2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Science and Technology, B.S.: Computational Science and Engineering Option

General Education 34

Foundations Requirements 14

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

STME 2000MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS OF SCIENCE I

3

AND

STME 2099MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL METHODS OF SCIENCE I LAB

1

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030 and COMM 1402: Requires a grade of B- or better.

STME 2000 & STME 2099: Prerequisite of qualifying test score or the equivalent of MATH 1054.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 20

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

*ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

*HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 8

STME 2100MATH/COMP METHODS II

3

AND

STME 2199MATH/COMP METHODS II LAB

1

 

STME 1000CHEMICAL SYSTEMS I

3

AND

STME 1099CHEMICAL SYSTEMS I LAB

1

 

Additional Required Courses 13

STME 1700LIVING SYSTEMS I

3

AND

STME 1799LIVING SYSTEM I LAB

1

 

STME 2700PHYSICAL SYSTEMS I

3

AND

STME 2799PHYSICAL SYSTEMS I LAB

1

 

STME 2300PROBABILISTIC METHODS

3

AND

STME 2399PROBABILISTIC METHODS LAB

1

 

STME 1903RESEARCH METHODS RFI

1

Academic Major Requirements 64-65

A minimum major GPA of 2.75 and minimum grade of C is required in all major courses. Professional education and major Capstone course requires a grade of B- or better.

Program Core Requirements 28

STME 1500INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

3

AND

STME 1599INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LAB

1

 

STME 2200MATH/COMP METHODS III MATH/COM METHODS III

3

AND

STME 2299MATH/COMP METHODS III LAB MATH/COMP METHODS III LAB

1

 

CPS 2231COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

4

CPS 2232DATA STRUCTURES

4

MATH 2110DISCRETE STRUCTURES

3

 

CPS 3962OBJECT ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

3

OR

CPS 4301SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

3

CPS 4301: Writing Emphasis course

Select One course from below:

STME 5710APPLIED PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

3

OR

STME 5631DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION

3

Select One course from below:

CPS 5965HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

3

OR

STME 5630MODELING OF DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

3

Program Track Requirements 33-34

Select courses based on track

A minimum major GPA of 2.75 and minimum grade of C or better is required for all major courses.

Applied Math Track 34

STME 2800PHYSICAL SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 2899PHYSICAL SYSTEMS II LAB

1

 

MATH 3225MATRIX AND LINEAR ALGEBRA II

3

MATH 3415CALCULUS III

4

MATH 3455DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

3

MATH 3940NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

3

STME 4805PEDAGOGY OF MODELING & SIMULATION

3

 

STME 2903RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

2

AND

STME 3903ADVANCED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

3

OR

STME 3171STEM INTERNSHIP

1

STME 3172STEM INTERNSHIP

2

STME 3173STME INTERNSHIP

3

OR

STME 3610CURRENT ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1

STME 2903 and STME 3903: Required for (RFI) students only.

STME 3171, STME 3172 and STME 3173: Non-Research First Initiative (RFI) students only. At a minimum, 3 credits is required for students choosing to do a STEM Internship. Students may take any combination (1, 2 or 3 credits) per semester.

STME 3610: Non-Research First Initiative (RFI) students only.

Select One course from below: (Must take lecture and lab)
 
STME 1100CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 1199CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II LAB

1

OR

STME 1800LIVING SYSTEMS II LIVING SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 1899LIVING SYSTEMS II LAB

1

Major Electives - Applied Math Track 5-9

Select major elective courses with advisement

Bioinformatics Track 34

STME 1800LIVING SYSTEMS II LIVING SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 1899LIVING SYSTEMS II LAB

1

 

STME 1100CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 1199CHEMICAL SYSTEMS II LAB

1

 

STME 2681ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS I

3

STME 2683ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HONORS I LABORATORY

2

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

 

STME 3100BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS I

3

AND

STME 3199BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS I LAB

1

 

BIO 4700MOLECULAR GENETICS

4

 

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

AND

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

 

STME 2903RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

2

AND

STME 3903ADVANCED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

3

OR

STME 3171STEM INTERNSHIP

1

STME 3172STEM INTERNSHIP

2

STME 3173STME INTERNSHIP

3

OR

STME 3610CURRENT ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1

STME 2903 and STME 3903: Required for (RFI) students only.

STME 3171, STME 3172 and STME 3173: Non-Research First Initiative (RFI) students only. At a minimum, 3 credits is required for students choosing to do a STEM Internship. Students may take any combination (1, 2 or 3 credits) per semester.

STME 3610: Non-Research First Initiative (RFI) students only.

Major Electives - Bioinformatics Track 0-4

Select major elective courses with advisement

Physics Track 33

STME 2800PHYSICAL SYSTEMS II

3

AND

STME 2899PHYSICAL SYSTEMS II LAB

1

 

PHYS 2097PHYSICS III

4

PHYS 4592MODERN PHYSICS

4

 

PHYS 4593LANDMARK PHYSICS OF THE 20TH CENTURY

3

OR

PHYS 4901INDEPENDENT PHYSICS RESEARCH

1

 

MATH 3415CALCULUS III

4

MATH 3455DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

3

MATH 3940NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

3

STME 4805PEDAGOGY OF MODELING & SIMULATION

3

 

STME 2903RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

2

AND

STME 3903ADVANCED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE-RFI

3

OR

STME 3171STEM INTERNSHIP

1

STME 3172STEM INTERNSHIP

2

STME 3173STME INTERNSHIP

3

OR

STME 3610CURRENT ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1

STME 2903 and STME 3903: Required for (RFI) students only.

STME 3171, STME 3172 and STME 3173: Non-Research First Initiative (RFI) students only. At a minimum, 3 credits is required for students choosing to do a STEM Internship. Students may take any combination (1, 2 or 3 credits) per semester.

STME 3610: Non-Research First Initiative (RFI) students only.

Major Electives -Physics Track 0-4

Select major elective courses with advisement

Major Capstone Course 3

STME 4610SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

3

STME 4610: Writing Emphasis major required course. A minimum grade of B- or better is required.

Free Electives-All Tracks 8-9

(Select with advisement, at least 50% of free electives must be at 3000-4000 level)

Total Credit Hours: 120