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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Computer Science, Computing or Information Technology Minors


The School of Engineering and Computer Science offers three minors, computer science minor, computing minor, and information technology minor, to students with majors other than computer science, computer engineering, and information technology.

Computer science


The minor in computer science is suitable for students with a major in engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry or biology, who may wish to emphasize numerical, scientific and engineering aspects of computing. At least 12 of these credits must be taken at Oakland University. A grade of 2.0 is required in each course for this minor. Students must earn a minimum of 20 credits, including the following courses:

Computing and Information Technology


The minors in computing and information technology are suitable for students with a major in liberal arts, business, or health sciences who may wish to emphasize applied data processing aspects of computing and information technology.  At least 12 of the minor credits must be earned at Oakland University. An average grade of at least 2.0 is required in courses counted toward this minor. Students must earn a minimum of 20 credits as follows for a minor in Computing: CSE 120 , CSE 130 , and and 12 credits of 200-level CSE courses. At least 12 of the minor credits must be earned at Oakland University. An average grade of at least 2.0 is required in courses counted toward this minor. For an IT minor, students must earn a minimum of 20 credits in the following courses: CIT 120 , CIT 122 , CIT 130  or CIT 131 , and any two courses from CIT 230 , CIT 247 , and CIT 252 . At least 12 of these credits must be taken at Oakland University.

Note


Students must obtain permission from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in order to register for CSE courses at the 300 and 400 levels.