2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Computer Science Department
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Department Faculty
Jeff Humphries, Department Chair and Program Coordinator
Department Goals
This is an exciting time to be involved in computer science and information technology. Recent developments coupled with the promise of future advances provide strong motivation for engaging the discipline at all levels.
The department fully embraces the College purpose of educating with Christ preeminent and bringing all things captive to Him. All disciplines of study are to be engaged including the study of computation in its many forms and computer science more specifically. Every effort is made to have the students in the program relate their computer science content to their Christian worldview.
To ensure a rigorous academic standard in computer science courses, the current joint curricular guidelines of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) are used in the development of those courses and their content.
The department goals include:
- the offering of the major in Computer Science;
- the offering of a minor in Computer Science;
- the offering of department courses needed by other majors to enhance those programs;
The programs offered provide a balanced consideration of theory and application within the computing sciences. Faculty are genuinely interested in working directly with students to facilitate timely progress in the development of knowledge and skills in the discipline. We invite all who have interest in computer science and related disciplines to inquire.
Teacher Certification
Computer Science Pre-MAT
Students interested in teaching computer science for grades 6-12 should complete a BA degree with a major in computer science and then enroll in the one-year Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) at Covenant College. It is recommended that the Education Minor be completed during your undergraduate degree. Three of the courses in the Education Minor, EDU 121 Introduction to Teaching , EDU 222 Educational Psychology , and EDU 361 Education of Exceptional Children , are required for admission to the MAT. For information, see Teacher Certification under the Education section of this catalog, or contact:
mat@covenant.edu or lindsey.fain@covenant.edu
706.419.1406
grad.covenant.edu
Department Laptop Policy
All students taking COS courses must provide their own laptop computer on which they can install course related software. They will be expected to bring this laptop, with installed software, to class, labs, and use it for assignments. The laptop must run one of the following operating systems:
- MS Windows 11 or higher
- Mac OS 14 or higher
- Linux 6.8 or higher
The laptop should have at least 8 Gb of RAM and 150 Gb of free disk space and a wireless network connection compatible with Covenant’s network. Some courses require the installation of software specific to the course. In general, course specific software will be available without charge.
ProgramsMajorMinorCoursesComputer Science Courses
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