Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science degree in Informatics includes three sets of courses:

  1. Lower-Division Requirements
  2. Core Courses
  3. Options and concentrations

Lower-Division requirments may be in progress at the time of application to the major, but must be completed no later than the end of spring quarter. Core classes and Options are usually taken during the junior and senior years after a student has applied to and been accepted into the Informatics major.

Students must earn a grade of 2.0 or above in each course required for the major.

University of Washington General Education Requirements

The University of Washington requires 180 credits for graduation as follows:

  1. English Composition (5 credits)
  2. Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning (5 credits)
  3. Writing Courses (10 credits)
  4. Natural World (20 credits)
  5. Individuals & Society (20 credits)
  6. Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts (20 credits)

With courses required for Informatics, students will satisfy requirements for (1) English Composition, (2) Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning (STAT 311), (3) Writing Courses (INFO 310, 311, and 320), and (4) Natural World (CSE 142, 143, and INFO 340, 341, and 440). Students will satisfy a good portion of the requirements for (5) Individuals & Society (INFO 310, 311, and possible electives). Students will satisfy requirements for (6) Visual, Literacy, and Performing Arts, by taking courses outside the major.

See the University of Washington's General Education and Basic Skills Requirements for more information.