BA Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

Computer science is an exciting and challenging field that has impact on many parts of our lives. Computer scientists craft the technologies that enable the digital devices we use every day. They develop the large-scale software that powers business and industry, and they advance the computational techniques and write the software that supports scientists in their study of the world around us.

Faculty: College of Engineering and Applied Science | Department: Computer Science | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

Students may take up to and including 12 graduate credit hours (or 13, if a 4-credit course is completed as part of those credits) while in the undergraduate program which can later be used toward the master's degree. Sample listed courses: CSCI 3002 Fundamentals of Human Computer Interaction; CSCI 3202 Algorithmic Foundations of Artificial Intelligence; CSCI 3287 Design and Analysis of Database Systems; CSCI 3302 Introduction to Robotics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate admission is to CU Boulder and the College of Engineering and Applied Science, not directly to the major; university and college admission requirements apply.

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 may enter in fall, spring or summer: the early action deadline of 15 November and regular decision deadline of 15 January apply to fall and summer entry; the spring deadline is 1 October. Transfer applicants may enter in spring (deadline 1 October), summer (15 March) or fall (final deadline 1 June).

SAT and ACT scores are not required for first-year applicants; scores may be self-reported if the applicant wants them considered.

First-year deadlines: spring 1 October; fall and summer early action 15 November; fall and summer regular decision 15 January. Applications are made through the Common Application. The application fee is $65 for domestic applicants and $70 for international applicants; fee waivers can be requested on the Common Application.

Transfer deadlines: spring 1 October; summer and fall early notification 15 March; fall final deadline 1 June. The 2027 transfer application is open.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/admissions

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