| High Performance Computing (HPC) |
Chairperson: Tom
Murphy Faculty
TMurphy@ContraCosta.edu
Office: AA-128
telephone: 510-235-7800, extension: 4348
http://www.contracosta.edu /cs/index.htm
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Major: Computer Science 18-19 units
An Associate in Science degree may be earned by completing a minimum of 60 units of degree credit coursework, including the major requirements and breadth requirements, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. The student must complete all courses required for the major with a grade of "C" or better.
Courses required for the major, with suggested sequence:
1st Semester 4 units CIS 135 Introduction to Computers
and Microcomputers 3.5 units CIS 133 Computer
Programming BASIC 3.5 units CIS 134 Introduction to Visual
BASIC Programming 2nd Semester 4 units COMP 151 Programming Methods-
PASCAL 3 units MATH 185 Discrete Mathematics 3.5 units CIS 165* Computer Programming
IBM-PC COBOL 3rd Semester 4 units COMP 280 Computer Structure
and Organization 3.5 units CIS 161* Computer Programming
"C" 4th Semester 4 units COMP 251 Fundamentals of Computer
Science 2 units COMP 160 Introduction to Functional
Programming-LISP *Choose at least
one of these courses.