses they want for these free electives.

To help plan your degree program, refer to the Computer Science Major Advising Guide.

For application information: How To Apply

For further information, contact an enrollment advisor through the Admissions page.

 

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