Computer Science is a discipline concerned with the design, implementation, and maintenance of the computer software systems used in almost all other professions.

The Minor in Computer Science is intended for those pursuing other undergraduate degree programs who feel the need to pursue Computer Science to complement their other studies. Regardless of their discipline, undergraduates find a knowledge of Computer Science to be helpful in today's world. This Minor is not a "computer literacy" program; all the courses are the same as taken by Computer Science majors.

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Requirement	Hours	Name
CS 105 or CS 306	1 or 3 hours	Computer Ethics
CS 112	4 hours	Introduction to Computer Programming
CS 211	3 hours	Object-oriented Programming
CS 310	3 hours	Data Structures
CS 3XX or CS 4XX	3 hours	Two of: 325, 330, 332, 363, 367, 421, 450, 451, 455, 465, 468, 471, 480, 483, 484
CS 3XX or CS 4XX	3 hours

Requirements

This totals 17 hours of credit. Students should pay careful attention to prerequisites when selecting courses and be aware that at least 4 semesters are needed to complete the Minor.

Students should be aware that at least 8 credits must be applied only to the minor and may not be used to fulfill requirements of the student's major, concentration, an undergraduate certificate, or another minor. Students must complete at least 6 credits in their minor at Mason and achieve a minimum 2.00 GPA in courses applied to the minor. No more than 3 hours of "D" in the CS Minor are accepted. Please see the Academic Policies section of the GMU Catalog for general university requirements for a minor.