Computer Science

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(Computer Science major requirements are listed below. Follow this link for the Computer Science Minor requirements.)

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 15

Students may need to satisfy prerequisites before enrolling in courses required for the major.

Nine Units of Mathematics & Computer Science

MATH 111 - Calculus or equivalent
MATH 112 - Introduction to Analysis
MATH 113 - Discrete Structures
MATH 201 - Linear Algebra
CSCI 121 - Computer Science Fundamentals I
CSCI 221 - Computer Science Fundamentals II
CSCI 382 - Algorithms and Data Structures
CSCI 387 - Computability and Complexity
CSCI 389 - Computer Systems

Four additional units in computer science at the 300 level or higher (excluding 470):

CSCI 351 - Software Engineering
CSCI 368 - Computer and Network Security
CSCI 375 - Mechanism Design
CSCI 378 - Deep Learning
CSCI 382 - Algorithms and Data Structures
CSCI 384 - Programming Language Design and Implementation
CSCI 385 - Computer Graphics
CSCI 386 - Private and Fair Data Analysis
CSCI 387 - Computability and Complexity
CSCI 388 - Cryptography
CSCI 389 - Computer Systems
CSCI 393 - Operating System Design and Implementation
CSCI 394 - Principles of Compiler Design
CSCI 396 - Computer Networks
CSCI 441 - Topics in Computer Science Theory
CSCI 442 - Topics in Computer Systems

Junior Year Requirement:

Junior qualifying examination

Two units of Thesis

CSCI 470 - Thesis