BA/BS in Computer and Information Sciences, General

The computer science major at Reed teaches the basics of computing, ranging including algorithms, data structures and hardware or software system design. It welcomes students with or without earlier experience and also covers topics like language systems for programming and machine learning. First-year students start with Computer Science Fundamentals I alongside calculus and discrete structures. Core courses are tested in a qualifying exam taken at the close of sophomore year, and advanced electives include cryptography and deep learning. Students are encouraged to join faculty research, seek fellowship funding and write a senior thesis, following a roadmap that runs from Year One to Year Four.