A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Computer Science
- Total credits (published)
- 20
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-27
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Computer science is an exciting field with applications to many disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The main role of a computer scientist is that of a problem solver. A degree in the field signifies formal training in computational and analytical approaches to problem solving as well as the skills necessary to develop software to tackle new challenges. These computational approaches can be applied to a wide spectrum of problems, including protein folding and flexibility, modeling and forecasting bird migration, improving the capabilities of search engines to retrieve the most relevant documents, understanding how the connectedness provided by social networks impact the lives we lead, supporting scientists in the management and analysis of the data they collect, and more. In truth, it is difficult to think of a scenario in which the tools acquired in computer science do not provide a powerful advantage.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 166939
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_166939_44a17d8d_1
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Requirements for the Major
major core · 0 items
Computer Science (36 credits)
7 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- Three additional computer science courses: 1Not resolved to a course12
Two of these must be at the 300 level (8 credits)
0 items
The third may be at either the 200 level or 300 level (4 credits)
0 items
Mathematics (4 credits)
1 item
- As published: “Discrete Mathematics 2”4
Humanities and Social Sciences 3, 4
0 items
Beyond those used to fulfill the College's distribution requirements:
0 items
One additional designated Humanities course 5
0 items
One additional designated Social Science course 5
0 items
Requirements for the Minor
0 items
Computer Science
4 items
- As published: “Introduction to Computational Problem Solving 1”4
- 4
- 4
- Two additional computer science courses (8 credits), including:Not resolved to a course8
One at the 300 level
0 items
The second can be at either the 200 level or 300 level
0 items
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