Computer Science Major Guide 2023-2024

Central Arizona College

Computer science majors learn the design of computers, computational processes, and information transfer. Building on these foundations, students study and solve problems that improve software and system quality, security, performance, and usability. Graduates with a bachelor?s degree in computer science find careers in developing new applications and software for companies like Microsoft, IBM, or Intel.



    Associate's Degree
    An associate's degree is comprised of 60-64 community college credits. Below is information specific to your major.

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  AGEC Requirement
The Arizona General Education Curriulum block for this major is the AGEC-S.

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AGEC-S Course List
  Central Arizona College Courses
The courses listed below are recommended if you plan to transfer to a university and study Computer Science.
COURSES  
Assembler / ArchitectureNot Offered at CAC
Calculus IIMAT 231
Calculus IIIMAT 241
Computer Science ICIS 216
Computer Science IICIS 231
Digital LogicNot Offered at CAC
Discrete MathNot Offered at CAC


Bachelor's Degrees & Majors

  Bachelor's Degree for Computer Science
UNIVERSITY / LOCATION DEGREE MAJOR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Arizona State UniversityBSComputer Science
None
Arizona State UniversityBSSoftware Engineering
None
Arizona State University - PolytechnicBSInformation Technology
None
Arizona State University - TempeBSEComputer Systems Engineering
None
Arizona State University - TempeBSInformatics
None
Northern Arizona UniversityBSComputer Engineering
None
Northern Arizona UniversityBSCSComputer Science
None
Northern Arizona UniversityBSData Science
None
Northern Arizona UniversityBSInformatics (Astroinformatics, Bioinformatics, or Ecoinformatics Emphasis)
None
Northern Arizona UniversityBSSoftware Engineering
None
University of ArizonaBASApplied Computing
None
University of ArizonaBAComputer Science
4 semesters
University of ArizonaBSComputer Science
2nd Semester Proficiency
University of ArizonaBAGames & Behavior
None
University of ArizonaBAInformation Science & Arts
4 semesters
University of ArizonaBAInformation Science & ESociety
4 semesters
University of ArizonaBSInformation Science & Technology
2 semesters
University of ArizonaBSSoftware Engineering
None
UAZ Online & CASTBAInformation Science & ESociety
4 semesters

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