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A student must complete 63 credit hours to be awarded an Associate Degree in Computer Science. Before admission to the program, a student must complete the English proficiency requirement set by the college.

  • General Requirements

    GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
    1 CS 72 Software Applications 3
    2 Math 4 Algebra 3
    SUB TOTAL 6

  • 1st Year Semester I

    1st Year SEMESTER I, FALL
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 CS 53 Introduction to C++ Programming 3 CS 72 & Math 4
    2 MATH 6 Trigonometry 2 Math 4
    3 PSYCH 50 Introduction to Psychology 3 -
    4 ENG 20 Exposition and Argumentation 3 -
    5 SPMS 85 Introduction to Speech 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 14  

  • 1st Year Semester II

    1st Year SEMESTER II, SPRING
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 CS 101 Java and Graphical User Interface 3 -
    2 CS 153 Data Structure I 3 CS 53 with grade “C” or better
    3 ECON 121 Principles of Microeconomics 3 -
    4 MATH 8 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 5 Math 6
    SUB TOTAL 14  


  • 2nd Year Semester I

    2nd Year SEMESTER II, SPRING
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 ACC 130 Accounting I 3 -
    2 CS 158 Discrete Mathematics 3 Math 8
    3 CS 234 Introduction to Computer Organization & Assembly 3 CS 153 & CS 158
    4 PHIL 35 Business Ethics 3 -
    5 MIS Elective-one * 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 15  

  • 2nd Year Semester II

    2nd Year SEMESTER II, SPRING
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 CS 284 Introduction to Operating Systems 3 CS 234
    2 PHIL 212 Ethics of Computer Usage 3 PHIL 35
    3 STAT 211 Statistics 3 MATH 8
    4 ECON 75 Economic Development in Gulf States 3 -
    5 MIS Elective-one * 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 15  

  • MIS Electives

    *Required above 2 electives can be chosen from the following:
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 ACC 230 Management Accounting Systems 3 -
    2 BIO 110 General Biology 3 -
    3 BUS 333 Management Information System 3 -
    4 CS 238 File Structures & Introduction to Database 3 CS 153
    5 CS 285 Computer Network Concepts & Technology 3 CS 284
    6 CS 304 Database Systems 3 CS 238 and CS 158
    7 ECON 122 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 -
    8 PHY 21 General Physics 3 -