1. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E I want to be a Computer Scientist Why should I choose UCSB?

2. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E We’re small enough to give students the individual attention they seek

3. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E …but large enough to have faculty members who are experts in each major area of computer science.

4. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Every faculty member conducts research & teaches. Our learning environment is state-of-the-art.

5. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Our BS degree received the highest accreditation rating by the ABET Computing Accreditation Commission.

6. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E We continuously monitor our curriculum, balancing current practice with enduring fundamentals.

7. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E We have a 2nd-year programming project course & a senior, 2-course, capstone project.

8. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E We have 5-year programs for a B.S. & an M.S. in CS, or a B.S. in CS & an M.A. in (Business) Economics.

9. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Our graduates are highly regarded. (Microsoft cut some schools off its recruitment list. It increased the number of positions for UCSB CS graduates.)

10. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E CS Curriculum Balanced Flexible State-of-the-art Pre-major Requirements Major Requirements Major Field Electives

11. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Pre-Major Requirements COMPUTER SCIENCE 10: Comp. Programming 20: Programming Methods 30: Intro. Computer Systems 40: Foundations of CS 50: Programming Projects 60: Intro. C, C++, Unix Pre-major Requirements Major Requirements Major Field Electives Major Requirements Major Field Electives

12. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Pre-Major Requirements MATHEMATICS Calculus with Applications (3) Linear Algebra Vector Calculus Probability & Statistics Pre-major Requirements Major Requirements Major Field Electives Major Requirements Major Field Electives

13. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Major Requirements Data Structures & Algorithms (2) Automata & Formal Languages Digital Design Principles Computer Architecture Operating Systems Programming Languages Programming Language Translation Scientific Computing Probability & Statistics Pre-major Requirements Major Requirements Major Field Electives Major Requirements Major Field Electives

14. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Major Requirements Digital Design Principles Computer Architecture Operating Systems Programming Languages, Automata, & Translation Scientific Computing Hardware (CE) Software (CS) { { ALGORITHMSALGORITHMS

15. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Major Field Electives Database systems (2) Networks (3) Security Cryptography Graphics Computer Vision Multimedia Computing AI (2) Software Engineering Human-Computer Interaction Hardware/Software Interface Theory of Computation Senior Capstone Projects (2) Pre-major Requirements Major Requirements Major Field Electives Major Requirements Major Field Electives

16. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Other Electives Special Topics Projects Research Independent Studies Internship in Industry Graduate CS courses Pre-major Requirements Major Requirements Major Field Electives Major Requirements Major Field Electives

17. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E New BA Programs Computational Geography Computational Biology

18. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Student life in CS @ UCSB Student Panel Maria C. Berardi Scott Bonebrake Sean Ford Alan Savage John Spann Shane Zamora Undergraduate Program Coordinator Julia Orr

19. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Questions?

20. CS.UCSB.EDU U. C. S A N T A B A R B A R A C O M P U T E R S C I E N C E Our graduates are highly regarded. (Microsoft cut some other schools off its recruitment list, but increased the positions it wants to fill with UCSB CS graduates.) Please visit our web site to learn more