Admission to Computer Science
Generally, incoming freshmen and transfer students are provisionally accepted into the program (provided completed coursework is satisfactory) and progress is tracked until successful completion of requirements are satisfied, at which time students are fully accepted. Incoming transfer students, who have successfully completed the prerequisite admission courses, are fully accepted.
Computer Science - B.S.
Criteria for Full Acceptance
Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall.
Minimum GPA of 2.5 in CSE 116 and MTH 142 (unless exempted by SAT score, Advanced Placement credits, or transfer credits).
Prerequisite Courses
CSE 115 Intro to Computer Science for Majors I
CSE 116 Intro to Computer Science for Majors II
MTH 141 College Calculus I
MTH 142 College Calculus II
Computer Science - B.A.
Criteria for Full Acceptance
Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall.
Minimum GPA of 2.5 in CSE 116 and one of (MTH 122, MTH 131, or MTH 142)*
*Unless exempted by SAT score, Advanced Placement credits, or transfer credits.
Prerequisite Courses
CSE 115 Intro to Computer Science for Majors I
CSE 116 Intro to Computer Science for Majors II
One of the following: MTH 121/MTH 122 Survey of Calculus & Its Applications I & II; MTH 131 Mathematical Analysis for Management; or MTH 141/MTH 142 College Calculus I & II
Transfer Policy
Transfer students must first apply to the university and meet the university transfer-admission GPA requirements before consideration for admission to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Computing courses taken outside the department, and offered as substitutes for computer science courses, are evaluated individually by the Undergraduate Affairs Committee. Most courses taken from a recognized college-level computer science department are acceptable. Data-processing courses are generally not acceptable as substitutes for any computer science course. Experience has shown that any course with a specific programming language in its title is often a skills course rather than a computer science course. The student must provide evidence to help the department determine whether courses taken at another institution are equivalent to UB courses; course syllabi are generally preferable to catalog descriptions as catalog descriptions do not provide enough detail for accurate evaluation. Additional information on course equivalencies may be found on the university's transfer and articulation website at: http://taurus.buffalo.edu.