<p>First, since engineering is engineering, I assume CoE is harder.</p>
<p>But what does LSA offer for CompSci? Is taking humanities courses much easier to fit on a schedule? How about pre-med courses? (Yes I know it’s a track not a major) LSA Music classes (just to take them)? I’ve been a firm believer in a diverse education and I’m under the impression that LSA offers that better than CoE does right?</p>
<p>First, I know there’s engineers here who probably know more than me. I’ll try to comment on things I’m fairly confident about.</p>
<p>I don’t think the requirements for the actual major vary significantly (if at all) between CS and CS-LSA. Taking humanities is easier for LSA because it’s required (at least 7 credits, roughly 2 classes). Pre-med courses probably don’t matter as much because they can fulfill requirements in both. Music might not fulfill any requirements in CoE, but I recall having a decent amount engineer classmates when I finally got around to take actual music classes (the bulk of my minor was fulfilled by marching/pep/concert band).</p>
<p>As for diverse education, that’s exactly why LSA requires the “area distribution,” which in its most basic form is 10 cr humanities, social science, and natural science (plenty of wiggle room including a little for music, too much for this post). Also, I know it might be a little early to think about this, but CS-LSA tuition is the same or close to engineering, but if you don’t declare for a while then you’d just have LSA tuition. I’m not sure what the exact difference is, so I won’t even hazard a guess.</p>