Below is a sample curriculum for an average student entering Colorado School of Mines and studying for a Bachelor's degree in Mathematical and Computer Sciences with an emphasis in Computer Science. The institutional required courses are indicated in red.
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| First Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| MATH-111: | Calculus I | 4 | MATH-112: | Calculus II | 4 | ||
| CSCI-101: | Intro. to Computer Science | 3 | PHGN-100: | Physics I | 4.5 | ||
| CSM-101: | Freshman Success Seminar | 0.5 | EPIC-151: | Design I | 3 | ||
| CHGN-121: | Principles of Chem I | 4 | DSCI-***: | Distributed Science Elective | 4 | ||
| PAGN-101: | Physical Ed I | 0.5 | PAGN-102: | Physical Ed II | 0.5 | ||
| LAIS-100: | Nature & Human Values | 4 | |||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| MATH-213: | Calculus III | 4 | MATH-315: | Differential Eq | 3 | ||
| PHGN-200: | Physics II | 4.5 | CSCI-358: | Discrete Math | 3 | ||
| CSCI-261: | Programming Concepts | 3 | CSCI-262: | Data Structures | 3 | ||
| EBGN-201: | Principles of Econ | 3 | CSCI-341: | Computer Organization | 3 | ||
| PAGN-201: | Physical Ed III | 0.5 | PAGN-202: | Physical Ed IV | 0.5 | ||
| SYGN-200: | Human Systems | 3 | ****-***: | Free Elective | 3 | ||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| MATH-323: | Prob & Stats | 3 | CSCI-410: | Elements of Computing Systems | 3 | ||
| MATH-332: | Linear Algebra | 3 | CSCI-406: | Algorithms | 3 | ||
| CSCI-306: | Software Engineering | 3 | CSCI-***: | Comp Sci Elective | 3 | ||
| ****-***: | Free Elective | 3 | ****-***: | Free Elective | 3 | ||
| ****-***: | Free Elective | 3 | ****-***: | Free Elective | 1 | ||
| LAIS-***: | H&SS Cluster Elective | 3 | |||||
| Summer Field Session | |||||||
| CSCI-370: | Field Session | 6 | |||||
| Fourth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| CSCI-442: | Operating Systems | 3 | CSCI-400: | Princ of Programming Lang | 3 | ||
| CSCI-***: | Comp Sci Elective | 3 | CSCI-***: | Comp Sci Elective | 3 | ||
| CSCI-***: | Comp Sci Elective | 3 | LAIS-***: | H&SS Cluster Elective | 3 | ||
| LAIS-***: | H&SS Cluster Elective | 3 | ****-***: | Free Elective | 3 | ||
| ****-***: | Free Elective | 3 | ****-***: | Free Elective | 3 | ||
So as not to confuse or mislead, this information simply represents a sample curriculum. If there are any discrepancies between this information and other sources, the final authority is the catalog (or bulletin) published the year the student entered CSM.
