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BACS Computer Science at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science offers a similar curriculum to the BS, with slightly fewer computer science requirements to allow students to study a foreign language and have a wider choice of electives. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: Khoury College of Computer Sciences  |  Department: Computer Science  |  Duration: 133 semester hours  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 133 semester hours. Required courses include CS 1800 Discrete Structures; CS 2000 and CS 2001 Introduction to Program Design and Implementation and Lab for CS 2000; CS 2100 and CS 2101 Program Design and Implementation 1 and Lab for CS 2100; CS 2700 and CS 2701 Data Structures and Analysis and Lab for CS 2700; CS 3000 Algorithms and Data; CS 3100 and CS 3101 Program Design and Implementation 2 and Lab for CS 3100.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants apply for Fall entry through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants can apply for Fall or Spring entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 1; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 1. Decision notifications: ED I by January 1, EA by February 15, ED II by March 1, RD by April 1.

Transfer deadlines: Fall April 1; Spring October 15 (extended).

First-year and transfer applicants apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northeastern.edu/

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