Course Opportunities

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies is committed to providing unique and enriching educational experiences. Our diverse range of applied programs and courses are designed to help you achieve the success you envision for yourself. Whether you're looking to advance your career or fulfill personal goals, our flexible formats and applied courses are tailored to meet your needs.

Please note: while some courses have pre-requisites, we understand that not all students may have completed these requirements, and we are dedicated to working with you to ensure your success.

Spring 2026

Spring 8W2 (March 7th - May 2nd, 2026)

COMM 200 - Digital Communication & Society

Prerequisites: COMM 175 or COMM 201. This course explores the ways technology affects personal, cultural and mass communication through examining the historical, societal and ethical implications of newer and interactive forms of media. Students will use audio, video and digital tools to research and produce essays, projects and presentations that analyze the impact of technology on communication.

Spring 8W2 (March 7th - May 2nd, 2026)

COMP 271 - Data Structures I

Pre-requisites: COMP 141 and COMP 170 and (co-requisite or pre-requisite of COMP 163 (preferred) or MATH 201); For Bioinformatics majors, pre-requisite of COMP 141 and COMP 170; For SCPS students, pre-requisite of COMP 170 This course studies basic data structures including array lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, binary trees, and hash tables. Efficiency of data structure operations, study of recursion, applications of data structures, and simple analysis of algorithms are covered.

Spring 8W2 (March 7th - May 2nd, 2026)

COMP 317 - Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing

Pre-requisites: Any COMP course and Ethics Core This course covers social, legal, and ethical issues commonly arising in key areas related to computing technologies. Students will understand laws and issues in areas such as privacy, encryption, freedom of speech, copyrights and patents, computer crime, and computer/software reliability and safety; understanding of philosophical perspectives such as utilitarianism versus deontological ethics and basics of the U.S. legal system.

Spring 8W2 (March 7th - May 2nd, 2026)

CPST 310 - Accounting Principles & Applications

CPST courses are restricted to students in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. This course introduces major concepts in the areas of financial and managerial accounting and develops understanding of accounting process and principles. Students will gain a deeper understanding of financial statements, accounting mechanics, accrual accounting, financial planning, variance analysis, internal controls and financial and financial analysis.

Spring 8W2 (March 7th - May 2nd, 2026)

CPST 343 - Software Development for Mobile Devices

Prerequisite: COMP 170 with C- or better; Restricted to students enrolled in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. This course introduces software development for the Android environment, using the App Inventor framework. The course also introduces the basics of user-interface design and mobile architecture. Development work may be done on either an Android device or on an Android emulator running on a Windows/Mac/Linux laptop.

Spring 8W2 (March 7th - May 2nd, 2026)

CPST 390 - Organizational Theory and Practice

Prerequisites: CPST 380. This course extends knowledge of organizations by examining organizational behavior at the macro-level. Students will gain a deeper understanding of organizational theory and research including historical and modern era approaches. Students will also analyze organizational behavior and settings including an in-depth case study of a single company.

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Please note: while some courses have pre-requisites, we understand that not all students may have completed these requirements, and we are dedicated to working with you to ensure your success.