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CS 2026 Proposal - ACM Core Topics Mappings

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ACM CS2023 - CS Core Topics by Knowledge Area
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  • 3 credit class is 42 hours
  • 4 credit class is 56 hours

AL - Algorithms and Complexity
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Total CS Core Hours: 57

  • Fundamental Data Structures and Algorithms: 36 hours
  • Algorithmic Strategies: 4 hours
  • Complexity Analysis: 4 hours
  • Computational Models: 9 hours
  • Algorithms and Society: 4 hours

Covered by:

  • cs3221 - DS & Algo
  • cs2370 / cs2381

AR - Architecture and Organization
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Total CS Core Hours: 9

  • Digital Logic and Digital Systems: 3 hours
  • Machine‐Level Data Representation: 1 hour
  • Assembly Level Machine Organization: 1 hour
  • Memory Hierarchy: 6 hours
  • Interfacing and Communication: 1 hour
  • Functional Organization: 2 hours
  • Performance and Energy Efficiency: 3 hours
  • Heterogeneous Architectures: 3 hours
  • Quantum Architectures: 3 hours

Covered by:

  • cs2220 Hardware

AI - Artificial Intelligence
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Total CS Core Hours: 11

  • Fundamental Issues: 2 hours
  • Search: 5 hours
  • Fundamental Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: 2 hours
  • Machine Learning: 4 hours
  • Applications and Societal Impact: 2 hours

Covered by:

  • cs3500 - AI

DM - Data Management
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Total CS Core Hours: 9

  • The Role of Data: 2 hours
  • Core Database Systems Concepts: 2 hours
  • Data Modeling: 2 hours
  • Relational Databases: 1 hour
  • Query Construction: 2 hours
  • Query Processing: 4 hours
  • DBMS Internals: 4 hours
  • NoSQL Systems: 2 hours

Covered by:

  • cs2010 - Fundamentals

FPL - Foundations of Programming Languages
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Total CS Core Hours: 28

  • Object-Oriented Programming: 6 hours
  • Functional Programming: 4 hours
  • Logic Programming: 3 hours
  • Scripting: 2 hours
  • Event-Driven and Reactive Programming: 2 hours
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing: 3 hours
  • Type Systems: 3 hours
  • Language Translation and Execution: 4 hours
  • Program Representation: 3 hours

Covered by:

  • cs34xx - Programming Languages

GIT - Graphics and Interactive Techniques
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Total CS Core Hours: 4

  • Fundamental Concepts: 4 hours
  • Basic Rendering: 18 hours
  • Geometric Modeling: 6 hours
  • Advanced Shading: 6 hours

Covered by:

  • cs2381 - Intermediate Programming

HCI - Human-Computer Interaction
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Total CS Core Hours: 8

  • Understanding the User: 2 hours
  • Accountability and Responsibility in Design: 2 hours
  • Accessibility and Inclusive Design: 2 hours
  • Evaluating the Design: 1 hour
  • System Design: 1 hour

Covered by:

  • cs2381 - Intermediate Programming

MSF - Mathematical and Statistical Foundations
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Total CS Core Hours: 34

  • Sets, Relations, and Functions: 4 hours
  • Basic Logic: 9 hours
  • Proof Techniques: 10 hours
  • Basics of Counting: 5 hours
  • Graphs and Trees: 6 hours
  • Discrete Probability: 6 hours

Covered by:

  • ma2450 - Math Reasoning
  • ma3500 - Calc Stats

NC - Networking and Communication
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Total CS Core Hours: 7

  • Introduction: 3 hours
  • Networked Applications: 4 hours
  • Reliability Support: 6 hours
  • Routing And Forwarding: 4 hours
  • Single-Hop Communication: 3 hours
  • Mobility Support: 4 hours
  • Network Security: 3 hours
  • Emerging Topics: 4 hours

Covered by:

  • cs2010 - Fundamentals

OS - Operating Systems
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Total CS Core Hours: 15

  • Role and Purpose of Operating Systems: 2 hours
  • Principles of Operating System: 2 hours
  • Concurrency: 2 hours
  • Scheduling: 1 hour
  • Process Model: 1 hour
  • Memory Management: 2 hours
  • Protection and Safety: 2 hours
  • Device Management: 1 hour
  • File Systems API and Implementation: 2 hours

Covered by:

  • cs4310 - Operating Systems

PDC - Parallel and Distributed Computing
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Total CS Core Hours: 10

  • Programs and Execution: 2 hours
  • Communication: 2 hours
  • Coordination: 2 hours
  • Software Engineering: 2 hours
  • Algorithms and Application Domains: 2 hours

Covered by:

  • cs34xx - Programming Languages
  • cs4140 - Software Engineering

SDF - Software Development Fundamentals
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Total CS Core Hours: 43

  • Fundamental Programming Concepts and Practices: 20 hours
  • Fundamental Data Structures: 12 hours
  • Algorithms: 6 hours
  • Software Development Practices: 5 hours

Covered by:

  • cs2370 - Intro to Programming
  • cs2381 - Intermediate Programming
  • cs3221 - DS & Algo
  • cs4140 - Software Engineering

SE - Software Engineering
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Total CS Core Hours: 6

  • Teamwork: 2 hours
  • Tools and Environments: 1 hour
  • Product Requirements: 2 hours
  • Software Design: 1 hour
  • Software Construction: 1 hour
  • Software Verification and Validation: 1 hour
  • Refactoring and Code Evolution: 2 hours
  • Software Reliability: 2 hours

Covered by:

  • cs4140 - Software Engineering

SPD - Specialized Platform Development
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Total CS Core Hours: 3

  • Web Foundations: 2 hours
  • Mobile Foundations: 1 hour
  • Common Aspects: 3 hours

Covered by:

  • cs4140 - Software Engineering

SF - Systems Fundamentals
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Total CS Core Hours: 18

  • Overview of Computer Systems: 3 hours
  • Basic Concepts: 4 hours
  • Resource Allocation and Scheduling: 1 hour
  • System Performance: 2 hours
  • Performance Evaluation: 2 hours
  • System Reliability: 2 hours
  • System Security: 2 hours
  • System Design: 2 hours

Covered by:

  • cs4310 - Operating Systems

That means to cut three courses for a three-year BS like Robotics, we can cut:

  • Architecture
  • Senior Project
  • Theory of Computation

And still 100% the ACM Core

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