AA/AS in Computer Science

Computer Science majors at Santa Monica College study core computing alongside a range of related branches of the field. The program leads to an Associate in Science or a Certificate of Achievement, with transfer-oriented courses along the way. The catalog lays the coursework out as a semester-by-semester pathway, listing required and general education classes for each term. Some classes are marked as suitable for winter or summer intersession, and some are available online. Students are encouraged to work with an academic counselor to adapt the sequence to their own circumstances. Each pathway opens with a gateway class meant to help newcomers judge whether the field suits them. Associate degrees outside the transfer category also ask students to meet the college's global citizenship requirement, which can often be done through a general education choice.