UOP Computer Science Degree Plan

Computer Science Degree Plan

Here is a Computer Science Degree plan for University of the People (UOP) as of approximately September of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.

Limitations of nationally accredited college

1. Transferability of Credits: Credits earned at nationally accredited colleges may not always transfer smoothly to regionally accredited institutions.
2. Limited Recognition: Some employers and graduate programs may prefer or require degrees from regionally accredited institutions.
3. Licensing and Certification: Some professions, such as nursing, teaching, and engineering, may require specific accreditation from specialized agencies that often align with regional accreditation.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia.org, do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing other alternative credit courses.

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?

Full time is 2-4 courses per 9 week term at UOP. At that rate, it would take 7 to 11 months to do 30 credits worth of courses.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

Sophia Equivalents

General Education Requirements

There are a total of 36 credits worth of General Education Requirements.

INFORMATION LITERACY

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
UNIV 1001 – Online Education Strategies			Must take at UOP

QUANTITATIVE REASONING

6 credits required. Both College Algebra and Introduction to Statistics are required

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
MATH 1201 - College Algebra	Sophia	MATH 1201	College Algebra
MATH 1280 - Introduction to Statistics	Sophia	MATH 1280	Introduction to Statistics

COMMUNICATION

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ENGL 1102 – Composition 2	Sophia	ENGL 1102	English Composition I
ENGL 1102 – Composition 2	Sophia	ENGL 1102	English Composition II

VALUES AND ETHICAL REASONING

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
PHIL 1404 – Ethics and Social Responsibility	Sophia	PHIL 1404	Introduction to Ethics

CIVILIZATION STUDIES, CULTURES, AND BELIEFS

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
HIST 1421 – Greek and Roman Civilization	Sophia		Approaches to Studying Religions Note: This should work.

HUMANITIES

6 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Visual Communications
Humanities course	Sophia	AHIST 1401	Art History I
Humanities course	Sophia	AHIST 1401	Art History II
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	U.S. History I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	U.S. History I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Topics in U.S. History
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Spanish I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Spanish II
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	French I
Humanities course	Sophia	Humanities Elective	Critical Thinking

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

6 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Social and Behavioral Science course	Sophia	PSYC 1504	Introduction to Psychology
Social and Behavioral Science course	Sophia	SOC 1502	Introduction to Sociology

NATURAL SCIENCE

3 credits required.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Natural Science course	Sophia	ENVS 1301	Environmental Science
Natural Science course	Sophia	BIOL 1301	Human Biology

Major Courses

There are a total of 51 credits worth of Major Requirements.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
CS 1101 Programming Fundamentals
CS 1102 Programming 1	Sophia	CS 1101	Introduction to Python Programming
CS 1103 Programming 2	Sophia	CS 1103	Introduction to Java Programming
CS 1104 Computer Systems
CS 2203 Databases 1	Sophia	CS 2203	Introduction to Relational Databases
CS 2204 Communications and Networking	Saylor	CS 2204	CS402: Computer Communications and Networks
CS 2205 Web Programming 1	Sophia	CS 2205	Introduction to Web Development
CS 2301 Operating Systems 1	Study.com	CS 2301	Computer Science 105: Introduction to Operating Systems
CS 2401 Software Engineering 1	Saylor	CS 2401	CS302: Software Engineering
CS 3303 Data Structures	Study.com	CS 3303	Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms
CS 3305 Web Programming 2
CS 3306 Databases 2	Study.com	CS 3306	Computer Science 204: Database Programming
CS 3307 Operating Systems 2	Study.com	CS 3307	Computer Science 305: Operating Systems
CS 4402 Comparative Programming Languages
CS 4407 Data Mining and Machine Learning
MATH 1302 Discrete Mathematics	Study.com	MATH 1302	Math 108: Discrete Mathematics
MATH 1211 Calculus	Sophia	MATH 1211	Calculus I

Major Electives

There are a total of 21 credits worth of Major Elective Requirements.

Talk to an advisor for major elective Requirements.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
CS 3304 Analysis of Algorithms
CS 3308 Information Retrieval
CS 4403 Software Engineering 2
CS 4404 Advanced Networking and Data Security
CS 4405 Mobile Applications
CS 4406 Computer Graphics
CS 4408 Artificial Intelligence	Study.com	CS 4408	Computer Science 311: Artificial Intelligence

Electives

There are a total of 12 credits worth of Elective Requirements.

Talk to an advisor for elective Requirements.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Choose electives	Sophia	-	Take Sophia courses that have no touchstones or 1 touchstone to save time.

Total Transfer Credit

Course Required	Credits Required	UOP Credit (90 max)
General Education Requirements	36	33
Major	51	36
Major Electives	21	3
Free Electives	12	12
Total	120	84

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