• 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
COLLEGE WRITING I
COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
COLLEGE WRITING II
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
MYTHOLOGY
PROTEST LITERATURE
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
THEATRE APPRECIATION
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
FINITE MATHEMATICS
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
CALCULUS A
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
GENERAL PHYSICS I
GENERAL PHYSICS II
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
UNITED STATES TO 1877
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY

Area V: Pre-Professional

For Computer Science Majors (ENCP)36
Courses in this area may also be used to fulfill Charger Foundations requirements
First Year Experience:1
CHARGER SUCCESS - SCIENCE
Ethics: choose one3
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
Computer Programming: choose one3
INTRO TO C PROGRAMMING
INTRO PROGRAMMING USING JAVA
INTRO TO CS USING PYTHON
Natural Sciences (Lab): choose one two-course sequence8
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
and LABORATORY
WEATHER & CLIMATE CHANGE
and LABORATORY
or
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
or
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
or
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
Mathematics: **18
CALCULUS A
CALCULUS B
CALCULUS C
INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Technical Elective:3
TECHNICAL WRITING

Major Requirements

Computer Science Core:30
COMPUTER SCIENCE I
INTRO DISCRETE STRUCTURE
COMP SCI II: DATA STRUCTURES
COMPUTER ORG & SWTCHNG THRY
and LABORATORY
INTRO DESIGN/ANALYSIS OF ALG
INTRO OBJECT-ORIENTED PROG JAV
INTRO DIGITAL COMP ARCHITECTUR
and LABORATORY
PRINCIPLES PROGRAMMING LANG
INTRO TO OPERATING SYSTEMS
SENIOR PROJECT: TEAM SOFTWARE DESIGN
Entertainment Computing Concentration Requirements:12
INTRO TECH MULTIMEDIA & GAMING
ARTFCL INTEL & GAME DEV
INTRO VIDEO GAME DESGN & PROGM
INTRO COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Entertainment Computing Concentration Elective Requirements:9
Choose two courses from the following:6
MOBILE COMPUTING APP INCT & D
INTRO TO MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS
ADVANCED COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Dramatic Media Elements: choose one3
ANIMATION: INTRODUCTION
GRAPHIC DESIGN: INTRODUCTION
PHOTOGRAPHY: INTRODUCTION
ANIMATION: ORGANIC MODELING
ANIMATION: 3D ANIMATION
ANIMATION: TECHNICAL ARTS
ANIMATION: VISUAL STORY DEVELOPMENT
ANIMATION: CONCEPT ART
GRAPHIC DESIGN: WEB USER EXPERIENCE I
PHOTO: DIGITAL I
PHOTO: DOCUMENTARY I
MULTIMEDIA I
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY IV
SPEC TOPICS IN COMM ARTS
FICTION WRITING
ELEMENTS OF THEATRE PRODUCTION

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. 

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
CS 143INTRO TECH MULTIMEDIA GAMING FA3
 Term Semester Hours: 14
Spring
CS 121COMPUTER SCIENCE I 3
MA 172CALCULUS B 4
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
Fine art  3
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
PHL 102INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS 3
  or PHL 150  or TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES 
History  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
CS 321INTRO OBJECT-ORIENTED PROG JAV 3
CS 309
309L
COMPUTER ORG & SWTCHNG THRY
and LABORATORY
3
MA 244INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA 3
History  4
General Elective  2
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Year 3
Fall
CS 317INTRO DESIGN/ANALYSIS OF ALG 3
CS 347INTRO VIDEO GAME DESGN PROGM 3
MA 385INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 3
Dramatic Media Elements course  3
Lab Science ** 4
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
CS 413
413L
INTRO DIGITAL COMP ARCHITECTUR
and LABORATORY
3
CS 330ARTFCL INTEL GAME DEV 3
Social and Behavioral Science  3
Humanities, 2nd Fine art or 2nd Literature  3
Lab science ** 4
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 4
Fall
CS 371MOBILE COMPUTING APP INCT D FA3
CS 424PRINCIPLES PROGRAMMING LANG 3
CS 445INTRO COMPUTER GRAPHICS 3
EH 301TECHNICAL WRITING 3
General Elective  3
 Term Semester Hours: 15
Spring
CS 490INTRO TO OPERATING SYSTEMS 3
CS 499SENIOR PROJECT: TEAM SOFTWARE DESIGN 3
CS 443INTRO TO MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS SP3
  or CS 446  or ADVANCED COMPUTER GRAPHICS 
Literature  3
 Term Semester Hours: 12
 Total Semester Hours: 120
FA

Course is historically offered only in Fall semesters.

SP

Course is historically offered only in Spring semesters.

**

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.