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COP 3502C
3/5
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
Do not delay. UF lists this in critical tracking for 3 majors, and 50 courses sit downstream of it in the prerequisite graph. Pushing it back can push back everything behind it.
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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You need MAC 2311 first.
Usually taken with
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What it unlocks
50 courses list this as a prerequisite (directly or downstream).
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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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