Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science
- 4 years
- Duration
- 43,558 USD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Tucson / USA
- Location
Program description
The Information Age results from the interaction between two machines: computers and the human brain. Join the creative computer scientists who are influencing this innovative field. Students who earn a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science are prepared to create, execute, and evaluate systems that address important and worthwhile issues. Students may describe the goal, design, and implementation of programs and learn how to work together to construct complex software systems. Graduates are capable of designing and analyzing algorithms as well as assessing the accuracy and functionality of computer programs.
Program structure
First Year
1st Semester
- English Composition I
- College Algebra
- 1st Semester Second Language
- Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course)
- Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
2nd Semester
- Introduction to Computer Programming I
- English Composition II
- 2nd Semester Second Language
- Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
Second Year
3rd Semester
- Introduction to Computer Programming II
- Discrete Math for CS I
- 3rd Semester Second Language
- Minor Course
4th Semester
- Software Development
- Discrete Math for CS II
- 4th Semester Second Language
- Minor Course
- Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
Third Year
5th Semester
- Computer Organization
- Analysis of Discrete Structures
- Minor Course
- Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
- Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
6th Semester
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Systems Programming & Unix
- Minor Course
- Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections
- Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (Upper-Division)
Fourth Year
7th Semester
- Upper-Division Course
- Major Elective
- Minor Upper-Division Course
- General Education Portfolio (Exit Course)
- Upper-Division General Elective
- Upper-Division General Elective
8th Semester
- Major Elective
- Upper-Division Course
- Minor Upper-Division Course
- Upper-Division General Elective
- Upper-Division General Elective
Price
Tuition Fee - 43,558 USD/year
Application Fee — 85 USD
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Requirements for applicants
- 3.0 recalculated grade point average (GPA)
- Unofficial secondary/high school transcripts
English Language Requirements
- IELTS: a minimum score of 6.0
- TOEFL: a minimum score of 70
- Duolingo: 100
- PTEA: a minimum score of 53
- TOEFL Home Edition: N/A
About the university

With more than 300 degree options, the University of Arizona, a top-100 university globally, provides chances for resume-building and transformative education. With collaborations with NASA, learn from professors who have won Nobel Prizes and aim high in your research.
The mission
We will continue innovating and improving our educational methods to set the standard for creating adaptive problem-solvers who can take on our biggest challenges.
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- #48 Top US University (CWUR 2023)
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