undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College

Level III:
CLA/MAPP: The goal is that the value for the Computer Science program is
greater than or equal to ―Mean - Std. Deviation.‖
ETS Proficiency Profile: The goal is that the value for the Computer Science
program is greater than or equal to ―Mean - Std. Deviation.‖
Graduation Rate: The goal is 100% of non-transfer students graduating within
four (4) years and 100% of transfer students or students with a double major
graduating within six (6) years.
Programming Exam: This exam is based on the concepts learned in CSCI 1990
and 2990 and is taken at the end of the semester in which the student
completes CSCI 2990. The exam is timed and supervised by the CSCI 2990
instructor. The goal is for 100% of students to make a B- or greater.
Ethics: As part of CSCI 2990, students will write a five-page research paper
about issues in computer ethics and how that relates to the LaGrange College
Honor Code. Another goal is that no Computer Science major will have an
Honor Code violation.
Portfolio: Satisfactory completion of an assessment portfolio to be composed by
each Computer Science senior. The portfolio is a collection of what the
students deem to be their best pieces of work done in Computer Science and
an explanation of why. The requirement is that 100% of students successfully
complete this portfolio.
Senior Seminar: Satisfactory performance by the student in delivering a
presentation to faculty and students on a topic that they have researched
themselves, or a presentation of what they did and learned if they had an
internship. 100% of seniors are required to do this.
Graduate School Track: Percentage of graduates accepted for graduate school.
Employment: Goal is for at least 50% to be employed in a computer-related job
within a month of graduation.
Level IV:
Alumni Giving: Goal is for at least 5% of graduates to contribute.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Students who complete the Computer Science major have a wide range of employment
opportunities. These include positions in programming, PC support and troubleshooting,
database administration, network administration, and Web programming. Graduates of the
Computer Science degree program at LaGrange College have secured positions as I.T.
department managers, I.T. security specialists, systems analysts, database administrators,
Webmasters, Web designers, PC support specialists, as well as other positions. Companies
employing these graduates include Milliken and Co., Interface, Duracell, Hitachi, Walt Disney
World (I.T. security), Chick-Fil-A (I.T. department), Total Systems Services, BellSouth, Texas
Instruments, General Motors, and others.
In addition, a number of graduates have gone on to graduate school in areas such as computer
science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and management information systems.
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