Computer Science & Economics, BSLAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences Major in Computer Science and Economics
computer science website: CS + X Degrees
economics website: CS + Economics
department page: https://economics.illinois.edu/
overview of college admissions & requirements: Liberal Arts & Sciences
college websites: https://las.illinois.edu/ and https://engineering.illinois.edu
economics email: econug@illinois.edu
computer science email: undergrad@cs.illinois.edu
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences Major in Computer Science and Economics
Please visit the computer science advisor as well as the economics advising office.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office by the beginning of the fifth semester (60-75 hours).
General education: Students must complete the Campus General Education requirements including the campus general education language requirement.
Minimum required major and supporting course work: Normally equates to 66 hours. Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level in the major must be taken on this campus.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Computer Science Courses: | ||
| CS 100 | Freshman Orientation (recommended) 1 | 0-1 |
| CS 125 | Intro to Computer Science | 4 |
| CS 126 | Software Design Studio | 3 |
| CS 173 | Discrete Structures | 3 |
| CS 225 | Data Structures | 4 |
| CS 233 | Computer Architecture | 4 |
| CS 241 | System Programming | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Statistical Analysis | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Probability & Statistics for Computer Science | ||
| CS 374 | Introduction to Algorithms & Models of Computation | 4 |
| CS 421 | Programming Languages & Compilers | 3 |
| Mathematics (may also fulfill the General Education Quantitative Reasoning I and II requirements): | ||
| MATH 220 | Calculus | 4-5 |
| or MATH 221 | Calculus I | |
| MATH 225 | Introductory Matrix Theory | 2 |
| MATH 231 | Calculus II | 3 |
| Required Economics Coursework -- minimum 24 hours | ||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Economic Statistics II | 3 |
| ECON 302 | Inter Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| Four 400-level courses in Economics selected from an approval list of computation-focused courses | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 65-67 | |
| 1 | CS 100 is an orientation course aimed at first-year students, so students who declare the major after the freshman year are not required to complete it. |