GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COMPUTER SCIENCE

This program is designed for those students interested in computer science, either as a professional concentration, or for transfer to a four-year computer science program.

PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE

UNITS
  CS/IS 165 Computer Architecture and Assembly Language 4
  CS/IS 166 Advanced Computer Architecture and Assembly Language 3
  CS/IS 211 Data Structure 5
CS/IS 211 or equivalent CS/IS 212 Advanced Data Structure 3
  CS/IS 280 Concepts of Programming Languages 3
    Select courses from the following list to complete a total of 37 units
  CS/IS 110 or
CS/IS 112		 Introduction to Programming
Introduction to Programming Using JAVA		 3 or
3
  CS/IS 125** Discrete Structures for Computing 5
  CS/IS 130* Introduction to Algorithms 3
  CS/IS 135 Programming in C/C++ 3
  CS/IS 137 Visual C++ Object-Oriented Programming and Advanced Topics 4
  CS/IS 139 JAVA 3
  CS/IS 172 Unix/Linux Operating System 4
  CS/IS 190 Networking and Telecommunications 3
MATH 110 or MATH 100 and 102, or satisfactory scores on MATH placement test. MATH 103* Calculus and Analytic Geometry 5
MATH 103 MATH 104* Calculus and Analytic Geometry 5
MATH 104 MATH 107** Linear Algebra 4
  PHILO 123* Introduction to Symbolic Logic 3
MATH 104 (may be taken concurrently) and PHY 105 or physics taken in high school with a grade of “C” or better and MATH 103 PHY 101* Engineering Physics 5
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 37
* These courses are often required by transfer institutions for computer science majors.
** Strongly recommended for professional concentration.
Courses taken more than three years before the granting of the certificate must have division chair approval.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2011 GCC Catalog 2011-2012

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.


Computer Science (2009-10 catalog)