This Eight Semester Plan is provided as a general guideline. It DOES NOT reduce the importance of careful discussions between a student and his or her academic advisor.
Some degree requirements, such as those for upper division and liberal arts credits, may not be completely delineated in this plan. Students are responsible for reviewing their own Degree
Audit Report each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Please see additional
disclaimers and information about these Eight Semester Plans, which are currently under development.
Computer Science
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | CPS210 Computer Science I: Foundations | 4 | | MAT251 Calculus I (see Note 1, below) | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 14 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | MAT252 Calculus II (see Note 1) | 4 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | CPS310 Computer Science II: Data Structures | 4 | | Total | 14 |
|
Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| CHE201 General Chemistry I or PHY201 General Physics I (NSCI) | 3 | | CHE211 General Chemistry I Lab or PHY211 Physics I Lab | 1 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3-4 | | CPS315 Computer Science III | 4 | | CPS330 Assembly Language and Computer Architecture | 4 | | Total | 15-16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| CHE202 General Chemistry II or PHY202 General Physics II (NSCI) | 3 | | CHE212 General Chemistry II Lab or PHY212 General Physics II Lab | 1 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | MAT320 Discrete Mathematics for Computing | 3 | | CPS353 Software Engineering | 3 | | Total | 16 |
|
Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| EGC230 Digital Logic Fundamentals | 3 | | EGC208 Digital Logic Laboratory | 1 | | CPS340 Operating Systems | 4 | | CPS352 Object Oriented Programming | 3 | | CPS425 Language Processing | 4 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | CPS415 Discrete and Continuous Computer Algorithms | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Capstone elective | 3 | | Computer Science elective (upper division) | 3 | | Computer Science elective (upper division) | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective (WI) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Capstone project | 4 | | Computer Science elective | 3 | | Electives | 9 | | Total | 16 |
|
Notes
Students who are prepared for Calculus I when they arrive at New Paltz are deemed to have met their GE Math requirement. Students who are not "Calculus ready" upon arrival will take MAT181 Precalculus in Year 1-Semester 1, then proceed with Calculus 1 (MAT251) and Calculus 2 (MAT252) in Year 1-Semester 2 and Year 2-Semester 1, respectively.
Total Credits: 120-121
