UIUC · Bachelor's · 2026-2027 catalog
Computer Science + Animal Sciences, BS
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126credit hours to graduate
7requirement groups
98courses named
Requirements
General Education and Foundations
about 32 credit hours
- Requirements
- Composition I: 4 credits any course · Listed as 4-6 credits; the sample map pairs it with the Communication Option.
- Advanced Composition: 3 credits any course · Advanced Composition course.
- Humanities & the Arts: 6 credits any course · Humanities and the Arts general education (6 hours).
- Social & Behavioral Sciences (additional course): 3 credits any course · ECON 102 or ACE 100 is required separately; one more course approved as Social & Behavioral Sciences is needed.
- Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures: 3 credits any course · One course.
- Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures: 3 credits any course · One course.
- Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures: 3 credits any course · One course.
- Language Requirement: 4 credits any course · Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English (sample map shows 4 credits).
- Communication Option (pick one):
- CMN 101
- ALEC 115
- CMN 111 and CMN 112
Department Foundation
about 27 credit hours
- Requirements
- Microeconomics: any 1 of
ECON 102ACE 100 - Calculus I: any 1 of
MATH 220MATH 221 - MATH 231
- Matrix/Linear Algebra: any 1 of
MATH 225MATH 257 - CS 361
- CHEM 102
- CHEM 103
- CHEM 104
- CHEM 105
Computer Sciences Core
about 24 credit hours
- Requirements
- CS 100
- CS 124
- CS 128
- CS 173
- CS 222
- CS 225
- CS 374
- CS 357 or CS 421: any 1 of
CS 357CS 421
Computer Science Technical Track
about 6 credit hours · pick one option
- Computer Science Technical Track (pick one):
- Computer Architecture and System Programming
- Computer Architecture and System Programming
- Introduction to Computer Systems and two 400-level CS courses
- Introduction to Computer Systems and two 400-level CS courses
- CS 340
- Two 400-level CS courses: 6 credits in CS · Any two 400-level CS courses above CS 403, except CS 421 and CS 491.
Animal Sciences Core
about 21 credit hours
- Requirements
- ANSC 100
- ANSC 221
- ANSC 222
- ANSC 223
- ANSC 224
- ANSC 398
- ANSC 498
Applied Animal Sciences Courses (choose 3)
about 9 credit hours
- any 3 of
ANSC 201ANSC 205ANSC 206ANSC 211ANSC 250ANSC 301ANSC 305ANSC 307ANSC 309ANSC 310ANSC 312ANSC 313and 17 more
Basic Animal Sciences Courses (choose 3)
about 9 credit hours
- any 3 of
ANSC 251ANSC 306ANSC 350ANSC 363ANSC 366ANSC 406ANSC 409ANSC 420ANSC 421ANSC 422ANSC 431ANSC 438and 22 more
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