Potential Job Assignments
Within the Air Force
- 17X – Cyber operations officer
- 11X – Pilot
- 14X – Intelligence
- 71SX – Office of Special Investigations
- 13X – Space and Missile Operations
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Outside the Air Force
- Computer Programmer
- Software Developer
- Business or Systems Analyst
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SAMPLE COURSES
- Computer Organization and Architecture
- Information Storage and Retrieval
- Software Dev for Mobile Devices
- Artificial Intelligence
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
| 4-DEGREE (FRESHMAN) |
3-DEGREE (SOPHOMORE) |
2-DEGREE (JUNIOR) |
FIRSTIE (SENIOR) |
Beh Sci 110
Chem 100
Comp Sci 110
English 111
Engr 101
For Lang 1
For Lang 2
History 100
Math 141
Math 142
Physics 110 |
Chem 200
Comp Sci 210
Comp Sci 220
Comp Sci 351
Econ 201
English 211
Engr Mech 220
Law 220
Math 340
MSS 200
Physics 215
Pol Sci 211 |
Aero Engr 315
Beh Sci 310
Biology 315
Comp Sci 330
Comp Sci 350
Comp Sci 364
Comp Sci 380
Comp Sci 467
Comp Sci 483
History 300
Math 356
Math Opt
Philos 310 |
Academy Opt/Comp Sci Opt
Astro Engr 310
Comp Sci 426
Comp Sci 453
Comp Sci 454
Comp Sci Opt
Comp Sci Opt
English 411
ECE 315
Mgt 400
MSS 415/416
Soc Sci 412 |
Computer Science majors must take Introduction to Programming (Comp Sci 210) in the fall of their 3-degree year or validate the course.
For full program requirements and course descriptions, download the current Course of Instruction Handbook.
ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
The Computer Science degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
Program Educational Objectives
To ensure the success of our graduates, we prepare them to achieve the following Program Educational Objectives within two to five years after graduation:
- Recognition as successful Air Force officers through demonstration of their ability to:
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- Rapidly acquire required knowledge
- Lead others effectively
- Apply ethical and moral standards
- Improve unit performance by application of organizational skills
- Make sound decisions based on critical thinking
- Communicate effectively
- Selection for career training on, or ahead of, schedule, and for a progression of assignments of increasing responsibility
- Demonstrated ability to solve Air Force technical problems
- Success in continuing education
These objectives are assessed through Student Outcomes—the skills, knowledge and behaviors students should acquire before graduation.
Student outcomes
Graduates of our program will have the ability to:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts
- Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline
- Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions
- Apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats
The number of cadets graduated or enrolled in the Computer Science major in May of the indicated year are listed below:
CONTACT US
Lieutenant Colonel David Merritt
Department Head
david.merritt@usafa.edu
(719) 333-3590
