The McKelvey School of Engineering and the College of Arts & Sciences developed a major that efficiently captures the intersection of the complementary studies of computer science and math.
McKelvey Engineering students who declare this major must fulfill the core course requirements listed below and all other requirements for the Applied Science degree in the McKelvey School of Engineering. They must also complete Engr 310 Technical Writing and 8 units of courses designated as NSM (Natural Sciences & Math) from Anthropology (L48 Anthro), Biology and Biomedical Sciences (L41 Biol), Chemisty (L07 Chem), Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (L19 EPSc), Physics (L31 Physics) or Environmental Studies (L82 EnSt).
Arts & Sciences students who declare this major must fulfill the distribution requirements and all other requirements for an AB degree in addition to the specific requirements listed below.
Core Course Requirements*
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| CSE 131 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| CSE 240 | Logic and Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| CSE 247 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
| Math 131 | Calculus I (AP credit may satisfy this requirement) ** | 3 |
| Math 132 | Calculus II (AP credit may satisfy this requirement) ** | 3 |
| Math 233 | Calculus III ** | 3 |
| Math 310 | Foundations for Higher Mathematics | 3 |
| or Math 310W | Foundations For Higher Mathematics With Writing |
| Math 309 | Matrix Algebra | 3 |
| SDS 3200 | Elementary to Intermediate Statistics and Data Analysis | 3 |
| or ESE 326 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering |
| or SDS 3211 | Statistics for Data Science I |
| CSE 347 | Analysis of Algorithms | 3 |
| Total Units | 30 |
Electives
Seven upper-level courses from Math or Computer Science & Engineering can be chosen from the approved list, with the following caveats:
- At least three courses must be taken from CSE and at least three courses must be taken from Math.
- At most one preapproved course from outside both departments can be selected.
- CSE 400 Independent Study or CSE 400E Independent Study may be taken for a maximum of 3 units and must be approved by a CS+Math review committee.
- Students may count either Math 456 or ESE 427 as an elective toward the major, but not both. Likewise, students may count either CSE 417T or ESE 417 as an elective toward the major, but not both.
List of Approved Electives
Computer Science & Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| CSE 217A | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| CSE 341T | Parallel and Sequential Algorithms | 3 |
| CSE 411A | AI and Society | 3 |
| CSE 412A | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| CSE 416A | Data Science for Complex Networks | 3 |
| CSE 417T | Introduction to Machine Learning | 3 |
| CSE 427S | Cloud Computing with Big Data Applications | 3 |
| CSE 442T | Introduction to Cryptography | 3 |
| CSE 447T | Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata | 3 |
| CSE 457A | Introduction to Visualization | 3 |
| CSE 468T | Introduction to Quantum Computing | 3 |
| CSE 513T | Theory of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 3 |
| CSE 514A | Data Mining | 3 |
| CSE 515T | Bayesian Methods in Machine Learning | 3 |
| CSE 516A | Multi-Agent Systems | 3 |
| CSE 517A | Machine Learning | 3 |
| CSE 518A | Human-in-the-Loop Computation | 3 |
| CSE 533T | Coding and Information Theory for Data Science | 3 |
| CSE 534A | Large-Scale Optimization for Data Science | 3 |
| CSE 541T | Advanced Algorithms | 3 |
| CSE 543T | Algorithms for Nonlinear Optimization | 3 |
| CSE 544T | Special Topics in Computer Science Theory | 3 |
| CSE 546T | Computational Geometry | 3 |
| CSE 554A | Geometric Computing for Biomedicine | 3 |
| CSE 555T | Adversarial AI | 3 |
| CSE 559A | Computer Vision | 3 |
| CSE 581T | Approximation Algorithms | 3 |
| CSE 584A | Algorithms for Biosequence Comparison | 3 |
| CSE 587A | Algorithms for Computational Biology | 3 |
Mathematics
Statistics and Data Science
Electrical & Systems Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| ESE 4031 | Optimization for Engineered Planning, Decisions and Operations | 3 |
| ESE 415 | Optimization | 3 |
| ESE 417 | Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Classification | 3 |
| ESE 427 | Financial Mathematics | 3 |
| ESE 429 | Basic Principles of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information | 3 |
| ESE 520 | Probability and Stochastic Processes | 3 |
Economics
Linguistics
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| Ling 317 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics | 3 |
| Ling 427 | Computation and Learnability in Linguistic Theory | 3 |
Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| Biol 5657 | Biological Neural Computation | 3 |
Biomedical Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| BME 470 | Mathematics of Imaging Science | 3 |
Additional Departmental Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| Engr 310 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| 3 |
| 18 |
| 8 |
The College Writing Program, humanities, and social sciences requirements are those required of all students in the McKelvey School of Engineering. For information about how to fulfill the school's English proficiency requirement, please visit the Degree Requirements page.
The natural sciences requirement is for 8 units designated NSM (Natural Sciences and Mathematics) from any of the following departments: Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Studies or Physics. The College Writing Program and natural sciences courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
All courses taken to meet any of the above requirements (with the exception of the humanities and social sciences electives) cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis.