FSU honors or UF for computer science

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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:20:42 +0000

The primary difference is which college’s general education requirements you have to meet. Since CSE is in the college of engineering you have to do more math and science-y requirements ( chem1, physics 1-2, differential equations, &c). On the other hand, for CSC you have to take a foreign language, a biology credit, I think maybe an extra social science… stuff like that.

In terms of actual computer science classes, they are basically the same. CSE makes you take more technical electives ( which imo are the fun classes ), so that could be a plus.

Usually people who are only doing one major will do either CSE or CEN (Computer Engineering with a software emphasis… which is roughly equivalent to CSE plus an electrical engineering minor). People who want to double major in something like math or economics usually do CSC so they don’t have to fulfill 2 sets of gen ed requirements.