Computer Science Entrance Requirements Check List

for students from other PSU campuses

This check list is designed specifically for students from other campuses of the Penn State system who plan to transfer to the computer science program at Penn State Harrisburg.

A minimum of 60 credit hours with a 2.0 cummulative grade point average are required which are distributed as follows.


 
English
(9 credits)		  

____ English Comp I (3) [GWS]

 ENGL 015 or 030

____ English Comp II (3) [GWS]

 ENGL 202C

____ Speech (3) [GWS]

 CAS 100
 
Mathematics
(12 credits)		  

____ Calculus I (4) [GQ]

 MATH 140

____ Calculus II (4)[GQ]

 MATH 141

____ Other (4)

 MATH 017, MATH 018, 220, or CMPSC 360
 
Computer Science
(9 credits)		  

____ Comp Sci I (3) [GQ]

 CMPSC 121

____ Comp Sci II (3)[GQ]

 CMPSC 122

____ Other (3)

 CMPSC 360, or CMPEN 271
 
Natural Sciences
(9 credits)
Any course with a GN suffix accepted 		 

[GN]__________________________________

  

[GN]__________________________________

  

[GN]__________________________________

  
 
Arts
(6 credits)
Any course with a GA suffix accepted 		 

[GA]__________________________________

  

[GA]__________________________________

  
 
Humanities
(6 credits)
Any course with a GH suffix accepted 		 

[GH]__________________________________

  

[GH]__________________________________

  
 
Social & Behavioral Sciences
(6 credits)
Any course with a GS suffix accepted 		 

[GS]__________________________________

  

[GS]__________________________________

  
 
Health & Physical Activities
(3 credits)
Any course with a GHA suffix accepted 		 

[GHA]_________________________________

  
 
General Electives
(6 credits)		  

6 credits of any non-remedial courses accepted.

  
 
Additional requirements
(6 credits)		  
  • First-Year Seminar, 1 credit of any course with a S, T, X, or PSU designations.
  • United States Cultures and International Cultures Requirements, 3 credits of any course with a US designation and 3 credits of any course with an IL designation. These can be satisfied simultaneously with any of the above requirements, or any course in the degree requirements.
  • Writing Across the Curriculum requirement is satisfied by CMPSC 487W, a required course in the COMP degree program.
  • If you spend the first two years at Penn State Harrisburg, you also need to take SSET 295 (1 credit).
 
 


 
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