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Declaring a Software Engineering Minor

Students requesting a Software Engineering minor must have completed CS 109, CS 112 or CS 211 with a B or better, taken at GMU.1

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If a student has transferred in or completed all these course options, they should contact the department to discuss declaration criteria before repeating any credits.

Policies

Program Requirements

Candidates for the minor in Software Engineering must complete 19 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.00, eight credits of which must be unique to the minor and not used for a major, concentration, certificate, or other minor. For policies governing all minors, see AP.5.3.4 Minors.

Grades

At most one grade of C-, D, or XP may be used to satisfy requirements for the Software Engineering Minor. Course prerequisites are still enforced; this lower grade does not bypass any prerequisite requirement.

Banner Code: SWE

Minor Requirements

Total credits: 19

Required Courses

CS 112Introduction to Computer Programming (Mason Core)4
or CS 108
& CS 109		 Intro to Computer Programming, Part A (Mason Core)
and Intro to Computer Programming, Part B
CS 211Object-Oriented Programming3
CS 310Data Structures3
Select three from the following:9
SWE 205
Software Usability Analysis and Design
CS 321
Software Engineering (Mason Core)
SWE 419
Object-Oriented Software Design and Implementation
SWE 432
Web Application Development
SWE 437
Software Testing and Maintenance
SWE 443
Software Architectures
Total Credits19