Computer Science at College of DuPage

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. CIS 1150Understand Computers/Information/Systems
  2. CIS 1310HTML and CSS
• 1. CIS 1655AI Technical Essentials
  2. MATH 0482Foundations for College Mathematics II
  3. CIS 1400Programming Logic and Technique
  4. CIS 2531Introduction to Python Programming
  5. CIS 2640Introduction to Machine Learning (ML)

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CIS coursework.

• CIS 1400Programming Logic and Techniqueopens 37 courses (12.5 directly)
• CIS 1310HTML and CSSopens 8 courses (4 directly)
• CIS 2531Introduction to Python Programmingopens 7 courses (3 directly)
• CIS 1180Data Communication & Networkingopens 6 courses (1.5 directly)
• CIS 2640Introduction to Machine Learning (ML)opens 4 courses (3 directly)
• CIS 2571Introduction to Javaopens 4 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CIS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 88 CIS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 17 more CIS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in CIS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at CIS 2642

  1. MATH 0482Foundations for College Mathematics II
  2. CIS 1400Programming Logic and Technique
  3. CIS 2531Introduction to Python Programming
  4. CIS 2640Introduction to Machine Learning (ML)
  5. CIS 2646Deep Learning (DL)
  6. CIS 2642Introduction to Computer Vision (CV)

• 5 courses deep, ending at CIS 1630

  1. CIS 1150Understand Computers/Information/Systems
  2. CIS 1180Data Communication & Networking
  3. CIS 1610Windows Client OS

• 5 courses deep, ending at CIS 2220

  1. MATH 0482Foundations for College Mathematics II
  2. CIS 1400Programming Logic and Technique
  3. CIS 2541Introduction to C++ Programming

• 5 courses deep, ending at CIS 2252

  1. MATH 0482Foundations for College Mathematics II
  2. CIS 1400Programming Logic and Technique
  3. CIS 2541Introduction to C++ Programming

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for CIS yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under CIS yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

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