BS Computer Science with Applications at University of California, Riverside

Programme overview

The programme combines core computing principles with a specialty area for students seeking an application-driven computing education. Students choose one of three concentrations: Business, Psychology or Health.

Faculty: Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering | Department: Computer Science and Engineering | Intake: Fall quarter | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States

What you will study

Sample courses include BUS 109 Competitive and Strategic Analysis, BUS 174 Electronic Commerce, CS 105 Data Analysis Methods, CS 108 Data Science Ethics, CS 144 Algorithms for Bioinformatics, PSYC 131 Computational and Mathematical Models in Cognitive Science and PSYC 134 Cognitive Processes.

Career pathways

Software engineering and technical computing, technical product management, business and systems analytics, AI engineering, UX research and design, applied data science, life sciences, and technology strategy and consulting.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the University (and its college), not to the major unless stated. First-year applicants need a minimum 3.0 GPA (3.4 for non-California residents) in UC-approved A-G courses from grades 10-11, with required years in history/social science (2), English (4), mathematics (3), science (2), language other than English (2), visual and performing arts (1) and a college-preparatory elective (1); four of eight personal insight questions are answered; SAT/ACT scores are not considered. Applicants educated in a non-English-instruction system show English proficiency (for example TOEFL iBT or Duolingo 115 as listed on the admissions site). Source: admissions.ucr.edu/freshman (applies to the University, not specifically to this major). The undergraduate catalog titles the degree Computer Science with Business Applications (BS).

Fall quarter entry (September); the first-year UC application is accessed from Aug. 1 and submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Transfer admission is also for fall quarter. UCR operates on a quarter system.

UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.

First-year applicants: the UC application opens Aug. 1 and is submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in March; the Statement of Intent to Register is due May 1; FAFSA/CA Dream Act priority deadline is March 2. UCR does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions or scholarships.

Transfer applicants: TAG applications are submitted Sept. 1-30; UC applications Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in April; the Statement of Intent to Register is due June 1.

The UC application fee is $80 for each UC campus, with a fee waiver available through the application. Applications are made through the UC application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ucr.edu/apply

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