Computer Science Major

Requirements for the Major in Computer Science

Major declaration:

1. Students who intend to major in Computer Science need to declare the major before the end of their sophomore year.
2. A student can declare the Computer Science major only when one of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) has finished CSCI 062 PO ; (2) is in CSCI 062 PO ; (3) is a second semester sophomore enrolled in CSCI 054 PO .
3. All declared Computer Science majors are required to have Pomona Computer Science faculty as their primary advisor. Please see the department should you have any questions.

Courses used to fulfill major requirements must normally be taken for a letter grade.

1. Introductory courses: CSCI051x PO (including CSCI 051A PO  or CSCI 051P PO ) CSCI 054 PO  and CSCI 062 PO .
2. Mathematics: MATH 058 PO   or MATH 060 PO  
3. Core courses: CSCI 101 PO , CSCI 105 PO , and CSCI 140 PO .
4. Electives: Three additional upper-division courses in computer science. Independent study and senior exercise courses are not normally considered electives. Students are encouraged to take computational courses in other disciplines, but they will not normally be counted as Computer Science electives.
5. Computer Science Colloquium: Students must attend 24 colloquium talks by the time they graduate. Students should enroll in CSCI 188 PO  each semester in their junior year and in CSCI 190 PO  in senior year to account for colloquium attendance.
6. Senior Seminar: CSCI 190 PO . Students should complete two core courses and one other upper-division course (core or elective) numbered 100 and higher before enrolling in CSCI 190 PO . CSCI 190 PO  is a yearlong class, 0.5 credits in the fall with a once-a-week meeting time and 0-credits in the spring for colloquium attendance. 

For students who transfer credits from other institutions or via study abroad programs: the total number of credits of the second and third introductory courses (specified in (1)), the core courses (specified in (3)) and the electives (specified in (4)), if all taken at POM, is 8 credits. In the case that a student takes courses outside of the college that  transfer to less than 1 POM credit, you need at least 7.6 Pomona credits (as counted by the registrar and shown on the transcript) to fulfill these requirements.

The major requirements are in effect starting AY 2018-19. Please check the catalog archive for previous major requirements. For students who entered Pomona College before fall 2018, multiple options are available. Please check with the Computer Science Department for details.