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School of Computer Science and Mathematics

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In an effort to safeguard the health and well-being of students and employees, our office are currently working from home. Please email the person(s) identified below, or call 660-543-4930 for assistance.

Becky White (bwhite@ucmo.edu)

Xiaodong Yue (yue@ucmo.edu)

Welcome to the School of Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Central Missouri. As you explore the information about our programs, curriculum, faculty, and student organizations, you'll discover a strong, diverse, and student-oriented academic community. The faculty are highly qualified and dedicated. Most hold a terminal degree in their field and are active in their professions either through research and/or continuing professional development.

Career-Focused Programs

UCM’s Computer Science and Mathematics programs have a balance of practice and theory and are designed according to curricula guidelines from corresponding professional organizations. We offer the first and only undergraduate Software Engineering program as well as the first ABET accredited Cybersecurity program in the state of Missouri. With the demand for qualified technical personnel far exceeding the available supply, the opportunities awaiting our graduates are nearly limitless.

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Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Mathematics Education and Statistics

Welcome to Mathematics at UCM. We have a long standing tradition of training students and teachers for professions in Actuarial Science, Mathematics and Statistics.

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Computer Science

Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Software Engineering

Welcome to Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Software Engineering at UCM. You can choose from a wide offering of major options in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Networking, Game Development, Data Science and Bioinformatics. We offer the first and only undergraduate Software Engineering program in Missouri.

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Cybersecurity

Cyber Security and Information Technology

Welcome to Cybersecurity and IT at UCM. One of only a handful of ABET accredited Cybersecurity programs in the nation. We also offer a bachelor's degree in Information Technology. Maximize your potential as you pursue one of our outstanding degree programs.
A new B.S. in Information Technology will be offered in Fall 2020!

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About the School

Faculty and Staff

Actuarial Science and Statistics
Name	Title	Contact
Dr. Phoebe McLaughlin	Professor, Assistant Chair	Phone: 660-543-8931 Office: WCM 227 Email: pmclaughlin@ucmo.edu
Dr. Trang Bui	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-8839 Office: WCM 205A Email: tbui@ucmo.edu
Dr. Paul Plummer	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-4433 Office: WCM 206B Email: pplummer@ucmo.edu
Dr. Lianwen Wang	Professor	Phone: 660-543-8870 Office: WCM 205B Email: lwang@ucmo.edu
Dr. Daoping Yu	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-8453 Office: WCM 125 Email: dyu@ucmo.edu
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Name	Title	Contact
Belinda Copus	Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator	Phone: 660-543-4354 Office: WCM 206C Email: copus@ucmo.edu
Dr. Hang Chen	Professor	Phone: 660-543-8907 Office: WCM 205C Email: hchen@ucmo.edu
Dr. Mark Grebe	Assistant Professor, GSSP-JAVA	Phone: 660-543-8846 Office: WCM 213 Email: grebe@ucmo.edu
Dr. Taeghyun Kang	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-8896 Office: WCM 219 Email: tkang@ucmo.edu
Dr. Yui Man Lui	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-8721 Office: WCM 119 Email: lui@ucmo.edu
Ikhyun Park	Instructor	Phone: 660-543-8851 Office: WCM 221 Email: ipark@ucmo.edu
Dr. Ahmad Rawashdeh	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-6623 Office: MIC D162 Email: arawashdeh@ucmo.edu
Dr. Mohammad Rawashdeh	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-6613 Office: MIC D158 Email: rawashdeh@ucmo.edu
Dr. Md Farhadur Reza	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-6629 Office: MIC D160 Email: reza@ucmo.edu
Dr. Sunae Shin	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-6612 Office: MIC D159 Email: sshin@ucmo.edu
Dr. Songlin Tian	Professor	Phone: 660-543-8884 Office: WCM 215 Email: tian@ucmo.edu
Dr. Jun Wang	Assistant Professor, GWAPT	Phone: 660-543-8822 Office: WCM 116L Email: jwang@ucmo.edu
Dr. Mahmoud Yousef	Professor, Assistant Chair	Phone: 660-543-8892 Office: WCM 217 Email: yousef@ucmo.edu
Dr. Xiaodong Yue	Professor, GPEN, GWAPT, Chair	Phone: 660-543-4930 Office: WCM 222C Email: yue@ucmo.edu
Dr. Zhiguo Zhou	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-4507 Office: WCM 116F Email: zzhou@ucmo.edu
Cybersecurity
Name	Title	Contact
Dr. Hyungbae Park	Assistant Professor, GCFE, GICSP, GCWN, Program Coordinator	Phone: 660-543-8921 Office: WCM 223 Email: park@ucmo.edu
Dr. Ahmet Aksoy	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-4386 Office: WCM 115 Email: aksoy@ucmo.edu
Dr. Dabin Ding	Assistant Professor, GSEC, GSSP-JAVA	Phone: 660-543-8865 Office: WCM 211 Email: dding@ucmo.edu
Dr. Mark Grebe	Assistant Professor, GSSP-JAVA	Phone: 660-543-8846 Office: WCM 213 Email: grebe@ucmo.edu
Dr. Taiabul Haque	Assistant Professor, GSLC	Phone: 660-543-4766 Office: WCM 116X Email: haque@ucmo.edu
Trang Horn	Instructor	Phone: 660-543-8858 Office: WCM 205D Email: thorn@ucmo.edu
Dr. Jun Wang	Assistant Professor, GWAPT	Phone: 660-543-8822 Office: WCM 116L Email: jwang@ucmo.edu
Dr. Xiaodong Yue	Professor, GPEN, GWAPT, Chair	Phone: 660-543-4930 Office: WCM 222C Email: yue@ucmo.edu
Mathematics
Name	Title	Contact
Dr. Rhonda McKee	Professor, Program Coordinator	Phone: 660-543-8929 Office: WCM 225 Email: mckee@ucmo.edu
Kaitlyn Cassity	Instructor	Phone: 660-543-4665 Office: WCM 116H Email: cassity@ucmo.edu
Dr. Blaise Heider	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-4703 Office: WCM 118B Email: heider@ucmo.edu
Dr. Phoebe McLaughlin	Professor	Phone: 660-543-8931 Office: WCM 227 Email: pmclaughlin@ucmo.edu
Jacob Roach	Instructor	Phone: 660-543-4514 Office: WCM 116R Email: jroach@ucmo.edu
Steve Shattuck	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-8763 Office: WCM 121 Email: sshattuck@ucmo.edu
Dr. Lianwen Wang	Professor	Phone: 660-543-8870 Office: WCM 205B Email: lwang@ucmo.edu
Dr. Daoping Yu	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-8453 Office: WCM 125 Email: dyu@ucmo.edu
Mathematics Education
Name	Title	Contact
Dr. William McGalliard	Associate Professor, Program Coordinator	Phone: 660-543-8766 Office: WCM 123 Email: mcgalliard@ucmo.edu
Dr. Natalia Bailey	Assistant Professor	Phone: 660-543-8800 Office: WCM 127 Email: nbailey@ucmo.edu
Carla Beeman	Instructor	Phone: 660-543-8824 Office: WCM 118E Email: beeman@ucmo.edu
Dr. David Ewing	Associate Professor	Phone: 660-543-8710 Office: WCM 117 Email: ewing@ucmo.edu
Beth Hancock	Instructor	Phone: 660-543-4955 Office: WCM 118F Email: ehancock@ucmo.edu
Main Office
Name	Title	Contact
Sarah Henderson	Accountant	Phone: 660-543-4765 Office: G 009G Email: sahenderson@ucmo.edu
Taylor Kinde	Academic Coordinator	Phone: 660-543-8193 Office: WCM 113 Email: kinde@ucmo.edu
Becky White	Office Professional	Phone: 660-543-4930 Office: WCM 222 Email: bwhite@ucmo.edu

Undergraduate Programs

Majors

*The B.S. in Computer Science - Computer Science Option is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. The other four options are not accredited by ABET.

Minors

Graduate Programs

Majors

Certificates

Departmental Scholarships

A growing number of endowed scholarships are awarded each year to the School of Computer Science and Mathematics majors and minors. The application deadline is usually March 1 of each year. Apply online at https://ucmo.edu/mocents.

For Entering Freshman

Scholarship Name	Minimum Criteria for Eligibility
Department Achievement Award	1. major in one of the school majors 2. ACT >= 23 3. high school GPA 3.5 or higher
Harmon	1. major in Computer Science or Electronics (preference given to double major) 2. completed 3 units of mathematics and/or computer science in high school 3. ACT >= 23 4. Missouri resident
Kennedy	1. declare a major in the department 2. enroll in at least 12 s.h. each semester at UCM
Stumpff	1. declare a Mathematics Education major 2. enroll in at least 12 s.h. each semester at UCM

For Current Students

Scholarship Name	Minimum Criteria for Eligibility
ACM	1. major in Computer Science 2. ACM member 3. enroll in at least 12 s.h. each semester at UCM
Atkins	1. graduate student at UCM 2. preference given to Mathematics Education
Birkhead	1. pursue certificate to teach mathematics at middle school/junior high school
Brown	1. second/third year at UCM 2. major in mathematics 3. GPA >=3.5 (mathematics courses), GPA >= 3.3 (all course) 4. show promise in pursuing post-graduate study 5. demonstrate financial need
Craven	1. major in Actuarial Science
Department Achievement Award	1. major in one of the school majors 2. GPA >=3.2
Griffith	1. major in Computer Science 2. enroll in at least 12 s.h. each semester at UCM
Harmon	1. major in Computer Science or Electronics (preference given to double major) 2. GPA >= 3.0 3. Missouri resident
Johnson	1. mathematics minor which leads to certification to teach mathematics in grades 5-9 2. enroll in at least 12 s.h. each semester at UCM
Meyer	1. admitted in a graduate degree program (emphasis in elementary, junior high, or secondary mathematics) 2. GPA >= 3.0 (upper level mathematics courses) 3. GPA >= 3.25 (graduate mathematics courses if applicable)
Moore	1. major in the department 2. junior or senior class 3. GPA >= 3.0 in the major 4. enroll in at least 12 s.h. each semester at UCM
Ramey	1. major in Mathematics Education (secondary mathematics) or minor in Mathematics Education 2. enroll in at least 12 s.h. each semester at UCM
Redford	1. major in Computer Science or Mathematics (excluding Actuarial Science and Mathematics Education) 2. US citizen and Missouri resident 3. completed at least one semester after declaring major 4. at least have two semesters before graduation 5. member of KME 6. GPA >= 3.5 (mathematics courses), GPA >= 3.0 (all courses)
Schrag	1. major in the department 2. member of KME

Student Organizations

The school sponsors several student organizations. They provide our students with platforms of peer interaction and active participation in out-of-the-classroom experiences.

Actuarial Science and Statistics

The Actuarial Organization

UCM - Statistics Club

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Association for Computing Machinery

Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Cybersecurity

Cyber Mules, chapter of the National Cybersecurity Student Association

Mathematics

Kappa Mu Epsilon

MAA Student Chapter

Mathematics Education

Central Missouri Mathematics Educators (CMME)

Departmental Facilities

The School has state-of-the-art computing labs to support both instruction and research needs. The main lab for computer science classes consists of 40 Dell computers running both Linux and Microsoft windows operating systems. Six computer classrooms, with more than 30 computers each, are ideal for upper classes and special lab sessions. Lab computers are upgraded regularly. The School strives to provide our students with the latest technologies. We offer both Windows and Linux platforms so that our students are well-prepared for a career as a software professional under those two leading industry-standard platforms. The School is a member of the Microsoft Imagine, Oracle Academy and VMWare Academic Program.

All mathematics and statistics classrooms are multimedia classrooms, allowing instructors to use a variety of teaching tools and techniques. Distance learning rooms, used for graduate courses in mathematics and statistics, are outfitted with microphones and cameras so that students can attend class virtually. Computers in a dedicated statistics classroom run statistical software including r and SAS. Three student common areas provide a space for students to collaborate on homework and projects, as well as relax between classes. These rooms are conveniently located near faculty offices to help establish a community of learners.

UCM Esports

School of Computer Science and Mathematics sponsors UCM Esports team. For more information, please click the following link.

UCM Esports

Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences

Published two times a year: Spring and Fall. All subscription correspondence should be sent to Dr. Mahmoud Yousef, Managing Editor, Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO 64093, Office: 660-543-8892, FAX: 660-543-8013. Please visit the following site for more information.

Missouri Journal of Mathematical Sciences

Program Accreditation and Recognition

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The B.S. in Computer Science - Computer Science Option is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. Annual Student Enrollment and Graduation Data

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The B.S. in Cybersecurity program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. Annual Student Enrollment and Graduation Data

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The undergraduate mathematics education program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.

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The B.S. in Actuarial Science program is recognized by the Society of Actuaries and listed as an Undergraduate-Advanced program on the SOA website. UCM is one of approximately 60 universities in the United States to be in this top classification.

Contact

Dr. Xiaodong Yue, GPEN, GWAPT
Professor and Chair
W.C. Morris 222C
Tel: (660) 543-4930

yue@ucmo.edu

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