Chance me for CSE

MomMe32
Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:08:54 +0000

You can also put CLA as a 2nd choice college in the application. That way if you don’t get accepted into CSE, you will be considered for CLA automatically.

CLA is a little easier to get into than CSE. CLA has a CSci major. CLA and CSE kids in the same CSci class. The reqs for same majors b/t colleges may be a little different is all. You can read about the major here:

https://www.cs.umn.edu/academics/undergraduate

Also, there are slightly different requirements for a degree b/t colleges. For CLA you would have to do 2 yrs of a language or you can test out of it. For CSE you have to do 3 semesters of physics. You can always do more classes than required for your major so you could end up taking the same classes as a CSE CSci major. Then there are the genl distribution reqs for the U for any college.

Finally you can get a degree from another college w/in the U but you may have to apply to that college. My son had to apply to Carlson to take a class he wanted to take there and they had him apply to CSOM to do it. And he had to declare a major in Econ in CLA to take an Econ class he wanted to take (econ is only in CLA). I don’t think he had to apply to CLA in that case, but he had to apply to the major and get accepted. If he wanted a major in Econ eg and a degree in it (dual degree), he would have to do the CLA requirements along w the CSE reqs.

But luckily CSci and some other majors (eg Math) are offered in both CSE and CLA.

Good luck!