<p>I fell in love with Tulane when I saw it. Everything seemed so perfect about it when I first looked. I applied and got it, and was so excited. Now, I have known that I wanted to study computer science for like 4 years, and since practically every college ever has it, I just assumed Tulane would as well. I was just browsing the site, and saw and article about it being dropped. WHAT?!?! I realize that this was kinda my fault for not checking, but still, how do they not have Comp Sci? I would love to go to school in New Orleans, but I want to study Comp Sci more. Do you think that there is any chance I could talk them into letting me study it somehow, like a build your own major thing that some other schools have? Ugh, why you do tulane?</p>
<p>LOL, omg. I know it isn’t funny to you, but you were so funny the way you said it above. I do understand falling in love with Tulane, though.</p>
<p>The history of it is easy. After Katrina, Tulane had to assess what majors were popular and strong and which less so. They really pared back in Engineering, leaving only ChemE and BME, and I think a third that is highly related to BME. See the following if you are interested in the details <a href=“http://renewal.tulane.edu/renewalplan.pdf[/url]”>http://renewal.tulane.edu/renewalplan.pdf</a> </p>
<p>But I think your idea is intriguing. You can do what they call a coordinate major. If you are strong in mathematics anyway, you can be a math major with an emphasis in computer science. You of course have to fulfill the requirements for a math major, but then you can work with the school to focus on what you are most interested in, and that might mean, for instance, working closely with someone from another department like BME. Heck, there are apparently computer scince professors in the Payson Center for International Development at Tulane Law, which is on campus. And I will bet there are computer whiz types in the business school, because I know they do pretty sophisticated financial modeling. Could actually be more interesting than a straight computer science major, now that I am thinking this through. Maybe your major could be business with the coordinate to computer science. It could be almost anything that has computer applications, so a lot depends on your other interests.</p>
<p>Thanks for the post. I learned a lot myself, and I know a lot about Tulane. Let me know if you have other questions. Very happy to talk it over with you. Oh, and I noticed you are waiting on CMU also. Great school, and I lived in Pittsburgh for 11 years, so I can tell you something about that also it you want.</p>
<p>Thanks so much. That is a lot to think about. Would like to go there if CS is possible.</p>
<p>My son is in a five-year, dual-degree program: first 3 yrs at Tulane going for a Physics/Physics Engineering major, next two years at either JHU or Vanderbilt for an engineering BS degree (Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil). At this point, there is no CS being offered for this program but I think you should explore further to see if this might be included in the near future.</p>
<p>Stonebridge, we were told on the tour of the five year program, continuing at a different university, and they did mention Vandy as an option. Are you automatically admitted to those universities if you’re a Tulane transfer? Those are also very competitive schools, and I’m sure there must be some criteria for the transfer.</p>
<p>Here is the original article, although it says nothing about the requirements per Montegut’s question.</p>
<p>[Tulane</a> University - Tulane, Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt Create Engineering Partnership](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/101508_engineering.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/101508_engineering.cfm)</p>
<p>I cannot find anything that says there are special requirements above and beyond being in good standing at Tulane, which means having fulfilled a certain number of hours up to that point, having a minimum of a 2.0, and most likely having fulfilled the distribution requirements already (i.e. fine arts, that kind of thing), although I imagine if you have 1 or 2 left you can take it at the other school. So unless someone finds out otherwise, I guess that is all you need. Of course anyone thinking of this would obviously want to check with the Engineering Department first, and as was already said this doesn’t include CS at this time anyway.</p>
<p>Since you mention above, civil, mechanical and electrical, I wonder if it does not include computer science. Some schools offer computer science as a math concentration, and it is a BS under the college of arts and sciences. Some schools offer a computer science degree under the college of engineering, and also a computer engineering degree as a concentration under the electrical and computer engineering department, so those are two different degrees with two different curricula.</p>
<p>That’s pretty amazing if one can only have a 2.0 GPA and go over to Vandy or Hopkins. I’m sure that’s no easy feat, though, at Tulane, but I’m surprised it isn’t higher. Even some state schools require a GPA over 3.0 for transfer into their engineering program.</p>
<p>Of course, if one is bright enough to get into Tulane, I’m sure that’s a plus in their favor from the getgo.</p>
<p>If you really love Tulane and want to not get too far behind with computer courses, check out University College at Tulane. I’ve had relatives get admitted to that before Tulane itself, although after a year, they had done well enough to be able to transfer to the University. There are courses offered at night there for the adult work force, but there may be some day classes as well. Another option would be to take computer courses at University of New Orleans. They have an excellent engineering school, and an excellent computer science department. There are internships available at the Technology Center on campus, where many government projects are done, run by both government personnel and their contractors, such companies as Northrup and Lockheed. There are definitely computer courses offered there during the summer, mostly at night, as it is more of a commuter school, but it has a good size international population and is a full-fledge university, not a community college.</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Regarding the qualifications for those in 3-2 program: it is what it is. This is only the second year the program has been in place. However, those few in the program that my son knows all have GPA way above 3.0 so the question has not even come up yet…</p>
<p>I will post this on the other Computer Science thread as well.</p>
<p>I finally got curious enough to e-mail Dean Alterio of Science & Engineering, and he gave me a very nice and rather detailed reply. Much of it involves plans that are in the works, so I think best to just say that short term (year or two) they plan to have a formalized program involving coordination with another department very much like I speculated on above. They are taking a very application driven approach. Longer term he does hope to bring back CS as a full major, but that won’t impact this incoming class.</p>
<p>What he did point out, that I was unaware of, is that Tulane has a 4+1 masters program for CS. Here is the link. [Tulane</a> University - Masters Program](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/sse/ccs/masters/index.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/sse/ccs/masters/index.cfm) So this could be a very viable option for students inclined to a science or engineering major anyway. Note the reduced tuition statement for the 5th year. I have not researched how reduced that is.</p>
<p>Dean Altiero also asked me to tell everyone that he is happy to hear from students with questions directly. <a href=“mailto:altiero@tulane.edu”>altiero@tulane.edu</a> He is a pretty informal guy, but be sure to address him as Dean Altiero anyway, that is the proper thing to do.</p>
<p>Hope this helps a little!</p>
<p>The 4+1 masters program is in Computational Science, not Computer Science. The former is a specialized area focused on using computers to solve scientific problems. A Computer Science degree would cover a different set of topics (data bases, networking, security, user interfaces, programming languages, operating systems, etc.)</p>
<p>Learn something new every day! Thanks Mama Bear.</p>
<p>It’s nice to see I am not the only person horrified by Tulane’s lack of a CS program. To cope, I am suggesting to dean Altiero of the Science and Engineering department that a temporary CS major be put together with existing classes. The curriculum is based on CS programs at Standford and Cornell. If anyone is interested in joining me, email me at ethan dot axe at gmail dot com. We will have a greater ability to get the curriculum approved if we have multiple people. The courses for the major can be found here: <a href=“http://www.ethanaxelrod.webs.com/tulane_cs_major.html[/url]”>http://www.ethanaxelrod.webs.com/tulane_cs_major.html</a></p>
<p>EAHoward - Brilliant initiative (I am on business in England right now so I like the word brilliant, lol). But seriously, it is great when students take things like this on. I would only advise that you not call it a “temporary” major. I don’t believe there can be such a thing, either a major is approved and official or not, and getting one requires all the bureaucratic hurdles one might expect. That is just the reality, by all means work with Dean Altiero. I think you are on the right track by drumming up other interested parties and having concrete proposals. Just be armed with tons of patience. Good luck!!</p>