A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science qualifies students for employment with local, state, regional, and Federal agencies. Banks, accounting firms, manufacturing, and service agencies employ programmers to assist with computer systems. A system analyst's position is usually obtained after a few years of employment as a programmer. Some students go on to get their graduate degrees in Computer Science in preparation for a career in research or teaching. An internship or part-time work is recommended in order to establish a relationship with an employer before graduation.

A student graduating in computer science must have a grade of C or better in each of the core computer science courses before the subsequent core course is taken. The core courses are: CSC 112, 212, 242, 242L, 275, 282, 345, 346, 382, 405, 480, and 481.

All students who complete the curriculum as described below will have the notation CSAB Accredited affixed to their transcripts.
 

COMPUTER SCIENCE Total Hours: 128
FRESHMAN YEAR Computer Science 112, 212, 242, 242L Mathematics 201 English 105, 115 History 105, 106, 145 or 146 Communications 135 Electives Economics 205	Sem. Hrs.  10 3 6 3 3 3 3 31	SOPHOMORE YEAR Computer Science 275, 282, 345 Mathematics 221, 2221 Laboratory Science Sequence2 English 205, 206, 207, 215, or 216 Social and Behavioral Sciences3	Sem. Hrs. 9 8 8 3 3 31
JUNIOR YEAR Computer Science 346, 382, 405 Mathematics 254, 260 Computer Science (400 level)4 Electives English 325 Social and Behavioral Sciences3 Science Elective5	Sem. Hrs. 9 6 3 6 3 3 3 33	SENIOR YEAR Computer Science 480, 481 Computer Science (400 level)4 Sciences 485 Electives  Science Elective5 Fine Arts	Sem. Hrs. 6 6 1 14 3 3 33

^{1 Students not prepared to begin with Mathematics 221 should take Mathematics 121 and Mathematics 122 as electives.
2The student must elect an eight-hour sequence from among BIOS 120, 120L-BIOS 222, 222L; BIOS 120,120L-BIOS 224, 224L; CHEM 121, 121L-CHEM 124, 124L; PHYS 251, 251L-PHYS 252, 252L; or PHYS 261, 261L-PHYS 262, 262L.
3The 6 hours of social and behavioral sciences must be chosen from at least 2 of the following areas: Anthropology, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.} See "General Degree Requirements" LSU in Shreveport Catalog for restrictions
^{4CSC courses numbered 415 to 470 or PHYS 420.
5Students must elect two additional three-hour courses from Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, MATH 310, MCOM 320, or CSC 360 provided that every major completes at least one course in Biology and at least one Physics or Chemistry course, and that no courses labeled "for non-science students" be used to satisfy this requirement. Courses used to satisfy the science and laboratory science requirements may also be approved to satisfy the requirement outside the major, but may not be applied to the 43 semester hours required in Computer Science.}
See "General Degree Requirements" LSU in Shreveport Catalog for restrictions

Computer Science Minor: The student who chooses to minor in computer science must take 21 hours consisting of the following courses: 3 hours in CSC 111 or ED 202 or MADM 150; 12 hours of CSC 112, CSC 212, CSC 242, CSC 345; 6 hours of CSC electives at the 300 or 400 level.