Stats and CS in LAS vs CS in Eng?

YZamyatin
Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:17:46 +0000

CS+Stats in LAS and CS in ENG go through identical core CS curriculum. CS in ENG students generally take more CS tech electives (more are required and there is more room for them in the schedule as they are not taking those extra Stats classes).

LAS and ENG have different core requirements (foreign lang, physics, chem, etc). These are easily found on the school website if you need details (most successful applicants AP out of many of these requirements anyhow, making the impact of differences minimal). CS+Stats majors have access to essentially everything offered to CS in ENG students from the CS department. The ENG-specific study abroad program (IPENG) is one of the few things a CS+Stats major would not have access to. CS+Stats students have access to all career services/fairs, facilities, etc. that a CS in ENG student would have.

Which is a better idea? Impossible to say which is better for you. School claims no discernible difference in outcomes. I imagine, as with most things, your performance and skills developed will play a much larger roll in outcomes than which major you graduate with.

CS+Stats vs CS major in ENG with a Stats minor seems like a distinction without a difference to me.