Associate in Science for Transfer Degree in Computer Science
2025-2026 Map
Total Units: 60 - 64
Term 1
14.00 - 15.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CSCI 20: Programming and Algorithms I | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is an introduction to the discipline of computer science, with a focus on the design and implementation of algorithms to solve simple problems using a high-level programming language. Topics include fundamental programming constructs, problem-solving strategies, debugging techniques, declaration models, and an overview of procedural and object-oriented programming languages. Students will learn to design, implement, test, and debug algorithms using pseudocode and a high-level programming language. (C-ID COMP 122). |
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| Select one: Meets Area 2 | 5.00 | ||
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| Area 1A Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 4.00 | ||
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| Area 4 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | Taking POLS C1000 is recommended to meet the US-2 graduation requirement for CSU/UC. | |
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Term 2
13.00 - 15.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CSCI 21: Programming and Algorithms II | 3.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 This is a software engineering course, focused on the application of software engineering techniques for the design and development of large programs. Topics include data abstraction, data structures and associated algorithms, recursion, declaration models, and garbage collection. Students will learn to design, implement, test, and debug programs using an object-oriented language. (C-ID COMP 132). |
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| MATH 31: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | 4.00 | Meets Area 2. | |
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 30 or MATH 30s This course is the second of a series in differential and integral calculus of a single variable. Topics will include the concept, techniques and applications of integration, infinite sequences and series, as well as polar and parametric equations. Intended for Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Majors. (C-ID MATH 220). |
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| Area 3A Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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| Area 5B/5C Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 5.00 | ||
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Term 3
16.00 - 17.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CSCI 22: Discrete Structures | 3.00 | Prerequisite: CSCI 20 and MATH 13 or MATH 13s or MATH 26 or MATH 26s. | |
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Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 and MATH 13 or MATH 13s or MATH 26 or MATH 26s or MATH 28 or MATH 28s This course is an introduction to the discrete structures used in Computer Science, with an emphasis on their applications. Topics covered include functions, relations and sets, basic logic, proof techniques, basics of counting, graphs and trees, and discrete probability. (C-ID COMP 152). |
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| PHYS 41: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 4.00 | Meets Area 5A/5C. | |
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 30 or MATH 30s This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include an introduction to kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, gravitation and simple harmonic motion. Graded only. (C-ID PHYS 205/PHYS 100S). |
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| Area 1C Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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| Area 3B Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 4.00 | Taking ECON 20, HIST 8, HIST 10, HIST 18, or HIST 26 is recommended to meet the US-1 graduation requirement for CSU/UC. | |
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| Area 4 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | Taking POLS C1000 is recommended to meet the US-2 graduation requirement for CSU/UC. | |
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Term 4
17 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| CSCI 10: Computer Architecture and Organization | 3.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 This course is an introduction to the organization and behavior of modern computer systems at the assembly language level. Topics include numerical computation, the internal representation of simple data types and structures, data representation errors, and procedural errors. Students will learn how to map statements and constructs of high-level languages onto sequences of machine instructions. (C-ID COMP 142). |
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| PHYS 42: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 4.00 | Meets Area 5A/5C. | |
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Prerequisite(s): PHYS 41, MATH 31 This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include electrostatics, magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and Maxwell's equations. Graded only. (C-ID PHYS 210/PHYS 200S). |
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| Area 1B Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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| Area 6 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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| Elective (any course numbered 1-99 or C1000-C1999) | 4.00 | Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a Cal-GETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see options. | |
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