Computer Science - Associate of Arts (Major Code - CSC)

The Computer Science Associate of Arts degree is designed for students interested in transferring to the University of Arizona South’s computer science program. To ensure seamless transfer, students must develop their specific program of study in close coordination with a Cochise College advisor and in consultation with a CIS faculty member.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

  • Describe the mechanics of information transfer and control within a digital computer system.
  • Design, code, test, and debug Java programs using object-oriented programming techniques in the command line environment.
  • Design, code, test, and debug medium-difficulty C programs using structured and modular techniques.
  • Correctly employ appropriate utility programs and libraries.
  • Correctly design modular programs.
  • Design and implement combinational logic circuits with SSI elements (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR gates).
  • Use data structures in solving programming problems.

Degree Map

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (AGEC-A) 35 CREDITS

Composition 6 credits

ENG 101CompositionSUN courseThis course may be offered online

3

ENG 102English CompositionSUN courseThis course may be offered online

3

Mathematics 5 credits

MAT 220Calculus ISUN courseThis course may be offered online

5

Laboratory Sciences 8 credits

Laboratory sciences must be chosen from the following:

BIO 105Environmental BiologyThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

BIO 181General Biology I (for majors)SUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

BIO 182General Biology IISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

BIO 201Human Anatomy and Physiology ISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

BIO 202Human Anatomy and Physiology IISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

CHM 151General Chemistry ISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

CHM 152General Chemistry IISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

GLG 101Introduction to Geology I (Physical)SUN courseThis course may be offered onlineThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

GLG 102Introduction to Geology II (Historical)This course may be offered onlineThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

PHY 111General Physics ISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

PHY 112General Physics IISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

PHY 230Physics with Calculus ISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

PHY 231Physics with Calculus IISUN courseThis course has laboratory or studio fees

4

Arts 3 credits

Humanities 3 credits

Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 credits

General Education Electives 4 credits

General education electives must be chosen from the general education list. See www.cochise.edu/AGEC.

Six credits of arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, or general education electives must be chosen from the current listing of intensive writing courses. See www.cochise.edu/AGEC.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT 8 CREDITS

Non-English language second-semester proficiency.

CORE CURRICULUM 22 CREDITS

CIS 130Programming LogicThis course may be offered online

3

CIS 204C ProgrammingThis course may be offered online

4

CIS 206Assembler with Architecture

4

CIS 220CData Structures-C

4

MAT 227Discrete MathematicsSUN course

3

MAT 231Calculus IISUN course

4

TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 65 CREDITS