Suggested Sequence

Printable versions of the Computer Science major requirements and course prerequisites diagrams can be found here:
Suggested Sequence A (updated Summer 2018; for students who entered the CS major before Fall 2019)
Prerequisites Diagram A (updated Summer 2018; for students who entered the CS major before Fall 2019)
Suggested Sequence B (for students who enter the CS major in Fall 2019 and later semesters)
Prerequisites Diagram B (for students who enter the CS major in Fall 2019 and later semesters)

First Year

Fall Semester

CSC 099 / Orientation to Computer Science	0 course units
CSC 220 / CS I: Computational Problem Solving	1 course unit
MAT 127 / Calculus A	1 course unit
FSP / First Seminar ^*	1 course unit
Liberal Learning (Foreign Language suggested)**	1 course unit
* Selected to fulfill a Liberal Learning requirement for Arts and Humanities or Social Sciences and History
**Note: Arabic 151 and 152, Chinese 151 and 152, Japanese 151 and 152, and Russian 151 and 152 (offered annually); and Persian 151 and 152 (offered occasionally) are intensive courses and carry two course units of credit each. Students should take this into account when planning a normal four-course semester.

Spring Semester

CSC 230 / CS II: Data Structures	1 course unit
CSC 270 / Discrete Structures	1 course unit
MAT 128 / Calculus B or MAT 205 / Linear Algebra	1 course unit
Liberal Learning (Foreign Language suggested)	1 course unit
First Year Total: 8 (plus orientation) course units

Second Year

CSC 199/ CS Professional Development Seminar	0.25 course unit
CSC 325 / Computer Architecture	1 course unit
CSC 335 / Analysis of Algorithms	1 course unit
CSC 345 / Operating Systems or CSC / Option Course (see List)	1 course unit
CSC / Option Course (see List)	1 course unit
Mobile Computing Course or Free Elective	1 course unit
STA 215 / Statistical Inference	1 course unit
Natural Science (for science majors; with lab)	1 course unit
Liberal Learning (Foreign Language suggested)	1 course unit
Second Year Totals: 8.25 course units

Third Year – for CS majors intending to apply for jobs in the industry

CSC 299 / Junior Seminar Course	0.25 course unit
CSC 345 / Operating Systems or CSC / Option Course (see List)	1 course unit
CSC / Option Course (see List)	1 course unit
CSC 415 / Software Engineering	1 course unit
Natural Science (for science majors; with lab)	2 course units
Liberal Learning	2 course units
Free Elective	1 course unit
Third Year Totals: 8.25 course units

Third Year – for CS majors intending to apply to graduate schools

CSC 299 / Junior Seminar Course	0.25 course unit
CSC 498 /Mentored Research (see List)	1 course unit
CSC 415 / Software Engineering	1 course unit
CSC 445 / Theory of Computation	1 course unit
CSC 345 / Operating Systems or Free Elective – CSC 498 0r CSC 499 / Mentored Research I or II (see List) recommended (with intent to publish)	1 course unit
Natural Science (for science majors; with lab)	2 course units
Liberal Learning	2 course units
Third Year Totals: 8.25 course units

Fourth Year – for CS majors intending to apply for jobs in the industry

CSC / Capstone Course (see List)	1 course unit
CSC 435 / Programming Languages or CSC 445 / Theory of Computation	1 course unit
Math or Science Option	1 course unit
Liberal Learning	3 course units
Free Elective	2 course units
Fourth Year Totals: 8 course units

Fourth Year – for CS majors intending to apply to graduate schools

CSC / Option Course (see List) – CSC 435 / Programming Languages recommended	1 course unit
CSC / Option Course (see List)	1 course unit
Math or Science Option	1 course unit
Liberal Learning	3 course units
Free Elective – CSC 498 or CSC 499 / Mentored Research I or II (see List) recommended	1 course unit
Free Elective	1 course unit
Fourth Year Totals: 8 course units