Computer Science - Associate of Arts (Major Code - CSC)

The Computer Science Associate of Arts degree is designed for students interested in transferring to the University of Arizona South’s computer science program. To ensure seamless transfer, students must develop their specific program of study in close coordination with a Cochise College advisor and in consultation with a CIS faculty member.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

  • Describe the mechanics of information transfer and control within a digital computer system.
  • Design, code, test, and debug Java programs using object-oriented programming techniques in the command line environment.
  • Design, code, test, and debug medium-difficulty C programs using structured and modular techniques.
  • Correctly employ appropriate utility programs and libraries.
  • Correctly design modular programs.
  • Design and implement combinational logic circuits with SSI elements (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR gates).
  • Use data structures in solving programming problems.

Degree Map

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (AGEC-A) 35 CREDITS

Composition 6 credits

ENG 101Composition**

3

ENG 102English Composition**

3

Mathematics 5 credits

MAT 220Calculus I**

5

Laboratory Sciences 8 credits

Laboratory sciences must be chosen from the following:

BIO 105Environmental Biology*

4

BIO 181General Biology I (for majors)**

4

BIO 182General Biology II**

4

CHM 151General Chemistry I**

4

CHM 152General Chemistry II**

4

GLG 101Introduction to Geology I (Physical)***

4

PHY 230Physics with Calculus I**

4

PHY 231Physics with Calculus II**

4

Arts 3 credits

Humanities 3 credits

Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 credits

General Education Electives 4 credits

General education electives must be chosen from the general education list. See www.cochise.edu/AGEC.

Six credits of arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, or general education electives must be chosen from the current listing of intensive writing courses. See www.cochise.edu/AGEC.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT 8 CREDITS

Non-English language second-semester proficiency.

CORE CURRICULUM 22 CREDITS

MAT 227Discrete Mathematics*

3

MAT 231Calculus II*

4

CIS 221Digital Logic*

3

CIS 206Assembler with Architecture

4

 

CIS 208Java Programming

4

OR

CIS 204C Programming*

4

 

CIS 220JData Structures-Java*

4

OR

CIS 220CData Structures-C

4

TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 65 CREDITS