Computer Science

Program Requirements

The Computer Science Major
Before undertaking an Upper College concentration and Senior Project in Computer Science, a student must moderate into the Computer Science program.

Requirements

  • Before Moderation
    By the time of Moderation, a student in the program should have completed:
    • MATH 141: Calculus I
    • CMSC 141: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming or CMSC 143: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Robots
    • CMSC 145: Discrete Mathematics
    • CMSC 201: Data Structures
    Successful completion of these courses requires the grade of C or above. At the discretion of the program, students may be currently enrolled in one of these required courses at the time of Moderation. Students in the Computer Science Program are expected to follow the standard divisional procedure for Moderation, and to fulfill the collegewide distribution and First-Year Seminar requirements.
    CS Moderation Guidelines
  • Before Graduation
    By graduation, a student in the program must receive a passing grade in:
    • A statistics course (e.g., CMSC 275: Statistics for Computing or BIO 244: BioStatistics or PSY 203: Statistics for Psychology or ECON 229: Introduction to Econometrics)
    • CMSC 301: Algorithms
    • CMSC 305: Design of Programming Languages
    • A systems course (e.g., CMSC 225: Computer Architecture, CMSC 226: Principles of Computing Systems, CMSC 325: Multiprocessor Architecture, CMSC 326: Operating Systems, CMSC 328: Embedded Operating Systems, or CMSC 335: Computer Networks)
    • Two or more compututional sciences electives, at least one numbered 300 or above
    • A Senior Project
    CS Senior Project Guidelines

Second Focus Requirements

Students who wish to pursue a second focus in Computer Science must complete at least 20 credits (five courses) in the program.
12 of which must be Computer Science courses at the 200 level or above, and 4 of which must be from a single course at the 300 level or above. All courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher.
Interdisciplinary Focus
Games at Work course, co-taught by faculty in Computer Science and Film and Electronic Arts. Photo by Pete Mauney ’93 MFA ’00

Interdisciplinary Focus

The curriculum is designed to offer many opportunities for students whose interest in computing arises from their own disciplinary context.
Talk to your adviser today about how you might chart your own course.