Applied Computer Science (BS)

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Applied Computer Science degree is designed to provide preparation for professional careers in the areas of software and web development along with system, database, and network administration. Several projects are given throughout the program where students work with outside companies to gain real-world experience.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Applied Computer Science are expected to:

• make ethical decisions in the workplace based on the theological understanding of God (Ethics);
• show how electricity is manipulated for computational processes and number systems (Theory);
• use algorithms and data structures to solve complex computational problems (Programming);
• connect general networking theory to the earned skills necessary for network administration (Networking);
• lead end-users to build a complete data flow system with business applications (Systems Analysis);
• understand the fundamentals of operating systems and how they interact with the CPU (Operating Systems);
• competently move data into third normal form and manipulate and protect data for database administration (Databases); and
• competently design and administer web sites on both client and server systems (Web Design).