Program Requirements

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• 1. Any undergraduate student currently enrolled in a CU Denver degree program with a major other than computer science and engineering may earn a minor in computer science. This includes students from the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Business School, the College of Arts & Media and the School of Public Affairs.

  2. The student must complete the following classes with a grade of C- or better:

• MATH 1401 - Calculus I
• MATH 2411 - Calculus II
• CSCI 1410 - Fundamentals of Computing
• CSCI 1411 - Fundamentals of Computing Laboratory
• CSCI 2312 - Intermediate Programming
• CSCI 2421 - Data Structures and Program Design
• CSCI 2511 - Discrete Structures

• 3. The student must complete (with a C- or better) three additional computer science courses at the 3000-level or higher with the approval of an undergraduate advisor.

  Note: Some courses at the 3000-level and above require additional prerequisites. A student must fulfill all prerequisites for the courses he/she selects. See the catalog course descriptions for prerequisite information for each course.

  4. All computer science courses 3000 level and above must be taken at the Denver campus.

  5. At the time of graduation, the student must have a CU Denver cumulative GPA of 2.0 and must have a 2.0 GPA for the eight classes taken for the minor.

  6. The student must file a minor declaration form with the Engineering Student Services office in North Classroom, 2605. For more information or an advising appointment, contact the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the Lawrence Street Center, 8th floor, or by phone at 303-315-1411.