Courses | B.S. in Robotics
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.
GPA Requirement
To continue in the program, a student is required to have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in their first year of computer science, physics, math, and engineering courses taken at Biola. These courses may include: MATH 150, MATH 151, CSCI 105, CSCI 106, ENGR 122, PHSC 132, PHSC 134, PHSC 233, and PHSC 237.
A minimum grade of a "C" is required in all B.S. Robotics major courses taken at Biola. Anyone receiving a lower grade must repeat the course with a higher grade to receive credit for the course.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program-Specific Core Curriculum Courses | ||
| Robotics majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 6 credits of science and mathematics. | ||
| The Bible requirement is 18 credits: BBST 103, BBST 165, BBST 209, BBST 210, BBST 260, and BBST 365. | ||
| The foreign language requirement is met by two years in high school or 4 credits of college foreign language. | ||
| Robotics majors are required to take ENGL 313 Writing in the Disciplines: Science and Engineering. | ||
| The following courses are strongly recommended: ARTS 111, PHIL 215, and ENGL 230 Topic: Dystopian Literature. | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| Math and Science Required Courses | ||
| MATH 150 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 203 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
| MATH 250 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 320 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 3 |
| MATH 334 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| PHSC 132 | General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat | 3 |
| PHSC 134 | General Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| PHSC 233 | General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHSC 237 | General Physics II Laboratory | 1 |
| Computer Science, Engineering, and Robotics Required Courses | ||
| CSCI 105 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| CSCI 106 | Data Structures | 3 |
| CSCI 400 | Theory of Algorithms | 3 |
| ENGR 122 | Introduction to Engineering Lab | 1 |
| ENGR 212 | Engineering Economics | 3 |
| ENGR 360 | Mechatronics | 3 |
| ENGR 370 | Computer Aided Engineering Design | 3 |
| ENGR 470 | Senior Design Capstone | 3 |
| ROBO 320 | Robot Modeling and Dynamics | 3 |
| ROBO 322 | Embedded Systems | 3 |
| ROBO 410 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| ROBO 420 | Programming of Autonomous Mobile Robots | 3 |
| ROBO 430 | Control Systems | 3 |
| ROBO 471 | Robotics Capstone | 3 |
| Computer Science/Engineering/Robotics Electives - Select 9 credits from the courses listed below. | 9 | |
| Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming | ||
| Programming Languages | ||
| Programming for Data Science I | ||
| Programming for Data Science II 1 | ||
| Operating Systems 1 | ||
| User Interface Design and Programming | ||
| Computer Communications 1 | ||
| Topics in Computer Science 1 | ||
| Statics | ||
| Circuits and Instrumentation I | ||
| Special Topics in Engineering | ||
| Engineering Capstone | ||
| Directed Research in Engineering | ||
| Special Topics in Robotics | ||
| Internship in Robotics 2 | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| General Elective - Select 3 credits from the list of CSCI/ENGR/ROBO electives or the list below. | 3 | |
| Numerical Analysis | ||
| Operations Research | ||
| Mathematical Methods in Physics | ||
| Complex Variables | ||
| Classical Mechanics | ||
| Program Course Requirements: 82 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 3 | 49 | |
| Total Credits | 131 | |
- 1
Prerequisite course(s), which may be counted as an elective for Robotics, must be taken prior to taking this course.
- 2
A maximum of 6 credits is allowed for ROBO 480.
- 3
See Core Curriculum Program section for details.