The bachelor of science in computer science provides a comprehensive curriculum.

The requirements are as follows:

Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all CS courses.

The Degree Requirements (Apply to the class of 2030 and later)

The program consists of a minimum of 13 major courses and 7 collateral courses:

The Core Computer Science Courses:

[Note: Students with sufficient prior programming experience may, with instructor permission, begin in CS 120 instead of CS 110. In that case, they will take one additional CS course to replace CS 110]

The Math Requirements:

  • MATH 161 (Calculus I)
  • MATH 162 (Calculus II)
  • MATH 182 (Discrete Structures)
  • MATH 186 (Applied Statistics) or MATH 286 (Probability and Mathematical Statistics) or PSYC 120 (Quantitative Methods in Psychology) or [MATH 335 (Probability) AND MATH 336 (Mathematical Statistics)]
  • MATH 272 (Linear Algebra with Applications) or MATH 282 (Techniques of Mathematical Modeling) or MATH 300 (Vector Spaces)

The Lab Science Requirements: Two laboratory courses in the natural sciences outside Computer Science.

Sample Bachelor of Science Curriculum

Year Fall Courses Spring Courses
Year 1 CS 110
First-Year Seminar
Math 161
Elective to fulfill CCS
CS 120
Math 162
Math 182
Elective to fulfill CCS
Year 2 CS 150
Math 186
Elective to fulfill CCS
Free elective
CS 200
CS 205
Math 272
Elective to fulfill CCS
Year 3 CS 202
CS 203
Elective to fulfill CCS
Free elective
CS 301
CS 303
Natural science with lab
CS elective or Free elective
Year 4 CS elective
CS elective or Free elective
Natural science with lab
Free elective
CS 406
CS 470
Elective to fulfill CCS
CS elective or Free elective

The Degree Requirements (Apply to the classes of 2028 and 2029)

The program consists of a minimum of 13 major courses and 7 collateral courses:

The Core Computer Science Courses:

The Math Requirements:

  • MATH 161 (Calculus I)
  • MATH 162 (Calculus II)
  • MATH 182 (Discrete Structures)
  • MATH 186 (Applied Statistics) or PSYC 120 (Quantitative Methods in Psychology) or [MATH 335 (Probability) AND MATH 336 (Mathematical Statistics)]
  • MATH 272 (Linear Algebra with Applications) or MATH 282 (Techniques of Mathematical Modeling) or MATH 300 (Vector Spaces)

The Lab Science Requirements: Two laboratory courses in the natural sciences outside Computer Science.

Sample Bachelor of Science Curriculum

Year Fall Courses Spring Courses
Year 1 CS 104 or CS 105
First-Year Seminar
Math 161
Elective to fulfill CCS
CS 150
Math 162
Math 182
Elective to fulfill CCS
Year 2 CS 202
CS 203
Elective to fulfill CCS
Free elective
CS 200
CS 205
Math 272
Elective to fulfill CCS
Year 3 CS elective
Math 186
Elective to fulfill CCS
Free elective
CS 301
CS 303
Natural science with lab
Free elective
Year 4 CS elective
CS elective or Free elective
Natural science with lab
Free elective
CS 406
CS 470
Elective to fulfill CCS
CS elective or Free elective

The Degree Requirements (Apply to the class of 2027 and earlier)

The program consists of a minimum of 13 major courses and 9 collateral courses:

The Core Computer Science Courses:

The Math Requirements:

  • MATH 161 (Calculus I)
  • MATH 162 (Calculus II)
  • MATH 263 (Calculus III)
  • MATH 182 (Discrete Structures) [or MATH 325 (Combinatorics) & MATH 335 (Probability) by petition]
  • MATH 286 (Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics) [or MATH 186 (Applied Statistics), or BIOL 265 (Biostatistics), or PSYC 120 (Quantitative Methods in Psychology), or MATH 335 & MATH 336 (Probability & Mathematical Statistics)]
  • MATH 272 (Linear Algebra with Applications) or MATH 282 (Techniques of Mathematical Modeling) [or MATH 300 (Vector Spaces) by petition]

The Lab Science Requirements:

  • One Natural Science lab elective outside the Department of Computer Science.
  • Two paired Natural Science courses from one of the following options:
    • Physics (131 & 132) or (151 & 152),
    • Chemistry 107 & 108,
    • Biology 111 & 112

Sample Bachelor of Science Curriculum

Year Fall Courses Spring Courses
Year 1 CS 104 or CS 105
First-Year Seminar
Math 161
Elective to fulfill CCS
CS 150
Math 162
Math 182
Elective to fulfill CCS
Year 2 CS 202
CS 203
Math 263
Elective to fulfill CCS
CS 200
CS 205
Math 272
Elective to fulfill CCS
Year 3 CS elective
Physics 131
Math 186
Elective to fulfill CCS
CS 301
CS 303
Physics 132
Free elective
Year 4 CS elective
CS elective
Natural science with lab
Free elective
CS 406
CS 470
Elective to fulfill CCS
Free elective

This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here