Computer Science at Towson University

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.

• COSC 236Introduction to Computer Science Iopens 23 courses (5 directly)
• MATH 263Discrete Mathematicsopens 17 courses (4.5 directly)
• COSC 237Introduction to Computer Science IIopens 16 courses (3 directly)
• CIS 379Systems Analysis and Designopens 8 courses (4 directly)
• ITEC 325System Administration and Maintenanceopens 7 courses (2 directly)
• CIS 334Data Organizationopens 5 courses (3.8 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 32 CIS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 4 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 425

  1. COSC 175Gen Computer Sci
  2. COSC 236Introduction to Computer Science I
  3. MATH 263Discrete Mathematics
  4. ITEC 325System Administration and Maintenance
  5. ITEC 411System Architecture and Integration
  6. CIS 425Decision Support Systems

• 6 courses deep, ending at CIS 475

  1. COSC 175Gen Computer Sci
  2. COSC 236Introduction to Computer Science I
  3. COSC 237Introduction to Computer Science II

• 5 courses deep, ending at CIS 350

  1. COSC 175Gen Computer Sci
  2. COSC 236Introduction to Computer Science I
  3. COSC 237Introduction to Computer Science II

• 2 courses deep, ending at CIS 212

  1. COSC 111Information and Technology for Business
  2. CIS 212Intro to Business 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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