COSC 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 COSC coursework.

• MATH 117Trigonometry and Advanced College Algebraopens 44 courses (1.5 directly)
• MATH 273Calculus Iopens 43 courses (3.5 directly)
• MATH 274Calculus IIopens 41 courses (4 directly)
• MATH 275Calculus IIIopens 39 courses (2 directly)
• MATH 211Calculus for Applicationsopens 38 courses (2 directly)
• COSC 236Introduction to Computer Science Iopens 37 courses (3.5 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 COSC 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 55 COSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 5 more COSC 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 COSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 11 courses deep, ending at COSC 481

  1. MATH 115College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry and Advanced College Algebra
  3. MATH 273Calculus I
  4. MATH 274Calculus II
  5. MATH 275Calculus III
  6. COSC 236Introduction to Computer Science I
  7. COSC 237Introduction to Computer Science II
  8. COSC 336Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis
  9. COSC 439Operating Systems
  10. COSC 440Operating Systems Security
  11. COSC 481Case Studies in Computer Security

• 11 courses deep, ending at COSC 485

  1. MATH 115College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry and Advanced College Algebra
  3. MATH 273Calculus I

• 10 courses deep, ending at COSC 432

  1. MATH 115College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry and Advanced College Algebra
  3. MATH 273Calculus I

• 10 courses deep, ending at COSC 458

  1. MATH 115College Algebra
  2. MATH 117Trigonometry and Advanced College Algebra
  3. MATH 273Calculus I

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for COSC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under COSC yet.

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Department events

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