Computer Science

Suggested Degree Pathway for Computer Science - Bio-Cheminformatics Option

For students who entered fall 2015 to spring 2020.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
ENGL.1010 / HONR.1100	College Writing I / FYSH (CW)	3
COMP.1010	Computing I	3
COMP.1030L	Computing I Lab	1
MATH.1310	Calculus I (MATH)	4
BIOL.1110	Principals of Biology I (SCL)	3
BIOL.1170L	Experimental Biology I (SCL)	1
Total		15

Spring Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
ENGL.1020	College Writing II (CW)	3
COMP.1020	Computing II	3
COMP.1040L	Computing II Lab	1
MATH.1320	Calculus II	4
xxxx.xxxx	Social Sciences Persp. (SS)	3
Total		14

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
COMP.2010	Computing III	3
COMP.2010L	Computing III Lab	1
COMP.2030	Comp. Org. & Assembly Lang.	3
COMP.2030L	Assembly Lang. Lab	1
MATH.2190	Discrete Structures I	3
CHEM.1210	Chemistry I (SCL)	3
CHEM.1230L	Chemistry I Lab (SCL)	1
Total		15

Spring Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
EECE.2650	Logic Design	3
COMP.2040	Computing IV	3
MATH.3220	Discrete Structures II	3
ENGL.2200	Oral & Written Communication for CS (AH)	3
CHEM.1220	Chemistry II	1
CHEM.1240L	Chemistry II Lab	4
Total		16

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
COMP.3040	Foundations of CS	3
COMP.3050	Computer Architecture	3
MATH.3860	Probability & Statistics I	3
BIOL.2350	Genetics (Tech. Elective)	3
BIOL.2370	Problems in Genetics	1
xxxx.xxxx	Social Sciences Persp. (SS)	3
Total		16

Spring Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
COMP.3010	Organization of Prog. Lang.	3
COMP.3080	Intro. to Operating Systems	3
xxxx.xxxx	Tech Elective¹	3
xxxx.xxxx	Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH)	3
xxxx.xxxx	Free Elective	3
Total		15

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
COMP.4040	Analysis of Algorithms	3
COMP.xxxx	Project Course I	3
COMP.xxxx	CS BioInfo Elective²	3
xxxx.xxxx	Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH)	3
xxxx.xxxx	Free Elective	3
Total		15

Spring Semester

Course#	Course Name	Credits
COMP.xxxx	Project Course II	3
COMP.xxxx	CS BioInfo Elective²	3
xxxx.xxxx	Social Sciences Persp. (SS)	3
xxxx.xxxx	Free Elective	3
xxxx.xxxx	Free Elective	3
Total		15

Total Minimum Credits = 121

¹Tech Elective: BIOL.2xxx, BIOL.3xxx, BIOL.4xxx, CHEM.2xxx, CHEM.3xxx, CHEM.4xxx.

²CS BioInfo Elective: COMP.4200, COMP.4210, COMP.4220, COMP.5400, COMP.5411 (When BioInfo electives satisfy CS Project Courses, any two CS electives satisfy CS Elective requirement).

No more than two Breadth of Knowledge courses can be taken with the same prefix. The Core Curriculum courses may be taken in any sequence. Refer to the Core Curriculum policy for further details. You should meet with your faculty advisor to determine how you will meet the Core Curriculum requirements.

Current UMass Lowell students should use their Advisement Report in SIS. If you need assistance, please contact your adviser.

Restriction on off-campus study:

Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment. See the catalog policy for details.

Last Updated 2/28/2020