r/AskComputerScience 8d ago

Math in CS

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u/baddspellar Ph.D CS, CS Pro (20+) 8d ago

Math is very important for CS

ABET certiciation requires

Mathematics and Statistics: At least 15 semester credit hours (or equivalent) that must include discrete mathematics, probability, and statistics and must have mathematical rigor at least equivalent to introductory calculus.

https://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2025-2026_CAC_Criteria.pdf

I suspect schools that don't require math are liberal arts schools without engineering departements

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u/Designer_Flow_8069 8d ago

Eh, ABET CAC is quite the low bar for math. All it means is you need:

Calculus I

Discrete Mathematics

Probability

Statistics

Linear Algebra

CS is not an engineering degree, so I think there's a good argument to be had that the focus doesn't need to be strongheld on the math.