Computing as a Second Major is also a four-year degree program, but one that (like the Interdisciplinary Second Major) cannot serve as a primary (stand-alone) major. It is intended for students whose primary interest is in another field but who also need or want thorough preparation in using computers. Such students will combine a primary major in the chosen field with Computing as a Second Major.

Requirements for the major

The requirements for Computing as a Second major are as follows:

I. Completion of a first major from another department. 
II. Departmental requirements: 

33 hours of computer science including:

A. Core Principles:

Course ID Course Title
CSCI-1320 Principles of Computer Science I
CSCI-1321 Principles of Computer Science II
CSCI-1323 Discrete Structures
CSCI-2320 Principles of Data Abstraction

B. Departmental Colloquium: two semesters of CSCI-2094 Computer Science Colloquium.

C. 21 additional computer science hours, including at least 18 upper-division hours. 

III. Mathematics requirement: 

Six hours from the following:

A. Any MATH course except MATH-1301 Pre-Calculus, MATH-1305 Mathematics for Business and Economics, MATH-3194 Junior Writing Workshop, or MATH-3195 Junior Technology Workshop.

B. CSCI-2324 Numerical Calculus

C. PHIL-3340 Symbolic Logic II

D. PHIL-3343 Nonclassical Logics

E. PSYC-2401 Statistics and Methods I

F. BAT-2301 Statistics for Business and Economics

At most one of the following courses may be counted for this requirement: MATH-1320, PSYC-2401, and BAT-2301. 

IV. University requirements: 

Completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.

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