Computer Science Transfer Option, A.S.

The Computer Science (CS) Transfer Option Associate in Science (A.S.) degree mission is two-fold. It prepares students to transfer to four-year college Computer Science (CS) Programs across the United States, and also prepares them for well-paid entry-level careers and internships as computer scientists and programmers.

* Milestone Courses should be taken in the order shown. This will help you stay on track and graduate on time.

Semester 1

CSC-120 Intro to Comp Sci & Object Oriented Prog Credits: 4 *
MAT-281 Calculus I Credits: 4
ENG-111 College Writing I Credits: 3
GenEd -CCC Community & Cultural Contexts Credits: 3
GenEd -E General Education Elective Credits: 3-4
Choose one course from General Education Community and Cultural Contexts Menu

Total Credits: 17-18

Semester 1 Advising Note

General Education Requirements Quantitative Problem Solving and Scientific Reasoning satisfied by program.
New degree-seeking students enrolled in 9 credits or more must take a Learning Community Seminar or a Learning Community cluster within their first year

Semester 2

CSC-237 C++ Programming Credits: 4 *
MAT-282 Calculus II Credits: 4
ENG-112 College Writing II Credits: 3
CSC-239 JAVA Programming Credits: 4 *

Total Credits: 15

Semester 2 Advising Note

Meet with an advisor to begin career planning activities
Begin exploring transfer options: attend a transfer workshop and the College transfer fair

Semester 3

Elective- Option Elective Credits: 3-4

Elective Options:

CSC-244 Android Development With Kotlin , CSC-236 SQL Programming , CSC-284 Advanced C++/OOP , CSC-287 Survey New Popular OOPL for Programmers ,CSC-299 Computer Science Internship , HON-200 Honors Seminar , INT-299CSC Learn & Earn Computer Science Intern , MAT-283 Calculus III , MAT-285 Ordinary Differential Equations , MAT-291 Linear Algebra

CSC-285 Advanced Java Programming Credits: 3 *
CSC-242 Data Structures Credits: 3
PHY-251 Physics I/Lab Credits: 4
GenEd -CW Creative Work Credits: 3

Total Credits: 16-17

Semester 3 Advising Note

Recommended electives: CIT-287 or CIT-243 or MAT-291 .
Continue preparations for transfer: write essays for transfer institution, collect letters of recommendation, apply for transfer.
Complete a pre-graduation check with an advisor in LifeMap
Students planning to transfer to UMASS Boston’s Computer Science program, should plan to take CSC-240 (Programming in C) at UMB, and transfer it back to BHCC as an elective.

Semester 4

PHY-252 Physics II/Lab Credits: 4
Elective- Option Elective Credits: 3-4

Elective Options:

Elective- Option Elective Credits: 3-4

Elective Options:

Elective- Option Elective Credits: 3-4

Elective Options:

Total Credits: 13-16

Semester 4 Advising Note

Recommended electives: CIT-287 or CIT-243 or MAT-291
Students planning to transfer to UMASS Lowell and UMASS Amherst should take MAT-291 as an elective
Students planning to transfer to Tufts University should take MAT-283 as an elective
Apply for graduation
Students planning to transfer to UMASS Boston’s Computer Science program, should plan to take CSC-240 (Programming in C) at UMB, and transfer it back to BHCC as an elective.

Upon Completion of This Concentration Graduates Will Be Able To:

Computer Science Concepts -

Demonstrate a clear understanding of the concepts, terminology, and term definitions associated with Computer Science, including basic computer architecture and organization.

Computer Science Software -

Demonstrate a clear understanding of the discipline’s specific Integrated
Development Environments, software utilities, and computer platforms which can be used in the development of software.

Computer Software Development -

Design, plan, develop, and produce complete computer software from start to finish with all stages of the development process clearly identified.
Create software in Object Oriented Languages
Computer Science Teams -
Participate in multi-cultural teams and team projects as a contributing member with the requirement to be an active and supportive team member.

Computer Software Quality and Assurance -

Analyze Worst and Best case for algorithm performance
Design and implement software test plans, including Unit and Integration testing
Reporting and Presenting Software

Solutions -

Write formal report of software solutions
Present software solutions using diverse modalities (PowerPoint, Video, etc.)
Provide and receive constructive and critical feedback
Create software Requirements and Design Documents
Create software program documentation

Career Outlook

The CS Transfer Option degree prepares students to transfer to four-year college Computer Science (CS) Programs across the United States and also prepares them for well-paid entry level careers and internships as computer scientists and programmers.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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