Computer Science

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Professors J. Adams, P. Bailey, H. Plantinga, D. Schuurman (William Spoelhof Teach-Scholar in Residence), K. VanderLinden (chair)
Associate Professor V. Norman
Assistant Professor K. Arnold

The department offers several major concentrations for students who wish to pursue a computing-related vocation. These include:

• The Bachelor of Computer Science  (BCS) degree for students who wish to focus primarily on computer science.
• The Computer Science Plus, BS  major for students who wish to combine a study of computer science with another discipline.
• The Bachelor of Science in Data Science  for students who wish to study the extraction of knowledge from large volumes of data.

The Bachelor of Computer Science degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET (https://www.abet.org). The department also offers minors in computer science, data analytics, and data science. More information about the departmental programs is available at the departmental website (computing.calvin.edu).

Programs

• Computer Science Plus, BS
• Computer Science, BCS
• Data Science Major, BS

• Computer Science Minor
• Computer Science Minor: Secondary Education
• Data Analytics Minor
• Data Science Minor
• Scientific Computation and Modeling Minor

Courses

• CS 100 - Creating Interactive Web Media
• CS 104 - Applied Computing
• CS 106 - Introduction to Scientific Computation and Modeling
• CS 108 - Introduction to Computing
• CS 112 - Introduction to Data Structures
• CS 195 - Introductory Computing Seminar
• CS 212 - Data Structures and Algorithms
• CS 214 - Programming Language Concepts
• CS 216 - Programming Challenges
• CS 232 - Operating Systems and Networking
• CS 262 - Software Engineering
• CS 295 - Computing Seminar
• CS 300 - Special Topics in Computer Science
• CS 312 - Logic, Computability, and Complexity
• CS 320 - Advanced Computer Architecture
• CS 326 - Embedded Systems and the Internet of Things
• CS 332 - Advanced Computer Networks
• CS 336 - Web Development
• CS 338 - Computer System Administration
• CS 342 - Database Management Systems
• CS 344 - Artificial Intelligence
• CS 352 - Computer Graphics
• CS 364 - Computer Security
• CS 374 - High Performance Computing
• CS 383 - External Practicum
• CS 384 - Perspectives on Computing
• CS 390 - Independent Study
• CS 394 - Senior Internship in Computing
• CS 396 - Senior Project in Computing
• CS 398 - Senior Project in Computing II

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