should I go into a math/computer science major?

GLOBALTRAVELER
Fri, 18 Apr 2014 03:11:36 +0000

If you are starting your freshman year with either Pre-Calculus or Calculus I…you can major in CS. What you would want to do is take a beginning/intro CS course (one geared to students without prior background) before taking on the introductory C++ or Java courses that are usually given freshman year.

Don’t worry since in a typical CS program, one would only take a max of 4 CS courses within the first 2 years of college:

Introductory Object-Oriented Programming (C++ or Java) I
Introductory Object-Oriented Programming (C++ or Java) II
Discrete Mathematical Structures (may be given by the Math dept at some schools)
Computer Organization

That’s 3 “pure” CS courses and a “Math to support CS” course, so in essence, you have 4 semesters to complete the 3 CS courses since the Discrete Math course can be taken WITH one of the CS courses. That means that you can still start off with a “Intro to CS with prior experience” course during your fall semester of your freshman year and still be on schedule to graduate in 4 years. *at most schools