UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Revised 1-11-11

Academic Program Approval

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs. Proposing department should complete this form. For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

Submitted by: _______Keith Decker______ phone number___831-1959___

Department: _____CISC_______________________ email address__decker@udel.edu__

Date: _________November 2010_____________________

Action: ______________revise major____________________________________________________

(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration, revise major/minor/concentration, academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

Effective term__________11F______________________________________________________________________

(use format 04F, 05W)

Current degree___________BS________________________________________________

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed change leads to the degree of: __________BS____________________________

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed name:______Computer Science__________________________________

Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

(if applicable)

Revising or Deleting:

Undergraduate major / Concentration:______________________________________

(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

(Example: African Studies, Business Administration, English, Leadership, etc.)

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

(Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

(Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

none

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

No substantive changes are being made: Breadth requirements wording is changed (not amount or distribution) and one technical elective is changed.

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

none

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences moved from the College of Arts & Sciences to the College of Engineering. The wording changes are to bring the catalog description into alignment with the new College.

The Department also underwent a major curriculum evaluation with respect to the ACM/IEEE curriculum recommendations, which resulted in the decision to remove the requirement for CPEG 202, replacing it with a fourth Technical Elective. Students interested in more hardware exposure will be advised to take CPEG courses (including the new CPEG Minor) as a part of their four-course BS-CS Concentration.

Program Requirements:

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog. If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

The second ENGL course is still required, as before.

REVISED DESCRIPTION

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR: COMPUTER SCIENCE

CURRICULUM

CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110	Critical Reading and Writing	3
(minimum grade C-)

First Year Experience (FYE)

0-4

Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)

Multi-cultural Courses

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Breadth Requirements

The College of Engineering requires 21 total credits, which includes 9 additional credits above and beyond the 12 University Breadth Requirement credits. Coursework may include courses from the University Breadth Requirement list and the College of Engineering Supplemental Course list. See College of Engineering Breadth Requirements for a detailed description. For timely progress toward degree completion, 3 credits must satisfy the University multi-cultural requirement. All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C-.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

CISC 108	Introduction to Computer Science I (minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 181	Introduction to Computer Science II(minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 220	Data Structures (minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 260	Machine Organization and Assembly Language (minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 275	Introduction to Software Engineering	3
CISC 303	Automata Theory	3
CISC 320	Introduction to Algorithms	3
CISC 360	Computer Architecture	3
CISC 361	Operating Systems	3
CISC 475	Advanced Software Engineering	3
An additional twelve credits of Computer Science technical electives numbered 301 or above, approved by the student's advisor		12

Twelve credits in advanced courses in an advisor-approved

CISC concentration

Students are encouraged to explore how other subject areas impact and are impacted by computer science. Approval by the student’s CISC advisor is required. Concentration courses must be distinct from other CISC requirements and technical electives.

MATH 205

Statistical Methods

3-4

MATH 350

Probability Theory

MATH 210	Discrete Mathematics I(minimum grade C-)	3
MATH 241/MATH 242	Analytic Geometry and Calculus A/B	8

Twelve credits in science courses including one of the following sequences of laboratory science courses:		12
PHYS 207 - PHYS 208	Fundamentals of Physics

CHEM 103 - CHEM 104

General Chemistry

BISC 207 - BISC 208

Introductory Biology

GEOL 105/GEOL 115/ GEOL 107

Geological Hazards and Laboratory, General Geology

A course chosen from CISC 304, MATH 349, or a substitute

from the list at http://www.cis.udel.edu/drupalWeb/mathrecommendations approved beforehand in writing by the advisor

3-4

ENGL 312

Written Communications in Business

ENGL 410

Technical Writing

CISC 355

Computers, Ethics and Society

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF

124

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

MAJOR: COMPUTER SCIENCE

CURRICULUM

CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110	Critical Reading and Writing	3
(minimum grade C-)

First Year Experience (FYE)

0-4

Discovery Learning Experience (DLE)

Multi-cultural Courses

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Writing: (minimum grade C-)

A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally designated in the semester's Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for Second Writing Requirement.)

BREADTH REQUIREMENTS

Six credits from each of the following groups

Group A: Understanding and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities.

Group B: The study of culture and institutions over time.

Group C: Empirically based study of human beings and their environment.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

CISC 108	Introduction to Computer Science I (minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 181	Introduction to Computer Science II(minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 220	Data Structures (minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 260	Machine Organization and Assembly Language (minimum grade C-)	3
CISC 275	Introduction to Software Engineering	3
CISC 303	Automata Theory	3
CISC 320	Introduction to Algorithms	3
CISC 360	Computer Architecture	3
CISC 361	Operating Systems	3
CISC 475	Advanced Software Engineering	3
An additional nine credits of Computer Science numbered 301 or above, approved by the student's advisor		9

Twelve credits in advanced courses in an advisor-approved

CISC concentration

Students are encouraged to explore how other subject areas impact and are impacted by computer science. An approval form signed by the CISC advisor is required. Concentration courses must be distinct from other CISC requirements.

MATH 205

Statistical Methods

3-4

MATH 350

Probability Theory

MATH 210	Discrete Mathematics I(minimum grade C-)	3
MATH 241/MATH 242	Analytic Geometry and Calculus A/B	8

Twelve credits in science courses including one of the following sequences of laboratory science courses:		12
PHYS 207 - PHYS 208	Fundamentals of Physics

CHEM 103 - CHEM 104

General Chemistry

BISC 207 - BISC 208

Introductory Biology

GEOL 105/GEOL 115/ GEOL 107

Geological Hazards and Laboratory, General Geology

A course chosen from MATH 243, CISC 304, MATH 349, or a substitute

from the list at http://www.cis.udel.edu/drupalWeb/mathrecommendations approved beforehand

in writing by the advisor 3-4

ENGL 312

Written Communications in Business

ENGL 410

Technical Writing

CISC 355	Computers, Ethics and Society	3
CPEG 202	Introduction to Digital Systems	3

ELECTIVES

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF

124

	OLD	NEW
CISC requirements	42	45
Concentration [CISC or non-CISC]	12	12
Non-CISC requirements	37	34
College/University Req.	21	21
General Electives	12	12
Total	124	124

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ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

Department Chairperson Date

Dean of College Date

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies Date

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com. Date

Secretary, Faculty Senate Date

Date of Senate Resolution Date to be Effective

Registrar Program Code Date

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & International Programs Date

Provost Date

Board of Trustee Notification Date

Revised 02/09/2009 /khs