Core Requirements - Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Science and Computational Science Majors

Students entering Hood as a first-year student who plan to pursue the B.S. degree in Computer Science or the B.S. in Computational Science must complete the Foundation and Methods of Inquiry sections of the Hood College Core Curriculum.

Transfer students planning to pursue the B.S. degree in Computer Science or Computational Science who have not earned an A.A., A.A.T. or A.S. degree from an accredited institution in the State of Maryland must complete a minimum of 40 credits in liberal arts and sciences courses at Hood College or another institution, including the following:

English Composition (3 credits)
Oral Communication (3 credits) (It is recommended that this course emphasize the practice, rather than just theory.)
Arts and Humanities (9 credits)
Mathematics (3 credits) (at the pre-calculus level or higher)
Biological and Physical Sciences (3 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
Physical Education or Health (2 credits)