Graduation Requirements for CS Majors

Graduation Requirement Units
General Education 51
Preparation for the Major (details) 42
Major Requirement (details) 30
Total 120

Each course submitted toward the Computer Science major must be completed with a grade of C (GPA 2.0) or better.

Preparation for the Major (42 units)

Lower Division (12 units)

Course Number Course Name Units
CS 111 Computer Science I 4
CS 211 Computer Science II 4
CS 231 Assembly and Digital Circuits 4

All of the following supporting courses (21 units)

Course Number Course Name Units
MATH 160 Calculus with Applications, I 5
MATH 162 Calculus with Applications, II 4
PHYS 201 Physics of Mechanics and Sound 4
PHYS 202 Physics of Electromagnetism and Optics 4
PHYS 301 Digital Electronics 4

and one of the following courses (3 units)

Course Number Course Name Units
MATH 242 Introduction to Statistics 3
OR
MATH 440 Introduction to Mathematical Probability and Statistics 3

and one of the following courses (3 units)

Course Number Course Name Units
MATH 264 Introduction to Linear Algebra 3
OR
MATH 374 Linear Algebra 3

and one of the following courses (3 units)

Course Number Course Name Units
MATH 270 Basic Discrete Mathematics 3
OR
MATH 370 Discrete Mathematics

3

 

Major Requirements (30 units) = upper division core course (21 units) and 9 units of electives (CS/CIS classes numbered 400 or above)

Course Number Course Name Units
CS 311 Data Structures 3
CS 331 Computer Architecture 3
CS 351 Programming Languages 3
CS 421 Theory of Computing 3
CS 433 Operating Systems 3
CS 436 Introduction to Networking 3
CS 441 Software Engineering 3