Franklin & Marshall College

A major in computer science consists of 11 computer science courses together with 3 mathematics courses.

Computer science courses: Seven required courses:

• CPS 111, 112 [Computer Science I and II]
• CPS/MAT 237 [Discrete Mathematics]
• CPS 261 [Algorithms]
• CPS 27a [Advanced Data Structures]
• CPS 27b [Computer Organization]
• CPS 37a [Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science].

Four electives at the 200-level or above:

Three must be chosen from

• CPS 363 [Bioinformatics]
• CPS 37b [Artificial Intelligence]
• CPS 37c [Machine Learning]
• CPS 37d [Networks], and
• CPS 37e [Operating Systems]

and at most one may be chosen from

• PHI 244 [Symbolic Logic]
• PSY/SPM 305 [Cognitive Psychology], and
• PSY/SPM 312 [Embodied Cognition] or an approved substitute.

Mathematics courses:

• MAT 109, 110 [Calculus I and II], and either
• MAT 216 [Probability and Statistics I] or
• MAT 229 [Linear Algebra and Differential Equations].