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7. Collaborate in teams toaccomplish commongoals.
8. Communicateeffectively and efficiently.
9. Recognize the qualities necessary to succeed in a professional
environment
TheBS inComputer Science curriculum is designed to prepare students for
research, either by attending graduate school or entering industry.
After
successfully completing theprogram, agraduatewill:
1. Beable to solve complexand significant problemswith professional skill
by formulating efficient and effective algorithmic solutions to a wide
variety of sophisticated problems normally encountered in computing
and inacademe.
2. Be able to express algorithms clearly and correctly in a variety of
programming languages.
3. Be able to demonstrate foundational knowledge of the following subject
areas of computer science: operating systems, databases, networks,
graphics, software engineering, game design and implementation, and
web technologies.
4. Have an understanding of ethical responsibilities related to the areas of
computingand theworkplace.
5. Havemastery of the theoretical underpinningsof Computer Science.
6.
Apply computer science knowledge to either post-baccalaureate study
or a career field
.
HONORSOCIETIESANDCLUBS
The honor societies, clubs, and service organizations designed to support,
augment, and supplement the educational and professional development of
students are the ACM Student Chapter, IEEE and ACM Student Memberships
andWiSTEM.
ADMISSIONANDREADMISSIONREQUIREMENTS
There are no formal admission procedures for entry into the Certificate of
Computer Networking or AASIT or BIT. However, each of the following courses
must be passed with a grade of
C
or better and all are prerequisite to the
remaining courses listed as Required Foundations Courses: ENGL 1101, MATH
1101, CRIT1101, and ITFN1101.
Students who choose to enter into the BSCS programmust be prepared to
takeeither pre-calculusor calculus I their first semester.
Studentsmust be admitted as pre-GeorgiaWebBSIT students before taking
any courses in the BSIT Area F other than Introduction to Information
Technology or The Enterprise and IT. For pre-Georgia WebBSIT admission,
students must complete and earn a C or better in the following courses: ENGL
1101, an Area A mathematics course other than Introductory Statistics, and
Introduction to InformationTechnology.
In order to be considered for admission to the College of Engineering at
Georgia Tech as a dual degree transfer student, students must complete the
prescribed program of study at the participating institution must meet the
admissions requirements for their engineeringmajor andmeet theGeorgia Tech
GPA requirements. For Georgia residents, a
cumulative
overall GPA of 3.0 is
required, including amathematicsGPA of 3.0 and a science GPA of 3.0 as well
as overall GPAof 3.0.
