Computer Information Systems Transfer/Computer Science Transfer
Degree offered
Associate in Science in Computer Information Systems Transfer (Computer Science Transfer Concentration)
Credits required 73
Dean
William Berardi, william.berardi@bristolcc.edu
Program contact
Priscilla Grocer, Department Chair and Professor of Computer Information Systems, priscilla.grocer@bristolcc.edu
Program Code: CI
Concentration Code: CIX
Program Goals Statement
The Computer Science Transfer option prepares students to finish their education in Computer Science at a four-year institution. The CIS faculty worked closely with the Computer Science faculty at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and the resulting program provides a seamless transition to Computer Science at UMass Dartmouth. The program also parallels the computer science offerings at other local colleges and universities.
Program information
Note: Students may be required to obtain and use specific hardware, operating systems, or applications.
Recommendations
- Students should talk with the Transfer office for information about colleges.
Elective Recommendations
After BCC
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Recent graduates have transferred to Bridgewater State College, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams University, Bryant University, University of Massachusetts Amherst and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
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BCC participates in the statewide MassTransfer program and has developed many program-to-program transfer articulation agreements which guarantee admission and credit transfer. For a complete listing of eligible MassTransfer programs and current BCC articulation agreements, visit the Transfer Affairs website at
www.BristolCC.edu/transfer
Infused General Education Competencies
Oral Communication, Technical Literacy, First Year Experience
Student Learning Outcomes
See Learning Outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply the general rules of critical analysis and deductive reasoning to logically solve specific problems and to evaluate the results to determine if they are logically sound.
- Understand design trade-offs between different computing machines.
- Understand user interface design and software prototyping.
- Gain experience using state of the art tools and development environments supporting the development cycle of a working software system.
- Design, develop, test and document computer programs to effectively solve problems.
- Analyze, evaluate, and revise computer programs written by someone else.
- Assemble a broad based knowledge that will allow them to work effectively in a computing field.
- Communicate effectively as a team of developers and exchange ideas while working together on a semester-long project.
- Explore and develop an ethical value structure and apply this experience in problem solving and actions.
Degree Requirements
Choose one of the following
| BIO 121 | Fundamentals of Biological Science I | 4 credits |
| CHM 113 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 4 credits |
| PHY 211 | General Physics I | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
General Courses
| ECN 112 | Principles of Economics-Micro | 3 credits |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENG 102 | Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 credits |
| ENG 215 | Technical Writing | 3 credits |
| MTH 214 | Calculus I | 4 credits |
| MTH 215 | Calculus II | 4 credits |
| MTH 243 | Discrete Structures I | 3 credits |
| MTH 244 | Discrete Structures II | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 26 |
Choose one of the following
| BIO 122 | Fundamentals of Biological Science II | 4 credits |
| CHM 114 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 4 credits |
| PHY 212 | General Physics II | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Choose one two-course sequence
| HST 111 | The West and the World I | 3 credits |
| | And | |
| HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| HST 113 | United States History to 1877 | 3 credits |
| | And | |
| HST 114 | United States History from 1877 | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Elective Courses
| | Ethical Dimensions Elective | 0-3 credits |
| | Global Awareness Elective | 0-3 credits |
| | Humanities Elective | 3 credits |
| | Multicultural Perspective Elective | 0-3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 0-12 |
Choose courses from Transfer Electives and Elective Recommendations
Program Courses
| CIS 123 | Object-Oriented Concepts | 3 credits |
| CIS 157 | Object-Oriented JAVA Programming I | 4 credits |
| CIS 158 | Introduction to Procedural Programming | 4 credits |
| CIS 257 | Object-Oriented JAVA Programming II | 4 credits |
| CIS 260 | Software Specification and Design | 4 credits |
| CIS 261 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 4 credits |
| CIS 262 | Computer Organization and Design | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
MassTransfer A2B Courses
The Computer Information Systems Transfer/Computer Science Transfer Program is a MassTransfer A2B Mapped Program with some Massachusetts State Universities. To determine available transfer institutions, and to ensure all credits will be transferred and applied to your degree, complete an A2B Program Search at
www.mass.edu/masstransfer. The Computer Information Systems Transfer/Computer Science Transfer Program contains all courses required to complete the Computer Science A2B Program.
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 1
| CIS 123 | Object-Oriented Concepts | 3 credits |
| CIS 157 | Object-Oriented JAVA Programming I | 4 credits |
| ENG 101 | Composition I: College Writing | 3 credits |
| MTH 214 | Calculus I | 4 credits |
| HST 111 | The West and the World I | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| HST 113 | United States History to 1877 | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 2
| CIS 257 | Object-Oriented JAVA Programming II | 4 credits |
| ECN 112 | Principles of Economics-Micro | 3 credits |
| ENG 102 | Composition II: Writing about Literature | 3 credits |
| MTH 215 | Calculus II | 4 credits |
| HST 112 | The West and the World II | 3 credits |
| | Or | |
| HST 114 | United States History from 1877 | 3 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Fall Semester 3
| CIS 158 | Introduction to Procedural Programming | 4 credits |
| CIS 261 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 4 credits |
| ENG 215 | Technical Writing | 3 credits |
| MTH 243 | Discrete Structures I | 3 credits |
| BIO 121 | Fundamentals of Biological Science I | 4 credits |
| | Or | |
| CHM 113 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 4 credits |
| | Or | |
| PHY 211 | General Physics I | 4 credits |
Recommended Course Sequence - Spring Semester 4
| CIS 260 | Software Specification and Design | 4 credits |
| CIS 262 | Computer Organization and Design | 4 credits |
| | Humanities Elective | 3 credits |
| MTH 244 | Discrete Structures II | 3 credits |
| CHM 114 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 4 credits |
| | Or | |
| PHY 212 | General Physics II | 4 credits |