Roadmap: Computer Science and Linguistics, BS

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (15 units)

CS 22A - Python for Everyone 3 unit(s) ¹
MATH 30 - Calculus I
3 unit(s) ²
GE Area 1A (Recommended ENGL 1A ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 6 3 unit(s)
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (17 units)

CS 46A
or
CS 46AX - Introduction to Programming
4 unit(s)

Note:
CS 46AX
requires enrollment in CS 46AW .

GE Area 1B 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1C 3 unit(s)
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)
MATH 31 - Calculus II
4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 ) ²

Year 2

Fall Semester (14 units)

CS 46B - Introduction to Data Structures 4 unit(s)
GE Area 3A 3 unit(s)
GE Area 3B 3 unit(s)
MATH 42 - Discrete Mathematics
3 unit(s) ²
Physical Education 1 unit

Spring Semester (14 units)

CS 146 - Data Structures and Algorithms
3 unit(s)
GE Area 5A 3 unit(s)
GE Area 5B 3 unit(s)
GE Area 5C 1 unit(s) ³
LING 101 - Introduction to Linguistics
3 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

CS 100W OR
LLD 100W - Writing Workshop
3 unit(s) (WID)
CS 122 - Advanced Programming with Python
3 unit(s)
LING 111 - Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics
3 unit(s)
MATH 39 - Linear Algebra I
3 unit(s)
Major elective (See list in MyPlanner) 3 unit(s) ⁴

Spring Semester (15 units)

CS 156 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
3 unit(s)
LING 112 - Introduction to Syntax
3 unit(s)
LING 115 - Corpus Linguistics
3 unit(s)
MATH 161A - Applied Probability and Statistics I
3 unit(s)
PHIL 134 - Computers, Ethics and Society
3 unit(s) (GE Upper Division Area 3 )
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Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

CS 154 - Formal Languages and Computability
3 unit(s)
CS 171 - Introduction to Machine Learning
3 unit(s)
LING 124 - Introduction to Speech Technology
3 unit(s)
GE Upper Division Area 2/5 3 unit(s)
Major elective (See list in MyPlanner) 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

LING 113 , LING 114 , LING 125 , LING 161 , LING 162 , LING 166 , or LING 167 3 unit(s)
GE Upper Division Area 4 3 unit(s)
LING 165 - Introduction to Natural Language Processing
3 unit(s)
Major elective (See list in MyPlanner) 3 unit(s)
Major elective (See list in MyPlanner) 3 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

¹This course can be used as a major elective if taken with prior consent of the CS department. Transfer students who have completed CS 46A prior to admission should complete the next CS course for which they are eligible. This could be CS 46B (required) or CS 48 or CS 49J (Major Elective). Please consult with a Major Advisor.

²MATH 42 has no calculus prerequisite, and MATH 30 and MATH 42 are both strict prerequisites for CS 146 , so should be taken no later than concurrently with CS 46B . This is especially of note for students who take CS 46B earlier due to AP credit. MATH 31 can be shifted later if needed.

³Area 5C - Laboratory can be taken separately or with Area 5A or Area 5B. At least 3 units of Major Electives must be from an upper-division CS course and 3 units must be from an upper-division LING course)