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2016 - 2017 Catalog Year General Studies Maroon

Degree: BS

College/School: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

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Term 1 - A 0 - 7 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ASU 101-UC: The ASU Experience	1
SER 100: Object-Oriented Software Development	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	7

An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, TOEFL or IELTS score determines placement into first-year composition courses
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First Year Seminar required of all students
If ENG105 is taken, a three (3) semester hour HU or SB course must also be taken prior to graduation

Term 1 - B 7 - 13 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

MAT 265: Calculus for Engineers I (MA)	3	C
SER 200: Core Data Structures with Object Oriented Programming	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement into the first mathematics course

Term 2 - A 13 - 19 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

MAT 266: Calculus for Engineers II (MA)	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 2 - B 19 - 25 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 232: Computer Systems Fundamentals I (CS)	3	C
MAT 267: Calculus for Engineers III (MA) OR MAT 275: Modern Differential Equations (MA)	3	C
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 3 - A 25 - 31 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

MAT 243: Discrete Mathematical Structures	3	C
SER 215: Software Enterprise: Personal Process	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 3 - B 31 - 37 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 222: Design and Analysis of Data Structures and Algorithms	3	C
MAT 343: Applied Linear Algebra	3	C
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 4 - A 37 - 43 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 221: Programming Languages and Their Execution Environment	3	C
EGR 280: Engineering Statistics (CS)	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 4 - B 43 - 49 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 216: Software Enterprise: Testing and Quality	3	C
EGR 104: Critical Inquiry in Engineering (L)	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 5 - A 49 - 55 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 250: Microcomputer Architecture and Programming	3	C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 5 - B 55 - 62 Credit Hours

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

PHY 121: University Physics I: Mechanics (SQ)	3	C
PHY 122: University Physics Laboratory I (SQ)	1	C
SER 334: Operating Systems and Networks	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	7

Term 6 - A 62 - 69 Credit Hours

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

	HST 318: History of Engineering ((L or SB) & G)	3
	BIO 181: General Biology I (SQ) OR BIO 182: General Biology II (SG) OR BIO 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (SG) OR BIO 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (SG) OR CHM 113: General Chemistry I (SQ) OR CHM 116: General Chemistry II (SQ) OR CHM 114: General Chemistry for Engineers (SQ)	4
	Term hours subtotal:	7

In addition to PHY121 and PHY122, must complete 8 semester hours (2 courses) of lab science from the following: BIO181, BIO182, BIO201, BIO202, CHM113, CHM116, CHM114

Term 6 - B 69 - 76 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

	BIO 181: General Biology I (SQ) OR BIO 182: General Biology II (SG) OR BIO 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (SG) OR BIO 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (SG) OR CHM 113: General Chemistry I (SQ) OR CHM 116: General Chemistry II (SQ) OR CHM 114: General Chemistry for Engineers (SQ)	4
	Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) OR Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
	Term hours subtotal:	7

In addition to PHY121 and PHY122, must complete 8 semester hours (2 courses) of lab science from the following: BIO181, BIO182, BIO201, BIO202, CHM113, CHM116, CHM114

Term 7 - A 76 - 81 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 321: Principles of Distributed Software Systems	3	C
Secondary Focus Area	2
Term hours subtotal:	5

Term 7 - B 81 - 87 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 315: Software Enterprise: Design and Process	3	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)	3
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 8 - A 87 - 93 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 316: Software Enterprise: Construction and Transition	3	C
SER 322: Principles of Database Management	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 8 - B 93 - 99 Credit Hours

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

	Upper Division Secondary Focus Area	3
	Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
	Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 9 - A 99 - 105 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 401: Computing Capstone Project I	3	C
SER 415: Software Enterprise: Inception and Elaboration (L)	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 9 - B 105 - 111 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 421: Web-Based Applications and Mobile Systems	3	C
Upper Division Secondary Focus Area	3
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 10 - A 111 - 117 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

SER 402: Computing Capstone Project II	3	C
SER 422: Web Application Programming or SER 423: Mobile Systems	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	6

Term 10 - B 117 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

	SER 416: Software Enterprise: Project and Process Management	3	C
	Term hours subtotal:	3

Secondary Focus Area: A secondary focus area is a group of courses comprising of 8 or more credit hours which form a coherent theme. For example, all courses may share a common subject prefix. Students may work with an academic success specialist to identify their secondary focus area from Graphic Information Technology (GIT), Technological Entrepreneurship and Management (TEM) or Psychology (PSY).

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Secondary Focus Area
GIT
PSY
TEM

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum

General University Requirements Legend
General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)
First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2016 - 2017 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.

2016 - 2017 Major Map
Software Engineering, BS

College/School: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

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Critical Course

Necessary Course

Term 1 - A

0 - 7 Credit Hours

ASU 101-UC: The ASU Experience

Hours: 1

SER 100: Object-Oriented Software Development

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Notes:

An SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, TOEFL or IELTS score determines placement into first-year composition courses
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First Year Seminar required of all students
If ENG105 is taken, a three (3) semester hour HU or SB course must also be taken prior to graduation

Term 1 - B

7 - 13 Credit Hours

MAT 265: Calculus for Engineers I (MA)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

SER 200: Core Data Structures with Object Oriented Programming

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Notes:

ASU Mathematics Placement Test score determines placement into the first mathematics course

Term 2 - A

13 - 19 Credit Hours

MAT 266: Calculus for Engineers II (MA)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 2 - B

19 - 25 Credit Hours

SER 232: Computer Systems Fundamentals I (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

MAT 267: Calculus for Engineers III (MA) OR MAT 275: Modern Differential Equations (MA)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).

Term 3 - A

25 - 31 Credit Hours

MAT 243: Discrete Mathematical Structures

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

SER 215: Software Enterprise: Personal Process

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 3 - B

31 - 37 Credit Hours

SER 222: Design and Analysis of Data Structures and Algorithms

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

MAT 343: Applied Linear Algebra

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.

Term 4 - A

37 - 43 Credit Hours

SER 221: Programming Languages and Their Execution Environment

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

EGR 280: Engineering Statistics (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 4 - B

43 - 49 Credit Hours

SER 216: Software Enterprise: Testing and Quality

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

EGR 104: Critical Inquiry in Engineering (L)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 5 - A

49 - 55 Credit Hours

SER 250: Microcomputer Architecture and Programming

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)

Hours: 3

Term 5 - B

55 - 62 Credit Hours

PHY 121: University Physics I: Mechanics (SQ)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

PHY 122: University Physics Laboratory I (SQ)

Hours: 1

Minimum Grade: C

SER 334: Operating Systems and Networks

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 6 - A

62 - 69 Credit Hours

HST 318: History of Engineering ((L or SB) & G)

Hours: 3

BIO 181: General Biology I (SQ) OR BIO 182: General Biology II (SG) OR BIO 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (SG) OR BIO 202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (SG) OR CHM 113: General Chemistry I (SQ) OR CHM 116: General Chemistry II (SQ) OR CHM 114: General Chemistry for Engineers (SQ)

Hours: 4

Notes:

In addition to PHY121 and PHY122, must complete 8 semester hours (2 courses) of lab science from the following: BIO181, BIO182, BIO201, BIO202, CHM113, CHM116, CHM114

Term 6 - B

69 - 76 Credit Hours

Hours: 4

Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) OR Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)

Hours: 3

Notes:

In addition to PHY121 and PHY122, must complete 8 semester hours (2 courses) of lab science from the following: BIO181, BIO182, BIO201, BIO202, CHM113, CHM116, CHM114

Term 7 - A

76 - 81 Credit Hours

SER 321: Principles of Distributed Software Systems

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Secondary Focus Area

Hours: 2

Term 7 - B

81 - 87 Credit Hours

SER 315: Software Enterprise: Design and Process

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)

Hours: 3

Term 8 - A

87 - 93 Credit Hours

SER 316: Software Enterprise: Construction and Transition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

SER 322: Principles of Database Management

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 8 - B

93 - 99 Credit Hours

Upper Division Secondary Focus Area

Hours: 3

Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)

Hours: 3

Term 9 - A

99 - 105 Credit Hours

SER 401: Computing Capstone Project I

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

SER 415: Software Enterprise: Inception and Elaboration (L)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 9 - B

105 - 111 Credit Hours

SER 421: Web-Based Applications and Mobile Systems

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division Secondary Focus Area

Hours: 3

Term 10 - A

111 - 117 Credit Hours

SER 402: Computing Capstone Project II

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

SER 422: Web Application Programming or SER 423: Mobile Systems

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Term 10 - B

117 - 120 Credit Hours

SER 416: Software Enterprise: Project and Process Management

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

General Notes

Secondary Focus Area: A secondary focus area is a group of courses comprising of 8 or more credit hours which form a coherent theme. For example, all courses may share a common subject prefix. Students may work with an academic success specialist to identify their secondary focus area from Graphic Information Technology (GIT), Technological Entrepreneurship and Management (TEM) or Psychology (PSY).

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Secondary Focus Area

GIT

PSY

TEM

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum

General University Requirements Legend

General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)

First-Year Composition