B.S. Computer Science

Degree Prep

• Have a solid background in math and science.

Degree Roadmap

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Receive your undergraduate computer science degree from faculty and staff who treat you like an individual while providing first-rate academic opportunities to help you achieve your professional goals and satisfy your academic interests.

Focus on areas of special interest. Sixty of the 128 credits required are available for students to develop individual interests through the selection of technical electives.

Students complete their study through our nationally recognized Senior Capstone Design Program culminating each spring with the Engineering Design EXPO.

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Catalogs are released each year with up-to-date course listings. Students reference the catalog released during their first year of enrollment. For catalog related questions, email registrar@uidaho.edu or call 208-885-6731.

Degree Requirements

Required course work includes the Computer Science (B.S.C.S) requirements and the university requirements (see regulation J-3) .

Questions?

For questions relating to prerequisites and other academic information, contact our Student Services team or email first-year biological engineering student advisor Wanda Hvezda.

Scholarships

• CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service – Get your tuition and degree-related fees completely paid for through this National Science Foundation grant open to upper-division computer science and computer engineering students.
• U of I Awards more than $25 million in scholarships each year, more than any other institution in Idaho.
• 73% of U of I students receive scholarships, higher than any other public institution in Idaho. – National Center for Education Statistics 2016-17
• Engineering students received more than $800,000 in scholarships in 2018/19 – U of I Financial Aid Data

Browse all need- and merit-based scholarships or contact our Student Services team to get all your scholarship questions answered.

Paid Employment Related to Your Major

• Cooperative Education Program (Co-op) – Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working with Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.
• Fenway Group Partnership – Get paid to work with Starbucks, CenturyLink, Southwest, Verizon and Kraft. This 2-year program guarantees employment for all participants after graduation, and students can work while attending class.

Internships & Summer Programs

• Beckman Scholars Program – Receive up to $21,000 over the course of two summers and an academic year. Help faculty in biology and biological engineering.
• Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) - Mentor-directed, career-related internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
• IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Industry Interns – This 10-week summer experience broadens student experience in industry laboratories, local biotechnology companies, or hospital facilities by working with expert professionals.
• IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Summer Fellows – Get paid $6,000 over the summer to work in a biomedical laboratory, doing guided study and attending professional development and scientific seminar presentations.
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) – Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
• U of I Research Experiences for Undergraduates Summer Program in Molecular and Organismal Evolution – Conduct independent study in diverse areas of molecular and organismal evolution. Attend weekly research seminars, professional development workshops and social activities.

Financial Aid

For financial aid deadlines and eligibility requirements, visit the University of Idaho Financial Aid Office.

Hands-On Learning

ALL U of I College of Engineering students, especially undergraduates, participate in hands-on activities through:

• Idaho’s only Grand Challenge Scholars Program - Preparing undergraduates to solve the biggest challenges facing society in the 21st century.
• Nationally-ranked Senior Capstone Design Program - Emphasizing the design process and the creation of a thoughtfully engineered, tested and validated outcome or prototype. Interdisciplinary teams showcase their work at our annual Engineering Design EXPO.

Clubs

Our college offers 20+ clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.

Learn about clubs related to your major:

• CyberForce Competition Team
• Humanitarian Engineering Corps (HEC)
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Polymorphic Games Studio
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society (TBP)