2009-2011 - Benedict College

MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 229
CSc 333 Data Structures and Algorithms
CSc 335 File Organization and Processing
CSc 339 Data Communications and Networking
CSc 431 Programming Languages
CSc 434 Database Management
CSc 435 Software Engineering Principles
CSc 436 Operating Systems
CSc 439 Special Topics in Computer Science
CSc
Electives
Professional Certification
Students who choose the teaching option follow an approved program of study, which meets requirements
for professional education and/or certification by the South Carolina State Department of
Education.
Required Internship
Students enrolled in the Department are required to complete, during the junior or senior year, a period
of Internship that closely correlates with their specific major and program of study. Students who
choose the teaching option must complete Student Teaching. Students must enroll in the following
course(s) for internship credit:
MC 420
Ed 460S
Internship
Student Teaching
Required Activities
Prior to graduation, all Mathematics and Computer Science majors are required to present a senior
research paper in the presence of senior research committee and other faculty members in the department.
Their research papers must be approved and signed by the senior research committee. Senior
research paper development is a topic addressed in the following courses:
STEM 411 Senior Seminar I
STEM 412 Senior Seminar II
Service-Learning
Each student is required to complete a minimum of 120 hours for graduation, with the exception of
transfer students. Transfer students are required to complete the total number of hours commensurate
to the classification at the time of admittance (see General Requirements for Degree section). Hours
are earned in Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Seminar courses. Additionally for this department,
hours may be earned through designated sections of the following courses: Math 236 -
Probability and Statistics and Math 435 - Statistical Methods
Honors Courses
Honors courses are writing intensified, technologically enhanced, and internationally focused. All
Benedict College students may enroll in Honors courses with the permission of the instructor. Students
may earn honors credits in designated General Education courses or in regular classes. Students
interested in more information should confer with the Honors Program Director. Listed below are the
Honors courses offered in this department:
Math138H
Math140H
Math143H
College Algebra
Precalculus
Calculus I