Freshman Year for Bsc Computer Science (Majors) and Ennglish/History/Psychology (Minors)

International Students
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<p>Hi,
I'm an international Student contemplating pursuing an undergraduate degree in US or Canada. I wanted to know whether I would have to take courses unrelated to my chosen Majors and Minors (Computer Science and History/Psychology) in my freshman year?</p>

<p>Thanks
jonsnow316 </p>

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<p>??? Look at the website for each school you are interested in. In general, the answer is yes. There are distribution requirements in virtually all degree programs. </p>

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<p>I guess, more specifically, I wanted to know if I would be able to avoid pure science subjects like physics,chemistry etc. I understand there might be courses which are not purely computer science but of use to a computer scientist ( like say Maths and English ) , but would there be enough flexibility in the choice of courses that pure sciences may be avoided? I also understand that this may vary with different universities, but I just wanted to get a general idea of how it is like in Canadian and American Universities, before I decide to invest my time preparing for SAT. I’ve checked a few universities, like McMaster(<a href=“http://future.mcmaster.ca/programs/compsci/”>http://future.mcmaster.ca/programs/compsci/&lt;/a&gt;) where it is clearly given science courses are not mandatory, but others seem less clear. Would greatly appreciate if you guys could give a better idea. I’m mainly looking at universities which might come under world top 250.</p>

<p>Thanks
jonsnow316</p>

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<p>bump? Also, would SAT scores be considered/useful for Canadian Universities?</p>

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<p>It will vary greatly by university and faculty. Usually each faculty will have their own requirements for graduation. I would assume that most universities’ Faculty of Science would require some kind of pure science/maths/English combination. Although - I know a few schools also offer Computer Science as a B.A., which might allow you to get around those requirements and still study your subject of choice…</p>

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<p>It will vary greatly by university and faculty. Usually each faculty will have their own requirements for graduation. I would assume that most universities’ Faculty of Science would require some kind of pure science/maths/English combination. Although - I know a few schools also offer Computer Science as a B.A., which might allow you to get around those requirements and still study your subject of choice…</p>