B.A. Suggested Curriculum

A full four-year plan is available in the UAB Undergraduate Catalog.

First Semester Freshman Year

• CS 103: Introduction to Computation + Lab. 4 hours.
• EH 101: English Composition I. 3 hours.
• Core Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts. 3 hours.
• Core Area III: Math. 4 hours.
• CAS 112: Success in College (FYE Experience). 1 hour.

Second Semester Freshman Year

• CS 250: Discrete Structures. 3 Hours.
• EH 102: English Composition II. 3 hours.
• Core Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts. 3 hours.
• Core Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences. 3 hours.
• General elective. 3 hours.

The bitangent structure of a pair of surfaces may be computed using tangential surfaces in dual space. The bitangent structure is important in analyzing visibility and computing accurate shadows; it may also be used for shape semantics. (Johnstone, Shape Lab)First Semester Sophomore Year

• CS 203: Object-Oriented Design. 4 hours.
• Core Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts. 3 hours.
• Core Area III: Natural Sciences and Mathematics. 4 hours.
• Core Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences. 3 hours.
• Minor. 3 hours.

Second Semester Sophomore Year

• CS 303: Algorithms/Data Structures + Lab. 4 hours.
• Core Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts. 3 hours.
• Core Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences. 3 hours.
• MA 125: Calculus I (if not taken in Fall Freshman year). 4 hours.
• Minor. 3 hours.

First Semester Junior Year

• CS 330: Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming. 3 hours.
• Core Area III: Natural Sciences and Mathematics. 4 hours.
• Core Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences. 3 hours.
• General elective. 3 hours.
• Minor. 3 hours.

Second Semester Junior Year

• CS 420: Software Engineering OR CS 433: Operating Systems. 3 hours.
• CS elective. 3 hours.
• General elective. 3 hours.
• General elective. 3 hours.
• Minor. 3 hours.

First Semester Senior Year

• CS elective. 3 hours.
• CS elective. 3 hours.
• General elective. 3 hours.
• General elective. 3 hours.
• Minor. 3 hours.

Second Semester Senior Year

• CS 499: Senior Capstone. 3 hours.
• CS elective. 3 hours.
• General elective. 3 hours.
• Minor. 3 hours.