ENGINEERING (BIOMEDICAL)

Requirements

Requirements for graduation in the College of Arts and Sciences include:
The College of Arts and Science requires proficiency in a foreign language through the intermediate (2220 or equivalent) level or sign language through the advanced (2614 or equivalent) level.

Admissions/Continuation Requirements to the Major Program of Studies:
Students should complete the prerequisite coursework with a grade of C minus or higher to be considered for entrance to the major program of study. Students must also have completed a minimum of 52 hours of credit and at least half the required hours in General Education requirements, including required two English and two mathematics, or an A.A degree.

*The undergraduate programs in computer science are limited access*,requiring a minimum 2.65 all college-level work attempted GPA for formal admission. All State Common Program Prerequisites listed as Term 1-4 milestones must be completed with a "C" range (C minus, C, or C+) grade or better. Students earning less than the necessary grade in any of these courses will be required to retake those courses until the standard is met.

Note: retaking a course may delay graduation and incur increased fee liability (i.e., repeat course surcharge and excess credit surcharge).

Upon formal admission into the program, the student must:
• complete all courses required for the major with a grade of "C minus" or better;
• maintain a 2.50 all-college-level-work-attempted GPA, excluding the Term 1-4 State Common Prerequisites milestone courses;
• not receive more than 3 unsatisfactory grades combined in Programming I (COP3014 or COP3363) and Object-Oriented Programming (COP3330);
• not accumulate more than 5 unsatisfactory grades (U, F, D minus, D, or D+) in courses required for the major, excluding the Term 1-4 State Common Prerequisites milestone courses, taken after enrolling at FSU.

Major Program of Studies at FSU: (52 hours)

Computer and math courses: (16 hours)
COP 3014 (3) Programming I and COP 3353 (1) Introduction to UNIX OR COP 3363 (3) Introduction to C++ for majors
COP 3330 (3) Object-Oriented Programming
COP 4530 (3) Data Structures, Algorithms, and Generic Programming
CDA 3100 (3) Computer Organization I
CEN 4020 (3) Software Engineering I

Computer Science electives: (24 hours)
Including 6 hours of an upper-division programming language elective (not presented in the required course offerings) and at least 21 hours numbered above 3000. Elective courses must be taken through the Department of Computer Science.

Additional courses required for the major: (12 hours)
MAD 2104 (3) Discrete Mathematics I, plus
Nine (9) hours in the fields of humanities and/or history, in addition to the General Education requirements and the Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement.

Minor: Students must complete a minimum of 12 hours in an approved minor area.

Computer Skills Competency: 0 hours beyond major.
COP 3014 (3) Programming I

Oral Communication Competency: 0-3 hours.
Students must demonstrate the ability to orally transmit ideas and information clearly. This requirement is met through a college-level approved course, such as SPC 1017 or SPC 2608.

Minimum Program Requirements - Summary
Total Hrs. Required 120
General Education 36*
Prerequisite Coursework 4*
BA Major Coursework 52
Minor Coursework 0-12 or more
Foreign Language 0-12 (depending on placement)
Computer Skills 0 beyond major
Oral Communication Competency 0-3
Electives to bring total hours to 120

*Note: Some prerequisite coursework may also be applied to General Education requirements in math and science.