CS Major Information & Application
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Advising
Declared Computer Science (BS) Majors are assigned a faculty advisor. Check Degree Works for your assigned advisor.
General Computer Science Advising:
Mary Hall, Pre-Major Advisor
(360)-650-2300
Major Application Dates/Deadlines
- Fall Quarter
- Opens September 27, 2023
- Deadline: October 27, 2023 @ 5:00 PM
- Winter Quarter
- Opens January 9, 2024
- Deadline: February 9, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
- Spring Quarter
- Opens April 2, 2024
- Deadline: April 30, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
Note: Apply the quarter before your planned entry to the major.
Declaring the Major
Students should apply to the Computer Science Major early in the quarter during the last of CSCI 241, 247 and 301.
All applications due by 5:00 PM of deadline.
*Note we do not take major applications in summer.
Computer Science, BS
Computer Science at Western is composed of core classes organized around the study of design and analysis techniques used to write software in various application domains along with details about the internal workings of computers and networks. Elective classes in areas such as artificial intelligence, mobile device programming, robotics, graphics, web programming, bioinformatics, computer security, and video game programming allow students to explore areas of individual interest.
Computer Science, BS Catalog 2023-2024