Introduction

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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers a minor in computer science. The requirements for the minor are listed on the Degree Requirements tab.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

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• To declare the computer science minor, students must complete and send a Minor Declaration Form to the engineering dean's office. Once declared, students are required to meet with a computer science advisor to complete the computer science minor coursework form. The Computer Science Minor declaration must be completed to register for 3000-level courses.
• For more information or an advising appointment, contact the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at 303-315-1408 or visit the Lawrence Street Center (1380 Lawrence Street), suite 800.

General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.

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Program Requirements

1. Any undergraduate student currently enrolled in a CU Denver degree program with a major other than computer science or cybersecurity may earn a minor in computer science.
2. A Computer Science Minor plan of study must be completed and approved by a computer science advisor.
3. A student must fulfill all prerequisites for the courses they select. See the catalog course descriptions for prerequisite information for each course.
4. All courses taken for the minor must have a CSCI prefix and be taught by a computer science faculty member.
5. All courses taken for the minor must be completed with a C- or better with a 2.0 GPA average for all eight courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MATH 1401	Calculus I	4
CSCI 1410	Fundamentals of Computing	3
CSCI 1411	Fundamentals of Computing Laboratory	1
CSCI 2312	Object Oriented Programming	3
CSCI 2421	Data Structures and Program Design	3
Four additional CSCI courses 1		12
Total Hours		26

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One of which may be at the 2000 level. All others must be at the 3000-level or higher.