BS | CS Minor

Overview

All courses for the CS minor must be taken for a letter grade with at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA average. To declare a CS Minor, all you have to do is declare in Axess. For questions about waiving and petitioning requirements, contact Jessica Valdez (valdezjr@stanford.edu). Submit your CS minor program sheet through the link below or the embedded SmartSheet form at the end of this page.

Submit CS Minor Program Sheet

Requirements

Note: For students with no programming background, the minor consists of seven or eight courses.

Required Prerequisites

• MATH51 - Linear Algebra and Differential Calculus of Several Variables 
• or CME100 - Vector Calculus for Engineers

Introduction to Programming

• CS106B or CS106X - Programming Abstractions
• Note: AP credit may be used to fulfill this requirement

Core Requirements

• CS103 - Mathematical Foundations of Computing
• CS107 - Computer Organization and Systems
• CS109 - Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientiests

Electives (Choose two electives from different areas)

• Artificial Intelligence 
  • CS124 - From Languages to Information 
  • CS221 - AI: Principles and Techniques 
  • CS229 - Machine Learning
• Human-Computer Interaction
  • CS147 - Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Design
• Software
  • CS108 - Object-Oriented Systems Design
  • CS111 - Operating Systems Principles
• Systems
  • CS212 - Operating Systems and Systems Programming 
  • CS143 - Compilers 
  • CS144 - Networking 
  • CS145 - Databases 
• Visual Computing 
  • CS148 - Graphics
• Theory
  • CS154 - Automata and Complexity Theory
  • CS157 - Logic and Automated Reasoning
  • CS161 - Design and Analysis of Algorithm

CS Minor Submission Form