Major Requirements: Computer Science

If you choose to major in Computer Science, you will have to deal with a lot of math and physics classes, and of course computer science classes. In this article I will list the course requirement for the Universities of California, and to some California State University, USC, Stanford.

UC COURSE REQUIREMENT:

• Introduction to programming (CIS 6)

• Data structures (CIS 25)

• Computer organization and assembly language (CIS 27, CIS 61)

• Single variable CALCULUS for STEM majors (CALC 1, CALC 2, CALC 3, CALC 4)

• Multivariable calculus

• Discrete mathematics

• Linear algebra (MATH 3E)

• Differential equations (MATH 3F)

• Calculus-based physics (Physics 4A, Physics 4B, Physics 4C)

• 8 General Education courses (ENG 1A, ENG 1B required)

Special Requirement

Berkeley:

• CIS 61A, CIS 61B recommended

• CIS 70 recommended

Davis:

• Engineering Computer Science 20, 50, 36 A/B/C

• Mathematics 21 A/B/C  

Los Angeles:

• Chemistry (CHEM 30A) only if you major in CSE

If a UC was not listed here, they didn't have any special requirement

CSU COURSE REQUIREMENT

• Single variable CALCULUS for STEM majors (CALC 1, CALC 2)

• Physics or Chem (PHYSICS 4A/B or CHEM 30)

• Computer Science (CIS 6)

Special Requirements:

CalPoly:

• All the Calculus classes (CALC 1/2/3/4)

• All the Physics introduction classes (Physics 4A/B/C)

• Data Structures (CIS 27)

STANFORD UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT

• Single variable CALCULUS for STEM majors (CALC 1, CALC 2, CALC 3, CALC 4)

• Computer organization and assembly language (CIS 27, CIS 61)

• Calculus-based physics (Physics 4A, Physics 4B, Physics 4C)

USC REQUIREMENT

• Single variable CALCULUS for STEM majors (CALC 1, CALC 2, CALC 3, CALC 4)

• Computer organization and assembly language (CIS 27, CIS 61)

• Calculus-based physics (Physics 4A, Physics 4B, Physics 4C)