Computer Science Minor

Program Coordinator/Contact

Siddharth Suryanarayanan, Department Head
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Daktronics Engineering Hall 214
605-688-4526

Program Information

The Computer Science minor offers students a flexible program that is well suited to enhance any major curricular and increase a graduate’s marketability. CS related jobs are among the ten fastest growing careers that show a lot of promise and opportunity for growth.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates with a minor in Computer Science will be able to:

• understand and be able to use important data structures and algorithms.
• code computer software using a high-level programming language.
• understand the hardware and software aspects of computer systems.

Academic Requirements

Computer Science students must pass all minor courses with a grade of C or better.

Course Delivery Format

A majority of the courses are taught on campus in smart classrooms. The smart classrooms allow for a variety of methods for student engagement and faculty are able to record and post their lectures on-line.