College of General Studies Program of Study.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
This is a sample pathway to be used in consultation with your CGS Academic Advisor.<\/strong><\/p>\nIt is subject to change according to course availability and individual circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\nLast revised: 6\/17\/2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sample Pathway Below is an example of a four-year plan of a College of General Studies student pursuing a\u00a0Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Students will work with their CGS academic advisors and the computer science department to plan their own pathway to a computer science degree. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2311,"featured_media":0,"parent":5328,"menu_order":56,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6076"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51353,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6076\/revisions\/51353"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![here<\/a> for more information on which BU Hub units are satisfied by the computer science major. External courses are not <\/strong>eligible for Hub general education credit.<\/span><\/p>\nAcademic Advising<\/h3><\/span><\/p>\nStudents with advising inquiries should contact the appropriate CS Academic Advisor below based on the first letter of their last name:<\/span><\/p>\n\nA – CH: Pluto Davis (pjdavis@bu.edu<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\nCi – J: Libby James (etjames@bu.edu<\/a>)\n<\/span><\/li>\nK – M: CS Advising (csadvise@bu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\nN – S: Michael Coulombe (coulombe@bu.edu<\/a>)\n<\/span><\/li>\nT- Z: Stacie Nardizzi (nardizzi@bu.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSee the CAS CS website for more information on CS Academic Advising<\/a>. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nCGS Requirements<\/h3><\/span><\/p>\nUpon completion of the CGS program, students must have earned credit towards the following 10 courses:<\/p>\n\nHumanities: 3 courses\n\nChoose two from CGS HU 103, CGS HU 201, or CGS HU 202<\/li>\nCGS HU 104*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\nNatural Sciences: 2 courses\n\nCGS NS 201 and CGS NS 202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\nRhetoric: 2 courses\n\nCGS RH 103 and CGS RH 104*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\nSocial Sciences: 3 courses\n\nChoose two from CGS SS 103, CGS SS 201, or CGS SS 202<\/li>\nCGS SS 104*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n*Required course taken during the Summer term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nMajor Requirements<\/h3><\/span><\/p>\nThe major in computer science requires a total of fifteen 4-credit courses, all completed with a grade of C or higher.\u00a0<\/span>For required courses, please see the\u00a0<\/span>CAS Bulletin<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\nCAS computer science electives are CS courses numbered 300 or above. Please also note that CS major credit will not be given for Metropolitan College courses and CAS courses below CAS CS 111.<\/span><\/p>\nFor more information about the major, please see the\u00a0<\/span>Computer Science Department webpage<\/a> or contact CS Academic Advising at csadvise@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nContinuation Requirements<\/h3><\/span><\/p>\n\nCompletion of the CGS required courses<\/a>\u00a0and appropriate electives<\/li>\nCumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nGraduation Requirements<\/h3><\/span><\/p>\nBoston University students completing a degree in\u00a0CAS must also complete the following requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\nBU\u00a0Hub requirements<\/a><\/span>\n\nStudents who take the specific CGS courses noted on the pathway above will fulfill all BU Hub requirements except the units listed below. These remaining Hub units will be fulfilled through the following courses:<\/li>\nQuantitative Reasoning II (1 requirement) fulfilled by CAS CS 111 or CAS CS 112<\/li>\nCreativity\/Innovation (2 requirements) fulfilled by CAS CS 111 and CAS CS 112<\/li>\nYou will fulfill the remaining Hub requirements \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Teamwork\/Collaboration (1 requirement), and Writing-Intensive Course (1 requirement) \u2013 through the courses you take for your CAS major and\/or other electives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\nCAS requirements<\/a>:<\/a>\n\nSecond Language requirement<\/a><\/li>\nNatural Sciences Laboratory requirement<\/a>*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\nComputer Science major requirements<\/a><\/li>\nCAS requires a minimum of 128 credits, excluding PDP, ROTC, and FY and SY courses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n*Note: The CAS Natural Sciences Laboratory Requirement is met through completion of\u00a0<\/span>College of General Studies Program of Study.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nThis is a sample pathway to be used in consultation with your CGS Academic Advisor.<\/strong><\/p>\nIt is subject to change according to course availability and individual circumstances.<\/strong><\/p>\nLast revised: 6\/17\/2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sample Pathway Below is an example of a four-year plan of a College of General Studies student pursuing a\u00a0Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). 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