<p>The University of Arizona's graduate program in CS is ranked around number 40 but we are a little unsure of the robustness/quality of the undergraduate program. It is in the college of Science and is not ABET accredited. While neither of those things are a deal breaker the curriculum does not look as robust to me as some of the other programs we have looked at. Does this program appear to be a good solid option or should we cross it off of the list?</p>
<p>Based on the CS courses available in the catalog, it looks like a good CS department.</p>
<p>If the patent exam is of interest (the situation where ABET accreditation per se matters for CS), check the General Requirements Bulletin at the patent office web site to see how students in non-ABET-accredited CS majors can fulfill the prerequisites to the patent exam.</p>
<p>Thanks for weighing in guys. The one thing that jumped out at me initially is it appeared light in math with only calc I and II required. I see upon looking further that discreet math is covered in a csc course. I don’t see any linear algebra or statistics unless they are also within one of the csc classes and I am not seeing them. Is this a big deal or should one use some electives to take those courses?</p>
<p>I doubt the patent exam will be an area of interest but one never knows what the future may bring.</p>
<p>The UA career center indicates their graduates are doing fine.</p>
<p>The student can choose to take additional math and/or statistics as electives. Because the major is not heavy in requirements (e.g. additional math, physics, and electronics required in engineering-based CS majors at some schools), there should be plenty of free elective space to take any desired additional math and/or statistics.</p>
<p>Statistics is generally useful for students of any major. The usefulness of additional math for CS majors does depend on the subarea(s) of CS that the student is interested in.</p>