WSU ROCHESTER CENTER
Office of the Director
U.S. Highway 14 and 30th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN
SS131 UCR (507-285-7100)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Since 1917, Winona State University has served students in Rochester, Minnesota and the surrounding area.  In 1993, Winona State University, along with the University of Minnesota and Rochester Community and Technical College, collaborated to create the University Center at Rochester (UCR).  The Greater Rochester area, which UCR serves, has a population of over 100,000 people; area residents have a high level of education attainment, and they are highly receptive to the lifelong learning opportunities offered by WSU-Rochester and the other institutions. 

WSU-Rochester Center supports the University's “commitment to community.”   This commitment is evidenced by the Rochester Center's relationships with the IBM Corporation, Mayo Clinic, the Rochester School District, and many organizations and businesses, where students, faculty, and staff not only engage in experiential learning activities, but also provide hours of community service.

For many years, WSU-Rochester Center has served the region with distinction.  The numbers tell the story:  Over 2,000 students are served each year; over 5,000 bachelor's and master's degree candidates have graduated from programs offered at the WSU-Rochester Center campus.  Approximately 40 resident faculty serve WSU-Rochester, with an additional 20 faculty from the Winona campus dedicated to the Rochester Center each academic term.

WSU-Rochester Center facilitates student learning by offering both day and evening classes and, because it is located in the city of Rochester, UCR has unique opportunities to collaborate with the IBM Corporation, Mayo Clinic, and the Rochester School District to offer specialized classes in computer science, the health professions, and education.

DEGREES AND PROGRAMS
WSU-Rochester cooperates with Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) to offer educational programs to the area. Through the 2+2 Program, students can complete 12 baccalaureate degree programs by transferring lower-division credits from RCTC and completing upper-level courses at WSU-Rochester Center.  At the WSU-Rochester campus, students can also complete numerous undergraduate minors and five graduate degrees within 16 different graduate programs.  Partnerships also exist among the Nursing Department, Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota. For example, the WSU Master's Program in Nursing has courses available for students who are in the Mayo Clinic nurse anesthetist program. 

See page 37 in the WSU Catalog for detailed descriptions of the undergraduate programs.  For more information about the graduate programs, see the WSU Graduate Catalog. 

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

2+2      Accounting

2+2      Business Administration

2+2      Computer Information Systems

2+2      Computer Science

2+2      Computer Science - Bioinformatics

2+2      Elementary Education:  K-6 with Middle Level 

            Communication Arts and Literature 5-8 Specialty                     

2+2      Elementary Education:  K-6 with Middle Level

            Social Studies 5-8 Specialty                                                     

2+2      Nursing: Generic Option

2+2      Psychology, Option A  

2+2      Social Work    

            Nursing: RN-to-BS Option

            Professional Studies (General Option) (See page 182 for program description.)    

GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership (Ed.S.)

Master of Science in Counselor Education:

  • Community Counseling
  • Professional Development
  • School Counseling

Master of Science in Education:

  • Graduate Induction Program
  • Master Teacher Learning Communities
  • Traditional Master of Education Program                                             

Master of Science in Educational Leadership:

  • K-12 Principalship
  • Teacher Leadership (non-licensure program)
  • General School Leadership (non-licensure program)

Master of Science in Nursing:

  • Adult/Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Nurse Administrator
  • Nurse Educator

Collaborative Master's Program with University of Minnesota with emphasis in Public/Psych/Mental Health Nursing

Post-Master's certificates available in the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Administrator, Nurse Educator, and Adult/Family Nurse Practitioner focus areas.

Post-Baccalaureate Secondary Licensure Program/Teacher Licensure Collaborative (TLC)

Non-Credit Programs
WSU-Rochester cooperates with community and professional groups, and WSU's Outreach and Continuing Education Department to provide non-credit continuing education programs for educators, business and industry, agencies, and government.

Adult Entry Program
This program is designed for mature students who have never attended college or who are returning to college.  Counselors are available in Rochester on a regular basis to assist adult students seeking a college education. Under this program, college credit may be awarded for life/work experience. (See “Outreach and Continuing Education Department” on page 29 for more information.)

REGISTRATION
Students can enroll in WSU-Rochester classes without being formally admitted to the University; however, some programs do require official admittance.  Graduate students not in a degree program need to enroll as  “Graduate Special” students and provide proof of an undergraduate degree. For general information about undergraduate admissions, see page 5.  For more general information about registration and academic records, see page 15.

STUDENT SERVICES

Campus Visits
Students are encouraged to visit the WSU-Rochester campus any time.  For more information about programs and services, call 800-366-5418 or 507-285-7100.

Career Services
Rochester Campus:  SS 125 (507-280-5079)
Winona Campus: 110 Gildemeister Hall, Room 110 (507-457-5340)
www.winona.edu/career

Career Services assists first- and second-year students seeking career direction; juniors and seniors seeking internships; and seniors, graduate students and alumni seeking full-time employment.  Graduate students are encouraged to register with Career Services to take advantage of the broad range of services offered.  Individual advising appointments may be scheduled to discuss career direction and questions related to the job search, to critique resumes and cover letters, and to provide tips on interviewing.  A career counselor is available throughout the academic year to meet with students one-on-one or in small groups.  Appointments may also be scheduled for mock interviews on our interview kiosk.

Career Services provides opportunities for students to interact with employers through career fairs, job fairs, and other special events.  Employers have access to candidate resumes once they are uploaded into their Career Services online account.  Students can update their resumes online and access job openings 24/7 on the Career Services website.  Employment information and graduate follow-up results are also available for review online, in the Career Services office, and the Goddard Library.

Computer Facilities
The Rochester Center is equipped with state-of-the-art technology for interactive television (ITV) and computer systems that link UCR students with the Winona campuses and the world.  The computer facilities consist of multiple smart rooms, one open computer lab, and a laptop rental center.  All labs allow students access to mainframes on the Winona campus.

Counseling
Academic counseling services are available through WSU-Rochester Center (507-285-7100). Staff members are professional counselors with extensive academic experience in counseling.

Financial Aid
Students should request an Application for Financial Aid when applying for admission.  Counseling is available for students concerning long- and short-term plans for financing their education. Preliminary information is available at WSU-Rochester.  Representatives from the WSU Financial Aid Office are available on the WSU-Rochester campus each week. 

Housing and Dining
The University Center at Rochester (UCR) is considered a commuter campus.  However, a variety of housing options are available in the Rochester area, including furnished and unfurnished apartments, efficiencies, single room rentals, and houses.  RCTC has a listing of housing information available for students.  In addition, Professional Property Management, a local independent agency, also provides information on housing for UCR students. Students may obtain housing information from both these sources at the UCR Information Desk. 

WSU-Rochester Center's cafeteria is located on the third floor of the College Center.  In addition to the cafeteria, the Café Express offers light meals and snacks during the evening hours.  Students may also use the microwaves located in the cafeteria as well as food and beverage vending machines located throughout the campus complex. 

International Students
Staff from the Office of International Services make frequent visits to the WSU-Rochester campus.  Students may schedule appointments by calling Student Services at 507-285-7100.

Joint WSU-RCTC Services
Other areas of student support are coordinated jointly by WSU-Rochester staff members; this includes child care and services to students with disabilities.

Library
WSU-Rochester students have access to the UCR Goddard Library in Rochester and the Darrell W. Krueger Library on the Winona campus.  WSU-Rochester's library holdings are integrated into UCR's Goddard Library holdings of over 57,000 volumes. This arrangement provides students with an extensive resource of reference and research material on the WSU-Rochester campus.  In addition, students may request overnight courier service to the Winona campus library for articles and books; they may also do online searches using MnPALS and a number of other systems.

Parking Services
Students will be charged a $3.25 parking fee per credit with a maximum parking fee of $48.75 per semester (subject to change).  This fee will automatically be added to a student's semester billing for tuition and fees.  No parking permit will be issued; student lots are designated. 

Student Disclosure Policy
At the UCR campus, Winona State University shares administrative tasks and other functions with RCTC and the University of Minnesota.  Educational records of students taking classes at the UCR campus may be made available to employees of these two institutions while the student is attending the UCR campus if access is necessary for the employee to provide services to the student.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:  MAJORS AND 2+2 PROGRAMS

NURSING
Stark Hall, Room 303 (507-457-5120)
www.winona.edu/nursing (e-mail: nursing@winona.edu)
Jo Stejskal (Chairperson)

The RN-to-BS Option is for those who already hold a registered nurse (RN) license and are now seeking a BS degree.   This option includes sequenced upper-division nursing courses that can be completed in one to two years after all other degree requirements are completed. The RN-to-BS Option can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis at the Rochester campus and through outreach.   The Department of Nursing also offers an adapted RN-to-MS Professional Pathway for registered nurses whose goal is to earn a master's degree in nursing.

B.S. MAJOR - NURSING:  RN-TO-BS OPTION (NURN)54 S.H.  (Required courses must be taken for a letter grade.)
Note:  Includes 24 S.H. of nursing in transfer or exam.

REQUIRED COURSES (NURS)

O 375 Nursing Research, Theory and Technology (3)
  415 Holistic Caring (5)
  435 Holistic Assessment (4)
P 445 Management and Leadership (3) 
  455 Continuity of Care (4)
  465 Nursing Roles and Health Promotion (4)
P   475   Community Health Nursing (4)  
I   491 Capstone Experience in Role Synthesis (3)


Five semester hours of upper-division electives (300- and 400-level courses) are required for the nursing major; of these, 2 semester hours must be from nursing electives. Electives may be taken as letter grade or pass/no credit if the courses are offered on a P/NC basis. See page 156 for more information on the RN-to-BS Option.

2+2 ACCOUNTING
Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) & Winona State University (WSU)

First two years: 
Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Liberal Arts & Studies at RCTC

Second two years:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Accounting at WSU

I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS  (40 Credits)
Courses must be selected from those approved to satisfy the competencies of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.  Consult the RCTC catalog listings to determine the specific courses that apply to areas below.

Goal 1: Written and Oral Communication  (11 Credits)

ENGL 1117, 1118  Reading & Writing Critically I & II OR 8 Credits
ENGL 1917, 1918  Reading & Writing Critically I & II: Honors 8 Credits
SPCH 1114     Fundamentals of Speech  3 Credits

                                          
Goal 2: Critical Thinking - Met by any Course in MNTC 1-10 Goals

Goal 3: Natural Science (6 Credits)
Choose two courses with labs from two different areas:  biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics.

Goal 4: Mathematics  (3-5 Credits‡)

MATH 1119  Applied Calculus for Business Majors OR 3 Credits
MATH 1127  Calculus I  5 Credits

Goal 5: History and Social Sciences (11 Credits)

ECON 2214   Principles of Microeconomics  4 Credits
ECON 2215  Principles of Macroeconomics 4 Credits

3 credits from anthropology, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.

Goal 6: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Credits)
Choose from two different areas: art, English literature, foreign language, humanities, journalism, music, philosophy, speech/theatre.

II. HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE (2 Credits)
Any combination of health and/or physical education activity courses (1100-1199).

III. BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS (21 Credits)

ACCT 2217  Financial Accounting 4 Credits
ACCT  2218 Managerial Accounting 4 Credits
BUS  2212 Business & Economic Statistics 4 Credits
BUS   2227 Business Law I 3 Credits
ACCT  2234 Computerized Accounting 3 Credits
BUS 2201   Principles of Marketing 3 Credits

Total Credits (64 Credits)

‡If a student takes only 3 credits of mathematics, 1 additional credit will be required to complete the A.S. degree.

Note: The award of the A.S. degree waives WSU University Studies requirements except for the Flag requirements (page 19).

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS AT WSU:

Accounting (21 Credits)

  ACCT 311  Intermediate Accounting  I   3 Credits
  ACCT 312   Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credits
  ACCT 330  Accounting Information Systems 3 Credits
  ACCT 361  Intermediate Managerial/Cost Accounting  3 Credits
  ACCT 413  Advanced Financial Accounting      3 Credits
  ACCT 421   Introduction to Taxation 3 Credits
P   ACCT 471  Auditing I 3 Credits

Business Administration (18 Credits)

  BUSA 311  Business Law II      3 Credits
  BUSA 320   Intermediate Business Statistics 3 Credits
P  MGMT 325   Organizational Dynamics 3 Credits
I  MGMT 495  Strategic Management 3 Credits
  MIS 362   Management Information Systems  3 Credits
  OM 334 Production and Operation Management     3 Credits

Economics/Finance (3 Credits)
FIN    360  Corporate Finance    3 Credits         

Major Electives  (9 Credits)
Any 300-400 ECON elective   3 Credits

300-400           ACCT electives            6 Credits

Open Electives (13 Credits)
Note: Sixty-four non-business credits are required for the major.  Of the math, statistics, and economics courses required for the major, 6 credits of math and statistics and 9 credits of economics can be counted toward the requirement for 64 non-business credits.

Total Credits  (64 Credits)

Required for a B.S. Degree in Accounting  (128 Credits)

2+2 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) & Winona State University (WSU)

First two years: 
Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Business Administration at RCTC

Second two years:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Business Administration at WSU

I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS  (40 Credits)
Courses must be selected from those approved to satisfy the competencies of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. Consult the RCTC catalog listings to determine the specific courses that apply to the areas below. 

Goal 1: Written and Oral Communication  (11 Credits)

ENGL 1117, 1118 Reading & Writing Critically I & II -OR- 8 Credits
ENGL 1917, 1918 Reading & Writing Critically I & II: Honors 8 Credits
SPCH 1114 Fundamentals of Speech   3 Credits

                    
Goal 2: Critical Thinking - Met by Any Course in MNTC 1-10 Goals

Goal 3: Natural Science  (6 Credits)
Choose two courses with labs from two different areas:  biology, chemistry, earth science,or physics.

Goal 4: Mathematics  (3-7 Credits)

MATH 1113 Finite Math with College Algebra  (3 Credits) -OR-  
MATH 1115 AND 1117 College Algebra (3 credits)  and Pre-Calculus (4 credits) -OR-
MATH 1119 Applied Calculus for Business and Economics (3 Credits)

           
Goal 5: History and Social Sciences (11 Credits)

ECON 2214 Principles of Microeconomics  4 Credits
ECON 2215 Principles of Macroeconomics  4 Credits

3 credits from anthropology, geography, history, political science, psychology or sociology.

Goal 6: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Credits)
Choose from two different areas: art, English literature, foreign language, humanities, journalism, music, philosophy, speech/theatre.

II.  HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE (2 Credits)
Any combination of health and/or physical education activity courses (1100-1199)             

III.  BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS  (21 Credits)

ACCT  2217 Financial Accounting  4 Credits
ACCT 2218 Managerial Accounting 4 Credits
BUS  2212 Business & Economic Statistics 4 Credits
BUS  2227 Business Law I  3 Credits
BTEC 2350 Microcomputer Business Applications  3 Credits
BUS  2201 Principles of Marketing 3 Credits

IV. ELECTIVE CREDIT  (1 Credit)

Total Credits (64 Credits)

Note: The award of the A.S. degree waives WSU University Studies requirements except for the Flag requirements (page 19).

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS AT WSU:

Business Administration  (18 Credits)

  BUSA 311  Business Law II    3 Credits
  BUSA 320   Intermediate Business Statistics  3 Credits
  MGMT 315  Principles of Management    3 Credits
P   MGMT 317 Management of Human Resources  3 Credits
P   MGMT 325   Organizational Dynamics   3 Credits
I   MGMT 495  Strategic Management 3 Credits

Management Information Systems and Operations Management (6 Credits)

MIS 362  Management Information Systems    3 Credits
OM 334 Production and Operation Management   3 Credits

 

 

Economics and Finance  (3 Credits)
FIN    360    Corporate Finance     3 Credits

 

Major Electives-Must be 300+ level electives  (12 Credits)
Courses from business administration (BUSA) or management (MGMT)  (6 Credits)
Courses from College of Business  (6 Credits)           

Open Electives 22 Credits

Note: Sixty-four non-business credits are required for the major.  Of the math, statistics, and economics courses required for the major, 6 credits of math and statistics and 9 credits of economics can be counted toward the requirement for 64 non-business credits.

Total Credits  (64 Credits)

Required for a B.S. Degree in Business 128 Credits                                               

2+2 COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) & Winona State University (WSU)

First two years:
Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Liberal Arts at RCTC

Second two years: 
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Applied Computer Science with

Computer Information Systems Track at WSU

I.  GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS  (43 Credits)
Courses must be selected from those approved to satisfy the competencies of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.  Consult the RCTC catalog listings to determine the specific courses that apply to the areas below. 

Goal 1: Written and Oral Communication  (11 Credits)

ENGL 1117, 1118 Reading & Writing Critically I & II -OR-  8 Credits
ENGL 1917, 1918 Reading & Writing Critically I & II:  Honors   8 Credits
SPCH 1114  Fundamentals of Speech     3 Credits

                                
Goal 2: Critical Thinking - Met by any Course in MNTC Goals 1-10

Goal 3: Natural Science (6 Credits)
Choose two courses with labs from two different areas in biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics.

Goal 4: Mathematics (11 Credits)

MATH 2218 Discrete Mathematics   4 Credits
MATH 1119 Applied Calculus for Business & Economics    3 Credits      
MATH 2208 Fundamentals of Statistics      4 Credits

          
Goal 5: History and Social Sciences  (6 Credits)

ECON 2214 Principles of Microeconomics -OR-   4 Credits
ECON 2215 Principles of Macroeconomics  4 Credits

Choose from the following disciplines with a minimum of 2 credits from two areas: anthropology, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology.

Goal 6: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Credits)
Choose from the following disciplines with a minimum of 2 credits from three different areas: art, English literature, foreign language, humanities, journalism, music, philosophy, speech/theatre.

II. HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE  (2 Credits)
Any combination of health and or physical education activity courses (1100-1199)

III. COMPUTER CORE REQUIREMENTS  (19 Credits)

COMP 1150 Computer Science Concepts   3 Credits 
COMP 2243 Programming & Problem Solving 4 Credits
COMP 2247 Algorithms and Data Structure 4 Credits

Note:  Students are encouraged to begin taking WSU computer science courses concurrently after completing the above core requirements.

ACCT 2217   Principles of Accounting I      4 Credits
ACCT 2218 Principles of Accounting II 4 Credits    

Total Credits  (64 Credits)

Note: The award of the A.S. degree waives WSU University Studies requirements except for the Flag requirements (page 19).

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS AT WSU:

Computer Science Core  (20 Credits)

  CS 310  Social Implications of Computing 3 Credits
O   CS 341  Data Structures and Software Design 4 Credits
  CS 375  Computer Systems 4 Credits
P CS 385  Applied Database Management Systems 3 Credits
P   CS   410   Software Engineering 3 Credits
I CS 471 Object Oriented Design and Development     3 Credits

Computer Information Systems Track Requirements (12 Credits)
Choose two of the following three courses:

CS 344 Introduction to Web Programming 3 Credits
CS 472 Reusable Software Architectures    3 Credits 
CS 482   Internet/Web Architecture and Development 3 Credits
CS   485 Database System Design  3 Credits
MIS 362  Management Information Systems   3 Credits

Computer Information Systems Track Electives (15 Credits)
Choose 9 credits from the following courses:

  BUSA 291   Legal Environment of Business 3 Credits
ECON 201  Principles of Microeconomics  3 Credits 
ECON 202  Principles of Macroeconomics  3 Credits
  FIN   360  Corporate Finance   3 Credits
  MKTG    300 Pinciples of Marketing 3 Credits
  OM 334  Operations Management    3 Credits
  MGMT  315 Principles of Management 3 Credits
  MGMT 325 Organizational Dynamics  3 Credits

 
†  Note:  If the economics course is counted as a University Studies requirement, it will not be counted as part of the major.

Choose 6 credits from the following courses.  At least 3 credits must be at the 400-level.

  CS 313 Networking and Telecommunications 3 Credits
  CS 368 Introduction to Bioinformatics -OR-  3 Credits
  CS 369 Spatial Information Processing  3 Credits
  CS 405 Operating Systems 3 Credits
I  CS   411  Software Testing   3 Credits
  CS 413 Advanced Networking & Telecommunications  3 Credits
  CS 415  Principles of Programming Languages  3 Credits
  CS 420    Computer Architecture  3 Credits
  CS 425   Numerical Analysis        4 Credits
  CS 430 Computer Graphics   3 Credits
  CS 433  Digital Image Processing   3 Credits
  CS   435   Theory of Computation 3 Credits
  CS   440  Theory of Algorithms  3 Credits
  CS 444   Human Computer Interaction  3 Credits
  CS 445  Artificial Intelligence   3 Credits
  CS 450   Compilers  3 Credits
  CS    465  Topics: Computing Theory  1-3 Credits
  CS   466  Topics: General Computing Applications  1-3 Credits
  CS 476 Distributed System: Concept and Design   3 Credits
  CS 491 Practicum in Computer Science 6 Credits  


Note: Only 3 credits will count in the major.

P CS  495   Computer Science Research Seminar 3 Credits 
  PHYS 333  Microprocessor Electronics 4 Credits

OPEN ELECTIVES (17 Credits)

TOTAL CREDITS (64 Credits)

Required for a B. S. Degree in Applied Computer Science (128 Credits)

2+2 COMPUTER SCIENCE
Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) & Winona State University (WSU)

First two years:  
Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Liberal Arts at RCTC

Second two years: 
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science at WSU

I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)
Courses must be selected from those approved to satisfy the competencies of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.  Consult the RCTC catalog listings to determine the specific courses that apply to the areas below. 

Goal 1: Written and Oral Communication (11 Credits)

ENGL 1117, 1118 Reading & Writing Critically I & II -OR-   8 Credits
ENGL 1917, 1918 Reading & Writing Critically I & II:  Honors  8 Credits
SPCH 1114 Fundamentals of Speech  3 Credits

Goal 2: Critical Thinking - Met by Any Course in MNTC Goals 1-10

Goal 3: Natural Science (6 Credits)
Choose two courses with labs from two different areas:  biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics.

Goal 4: Mathematics (14 Credits)

MATH 2218 Discrete Mathematics  4 Credits 
MATH 1127 Calculus I 5 Credits
MATH 1128 Calculus II  5 Credits

Goal 5: History and Social Sciences (6 Credits)
Choose from the following disciplines, with a minimum of 2 credits from two areas: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology.

Goal 6: Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Credits)
Choose from the following disciplines with a minimum of 2 credits from three different areas:  art, English literature, foreign language, humanities, journalism, music, philosophy, speech/theatre.

II.   HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE (2 Credits)
Any combination of health and or physical education activity courses (1100-1199)

III. COMPUTER CORE REQUIREMENTS  (11 Credits)

COMP 1150 Computer Science Concepts 3 Credits
COMP 2243 Programming & Problem Solving 4 Credits
COMP 2247 Algorithms and Data Structure 4 Credits

Note:  Students are encouraged to begin taking WSU computer science courses concurrently after completing these core requirements.

Open Electives (5 Credits)   

Total Credits (64 Credits)

Note: The award of the A.S. degree waives WSU University Studies requirements except for the Flag requirements (page 19).

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS AT WSU:

Computer Science Core (20 Credits)

  CS 310    Social Implications of Computing   3 Credits
O CS 341 Data Structures and Software Design 4 Credits
  CS   375 Computer Systems   4 Credits
P  CS 385 Applied Database Management Systems    3 Credits
P    CS 410     Software Engineering  3 Credits
I  CS 471  Object Oriented Design and Development  3 Credits

Computer Science Option Requirements (11 Credits)

CS 405 Operating Systems 3 Credits
CS    415  Principles of Programming Languages 3 Credits
CS 435  Theory of Computation 3 Credits
PHYS 332   Computer Organization 2 Credits   

Computer Science Option Electives (18 Credits)      
Choose 18 credits from the following list of courses:

  CS 313 Networking and Telecommunications 3 Credits
   CS 344  Introduction to Web Programming   3 Credits
  CS 368 Introduction to Bioinformatics -OR-  3 Credits
  CS 369 Spatial Information Processing  3 Credits
  CS 405 Operating Systems 3 Credits
I  CS   411  Software Testing   3 Credits
  CS 413 Advanced Networking & Telecommunications  3 Credits
  CS 420