Computer Science & Linguistics, BSLAS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Computer Science & Linguistics
computer science degree information: https://cs.illinois.edu/academics/undergraduate/degree-program-options/cs-x-degree-programs#requirements
linguistics advising page: http://www.linguistics.illinois.edu/students/undergrad/advising.html
department page:
overview of college admissions & requirements: Liberal Arts & Sciences
college websites: https://las.illinois.edu/ and https://engineering.illinois.edu
computer science email: undergrad@cs.illinois.edu
Please see the computer science advisor as well as the linguistics advisor.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts & Sciences Major in Computer Science & Linguistics
Please see the computer science advisor as well as the linguistics advisor.
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 Anthropology courses must be taken on this campus.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Computer Science Coursework | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 221 | Calculus I | 4-5 |
| or MATH 220 | Calculus | |
| MATH 225 | Introductory Matrix Theory | 2 |
| MATH 231 | Calculus II | 3 |
| Required Linguistics Coursework - Minimum of 24 hours | ||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | 3 |
| LING 301 | Elements of Syntax | 3 |
| LING 307 | Elmnts Semantics & Pragmatics | 3 |
| LING 406 | Intro to Computational Ling | 3 |
| Advanced Coursework- select at least three of the following | 9 | |
| Machine Translation: History and Applications | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics (Check with advisor for appropriate topics. May be repeated to meet this requirement if topics vary) | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Linguistics Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Any 200-level or higher Linguistics Course (with the exception of ESL and language courses) | ||
| 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. |