Undergraduate Minor
A full-time student at Southern University may minor in Computer Science upon successful completion of 21 hours as follows:
| CMPS 190 | Algorithm Design and Programming I | 3 Credit Hours |
| CMPS 191 | Algorithm Design and Programming II | 3 Credit Hours |
| CMPS 200 or 271 | Discrete Structures or Java Programming | 3 Credit Hours |
| CMPS 201 | Data Structures | 3 Credit Hours |
| CMPS 300 | Programming Languages | 3 Credit Hours |
| CMPS 300-400 | CMPS Free Elective | 3 Credit Hours |
| CMPS 300-400 | CMPS Free Elective | 3 Credit Hours |
Total: 21 Credit Hours
The Computer Science Free Electives may be chosen from any 300 or 400-level courses offered as long as the student meets the course's prerequisites. Thus, it may be required that a student take an additional class.
For Example: CMPS 402 Computer Architecture requires CMPS 302 and CMPS 334 as prerequisites.