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University of Houston-Victoria

Admissions

Transfer Plan for Houston Community College - Computer Science Options

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences

Total of 40 hours must be upper division level.

30 of the last 36 upper division semester hours must be completed at UHV.

Core Requirements

Communication – 6 semester hours

Select 2 from

  • ENGL 1301
  • ENGL 1302
  • ENGL 2311

Mathematics – 3 semester hours

  • MATH 1314

Life and Physical Sciences – 6 semester hours

Select 2 from

  • HCC core approved list

Language, Philosophy and Culture – 3 semester hours

  • PHIL 2306
  • Other valid course 

Creative Arts – 3 semester hours

Select 1 from

  • HCC core approved list

American History – 6 semester hours

Select 2 from

  • HIST 1301 1302, 2301, 2328, or 2381

Government– 6 semester hours

  • GOVT 2305
  • GOVT 2306

Social and Behavioral Science - 3 semester hours

Select 1 from

  • PSYC 2301
  • SOCI 1301

Speech – 3 semester hours

  • SPCH 1315

Computer Proficiency - 3 semester hours

  • COSC 1301

Lower-Division Specialization

12 semester hours 

  • COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I
  • COSC 1437 Programming Fundamentals II
  • 6 semester hours of gaming, modeling, art animation, networking, hardware, or programming

Technical or Vocational Courses

24-44 semester hours of technical or vocational coursework

  • Technical or vocational credit must be nonbusiness related if pursuing the General Business or Marketing concentrations.

UHV Upper-Division Courses

  • ENGL 3430 Professional Writing
  • Upper-Division English elective
  • 3 Semester Hours Chosen From:
    • COMM 4330 New Media Theory
    • COMM 4326 Digital Games as Comm.
    • COMM 4318 Mass Media Communication
  • HUMA 4322 Ethics

Concentration/Specialization (select one)

Computer Information Systems, Network & Security, or Web & Media

  • COSC 3325 Information System in Organizations
  • COSC 4321 IT Project Management
  • COSC 4339 Telecommunications & Networking
  • COSC 4350 Information Security, Privacy, & Ethics
  • 6 semester hours chosen from:
    • COSC 3315, 3317, 4305, 4320, 4336, 4341, 4355
  • 15 semester hours Upper Division Computer Science

Digital Gaming

  • MATH 3321 Gaming Math for Non-Programmers
  • GMNG 4317 Arts of Gaming
  • GMNG 4312 Game Engines
  • GMNG 4316 Advanced Level Design
  • GMNG 4321 Game Development Project Mgmt.
  • GMNG 4318 Advanced Animation for Gaming
  • GMNG 3310 Advanced 3D Modeling for Gaming
  • GMNG 4310 Advanced Game Modeling & Direct X
  • GMNG 4314 Gaming Networks Architecture
  • GMNG 4322 Game AI & Behavioral Modeling
  • GMNG 4340 Senior Project

UD Free Electives

0-6 semester hours of UD Electives

  • As needed to meet minimum requirements of 120 hours for degree