Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the major requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and departmental approval.

University Requirements

• 120 credit hours with minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 2)
• Completion of all requirements for a major (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 9)

AU Core Requirements

• Completion of AU Core foundation requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.2-8.6)
• Completion of AU Core Habits of Mind requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.7)
• Completion of AU Core integrative course requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.8-8.11)

For additional information, see AU Core Curriculum.

Major Requirements

51 credit hours with grades of C or better

Course Requirements

Foundation (45 credit hours)

Required:

• CSC-148 Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
• CSC-208 Introduction to Computer Science II (3)
• CSC-256 Discrete Structures (3)
• CSC-460 Tools of Scientific Computing (3) 
  / MATH-460 Tools of Scientific Computing (3) 
• CSC-493 Computer Science Capstone Project (3)
• MATH-221 Calculus I (4)
• MATH-222 Calculus II (4)
• MATH-310 Linear Algebra (4)
• MATH-313 Calculus III (4)
• MATH-465 Numerical Analysis: Basic Problems (3)

Statistics

Complete 4 credit hours from the following:

• STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4)
• STAT-203 Basic Statistics with Calculus (4)

Math/Stat Elective

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

• MATH-321 Differential Equations (3)
• MATH-401 Probability (3)
• STAT-302 Intermediate Statistics (3)

Computer Science Elective

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

• CSC-420 Algorithms and Data Structures (3)
• CSC-432 Introduction to Simulation and Modeling (3)
• CSC-434 Database Management Systems (3)

Application Area (6 credit hours)

• 6 credit hours at or above 300-level, approved in an application area, including biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, environmental studies, finance, mathematics, physics, psychology, and statistics

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. See Admission to a Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Program and Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees for more information.