Pictured | Genevieve Mathews | Masters of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, 2023 / Minors in Computer Applications and Business Administration, 2023 | Mishawaka, Indiana (hometown)
Club Affiliations | Math Club (president)

Minor in Computer Applications (15 cr.)

The Minor in Computer Applications provides current IU South Bend students with the knowledge and understanding of various information technologies. The minor provides the necessary technical expertise to students who are considering positions that make extensive use of computer technology and its applications to solve problems. Potential positions that may benefit from this minor may be found in many organizations, including business, health care, science and engineering, government, and not-for-profit agencies. In addition, existing students at IU South Bend, may find this minor complementary to their major.

Students can take courses related to computer hardware and software components and learn how they operate, learn common office automation and productivity application software, and introductory courses in operating systems, problem solving using programming, event driven programming and graphical user interfaces, web programming, computer networks and the client/server computing model, and multimedia arts and technology.

Students should contact the department office (info@cs.iu.edu or (574) 520-5835) before their first semester to schedule a meeting with a computer science advisor to develop a plan for their academic course of study.

Academic Advising

Your academic advisor is a critical partner in fostering your success at IU South Bend and beyond. Your advisor will help you explore academic majors and careers, plan your degree, choose classes, learn about internships and study abroad, and much more. To see who is assigned as your advisor, visit your Student Online Advising Record in one.iu.edu. For more information about advising at IU South Bend, visit the website for the Undergraduate Advising Center.

Final responsibility for meeting degree requirements rests with the student.

Questions about advising? Email sbadvise@iu.edu or call (574) 520-4550.

Requirements (15 cr.)

• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

• A grade of C- or higher in each course is required (some courses may require higher grades; check course specific requirements).

• At least 12 of the 15 credit hours must be taken at IU South Bend.

Select  (at least) 15 credits from the following:

• CSCI-A 106 Introduction to Computing
• CSCI-A 107 Advanced Microcomputing (4 cr.)
• CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming (4 cr.)
• CSCI-A 340 An Introduction to Web Programming
• CSCI-B 100 Problem Solving Using Computers (4 cr.)
  A grade of C or better required to take higher level courses. Placement exam is available
• CSCI-C 101 Computer Programming I (4 cr.)
  Test out is available
• CSCI-C 151 Multiuser Operating Systems 
• INFO-I 213 Web Site Design and Development
• INFO-I 254 2D Games Programming
• INFO-I 310 Multimedia Arts and Technology
• INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing