Major Requirements

The major is 50 units, composed of the following courses:

Lower Division (22 units):

• CS 110 Introduction to Computer Science I (4 units)
• CS 112 Introduction to Computer Science II (4 units)
• CS 212 Software Development (4 units)
• CS 245 Data Structures and Algorithms (4 units)
• One of (4 units)
  
• CS 220 C and Parallel Programming
• CS 221 C and Systems Programming
• Special Lecture Series (must be taken two semesters, one unit each semester) (2 units)
  

Mathematics (8 units):

• Math 201: Discrete Mathematics
• Math 202: Linear Algebra and Probability Theory

  Upper Division (20 units) :

• CS 326 – Operating Systems (4 units)
• One course from the Systems Area (4 units).
  
• CS 315 Computer Architecture
  
• One course from the Theory and Languages area (4 units)
• CS 345: Programming Languages
  
• CS 411: Automata Theory
• CS 414: Compilers
  
• One course from the Applications area (4 units)
• CS 336 Networks
• CS 420 Game Engineering
• CS 480 Computers and Society
  
• CS 490 – Senior Project (4 units)

Graduate classes can be taken to fulfill the Systems  / Theory / Applications requirements with the approval of the department chair.

Science Core requirement

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

• Physics 110
• Chemistry 111
• Biology 105
• Environmental Science 110, 210, 212

The follow-on versions of these courses (Chem 113, Physics 210, etc) are also acceptable

Example Schedules

Typical Schedule:

	Fall	Spring
Year 1	CS 110  Foreign Language I  CORE  CORE	CS 112  Foreign Language II  CORE  CORE
Year 2	CS 220 / CS 221  Math 201 Discrete Mathematics  CS 385 Special Lecture Series (1 unit)  CORE  CORE	CS 245 Data Structures & Algorithms  Math 202 Linear Algebra & Probability  CS 385 Special Lecture Series (1 unit)  CORE  CORE
Year 3	CS 212 Software Development  CS 326 Operating Systems  CORE  CORE	CS Systems Course  CS Theory Course  Elective  Elective
Year 4	CS Applications Course  Elective  Elective  Elective	CS 490 Senior Project  Elective  Elective  Elective

Students are encouraged to use the 8 elective courses to either take additional computer science classes to build depth, or pursue a minor in another discipline.

Schedule to complete CS major requirements in 3 years
    (only CS requirements shown, students must also complete all university requirements)

	Fall	Spring
Year 1	CS 110	CS 112
Year 2	CS 220 / CS 221  Math 201 Discrete Mathematics  CS 212 Software Development  CS 385 Special Lecture Series (1 unit)	CS 245 Data Structures & Algorithms  Math 202 Linear Algebra & Probability  CS Applications Course  CS 385 Special Lecture Series (1 unit)
Year 3	CS Theory Course  CS 326 Operating Systems	CS Systems Course  CS 490 Senior Project