Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
The Berkeley electrical engineering and computer sciences major (EECS), offered through the College of Engineering, combines fundamentals of computer science and electrical engineering in one major.
The EECS department offers two undergraduate programs: electrical and computer engineering (ECE) and computer science and engineering (CSE). The ECE program (electrical engineering) is best suited for students interested in focusing on electrical engineering upper division classes after completing the lower division requirements. The transcripts of ECE students indicate that their degree is from the electrical and computer engineering program. There are no specific requirements for the ECE program beyond those of the EECS major. The CSE program (computer science) is best suited for students interested in focusing on computer science upper division classes after completing the lower division requirements. The transcripts of students in CSE indicate that their degree is from the computer science and engineering program.
Note that there are two different major programs for computer science at UC Berkeley. One major leads to the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the College of Letters & Science, and the other, the CSE option within the EECS major, leads to the Bachelor of Science (BS). An essential difference between the two majors is that the EECS program requires a greater number of math and science courses than the CS program, which requires a greater number of non-technical, or breadth, courses. The computer science major under L&S is not ABET accredited. For further information on the BA program, please see the Computer Science program page in this Guide.
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