Courses and Requirements
The associate in science degree program in Computer and Information Sciences: Computer Science Transfer Option is designed to serve the needs of the student who wishes to transfer to a four year program in Computer Science. This program provides the foundation in Computer Science and Mathematics needed to succeed in a Computer Science Degree program. A minimum of 67 credit hours are required for graduation.
Starting in the fall of 2014, any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six core academic skills in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.
Electives
| Program Electives |
Choose 4 courses at level listed or higher: CIS144, CTE101 & CTE103, CTN201 (Students transferring to UMass Lowell must take CIS190, CTE101, CTE103, CTE210, CTN201) |
12-16 |
| Humanities/Social Science Elective |
Not ART140, ART141, ART143, ART241, ART250
(Students transferring to Merrimack should take REL101 or PHI101) |
3 |
| Humanities Elective |
Not ART140, ART141, ART143, ART241, ART250
(Students transferring to Merrimack should take REL101 or PHI101) |
3 |
| Social Science Elective |
|
3 |
| Elective |
|
3-4 |
Requirements
| CIS113 | Data Management | 4 | Global Awareness Intensive Public Presentation Intensive |
| CIS115 | Information Security | 4 | Public Presentation Intensive Written Communication Intensive |
| CIS121 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 4 | |
| CIS141 | Computer Science I | 4 | Information Literacy Intensive Science Technology Intensive |
| CIS205 | C Programming | 4 | |
| CIS240 | C++ Programming Language | 4 | |
| CIS252 | Computer Science II | 4 | |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| MAT251 | Calculus I | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| MAT252 | Calculus II | 4 | |
Program Notes
Students who take courses based on Microsoft Office (CIS110, CIS112, and CIS113) must be prepared to use a Windows environment. Students will have access to this platform in all the campus labs.
Recommended Course Sequence Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science Transfer Option
Year 1
Fall
| CIS113 | Data Management | 4 | Global Awareness Intensive Public Presentation Intensive |
| CIS141 | Computer Science I | 4 | Information Literacy Intensive Science Technology Intensive |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| MAT251 | Calculus I | 4 | Quantitative Reason Intensive |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
Spring
| CIS115 | Information Security | 4 | Public Presentation Intensive Written Communication Intensive |
| CIS205 | C Programming | 4 | |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| MAT252 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| Program Elective | 3-4 | |
Year 2
Fall
| CIS121 | Introduction to Operating Systems | 4 | |
| CIS240 | C++ Programming Language | 4 | |
| Humanities/Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Program Elective | 3-4 | |
| | Social Science Elective | 3 | |
Spring
| CIS252 | Computer Science II | 4 | |
| Elective | 3-4 | |
| 2 Program Electives | 6-8 | |