Program: Software Engineering, BSSWE - Kennesaw State University

Apr 03, 2025

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Software Engineering represents the fastest growing segment of software professionals - men and women who solve problems and issues in the development of mission-critical software to meet the needs of business and industry. The undergraduate program in Software Engineering, which is the only one offered at a public university in the state of Georgia, has the primary objective of preparing a new generation of software developers focused on the engineering of software systems; that is, those systems that meet specified requirements, that are built with mission critical quality levels, and that are within cost and schedule requirements.

Admission to the BS-SWE program requires that a student successfully complete or transfer the equivalent of CSE 1322 and CSE 1322L with a grade of ‘B’ or better in both.

General Education (45 Credit Hours)

See listing of requirements.

General Education Requirements Specific to This Major:

Area A2: MATH 1190
Area B2:COM 1100 Recommended
Area D1: MATH 2202
Area D2, Group 1: (PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L ) or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L ) or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L )
Area D2, Group 2: (PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L ) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L ) or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L )

Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

Major Requirements (52 Credit Hours)

Science Elective (4 Credit Hours)

Select one of the following paired lecture and lab courses for a total of 4 credit hours:

PHYS 2211:Principles of Physics I *Must be taken if not already taken in Area D
PHYS 2211L:Principles of Physics Laboratory I *Must be taken if not already taken in Area D
or
PHYS 2212:Principles of Physics II
PHYS 2212L:Principles of Physics Laboratory II
or
CHEM 1211:General Chemistry I
CHEM 1211L:General Chemistry I Laboratory
or
CHEM 1212:General Chemistry II
CHEM 1212L:General Chemistry II Laboratory
or
BIOL 1107:Biological Principles I
BIOL 1107L:Biological Principles I Laboratory
or
BIOL 1108:Biological Principles II
BIOL 1108L:Biological Principles II Laboratory

Math/ Science Elective (6 Credit Hours)

Mathematics courses must be at the level of Calculus I or above. See adivsior for complete list of approved Science electives. This requirement is in addition to other math and science courses required elsewhere in the curriculum.

Upper Level Electives (6 Credit Hours)

The SWE Upper Level Electives require six credits from the courses below, at least one of which is an SWE course:

Free Electives (5 Credit Hours)

Excludes: MATH 1111, PHYS 1111K, and PHYS 1112K.

Program Total (125 Credit Hours)

University-Wide Degree Requirements