<p>Hey. I'm planning to go to De Anza Community College and then transfering to UC Berkeley. Is it possible to double major in Political Science & Computer Science?</p>
<p>Is it possible? Yes. Is it reasonable? I don't know. Heck, it's pretty darn hard just to "single-major" in CS at Berkeley.</p>
<p>Single major in CS is difficult enough to make my sister switch majors. (Who switched to Civil Engineering and got a scholarship to Stanford as a grad student)</p>
<p>i don't see why not....</p>
<p>I wouldn't suggest it. Berkeley CS is hard. Harder than hard, in fact. </p>
<p>Almost impossibly challenging and unfair is more like it.</p>
<p>Which is harder? EECS or CS?</p>
<p>is there a computer science minor?</p>
<p>what's EECS?</p>
<p>EECS = Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, one of many programs that Berkeley is well-known for</p>
<p>ohh. is CS just Computer Science?</p>
<p>Yeah - EECS is under College of Engineering whereas CS is under College of Letters and Sciences.</p>
<p>I see. What are the differences between them in terms of classes, difficulty, etc?</p>
<p>There are two different programs. CS is a Bachelor of Arts granted from Letters and Sciences. A minor is available through the College of Engineering. EECS is through COE and you get a Bachelor of Science.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Peer/%5B/url%5D">http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Peer/</a></p>
<p>"The Computer Science division offers a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Letters and Science as well as a CS minor through the College of Engineering. The main difference between the L&S CS major program and that of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) concentration offered through the College of Engineering is the admission procedure. The L&S Computer Science program does not admit students to the major as a freshmen. Instead, students intending this major are admitted as undeclared majors, and must later apply for admission to the Computer Science major, on the basis of their performance in the lower division prerequisites courses taken at Berkeley."</p>
<p>Poli sci requirements are easy to fulfill.</p>
<p>What would be a more professional, admirable degree? Bachelor of Arts or Science?</p>
<p>Bachelor of Science is more concentrated than a B.A. And it depends on what you want to do.</p>
<p>The BS degree is ABET accredited. I don't think ABET accreditation is very important for most computer science people, but it can sometimes prove to be useful. For example, there are some government jobs that require accreditation.</p>