Academic Catalog and Handbooks

2026-2027 Edition

Computing Major - Computer Science Concentration

Acceptance to Major Requirements

Course Requirements:

CSCI 150Introduction to Computing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences4
CSCI 155Conceptual Approaches to Computing2
CSCI 160Problem Solving, Programming, and Computers4
CSCI 200Abstraction, Data Structures, and Large Software Systems4

Minimum Grade for required courses: No more than one of the above courses has a grade below C

Minimum GPA for required courses: The GPA in the above courses is 2.5 or better

Other: Students will be conditionally accepted into the CSCI major if they have not yet completed all the courses needed for unconditional acceptance into the major but are currently enrolled in the courses which are lacking and they meet the other two criteria for acceptance on the courses completed thus far.

Computing Major

Students can select from two concentrations: computer science and interdisciplinary computing. The computer science major concentration focuses on the study and implementation of algorithms and the theoretical foundations of computing. It is appropriate for students interested in the full range of computing including software design, systems analysis, and graduate study in computer science.

Data Science Major

The Computer Science Department offers a major in computer science; Computer Science also offers a major in Data Science jointly with the Mathematics Department. Students may not double major in Computer Science (either concentration) and Data Science. Information about data science major is in a separate section for that major. In addition, students may develop individualized majors which meet their particular interests. (See the section on individualizing a traditional major under Academic Regulations.)