<p>Hello everyone. I was accepted to Umich comp sci in the LSA college. I'm excited and almost sure I'm going here now, but I saw some LSA requirements and was kind of worried. 4 semesters of a language? (im not a language person) culture requirements etc.? I was hoping that I could mostly just take classes that correspond to my major. Wouldn't employers like that better? BASICALLY, how are job opportunities for LSA computer scientists vs. Engineering computer scientists? And is it hard to ultimately transfer to the Engineering college if I find that that's the path for me? Thanks!</p>
<p>You are not accepted into the major yet but just to LSA. You need to declare your major later on.</p>
<p>Employers won’t know if you’ve taken mostly classes related to your major or not unless you tell them. As long as you complete your degree requirements, develop thoroughly the key skills of the field, and have some internship experience under your belt by graduation, you’ll probably have no problem finding a job. </p>
<p>Incidentally, that four semesters of a language might be an advantage in your field. If you apply at a major international company, they may find a developer with some knowledge of Japanese or German or Chinese (etc.) more appealing than someone without, since that person would be able to communicate with the clients directly. </p>
<p>I’m looking at the program requirements for CoE’s CS degree. You’re still required to take 16 credits of what they call “intellectual breadth” courses and an additional 15 credits of “general electives.” Within those first 16 credits, 3 of them need to be in the humanities, no more than 4 may be in Professional and Creative Development, and the remainder must be from the liberal arts. The 15 credits of general electives sound like they may not be in CS, but they can be in technical or non-technical fields. You’re not going to be able to walk out of Michigan without taking some of the same things </p>
<p>For reference, here’s the CoE description of core requirements: <a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/academics/undergrad/reqs”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/academics/undergrad/reqs</a></p>
<p>And the CoE CS degree: <a href=“Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan”>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan;
<p>LSA CS degree: <a href=“http://cs.lsa.umich.edu/undergraduate-cs-programs/major-minor/”>http://cs.lsa.umich.edu/undergraduate-cs-programs/major-minor/</a></p>
<p>And you seem to have found the LSA distribution requirements fine on your own. </p>
<p>“4 semesters of a language? (im not a language person)”</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s the point, isaidwhatsup? Michigan’s core is designed to produced well rounded individuals, and that includes individuals who actually speak more than one language. You don’t have to like it mind you, but then again, most universities will have requirements that you are not going to like. </p>