Minor Requirements

Credits Required

Total credits in the minor: 17

Prerequisites

At a minimum, you should successfully complete CST 101: Technology Tools or the equivalent before starting coursework for the minor.

Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment

You must achieve each of the Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options.

LO 0 Individual Learning Plan ~ students produce an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) that aligns professional and academic interests with the minor pathway

  • Complete the following: CST 301: Prosem:Minors&Certificates

LO 1 Computer Programming ~ students demonstrate a solid understanding of the concepts and practice of programming to find solutions for practical problems

  • Complete the following: CST 231: Problm-Solving/Programng and 231L

LO 2 Knowledge of Computers ~ students demonstrate knowledge of how a computer represents and transmits information, a computer's component parts and peripherals, and how a computer's parts and components are organized and interfaced ~ students perform basic operations (i.e. run applications, and manage and navigate files) on a variety of platforms, including Mac, PC, and UNIX operating systems

  • Complete the following: CST 337: Computer Architecture

LO 3 Computer Science and Information Systems ~ students utilize professional-level techniques and tools to solve real-world problems from among the following areas: software design, databases, computer networking, system administration, dynamic websites, and other web-centric computing disciplines

  • Complete any two of the following courses (after you work with an advisor in CST 301: Prosem:Minors&Certificates to design the learning experience): CST 334: Unix & X-Windows; CST 434: Advanced UNIX Systems Admin; CST 336: Internet Programming; CST 338: Software Design; CST 363: Database Mgt:Methods/Appl; CST 551: Web Databases and Services; CST 311: Intro to Computer Networks; CST 312: Telecommunication Stds; CST 384; CST 313