2024-2025 Catalog

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2024-2025 Catalog

Computer Science (4+1), BS/MS

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Program Learning Outcomes

Please see the Computer Science Major and Computer Science, MS .

(BS) Major Requirements (52 units)

must complete BS within four years
must complete one MS core each semester of junior and senior year
16 units of MS courses taken during junior and senior year cannot count towards 52 unit BSCS core
16 units of MS courses taken during junior and senior year can count as general electives of the 128 units needed to graduate with a BSCS
CS 490 can fulfill the requirements of both BS and MS (CS 690) - only course that can count in both programs
Students majoring in Computer Science (4+1) must earn a grade of C or better in all major courses.

Lower Division (20 units)

Upper Division Courses (20 units)

Systems Area (8 units - 2 courses)

Theory and Languages Area (4 units - 1 course)

Applications Area (4 units - 1 course)

Complete 4 units in any 300 or 400 level CS course except CS 398 or CS 498 .

Project (4 units - 1 course)

CS 490 - Senior Team Project

Math Requirement (12 units- 3 courses):

Science Core Requirement

Computer Science students must take one of the following classes for Core B2:

MS in Computer Science

Computer Science, MS

(MS) Curriculum Pattern

Year 3 (Junior Year)

Fall

CS 601 - Principles SW Development

Spring

CS 631 - Systems Foundations

Year 4 (Senior Year)

Fall

Spring

CS 652 - Programming Languages

MS Year

Fall

2 CS electives

Spring

2 CS electives

Admissions

must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA in Computer Science coursework
must have a 3.0 overall cumulative GPA
1-2 page Statement of Goals
two letters of recommendation from faculty with the Department of Computer Science
apply at the end of sophomore year, once spring grades are available

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