Admission Requirements

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Complete your application and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before January 1 to receive priority consideration for financial aid.

First year freshmen applicants should submit the following:

1. An application for admission
2. An official transcript showing at least a 2.8 GPA and Algebra II minimum mathematics in high school
3. The application fee will be waived for all students (graduate and undergraduate).

Transfer applicants should submit the following:

1. An application for admission
2. Official college transcript(s) from all previous institutions of higher education attended
3. Required: 2.8 GPA and Algebra II minimum mathematics in high school
4. The application fee will be waived for all students (graduate and undergraduate).

International Applicants

Please consult the International admission requirements page, or for specific queries, contact your admissions officer.

Computer Science Courses

A total of 130 semester hours are required for graduation.

Program Requirements

Upon recommendation of the faculty of the School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport will award the Bachelor’s degree to the student of good character who fulfills the following minimum requirements, in addition to those listed in the chapter on Academic Regulations.

• Participation in such departmental seminars as the faculty prescribes.
• Earning the total semester hours required for the individual curriculum.
• Earning a “C” or better in every course in the major and with a cumulative average of 2.0 in the major courses. Each department designates the courses to be included in the major and decides the procedure necessary to remove each deficiency, including any “D” in a major course. When a course is a prerequisite to another, a “C” or better in the prerequisite course may also be a requirement.

Suggested Program

Semester 1

Eng C101	Composition & Rhetoric	3
Math 110	Calculus I	4
Phys 111	Principles of Physics I	4
CS 101/101a	Introduction to Computing I	4

Semester 2

IntSt C101	Computer Ethics	3
Math 112	Calculus II	4
CS 102/102a	Intro. to Computing II	4
InSt C101	Computer Ethics	3

Semester 3

CS 227	Discrete Structures	3
Math 215	Calculus III	4
	Physics/Chem/Bio	4
Hum C201	Humanities I	3
CS 201	Advanced Data & File Structures	3

Semester 4

	Math Elective (214/314/340)	3
CS 203	2nd Language	3
Engl 204	Technical Writing For Computer Science	1
FA C101	Fine Arts	3
Hum C202	Humanities II	3
CpE 210	Digital System Design I	3

Semester 5

Engr 300	Econ. and Management of Engr. Projects	3
Math 323	Probability and Statistics	3
CS 301	Programming Languages	3
SoSc C201	Social Science I	3
CS 329	Fundamentals of Algorithms	4
CpE 286	Microprocessor System Design	3

Semester 6

CpE 408	Operating Systems	3
	Humanities Elective I	3
	CS Elective I	3
SoSc C202	Social Science II	3
CS 311	Computer Architecture	3
	Technical Elective I	3

Semester 7

CS 450	Database Design	3
CpE 489	Software Engineering	3
CpE 471	Data and Computer Communications	3
	CS Elective II	3
	Technical Elective II	3
CS 449a	Senior Design Project	1

Semester 8

Caps C390	Capstone Seminar	3
	Free Elective	3
	CS Elective III	3
	Humanities Elective II	3
CS 449b	Senior Design Project	3