Overview

Key Features

The CS Department was founded in 1982. It currently consists of 6 full-time permanent tenured or tenure-track faculty, 9 lecturers, and approximately 350 undergraduate Computer Science majors and minors. Sonoma State University is surrounded by leading industrial organizations in software, telecom, biotech, and other computer and technological fields. The SSU Computer Science Department is a member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Academic Alliance.

The CS Department offers degree programs leading to a Bachelor of Science or a Minor in Computer Science. The Computer Science program at Sonoma State University strives to provide students with a broad, fundamental background in computer science which will enable them, upon graduation, to work in industry, pursue graduate study, or both. Our curriculum is aligned with the latest recommendations of the Association for Computing Machinery and includes core coursework in programming, hardware design, computer architecture, database management, software engineering, operating systems, programming languages, and foundations of theoretical computer science. Elective courses are offered in artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, compiler design, embedded systems, graphics, malware, networking and the internet, parallel computing, data compression, game programming, security, wireless networks, and other areas. Additional study in elective areas, internship experience, independent projects and individual research with CS faculty is encouraged.

The Department maintains its own computing facilities, which include student labs of iMacs double or triple booting OS X, Windows, and/or Linux, multiple servers, and facilities for embedded systems and networking.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Programming

Unix

Discrete Structures for Computer Science

Computer Organization

Data Structures

Computer Architecture

Database Management Systems Design

Software Design and Development

Analysis of Algorithms

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-01-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-09-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2024-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-04-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2024-02-26 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Computer Sciences Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Artificial Intelligence View 438 other Bachelors in Bioinformatics & Biostatistics in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete a high/secondary school curriculum which totals 12 years of primary-secondary education, and earn a graduation diploma or certificate
Complete high school curriculum with above satisfactory grades or marks which equals a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) on the 4.0 grading scale
Submit official high school transcript (academic record), showing all courses with grades or marks, and graduation diploma or certificate. Official transcript must be in the original language of issue. Submit certified English translations for non-English documents
Submit official verification of English proficiency except where English is the applicant's native language and has attended for at least three years’ full time at an institution where English was the principal language of instruction

Tuition Fee

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International

20070 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20070 USD per year during 48 months.
National

20070 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 20070 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

8190 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8190 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Rohnert Park

1100 - 1600 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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