Winston-Salem State University

Transfer Guide

Winston-Salem State University
Computer Science, BS

Transfer Guide for Associate in Science

2024-2025

Delivery Method: On-Campus

Program Admission Notes:

WSSU requires transfer students to have at least 24 hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA. These requirements apply to transfer students earning the AA/AS degree at a NCCC.

Students transferring prior to earning 24 hours can review additional admissions criteria here

Contact:

Transfer Admissions
admissions@wssu.edu

Revised: May, 2024

College Level Foreign Language Requirements:

No college-level foreign language required for this major.

Major-Specific Course Recommendations:

Students are encouraged to build the North Carolina Community College (NCCC) course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended university and major.

Recommended NCCC Course Credit
Hours
University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled
University Requirement Fulfilled
PHY 251: General Physics I 4 PHY 2331: General Physics l & PHY 2131: General Physics l Lab UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course, General Education
PHY 252: General Physics II 4 PHY 2332: General Physics ll & PHY 2132: General Physics ll Lab UGETC Natural Sciences Required Course, General Education
MAT 271: Calculus I 4 MAT 2317: Calculus I Additional General Education Courses Required Course
MAT 272: Calculus II 4 MAT 2318: Calculus II Additional General Education Courses Required Course
CIS 115: Intro to Prog & Logic 3 CSC 1310: Computer Programming I Elective/Pre-Major Courses Required Course
COM 231: Public Speaking 3 CMS 2341: Fundamentals of Speech UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
ART 111: Art Appreciation
OR
MUS 110: Music Appreciation
3 University Equivalencies UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra 4 MAT 1312: Precalculus Mathematics I UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 172: Precalculus Trigonometry 4 MAT 1313: Precalculus Mathematics II UGETC Math Suggested Course, General Education
MAT 167: Discrete Mathematics 3 MAT 2337: Discrete Mathematics Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
MAT 280: Linear Algebra 3 MAT 2316: Linear Algebra Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course
CSC 151: JAVA Programming 3 ELEC 1100: ELEC Elective/Pre-Major Courses Suggested Course

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

In addition to major-specific course recommendations above, students should work with a community college advisor to select additional community college courses to fulfill the remaining associate degree requirements identified below.

Recommended NCCC Course Credit
Hours
University Equivalent Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled
University Requirement Fulfilled
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry 3 WRI 1301: Intro to Academic Writing English Composition General Education
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc 3 ENG 1305: Thinking and Writing Crit. English Composition General Education
Student Choice/No Preference (Approved Course Options) 6 University Equivalencies UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education
ACA 122: College Transfer Success 1 FYC 1103: Freshman Seminar Academic Transition General Education
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Additional General Education Courses General Education
Any CAA Natural Science Course (Approved Course Options) 4 University Equivalencies Elective/Pre-Major Courses Elective

Additional Information From Winston-Salem State University:

Note about CIS 115 & CSC 151: To be best prepared for Computer Programming II at WSSU, we encourage students to complete both CIS 115 and CSC 151 at the NCCC.

Note about CAA Natural Science Course: Students are required to complete an additional Biological and Physical Science elective.

The option electives taken during the junior and senior years allow exploration of a depth area of computer science, such as Networking, e-Commerce, Database Systems, Computer Graphics, Information Security, Space Science, High Performance Computing, Theoretical Computer Science; or a second discipline, such as mathematics, accounting, management, and marketing.

A minimumgrade of “C” or better is required in each computer science, science, and mathematics course required by the major.

Remaining Bachelor’s Degree Requirements at University:

University Course Credit
Hours
University Course Notes
CSC 1105: Computer Science Colloquium 3
CSC 1311: Computer Programming II 3
CSC 2131: Professional Development Sem 3
Lab 1

CSC 2160 - UNIX Lab

or

CSC 2184 - Internet Lab

CSC 2310: Intro Comp Software Sys 3
CSC 2320: Intro Comp Hardware Org 3
CSC 2331: Data Structures 3
CSC 3321: Operating Systems 3
CSC 3322: Computer Architecture 3
CSC 3331: Analysis of Algorithms 3
CSC 3355: Prin/Database Mgmt 3
CSC 4340: Org of Programming Lang 3
CSC 4350: Software Engineering 3
CSC 4387: Seminar in Comp Science 3
CSC 4388: System Design and Development 3
CSC 3325: Intro to Information Security 3
CSC Electives 6

Any CSC 33xx course (Option Electives)

General Electives 3

Within or outside of discipline

MAT 3310: Prob & Statistics I 3