Computer Information Systems
8 Semester Plan
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
| Semester 1 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| COSC 101 – Discipline of Comp Sci |
3 |
X |
TF |
|
| ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition |
3 |
|
|
CS1 |
| IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia |
3 |
|
|
E |
| GEP Fine & Performing Arts |
3 |
|
|
A |
| ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education |
1 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
13 |
|
| Semester 2 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| COSC 240 – Computer Science I |
4 |
X |
|
|
| ACCT 211 – Financial Accounting |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| MATH 109 or 280 – Probability & Stats |
3 |
X |
|
CS3 |
| Semester Total |
13 |
|
| Semester 3 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| STCO 102 or 122 Communication |
3 |
X |
|
E |
| COSC 241 – Computer Science II |
4 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| COSC 102 – Foundations of Comp Sci |
4 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
17 |
|
| Semester 4 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| COSC 300 – Structured Systems |
3 |
X |
|
|
| COSC 325 – Software Engineering |
3 |
X |
|
|
| COSC 331 – Fundamentals of Networking |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| MATH 220+ – Calculus for Applications |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
**Spring Only
+ Prerequisite: Math Level 3 or higher,
or a C or better in MATH 119/119A |
| Semester 5 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| GEP Natural Science |
4 |
|
|
C |
| COSC 380* - Computer Info Systems |
3 |
X |
|
|
| COSC 440* – Database Management |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Identity & Difference |
3 |
|
|
F |
| Business Elective (1 of 3) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
*Fall Only |
| Semester 6 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| GEP Natural Science |
4 |
|
|
C |
| COSC 460 – Operating Systems |
3 |
X |
|
|
| ENGL 338 – Technical Writing |
3 |
X |
|
CS2 |
| COSC 365 – Digital Logic |
4 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
17 |
|
| Semester 7 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| COSC Elective (1 of 2) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| COSC Elective (2 of 2) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Business Elective (2 of 3) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
1 |
|
X |
|
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| Semester Total |
16 |
|
| Semester 8 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| COSC 480** - Knowledge-Based Sys |
3 |
X |
|
|
| COSC 489 – Capstone |
1 |
X |
|
|
| Business Elective (3 of 3) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| MGMT 251 – Management of Orgs |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
13 |
**Spring Only |
Total Credits: 120
Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Mike Flinn, Computer Science, 4/25/2025
