The Bachelor of Science in Computational Sciences gives students well developed programming skills, understanding of the mathematics needed to design and analyze numerical algorithms, knowledge of and experience using high-performance numerical methods and computing hardware, familiarity with important areas of application, and the ability to classify and analyze frequently encountered mathematical models. Students are thus prepared to make contributions in a wide variety of environments through the numerical solution of difficult problems.

In the first two years of the program, students follow a course of study typical of students in science and engineering. This background is essential to establishing the ability to work with people from a wide variety of technical disciplines. The third year builds an understanding of the modules and problems commonly appearing in applications and develops the numerical techniques needed to solve them. In the fourth year, students continue to develop their repertoire of computing skills and must use these skills to complete a substantial project in computational science.

Options in Computational Biology, Computational Chemistry, Computational Mathematics, and Computational Physics allow students to pursue computational sciences in the context of different fields.

1st Semester: (16.5 credits)

1st Semester: (17 credits)

1st Semester: (16 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

1st Semester: (16.5 credits)

1st Semester: (18 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

1st Semester (15 credits)

1st Semester (16.5 credits)

1st Semester: (17 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

1st Semester (16.5 credits)

1st Semester: (17 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

1st Semester: (15 credits)

All students are required to satisfy the General University Requirements (GUR). All GUR courses and additional mathematics, technical, and free electives are to be selected in consultation with a faculty advisor. Refer to the General University Requirements section of this catalog for further information on electives.

Engineering Technology GUR (6 credits): Two courses selected from among the following: any lower division or upper division courses in engineering (including EG, FED, and Mech courses); any upper division courses in architecture, computer science, or engineering technology, or MIS 345.

Management GUR: Students take IE 492 or Mgmt 390.

Physical Education GUR: Students who register as full-time undergraduates for two or more consecutive semesters must take two PE courses, one of which must be a 100-level fitness core course. Students are urged to complete the requirement as soon as possible.

Basic Social Sciences GUR: Three credits of the basic social sciences requirement must be taken in economics; acceptable courses are SS 201, Econ 265, or Econ 266. The remaining 3 credits may be satisfied by HSS 202, STS 257, or STS 258. Students also may take approved introductory courses in basic social sciences at Rutgers-Newark to fulfill this requirement.

Cultural History GUR: Take two courses (6 credits) from among HSS 211, HSS 212, HSS 213, and 200-level history courses at Rutgers-Newark.

Lit/Hist/Phil/STS GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: Literature; History; Philosophy; or Science, Technology and Society (STS); or an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Open Elective in Humanities and Social Science GUR: Students must take one 300-level course from any of the following fields: English (Eng); History (Hist); Literature (Lit); Philosophy (Phil); Science, Technology and Society (STS); Social Science (SS); or Theater (Thtr). Students also may satisfy this requirement with Architectural History IV (Arch 382) or by taking an approved 300-level course at Rutgers-Newark.

Capstone Seminar in Humanities and Social Science GUR: All students, except those enrolled in the honors college, take one of the following: HSS 403, HSS 404, HSS 405, HSS 406, HSS 407, HSS 408, HSS 409. Students enrolled in the honors college take one from HSS 491H-499H.

Approved Electives:

Students in the Computational Biology option are required to take four three-credit electives selected with the help and approval of their academic advisors. These courses must be in areas related to computational sciences including but not necessarily limited to the natural sciences, computer science and mathematics. Students are encouraged to use these courses to develop in areas of expertise within their option.

Students in the Computational Chemistry Option are required to take three three-credit electives selected with the help and approval of their academic advisors. These courses must be in areas related to computational sciences including but necessarily limited to the natural sciences, computer science and mathematics. Students are encouraged to use these courses to develop an area of expertise within their option.

Students in the Computational Mathematics Option are required to take five three-credit electives selected with the help and approval of their academic advisors. These courses must be in areas related to computational sciences including but not necessarily limited to the natural sciences, computer science and mathematics. Students are encouraged to use these courses to develop an area of expertise within their option.

Students in the Computational Physics Option are required to take one three-credit physics elective and on computational science elective selected with the help and approval of their academic advisors. Students are encouraged to use these courses to explore an area outside of their direct computational physics program.