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College Catalog 2024 - 2025
Computer Science Concentration, A.A.
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The Computer Science Concentration (CS) degree mission is two-fold. CS prepares its students for well-paying, entry-level careers as computer scientists and programmers through the Associate in Arts (A.A.), and prepares students to transfer to four-year college Computer Science (CS) Programs. The Department’s goals are in concert with the College’s goals. The department is continually updating and fine-tuning its programs of study. Graduates of this concentration may qualify to transfer using benefits of MassTransfer to a University of Massachusetts campus. For current information on eligible programs, see Transfer Options below.
* Milestone Courses should be taken in the order shown. This will help you stay on track and graduate on time.
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Total Credits: 14
Semester 1 Advising Note
- General Education Requirements Quantitative Problem Solving and Scientific Reasoning satisfied by Program.
- Students enrolling in this degree program can earn World Studies Emphasis certification simultaneously.
- 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.
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.
Total Credits: 16-17
Semester 3 Advising Note
- 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 *
- CSC-242 Data Structures Credits: 3 *
- Elective- Concentration Elective Credits: 3-4
Concentration 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 - Elective- Concentration Elective Credits: 3-4
Concentration 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 - Elective - Humanities Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits: 16-18
Semester 4 Advising Note
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
Graduates of this concentration are prepared for well-paying, entry level careers as computer scientists and programmers, and can transfer to bachelor’s programs at four-year college Computer Science programs.
Transfer Options
- Bridgewater State University
- Framingham State University
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Westfield State University
- Worcester State University
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
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