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Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences degree program provides a strong technical background for students planning to begin careers upon graduation and for those interested in graduate study in computer sciences. This program allows students to take more coursework in computer sciences and related technical areas than does the Bachelor of Arts degree program.

Prescribed Work

1. English 306 and 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to that shown by the completion of three semesters of college coursework. For students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in a single foreign language, the first two semesters in a language may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree.

3. Six semester hours of American history.

4. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.

5. Three semester hours in psychology, anthropology, economics, sociology, geography, or linguistics (excluding Linguistics 340).

6. One of the following sequences of six to nine semester hours of coursework, including a laboratory component if appropriate:

   1. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.

   2. Biology: Two of the following courses: Biology 302, 303, and 304; and one of the following courses: Biology 205, 206, and 208.

   3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.

   4. Physics: Physics 315 and an upper-division course approved by the undergraduate adviser.

   5. Mathematics: Two of the following courses: Mathematics 427K, 427L, 343K or 373K, 361, 361K, 362K, 365C, 367K, 372, 373L, and 374. Other mathematics courses may be used with the approval of the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be counted toward both requirement 6 and requirement 8.

   6. Electrical Engineering 411 and 323.

7. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance. Courses in computer programming may not be used to fulfill this requirement.

8. Mathematics 408C, 408D, 311 or 340L, and one of the following: Mathematics 427K, 343K, 362K, 373K. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics 301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must take Mathematics 301 or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency.

9. Either Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N; or Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L.

10. Linguistics 340.

11. Philosophy 313K.

12. Electrical Engineering 316.

13. At least thirty-nine semester hours in computer sciences, including Computer Sciences 307, 310, 315, 328, 336, 345, 352, 372, and fifteen additional hours of approved upper-division coursework.

14. At least forty-two semester hours of upper-division coursework.

15. At least eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework in computer sciences must be completed in residence at the University.

16. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 130 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each course used to fulfill requirements 8 and 13 of the prescribed work above and in Philosophy 313K, Electrical Engineering 316, and Linguistics 340.

To enroll in any computer sciences course numbered above 336, all students must have completed the following courses with a grade of at least C in each: Computer Sciences 307, 310, 315, 328, 336, Mathematics 408C and 408D (or equivalent courses), and Philosophy 313K.

An undergraduate may not enroll in any computer sciences course more than once without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer sciences. No student may enroll in any computer sciences course more than twice. No student may take more than three upper-division computer sciences courses in a semester without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer sciences.

Order and Choice of Work

The student must consult the faculty adviser each semester regarding order and choice of work.

Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences

The Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences serves as a professional degree for students planning careers as geologists or teachers, as well as for those planning to pursue graduate work in the geosciences and related areas. Employment opportunities for students with this degree are dominated by the petroleum and related energy industries, but include the gamut of jobs that relate knowledge of the earth to resources, the environment, and human use of raw materials. When finite resources are in increasing demand, professional geologists trained to seek and develop raw materials serve a vital role in industrial society. Professional employment is also available in state and federal agencies, with consulting firms, and with service companies subsidiary to the energy and mineral industries. Careers include such areas as resource evaluation, environmental control, reclamation concerns, building foundation evaluation, groundwater contamination studies, soil testing, regional planning, watershed management, and mineral exploitation.

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences degree must choose one of four options--general geology, geophysics, hydrogeology/environmental geology, or teaching.

Option I: General Geology

Prescribed Work

1. English 306 and 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Courses 506 and 507 (or the equivalent) in a single foreign language, and a three-semester-hour course in the same language for which 507 or the equivalent is a prerequisite; or as much of this coursework as required by the student's score on the appropriate language placement test. For students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in a single foreign language, the first two semesters in a language may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree.

3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.

4. Six semester hours of American history.

5. Three semester hours of economics, upper-division anthropology, or upper-division geography.

6. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 308K, 308L, and 308M. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics 301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must take Mathematics 301 or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency.

7. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.

8. Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; or Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.

9. Six semester hours of biology. Biology 302 and 304 are suggested.

10. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.

11. Geological Sciences 401 or 303 or 312K, 404C or 405, 416K, 416M, 420K, 422K, 426P, 428, 346C, 660, 468K, and enough additional approved upper-division coursework in geological sciences to make a total of forty-nine semester hours.[5]

12. Nine semester hours chosen from the following courses: Aerospace Engineering 201, Civil Engineering 319F, 341, 357, 374K, Engineering Mechanics 311M, 319, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 323, 424, 362, 365, 368, 369, and any course in aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, civil engineering, engineering mechanics, or mechanical engineering for which Engineering Mechanics 311M, 319, or Mathematics 427L is a prerequisite; any upper-division astronomy course for which Physics 316 and 116L are prerequisites; Botany 419, 320 and 120C, 321 and 121C, 327 and 127K, 328 and 128K, 262 and 262C, 362L, 373K and 173L; Chemical Engineering 317, 322, and 353; Chemistry 610A, 610B, 210C, 353 and 153K, and any upper-division chemistry course for which Chemistry 610 or 353 is a prerequisite; Computer Sciences 304P, 307, 310, 315, and any upper-division computer sciences course for which Computer Sciences 315 is a prerequisite; Geography 334, 334C, 334K, 335C, 335K, 339, 356, 360L, 362K, and 366K; Geological Sciences 325K; Marine Science 440, 348, 352C, 354, 354C, and 354F; any upper-division mathematics course for which Mathematics 408D or the equivalent is a prerequisite; Microbiology 226, 227, 228, and 129K; any upper-division physics course except Physics 341; and Zoology 321, 325, 432, 440, 453, 357, 365L, 365N, 369, and 370K.

    This requirement is intended to function as an unspecified minor. Courses used to fulfill the requirement do not have to be taken in the same department, but they should form a self-reinforcing sequence related to geological sciences. Courses not listed above will be considered upon petition to the undergraduate adviser.

13. Thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework must be completed in residence at the University. At least eighteen of these hours must be in geological sciences, and at least twelve hours must be outside geological sciences.

14. Enough additional coursework, outside geological sciences, to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each semester of each course counted toward the degree. Geological sciences majors may not repeat any geological sciences course more than once without written consent of the undergraduate adviser.

Option II: Geophysics

Prescribed Work

1. English 306 and 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Courses 506 and 507 (or the equivalent) in a single foreign language, and a three-semester-hour course in the same language for which 507 or the equivalent is a prerequisite; or as much of this coursework as required by the student's score on the appropriate language placement test. For students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in a single foreign language, the first two semesters in a language may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree.

3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.

4. Six semester hours of American history.

5. Three semester hours of economics, upper-division anthropology, or upper-division geography.

6. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 308K, 308L, and 308M; 427K; and 427L. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics 301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must take Mathematics 301 or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency.

7. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.

8. Physics 301, 101L, 315, 115L, 316, and 116L.

9. A college-level computer programming course in FORTRAN.

10. Chemistry 301 and 302.

11. Geological Sciences 401, 303, or 312K; 416K; 416M; 420K; 325K; 428; 354; 660 or an approved six-semester-hour geophysics field camp; 465K; and six additional approved hours of upper-division geological sciences. (Geological Sciences 365N is recommended.)

12. Nine semester hours chosen from the following courses: Aerospace Engineering 366K, Astronomy 352K, 353, Chemistry 353, Civil Engineering 319F, 341, 357, 374K, Electrical Engineering 411, 351K, 351L, 351M, Geography 335C, Mathematics 311, 328K, 333L, 340L, 343K, 361, 361K, 362K, 364K, 364L, 365C, 365D, 367K, 367L, 368K, 372, 373K, 373L, 374, 374K, 378K, Mechanical Engineering 326, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 322K, 323, 424, 368, Physics 433, 336K, 336L, 338K, 352K, 453, 362K, 362L, 369, 373, 474, 375P, and 375S.

    This requirement is intended to function as an unspecified minor. Courses used to fulfill the requirement do not have to be taken in the same department, but they should form a self-reinforcing sequence related to geological sciences. Courses not listed above will be considered upon petition to the undergraduate adviser.

13. Thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework must be completed in residence at the University. At least eighteen of these hours must be in geological sciences, and at least twelve hours must be outside geological sciences.

14. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each semester of each course counted toward the degree. Geological sciences majors may not repeat any geological sciences course more than once without written consent of the undergraduate adviser.

Option III: Hydrogeology/Environmental Geology

Prescribed Work

1. English 306 and 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Courses 506 and 507 (or the equivalent) in a single foreign language, and a three-semester-hour course in the same language for which 507 or the equivalent is a prerequisite; or as much of this coursework as required by the student's score on the appropriate language placement test. For students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in a single foreign language, the first two semesters in a language may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree.

3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.

4. Six semester hours of American history.

5. Three semester hours of economics, upper-division anthropology, or upper-division geography.

6. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or an equivalent calculus sequence, and 427K. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics 301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must take Mathematics 301 or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency.

7. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.

8. Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; or Physics 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N.

9. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.

10. Biology 304.

11. Geological Sciences 401, 303, or 312K; 416K; 416M; 420K; 428; 346C; 660 or an approved six-semester-hour geophysics field camp; 476K; 376M; and six additional approved hours of upper-division geological sciences. Geological Sciences 376L is strongly recommended.

12. Nine semester hours chosen from the following courses: Biology 302, Chemistry 610A, 353, Civil Engineering 311S, 319F, 341, 357, 374K, Geography 334K, 335C, Marine Science 440, Mathematics 427L, 362K, Mechanical Engineering 326, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 421K, 322K, 424, 326, and 368.

    This requirement is intended to function as an unspecified minor. Courses used to fulfill the requirement do not have to be taken in the same department, but they should form a self-reinforcing sequence related to geological sciences. Courses not listed above will be considered upon petition to the undergraduate adviser.

13. Thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework must be completed in residence at the University. At least eighteen of these hours must be in geological sciences, and at least twelve must be outside geological sciences.

14. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each semester of each course counted toward the degree. Geological sciences majors may not repeat any geological sciences course more than once without written consent of the undergraduate adviser.

Option IV: Teaching

This program is designed to fulfill the course requirements for certification as a secondary school teacher in Texas, but completion of the program does not guarantee the student's certification. For information about additional certification requirements, see chapter 5 of this catalog and consult the University's teacher certification officer in the College of Education.

Completion of the program usually requires 125 to 141 semester hours of coursework.

Prescribed Work

1. English 306, 316K, and three additional hours in English; English 309K or 309L is recommended. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. The additional required course(s) in English may be counted toward this requirement if certified to contain a substantial writing component. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Proficiency in a single foreign language equivalent to that shown by completion of courses 506 and 507. For students who enter the University with fewer than two high school units in a single foreign language, the first two semesters in a language may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree.

3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.

4. Six semester hours of American history.

5. Psychology 301.

6. Mathematics 408C. Algebra courses at the level of Mathematics 301 or the equivalent may not be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree. Students who enter the University with fewer than three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher must take Mathematics 301 or 304E without degree credit to remove their deficiency.

7. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance. Theatre and Dance 303C is recommended to fulfill this requirement, because it also fulfills the oral communication requirement below.

8. Six semester hours in human development, consisting of one course from each of the following groups:

   1. Child Development 313, Educational Psychology 332, 363M (Topic 3: Adolescent Development), Psychology 304, 309, 333D, or 339.

   2. Applied Learning and Development 322 or Psychology 345.

9. Eighteen semester hours in education: Curriculum and Instruction 331C, 332S, 667S (Student Teaching in Secondary Schools: Science), 370S (Topic 2: Science), and 371 (Topic 18: Critical Issues in Schooling).

10. Documented evidence of proficiency in oral communication. Proficiency is assessed in Curriculum and Instruction 332S. Students who lack proficiency must take Speech 305, 319, or Theatre and Dance 303, 303C, 326.

11. Documented evidence of proficiency in computing or credit for three semester hours in computer sciences, data processing, management information systems, or coursework intended to provide computer literacy. This requirement is fulfilled by completion of Biology 208.

12. Physics 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N; or Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L.

13. Biology 302, 303, and 304; Biology 205, 206, or 208; and at least eight semester hours chosen from the following:

    1. Microbiology 226, 227, or 228; and Microbiology 129K.

    2. Botany 323K or Zoology 320.

    3. Zoology 325.

    4. Botany 320 and 120C, or 321 and 121C.

    5. Botany 328 and 128K, or Zoology 321 or 361K.

    6. Botany 373K and 173L, or Zoology 357 or 369.

14. Chemistry 301 and 302.

15. Geological Sciences 401, 303, or 312K; 404C or 405; 416K; 416M; 420K or 320L; 335; and enough additional upper-division coursework in geological sciences to make a total of at least twenty-eight semester hours.

16. Astronomy 303, 307, or 367M; and Marine Science 307.

17. Thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework must be completed in residence at the University. At least twelve of these hours must be in geological sciences and at least twelve must be outside geological sciences.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements given in chapter 1 and the college requirements given in this chapter. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each semester of each course counted toward the degree. Geological sciences majors may not repeat any geological sciences course more than once without written consent of the undergraduate adviser. For additional teacher certification requirements, see chapter 5 of this catalog and consult the University's teacher certification officer in the College of Education.

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