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The Wentworth Computer Science program builds a foundation in high-level programming languages, such as Java, then delves into key computer science concepts like algorithm design and analysis, operating systems, distributed computing, databases, and software engineering.
Students can select advanced elective courses in topics like mobile application development, web development, artificial intelligence, embedded computing, biostatistics, and machine learning. Our graduates are prepared to work as software engineers, programmers, and analysts across standard, web, and mobile device platforms.
Co-op Experience with Top Employers
Through Wentworth’s strong network of employers, including many alumni, Computer Science students obtain professional experience during their two required cooperative work semesters. Partners hiring our co-op students include Adobe Systems, Alliant, Brigham and Women's Hospital, The Department of Defense, DraftKings, IBM, Liberty Mutual, Salesforce, Walt Disney World, and Wayfair.
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The Wentworth Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.
For program objectives, outcomes and enrollment and degree data, please visit the Computer Science Accreditation Information page.
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Students in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program gain valuable skills in software design, programming languages, systems, and development in high-level computer languages. Related courses including databases, software engineering, networking, and operating systems are also integral in this program. Elective courses are available in a wide variety of computing areas including web development, mobile development, embedded computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity. Students also apply these skills directly in the work environment through two required co-op work semesters beginning junior year.
View the Course Catalog below for information about program requirements.
For an overview of the year-by-year experience in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program, see "What You'll Learn" below.
Catalog
On This PageThree Year Program
Total credits for degree: 120
This is a three-year program, starting in the fall semester of the student’s first year and planned to end in the summer semester of the student’s third year. The courses are as follows:
Plan of Study Grid Freshman Year Fall Semester Credits COMP1000 COMPUTER SCIENCE I 4 MATH1776 CALCULUS 1A 2 MATH1777 CALCULUS 1B 2 MATH2300 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS 4 Science Elective 2 4 English Sequence* 4 Credits 20 Spring Semester COMP1050 COMPUTER SCIENCE II 4 COMP1200 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 4 MATH1876 CALCULUS 2A 2 MATH1877 CALCULUS 2B 2 Science Elective 2 4 English Sequence* 4 Credits 20 Sophomore Year Fall Semester COMP2000 DATA STRUCTURES 4 COMP2100 NETWORK PROGRAMMING 4 COMP2650 DATABASES 4 MATH2860 LINEAR ALGEBRA & MATRIX THEORY 4 HSS Elective* 4 Credits 20 Spring Semester COMP2350 ALGORITHMS 4 COMP3400 OPERATING SYSTEMS 4 COMP Computer Science Elective 1 4 MATH2100 PROBABILITY & STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS 4 HSS Elective* 4 Credits 20 Summer Semester COOP3500 COOP EDUCATION 1 Credits 0 Junior Year Fall Semester COMP3350 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 4 COMP4960 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 4 COMP Computer Science Elective 1 4 COMP Elective Computer Science Elective 1 4 GENERAL Elective 4 Credits 20 Spring Semester COOP4500 COOP EDUCATION 2 Credits 0 Summer Semester COMP3450 PARALLEL COMPUTING AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING 4 COMP5500 SENIOR PROJECT 4 COMP Computer Science Elective 1 4 HSS Elective* 4 GENERAL Elective 4 Credits 20 Total Credits 120 - 1
Computer Science students take a total of four computer science electives. Students must select four courses from the list of Computer Science Electives. The Computer Science Elective courses to be offered in a particular semester will be selected by the School of Computing and Data Science.
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BCOS students must take two lab-based science electives selected from the list of approved science courses.
ENGL/HSS Note
Students are required to complete:
- At least one course in Humanities: CSAS, HSSI, HIST, HUMN, LITR and PHIL
- At least one course in the Social Sciences: CSAS, HSSI, COMM, ECON, ENVM, POLS, PSYC and SOCL
- The remaining course from either the Humanities or Social Sciences category.
Students with a three English course sequence may use the third English course to satisfy a Humanities requirement.
A minimum of 20 credits total, including English, humanities, and social science credit, is required to complete the humanities and social sciences graduation requirement.
Of the three listed humanities and social science electives, BCOS students must include the one Directed Elective:- An Ethics elective
Math Placement may alter the course schedule above.
Computer Science Electives, select four courses from the following list:
The Computer Science Elective courses may include, but are not limited to:
Course List Course Title Credits COMP1150 ROUTING AND SWITCHING 4 COMP2150 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION 4 COMP2160 WIRELESS NETWORKS 4 COMP2500 SECURITY PRINCIPLES 4 COMP3100 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION 4 COMP3125 DATA SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS 4 COMP3200 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 4 COMP3500 NETWORK SECURITY 4 COMP3550 COMPUTER SECURITY 4 COMP3575 SCRIPTING FOR CYBERSECURITY AND FORENSICS 4 COMP3580 DIGITAL FORENSICS 4 COMP3590 APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY 4 COMP3660 MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT 4 COMP3750 INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS 4 COMP4050 MACHINE LEARNING 4 COMP4150 ADVANCED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION 4 COMP4450 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING 4 COMP4460 COMPILERS 4 COMP4500 OFFENSIVE SECURITY 4 COMP4550 INCIDENT RESPONSE & BUSINESS CONTINUITY 4 COMP4580 NETWORK FORENSICS 4 COMP4590 PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY 4 COMP4600 QUANTUM COMPUTING FOR SECURITY 4 COMP4650 WEB DEVELOPMENT 4 COMP4700 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 4 COMP4750 EMBEDDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 4 COMP4775 ADVANCED PARALLEL COMPUTING 4 COMP4950 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4 Science Electives, select two courses from the following list:
Course List Course Title Credits BIOL1100 CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 BIOL1700 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I 4 BIOL2200 ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 BIOL3000 APPLICATIONS IN GENETICS 4 CHEM1100 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 4 CHEM1600 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4 PHYS1250 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I 4 PHYS1750 ENGINEERING PHYSICS II 4 PHYS2000 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 4 PHYS3100 MODERN PHYSICS 4 The following courses require School approval to satisfy the Science Elective requirement BIOL2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOLOGY 4 BIOL3800 SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY 4 CHEM2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMISTRY 4 CHEM3800 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY 4 PHYS2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHYSICS 4 PHYS3800 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS 4 and
General Electives: Select any two 4 credit courses.
Four Year Program
Total credits for degree: 120
This is a four-year program, starting in the fall semester of the student’s first year and planned to end in the summer semester of the student’s fourth year. The courses are as follows:
Plan of Study Grid Freshman Year Fall Semester Credits COMP1000 COMPUTER SCIENCE I 4 MATH1776 CALCULUS 1A 2 MATH1777 CALCULUS 1B 2 MATH2300 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS 4 English Sequence* 4 Credits 16 Spring Semester COMP1050 COMPUTER SCIENCE II 4 COMP1200 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 4 MATH1876 CALCULUS 2A 2 MATH1877 CALCULUS 2B 2 English Sequence* 4 Credits 16 Sophomore Year Fall Semester COMP2000 DATA STRUCTURES 4 COMP2100 NETWORK PROGRAMMING 4 MATH2860 LINEAR ALGEBRA & MATRIX THEORY 4 HSS Elective* 4 Credits 16 Spring Semester COMP2350 ALGORITHMS 4 COMP2650 DATABASES 4 MATH2100 PROBABILITY & STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS 4 GENERAL Elective 4 Credits 16 Summer Semester COOP3000 PRE CO-OP WORK TERM (OPTIONAL) Credits 0 Junior Year Fall Semester COMP3400 OPERATING SYSTEMS 4 COMP Computer Science Elective 1 4 SCIENCE Elective 2 4 HSS Elective* 4 Credits 16 Spring Semester COOP3500 COOP EDUCATION 1 Credits 0 Summer Semester COMP3350 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 4 COMP3450 PARALLEL COMPUTING AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING 4 COMP Computer Science Elective 1 4 SCIENCE Elective 2 4 Credits 16 Senior Year Fall Semester COOP4500 COOP EDUCATION 2 Credits 0 Spring Semester COMP4960 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 4 COMP Computer Science Elective 1 4 HSS Elective* 4 Credits 12 Summer Semester COMP5500 SENIOR PROJECT 4 COMP Computer Science Elective 1 4 GENERAL Elective 4 Credits 12 Total Credits 120 - 1
Computer Science students take a total of four computer science electives. Students must select four courses from the list of Computer Science Electives. The Computer Science Elective courses to be offered in a particular semester will be selected by the School of Computing and Data Science.
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BCOS students must take two lab-based science electives selected from the list of approved science courses.
ENGL/HSS Note
Students are required to complete:
- At least one course in Humanities: CSAS, HSSI, HIST, HUMN, LITR and PHIL
- At least one course in the Social Sciences: CSAS, HSSI, COMM, ECON, ENVM, POLS, PSYC and SOCL
- The remaining course from either the Humanities or Social Sciences category.
Students with a three English course sequence may use the third English course to satisfy a Humanities requirement.
A minimum of 20 credits total, including English, humanities, and social science credit, is required to complete the humanities and social sciences graduation requirement.
Of the three listed humanities and social science electives, BCOS students must include the one Directed Elective:
- An Ethics elective
Math Placement may alter the course schedule above.
Computer Science Electives, select four (4) courses from the following list:
The Computer Science Elective courses may include, but are not limited to:
Course List Course Title Credits COMP1150 ROUTING AND SWITCHING 4 COMP2150 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION 4 COMP2160 WIRELESS NETWORKS 4 COMP2500 SECURITY PRINCIPLES 4 COMP3100 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION 4 COMP3125 DATA SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS 4 COMP3200 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 4 COMP3500 NETWORK SECURITY 4 COMP3550 COMPUTER SECURITY 4 COMP3575 SCRIPTING FOR CYBERSECURITY AND FORENSICS 4 COMP3580 DIGITAL FORENSICS 4 COMP3590 APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY 4 COMP3660 MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT 4 COMP3750 INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS 4 COMP4050 MACHINE LEARNING 4 COMP4150 ADVANCED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION 4 COMP4450 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING 4 COMP4460 COMPILERS 4 COMP4500 OFFENSIVE SECURITY 4 COMP4550 INCIDENT RESPONSE & BUSINESS CONTINUITY 4 COMP4580 NETWORK FORENSICS 4 COMP4650 WEB DEVELOPMENT 4 COMP4700 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 4 COMP4750 EMBEDDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 4 COMP4775 ADVANCED PARALLEL COMPUTING 4 COMP4950 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4 Science Electives, select two (2) courses from the following list:
Course List Course Title Credits BIOL1100 CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 BIOL1700 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I 4 BIOL2200 ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 BIOL3000 APPLICATIONS IN GENETICS 4 CHEM1100 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 4 CHEM1600 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4 PHYS1250 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I 4 PHYS1750 ENGINEERING PHYSICS II 4 PHYS2000 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 4 PHYS3100 MODERN PHYSICS 4 The following courses require School approval to satisfy the Science Elective requirement BIOL2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOLOGY 4 BIOL3800 SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY 4 CHEM2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMISTRY 4 CHEM3800 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY 4 PHYS2990 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PHYSICS 4 PHYS3800 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS 4 and
General Electives: Select any two 4 credit courses.
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Interesed in getting your M.S. in Applied Computer Science in only one year (two semesters) beyond graduation? Apply to the Double Leopard program as an enrolled undergraduate and fast-track your graduate education and career!
- Available to both 3-year and 4-year undergraduate students
- Carry over Merit Scholarships
- Optional master's internships available
Note: GPA maintenance through all 4 years is required to continue to the graduate program
Student Testimonials
Sarah Denis
"My favorite thing about being a Wentworth student is the amount of accessibility I have. Whatever I want to pursue there is always someone there willing to help or that can lead me in the correct direction."
Heeya Patel
"The Co-ops are an attractive aspect of coming to Wentworth. I'm the type of person that learns more when I can experience the learning and it gives you an awareness of the real world as you're performing the job your major relates to. Not only are we being taught important skills, but we are also prepared for interviews and job expectations."
What You’ll Learn
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Year 1
You’ll establish a foundation for your Computer Science program by taking Computer Science I & II, Engineering Calculus I & II, and Discrete Mathematics. These courses will lay the groundwork for a comprehensive understanding of practical comp sci concepts.
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Year 2
Second-year computer science students expand their knowledge with courses in Networking Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms, and Databases. You’ll bolster this knowledge with additional math courses in Probability & Statistics and Linear Algebra.
An optional pre co-op work term is available to students during the summer semester.
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Year 3
In the fall and summer semesters of your third year, you’ll start to focus on Operating Systems and Programming Languages and will have the opportunity supplement your core program courses with electives in your desired area of study.
In the spring, you’ll begin the first of two required co-ops.
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Year 4
In the fall, you’ll go on your second required co-op to gain more hands-on industry experience.
The remainder of your program allows you to round out your comp sci knowledge through electives, as well as work on your senior project in your final semester.