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Bachelor of Science 2024 through2025

Computer Science

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Game Systems Concentration

Students majoring in the Computer Science program are forbidden from double-majoring in the BS Game Programming, BS Information Technology, and BS Math and Computer Science programs; as well as from minoring in Computer Science and Information Technology.

Curriculum Requirements

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First Year

  • CSC 241 Introduction to Computer Science I 1
  • CSC 242 Introduction to Computer Science II 1
  • CSC 300 Data Structures I
  • MAT 140 Discrete Mathematics I
  • MAT 141 Discrete Mathematics II
  • 1 Students with one (1) semester programming experience may take CSC 243 and one (1) additional Major Elective.
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 110 Discover Chicago
    OR LSP 111 Explore Chicago
  • LSP 112 Focal Point Seminar
  • WRD 103 Composition and Rhetoric I
  • WRD 104 Composition and Rhetoric II
  • 1 Arts & Literature
  • 1 Scientific Inquiry Lab
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry

Second Year

Liberal Studies Requirements
  • LSP 200 Seminar on Race, Power, and Resistance
  • CSC 208 Ethics in Technology
  • 1 Religious Dimensions
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry




Third Year

  • CSC 386 Real-Time Networking (Formerly GAM 390)
  • GAM 325 Applied 3D Geometry
  • GAM 372 Object-Oriented Game Development
  • GAM 374 Game Engine Programming I
  • GAM 377 Game Engine Programming II
  • GPH 329 Computer Graphics Development II
    OR GAM 370 Rendering and Graphics Programming
  • 1 Major Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Arts & Literature
  • 1 Experiential Learning
  • 1 Historical Inquiry



Fourth Year

  • GAM 394 Game Development Capstone I AND GAM 395 Game Development Project II
    OR CSC 394 Software Projects (and One (1) Major Elective)
  • Three (3) Major Electives

Liberal Studies Requirements
  • 1 Arts & Literature
  • 1 Religious Dimensions
  • 1 Philosophical Inquiry
  • 1 Historical Inquiry
  • 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry

Major Electives

Major Electives may be selected from 300-level CSC, CSE, SE, or GAM courses or from the list of courses below:

  • ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
  • CSE 314 Networking for Cyber-Physical Systems
  • CSE 316 Cyber-Physical System Security
  • CSE 331 Cyber-Physical System Engineering I
  • CSE 332 Analog and Digital Circuits
  • CSE 333 Digital Signal Processing
  • CSE 351 Embedded Systems I
  • CSE 352 Embedded Systems II
  • CSE 361 Mathematical Foundations of Autonomous Systems
  • CSE 362 Foundations of Cyber-Physical Computing
  • GAM 226 Fundamentals of Game Design
  • GPH 389 Real-Time Graphics Techniques

Open Electives

Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.


Liberal Studies

The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.

Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on campusconnect.

Note: Students must complete CSC 208 Ethics in Technology as one of the two required Philosophical Inquiry learning domain requirements.

Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree must meet the following requirements

  • Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
  • Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA

  • Between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate cum laude
  • Between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate magna cum laude
  • of at least 3.850 will graduate summa cum laude

For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.