[ahelwer]

Where did you attend University? Most other computer science majors I've met encountered at least two classes during the course of their degree which involved a semester-long software project that was iterated according to new concepts introduced in the course.

[azylman]

Second this. A "project course" is a required part of the CS curriculum where I attended college, and that's almost always not the only project course you'll take. I did one every quarter for three years.