Comp Sci Major general questions/concerns

[ucbalumnus]

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@econcalc

I’m perplexed about the idea of having to take physics and/or calculus as a CS major, but I believe it has become a standard for engineering departments to make students take these courses for the sake of their department. Don’t argue with me about that, though.

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<p>Engineering-based CS majors typically do require physics. Note also that ABET accreditation for CS also requires substantial math and science courses, as does the patent exam if one wants to take it from a non-ABET-accredited CS major background (ABET accreditation per se is mainly of interest if you want to take the patent exam).</p>

<p>However, some schools offer non-engineering-based CS majors that do not specially require science for the major (although science may be required for breadth or general education requirements). Calculus is typically still required, although often not multivariable calculus (although discrete math, linear algebra, and probability/statistics are typically required).</p>