Computer Science Liberal Program - Core Science Component (B.Sc.)

45 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (18 credits)

  • 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 (27 credits)

3 credits from each of the groups A, B, C, and D.

Group A (3–27 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 (3–27 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 (3–27 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 (3–27 credits)

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

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