Online Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Total credit hours per program: 120 credit hours

Cost per credit hour: $325

Total cost with fees and maximum amount of credits allowed to transfer into the program: $9,750

Total cost with fees: $39,000

The BS in Computer Science requires 120 credits to earn your degree with 29 credit hours of free electives.

General Education Requirements (41 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements (40 Credit Hours)

Additional Requirements (39 Credit Hours)

For university acceptance, first-time freshman must meet the following criteria:

• Complete high school Core curriculum for college readiness in place at time of high school graduation
• Not be required to take more than one developmental course
• Have a high school grade point average of at least 2.0
• Meet one of the following:
  • Have an ACT composite of 20 or higher
  • Have a high school Core grade point average of at least 2.0

Transfer students to LSUA must meet one of the following sets of criteria:

• Have earned a transferable associate degree or higher
• Have earned at least 18 hours of college-level credit, including a college-level English and college-level mathematics course, with a grade of “C” or higher in each, and an overall GPA of at least 2.0
• Have earned at least 12 hours of college-level credit from LSUE or CLTCC Bridge Program, including a college-level English and college-level mathematics course, with a grade of “C” or higher in each, and an overall GPA of at least 2.0.
• If the above are not met, meet freshman admission requirements and be in good standing with their previous institution

• Document Control Specialist
• Data Mining Analyst
• Data Warehousing Specialist
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Business Intelligence Architect
• IT Project Manager
• Mathematician
• Hardware Engineer
• Video Game Designer
• Network Systems Support Specialist
• Technology Consultant
• Software QA Engineer
• Web Designer
• Web Developer
• Other Positions Requiring Expertise in Computer Science

Students enrolled in the online computer science degree program will acquire knowledge in key discipline areas and use it to design, implement, and evaluate computer-based systems.

Topics covered in this degree include:

• Fundamentals of algorithm development, program design, and structured programming using an object-oriented language
• Solutions to problems using an object-oriented approach and emphasizing the concepts of recursion
• Set algebra including mappings and relations; algebraic structures including semigroups and groups
• Computer-oriented methods for solving numerical problems in science and engineering
• Description and utilization of formal ADT representations, especially those on lists, sets, and graphs
• Introduction to ethics theory, ethical decision-making as it relates to the computing professional, licensing, intellectual property, conflicts of interest, freedom of information and privacy, security
• Advanced object-oriented software development; emphasis on the use of the unified modeling language as a design too

Computer science and the career pathways it opens up have a healthy level of demand. This degree provides the chance for graduates to have a reliable career in almost any industry. The program is 100% online, making it convenient for working professionals to earn an affordable, highly-valued bachelor's degree from an accredited university. Also, due to the size of LSUA's classes, students can expect a culture that provides students individual attention in a caring environment.