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Computer Science and Engineering, B.S.

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In addition to adhering to General Education , students must meet the following requirements to receive the B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering at UC Merced.

All students in the School of Engineering, regardless of major, are required to complete all requirements for all majors with a C- or better unless the course is offered as Pass/No Pass only, which requires a P grade.

Students in the School of Engineering must repeat a required course after receiving a grade of D+, D, D-, F, Unsatisfactory, or Not Passed, and may do so no more than twice beyond the initial enrollment in the class. Students may repeat a course only one time (for a total of two attempts to earn a C- or better). If students do not complete these requirements, they may take these courses at another institution or petition the school that hosts the course for a third attempt. The third attempt is not guaranteed at UC Merced.

 

Computer Science and Engineering, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan  

Required Major Preparation [30 Units]

All School of Engineering students are required to complete the following lower-division major preparation courses.

Mathematics Requirement [20 units]

Complete the following five courses:

Physics Requirement [10 units]

Complete the following four courses:

Computer Science and Engineering Core [32 Units]

The computer science and engineering core consists of 8 courses (6 lower division and 2 upper division) designed to provide students with a common foundation of core knowledge specific to the discipline.

Lower Division Requirement [25 units]

Complete the following courses:

Upper Division Requirement [8 units]

Complete the following courses:

Technical Electives Requirement [28 Units]

A total of 28 units of CSE upper division courses (outside of Core) or graduate EECS courses.  Other upper division courses outside your major area of study can be selected with approval. A maximum of 4 units of Undergraduate Research (CSE 195) may be used.

Professional Development Requirement [2 Units]

Transfer Students

To be admitted to the Computer Science and Engineering major transfer students must meet the following requirements:

Applicants will, at the time of admissions have completed at minimum each of the following courses (or their equivalent) with a “C-” or better:

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