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Computer Science Program
Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
Old Music Hall
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057-1098
(507) 646-3113
(507) 646-3116 FAX
cs@stolaf.edu

Richard Brown, Director
cs-director@stolaf.edu

Donna Brakke,
Academic Administrative Assistant
brakke@stolaf.edu


 

Requirements for a CS concentration

Course numbers are changing effective Spring 2004. So, both old and new numbers are listed below for existing courses. We will refer to courses by their abbreviations (e.g., CS1 or SD) rather than their numbers.


Note: The Computer Science concentration is available to students entered St. Olaf prior to the approval of the CS major in late Fall 2002.

St. Olaf's Computer Science (CS) concentration is a substantial multi-level exploration of the discipline of CS that builds on a breadth-first, hands-on introduction to the discipline, takes a team-based approach to software design (possibly including interdisciplinary team projects, introduces ethical and social analysis, and emphasizes written and oral communication skills and other aspects of a liberal arts education. See also the most recent catalog description of the concentration.

A CS concentration is arranged by individual contract between the program and a student, which helps both the student and the program with academic planning and builds in the potential to adapt requirements according to special circumstances and particular educational objectives. See Dick Brown (rab@stolaf.edu) to arrange a contract.

The CS concentration requires six credits in CS. In the guidelines below, proposed course numbers are included, with references to existing course numbers as appropriate; general education credits are currently pending approval in most cases. Further information about the courses is provided in summary or detailed format; see also additional documents related to the curriculum.

Guidelines

A typical CS concentration ordinarily the following courses.



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