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Undergraduate Catalog | 2017-2018 Previous Edition

Computer Science, Financial Services Informatics Concentration, B.A.

The Concentration in Financial Services Informatics is designed to meet the needs of the financial services sector with a unique combination of finance and information technology courses, industry internships, and sponsored capstone projects.

The B.A. in Computer Science program requires a compact set of a computer science core, as well as a second concentration in a non-computer science discipline, satisfied by a second major, a minor, or a set of coordinated courses developed through consultation with an advisor.  Graduates from the B.A. program are thus expected to have knowledge and skill in computer science plus a complementary discipline to which computing applies.  The emphasis in this program is less theoretical/mathematical, and more on the applied side of computing.

Admission Requirements

Freshman admission is competitive for computer science programs and, if admissible, freshmen must present a minimum SAT-Math score of 530 or ACT-Math subscore of 22.  Transfer students must present an overall GPA of at least 2.5 with no grade less than C in computer science courses.

Degree Requirements

General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program .  Students majoring in Computer Science should plan on taking the following courses that meet both general education and major requirements:

Major Requirements (27 credit hours)

Core Courses (15 credit hours)

Critical Thinking Course (3 credit hours)

Advanced Statistics Course (3 credit hours)

Capstone Courses (6 credit hours)

Concentration Courses (51 credit hours)

Unrestricted Elective Courses (2 credit hours)

As needed.

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Cooperative Education Program

By participating in the Cooperative Education program, students in a Computer Science degree program may pursue their education along with alternating semesters of full-time work experiences so that they may be better prepared to enter their chosen professional career. Interested students should contact the University Career Center for more information.

Experiential Learning and Service Opportunities

Students are encouraged to participate in professional work experiences in support of their academic and career development through the cooperative education, 49ership, internship, and service programs offered to them. The College of Computing and Informatics works with the University Career Center to expand experiential learning offerings to enable more students to graduate with career-related experience.  For more information about experiential learning opportunities, please see the University Career Center section within the Office of Undergraduate Education  in this Catalog.

Grade Requirements

The GPA requirement for all Computer Science undergraduate degree programs is 2.0 or above in each of the following three categories:  (1) all courses applied to the degree, (2) all courses in the major, and (3) all upper-division courses in the major. 

Honors Program

For details about the College of Computing and Informatics Honors Program, visit the program page .

Suggested Curriculum

For the suggested course sequence toward completing the major, please see the Academic Plan of Study available online at academics.uncc.edu.  Consultation with an advisor is required each semester.