Computer Science Major Concentration (B.A.)

36 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (18 credits)

MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry. , MATH 140 Calculus 1. , and MATH 141 Calculus 2. (or their equivalents) should be completed prior to taking courses in this program.

  • COMP 202 Foundations of Programming (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • COMP 206 Introduction to Software Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 250 Introduction to Computer Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 251 Algorithms and Data Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 273 Introduction to Computer Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MATH 240 Discrete Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

18 credits selected as follows: 3 credits from each of the groups A, B, C, and D:

Group A (3–6 credits)

  • MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • MATH 323 Probability (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • MATH 324 Statistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Group B (3–6 credits)

  • MATH 223 Linear Algebra (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • MATH 318 Mathematical Logic (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MATH 340 Discrete Mathematics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Group C (3 credits)

  • COMP 330 Theory of Computation (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 350 Numerical Computing (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • COMP 360 Algorithm Design (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Group D (3 credits)

  • COMP 302 Programming Languages and Paradigms (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • COMP 303 Software Design (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Remaining complementary credits (0–6 credits)

An additional 3 credits may be selected from Group A or B. The remaining complementary credits must be selected from COMP 230 Logic and Computability. and COMP courses at the 300 level or above (except COMP 396 Undergraduate Research Project. ).

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