• All College of Science degrees require at least 120 credit hours.

  • 36 of those 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.

  • 12 credit hours of 300 level and above must be taken in the major or 6 credit hours in the major and 6 credit hours in the minor (if chosen).

  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.

  • No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree. 

  • A C- or better is required for all College of Science prerequisite courses, unless otherwise noted.

For UAH degree requirements and graduation application instructions, see here.

Charger Foundations

Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II
EH 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
MA 181
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
PSC 101
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 103
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY

Area V: Pre-Professional

For Computer Science Majors 36
Courses in this area may also be used to fulfill Charger Foundations requirements
First Year Experience:1
FYE 101S
CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE
Ethics: choose one3
PHL 102
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
PHL 150
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
Computer Programming: choose one3
CS 102
INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING
or CS 103
 INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA
or CS 104
 INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON
Natural Sciences (Lab): choose one two-course sequence8
AES 103
& 103L
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
and LABORATORY
AES 104
& 104L
WEATHER & CLIMATE CHANGE
and LABORATORY
or
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
or
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
or
PH 111
& PH 114
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
Mathematics: **18
MA 171
CALCULUS A
MA 172
CALCULUS B
MA 201
CALCULUS C
MA 244
INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA
MA 385
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Technical Elective:3
EH 301
TECHNICAL WRITING

Major Requirements

Computer Science Core:30
CS 121
COMPUTER SCIENCE I
CS 214
INTRO DISCRETE STRUCTURE
CS 221
COMP SCI II: DATA STRUCTURES
CS 309
& 309L
COMPUTER ORG & SWTCHNG THRY
and LABORATORY
CS 317
INTRO DESIGN/ANALYSIS OF ALG
CS 321
INTRO OBJECT-ORIENTED PROG JAV
CS 413
& 413L
INTRO DIGITAL COMP ARCHITECTUR
and LABORATORY
CS 424
PRINCIPLES PROGRAMMING LANG
CS 490
INTRO TO OPERATING SYSTEMS
CS 499
SENIOR PROJECT: TEAM SOFTWARE DESIGN
Computer Science Elective Requirements: 1, 215
Choose three CS courses at the 300-level or higher not listed in the courses above to reach a minimum of 9 credit hours.
Choose two CS courses at the 400-level or higher not listed in the courses above to reach a minimum of 6 credit hours.

General Electives

Additional courses to reach 120 credit hours. Electives can be taken from any department and do not have to be taken in your major or minor. No more than 4 credits of 100-level HPE courses can count toward degree requirements.
Total Degree Hours120
*

Students must take one literature and one history course. Students must also take either a second literature or history course. If two history courses are taken, a sequence is required. Acceptable history sequences are (HY 103 + HY 104) and (HY 221 + HY 222).

**

Based on Math placement, prerequisite (MA 112 and/or MA 113) Mathematics courses may be required. 

1

Occasionally a Computer Engineering or Math Course may be used with prior approval by the Computer Science department. However, courses considered substantially duplicate courses will not both be allowed. For example: CS 370 & CPE 348, CS 307 & CPE 353, CS 485 & CPE 449.

2

IS 460 is an allowed Computer Science elective; however, if taken it will count as a 300-level Computer Science elective
and not a 400-level Computer Science elective.

Note: This is only an example and variations are possible. Please work with your advisor as some courses are only offered one semester out of the academic year.

Year 1
FallSemester Hours
FYE 101SCHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE FA1
CS 104INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON 3
  or CS 102  or INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING 
MA 171CALCULUS A 4
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
Fine Art  3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Spring
CS 121COMPUTER SCIENCE I 3
MA 172CALCULUS B 4
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
PHL 102INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS 3
  or PHL 150  or TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES 
Social and Behavioral Science  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
CS 221COMP SCI II: DATA STRUCTURES 3
CS 214INTRO DISCRETE STRUCTURE 3
MA 201CALCULUS C 4
Literature  3
History  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
CS 309
& 309L		COMPUTER ORG & SWTCHNG THRY
and LABORATORY		3
CS 321INTRO OBJECT-ORIENTED PROG JAV 3
Computer Science Elective (CS 300+ or 300+ course) * 3
MA 244INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA 3
History  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 3
Fall
CS 317INTRO DESIGN/ANALYSIS OF ALG 3
Computer Science Elective (300+ or 400+ course) * 3
MA 385INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 3
Lab science ** 4
Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
CS 413
& 413L		INTRO DIGITAL COMP ARCHITECTUR
and LABORATORY		3
Computer Science Elective (300+ or 400+ course)  3
Social and Behavioral Science  3
Lab science **  4
 Term Semester Hours: 13
Year 4
Fall
CS 424PRINCIPLES PROGRAMMING LANG 3
EH 301TECHNICAL WRITING 3
Computer Science Elective (400+ course)  3
General Elective  3
General Elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
CS 490INTRO TO OPERATING SYSTEMS 3
CS 499SENIOR PROJECT: TEAM SOFTWARE DESIGN 3
Computer Science Elective (400+ course)  3
General Elective  3
General Elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
 Total Semester Hours: 120
FA

Course is historically offered only in Fall semesters.

SP

Course is historically offered only in Spring semesters.

*

CS 307 & CS 370 are strongly recommended. 

**

Lab science sequence: Choose from AES 103/103L & AES 104/104L, BYS 119/121 & BYS 120/122, CH 121/125 & CH 123/126, or PH 111/114 & PH 112/115.