Dec 11, 2024

2020-2021 Academic Catalog

2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Software Engineering, BS

Summary of Degree Units

University Graduation Requirements	21
Major Preparation	33
Major Requirements	66
Total	120

University Requirements for Graduation

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major Exceptions

This degree program meets certain University Requirements through approved major modifications. Please see the Major Exceptions area in the General Education (GE) section to identify the specific adjustments for this degree program or contact your major advisor for more details.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All courses in the Preparation and Required in Major (all courses in preparation, core, and concentration) must be completed with a grade of “C- or better”. The following Preparation for the Major courses must be completed with a grade of “C or better”: MATH 30 , MATH 31 , and PHYS 50 .

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (21 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (6 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 33 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education

Of the 9 units required by the university, 9 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (12 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

AMS 1A - American Cultures to 1877 6 units (C1+D2)
AMS 1B - American Cultures 1877 to present 6 units (C2+D3+US123)

Physical Education

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) .

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 units (Z+R)

Major Preparation (33 units)

Students must complete the following courses with “C” or better to graduate: MATH 30 , MATH 31 , PHYS 50 . The remaining courses in Preparation for the Major must be completed with “C-” or better to graduate.

BIOL 10 - The Living World 3 units (B2)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 units (C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 units (B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 units (B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 units (B4)
MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics 3 units
PHYS 50 - General Physics/Mechanics 4 units (B1+B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism 4 units (B1+B3)

Complete One Course From:

MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 units
MATH 142 - Introduction to Combinatorics 3 units

Complete One Course From:

ISE 130 - Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 units
MATH 161A - Applied Probability and Statistics I 3 units

Major Requirements (66 units)

Students must complete all the courses in Core Courses, Required Courses and Approved Upper Division Electives sections with “C-” or better to graduate.

Core Courses (11 units)

CS 46A - Introduction to Programming 4 units
CS 46B - Introduction to Data Structures 4 units
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 units (E)

Required Courses (49 units)

Note: Must Complete CMPE 195A /CMPE 195B and ENGR 195A /ENGR 195B with C or Better to meet GE Area requirements

CMPE 102 - Assembly Language Programming 3 units
CMPE 120 - Computer Organization and Architecture 3 units
CMPE 131 - Software Engineering I 3 units
CMPE 133 - Software Engineering II 3 units
CMPE 148 - Computer Networks I 3 units
CMPE 165 - Software Engineering Process Management 3 units
CMPE 172 - Enterprise Software Platforms 3 units
CMPE 187 - Software Quality Engineering 3 units
CMPE 195A - Senior Design Project I 2 units (S)
CMPE 195B - Senior Design Project II 3 units (V)
ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 units (S)
ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering 1 units (V)
CS 146 - Data Structures and Algorithms 3 units
CS 149 - Operating Systems 3 units
CS 151 - Object-Oriented Design 3 units
CS 157A - Introduction to Database Management Systems 3 units
CS 166 - Information Security 3 units
ISE 164 - Computer and Human Interaction 3 units

Approved Upper Division Electives (6 units)

Selected in consultation with the student’s advisor

About

Software Engineering, BS

University Requirements (21 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (6 units)

Upper Division General Education

American Institutions (12 units)

Physical Education

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (3 units)

Major Preparation (33 units)

Complete One Course From:

Complete One Course From:

Major Requirements (66 units)

Core Courses (11 units)

Required Courses (49 units)

Approved Upper Division Electives (6 units)

Total Units Required (120 units)