UAF CS BS vs BA degrees

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1	UAF CS BS vs BA degrees: Summary table intended to help students pick a degree
2	Linked from www.cs.uaf.edu/undergraduate/ advising info.
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4	CS BS	CS BA
5	Bachelor of Science	Bachelor of Arts
6	Ideal for calculus-ready students who want rigorous mathematics along with their full-stack computer programming. Has a BS/MS accelerated option, and can feed into a CS MS degree.	Ideal for students who want a broader knowledge base with their full-stack computer programming. Fits nicely with a minor in art (interactive digital art), linguistics (computational linguistics), and many other options.
7	Requires Calculus I, II, and III	Requires Calculus I or Math 230
8	Requires Physics 211 & 212 plus two more lab science courses	Requires two lab science courses, and 9 additional credits of humanities and social science
9	CS F201 Computer Science I
10	CS F202 Computer Science II
11	CS F241 Computer Hardware Concepts
12	CS F301 Assembly Language Programming
13	CS F311 Data Structures and Algorithms
14	CS F321 Operating Systems
15	CS F331 Programming Languages
16	CS F371 Computer Ethics and Technical Communication
17	CS F372 Software Construction
18	CS F441 System Architecture or EE F443
19	CS F471 Senior Capstone I
20	CS F472 Senior Capstone II
21	9 credits of CS electives	12 credits of CS electives
22	Required 3-credit upper-division math elective	12 credits of CS electives
23	MATH F307 Discrete Math	Required 15-credit minor as part of BA degree
24	CS F411 Advanced Algorithms	Required 15-credit minor as part of BA degree
25	STAT F300 Statistics	Stat 200 or 300
26	ABET accredited degree program	Regionally accredited
27	120 credits total	120 credits total
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