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Welcome to the Computer Science Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. We offer an ABET-accredited baccalaureate degree program in Computer Science. Graduate degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering are offered by the Center for Advanced Computer Studies.
The new Computer Science Building.
Computer Science Learning Outcomes
News and Upcoming Events
  • Jim Etheredge and Nona Etheredge were named as outstanding advisors for the university for the 2007 academic year.
  • The department is now offering a concentration in the DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT OF VIDEO GAMES. See concentration areas for details.
  • The Video Game Design & Development lab is now operational. It contains 20 state-of-the-art gaming machines equipped with the latest hardware & software for developing video games.
  • As part of the Video Game Design & Development concentration, the department has installed a motion capture lab. We are one of only a handful of computer science departments in the country to have a lab of this type available to undergraduate students.
  • The alumni information submission form is now operational. Go to People and click the Alumni tab.
  • Some snapshots from past years' Springfests
  • This web site now offers many of its files in PDF format. If you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html
Overview
Our undergraduate program has been accredited by CSAB and now ABET since 1987. This ensures that our curriculum, faculty, and facilities are nationally competitive. We offer a BS degree in Computer Science with concentration areas in Video Game Design and Development, Cognitive Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, and Scientific Computing. Majors' courses are taught by Computer Science faculty with MS or Ph.D. degrees. In addition to regular courses, juniors and seniors have the opportunity to work on independent projects with faculty in more specialized areas, such as artificial intelligence, computer graphics, database design, and human-computer interaction, as well as apply for internships in industry.
UL Lafayette has a long history in computer science education. The first course in Computer Science was offered by Dr. James Oliver in 1959. In 1960 Dr. Oliver obtained our first computer, an IBM 1620, with National Science Foundation support. In 1961 he started the first student chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) worldwide. The first Computer Science degree was awarded in 1964. Our department was officially established in 1968. Today we have more than 400 undergraduate majors. Our ACM alpha chapter is alive and well; it is involved in social as well as educational activities. We also have an active IEEE Computer Society chapter. The department also hosts the annual Louisiana Computer Programming Classic LCPC which is a programming contest for high school students.
We have several departmental scholarships for computer science majors who have spent at least one year in our program. These awards are made on the basis of scholarship and effort.
Contact

For more information, please contact us at:

Computer Science Department
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
ACTR Hall Room 222
301 East Lewis St.
P.O. Box 41771
Lafayette, LA 70504-1771
Phone: (337) 482-6768
Fax: (337) 482-5791
E-mail: cmps@louisiana.edu
 
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