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Minor In Computer Science

The Minor in Computer Science consists of 2 units from Computer Science, with no more than one course at the 1000 level. The 2 units must conclude with one item selected from any of these three bullets:

• one of the following, each of which provides an integrating capstone experience,
    CS 3013 - Operating Systems,
    CS 3041 - Human-Computer Interaction,
    CS 3133 - Foundations of Computer Science,
    CS 3431 - Database Systems I,
    CS 3733 - Software Engineering,
    CS 4120 - Analysis of Algorithms,
    CS 4123 - Theory of Computation,
    CS 4233 - Object-Oriented Analysis and Design,
    CS 4241 - Webware: Computational Technology for Network Systems,
    CS 4341 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence,
    CS 4432 - Database Systems II,
    CS 4513 - Distributed Computing Systems,
    CS 4514 - Computer Networks: Architecture and Implementation,
    CS 4515 - Computer Architecture,
    CS 4533 - Techniques of Programming Language Translation,
    CS 4536 - Programming Languages,
    CS 4731 - Computer Graphics,
    CS 4732 - Computer Animation;
• any graduate-level CS course, except for CS505;
• 1/3 unit of another activity, for example an ISP, which is validated by a CS faculty member as a capstone.

Students interested in initiating work on a Minor in CS are encouraged to look on the Department Committees web page for the Minor Advisor, or ask the Computer Science Department to identify a faculty member to assist the student in structuring a minor.

Prior to the initiation of a capstone experience students must inform the offering professor of their intent to use the experience as a capstone. Use this CS Minor Program Approval form (pdf).

Majors in Computer Science and Computers with Applications do not qualify for a Minor in Computer Science.

ECE majors and Management Information Science majors should review the Operational Rules of the Minor at WPI to avoid problems with double counting CS courses. For the general policy on the Minor, see the description in the Undergraduate Catalog.

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