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COP 3502C

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Programming Fundamentals 1

4-3 credits
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer
Computer and Information Science & Engineering
Bottleneck
Weed-out

First programming course in the CISE sequence: variables, control flow, functions, recursion, and basic data organization. Everything in the CS curriculum sits downstream of this course.

Typical workload: ~9 hrs/week outside class

Why students take this
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Scheduled in 5 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 1 (freshman year) and part of critical tracking for 3 majors.

Computer Engineering
Computer Science, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Computer Science, CLAS
Digital Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Data Science
Prerequisites
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No prerequisites. Open to take anytime.

You need MAC 2311 first.

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Career relevance

Start building side projects here — internship resumes need them by sophomore year.

Critical for: Software Engineer (Big Tech)
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