Overview

Fairfield Univrsity’s Computer Science curriculum encompasses a truly unique combination of experiences.

Key Features

Experiential Hands-On Learning: A unique curriculum guarantees computer science students the equivalent of 20 months of real-world experience through a sophomore year service-learning initiative, a junior year entrepreneurial experience, and an industry-based senior capstone project.
Cross-Disciplinary Engineering Exposure: As part of the School of Engineering, computer science students have access to other engineering disciplines and engineering-heavy industries, which expands career opportunities exponentially.
Student Mentoring: By volunteering as high school mentors, students learn valuable management skills, they become comfortable explaining highly technical concepts simply and clearly, and they experience the satisfaction of sharing their knowledge to help others.
Liberal Arts Core: A strong foundation in the liberal arts encourages engineers to think critically, design imaginatively, communicate clearly and collaborate productively.
Academic/Research Activities and Internship: Companies from a variety of domains, such as The Weather Company (visualization), Servo-Robot (artificial intelligence and user interface design), Federal Aviation Administration (software engineering and data mining), Saugatuck Energy (artificial intelligence) have an on-campus presence and provide computer science students opportunities to interact with industry leaders.

At Fairfield University, undergraduate students can pursue multiple degree options as follows: a BS degree in Computer Science, a BA degree in Computer Science, a double major in computer science and mathematics, or a minor in computer science.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Engineering
Programming
Programming Workshop and Programming Workshop
Data Structures and Data Structures
Calculus
Computer Systems Architecture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Computer Sciences View 2241 other Bachelors in Computer Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Common Application
Official secondary school transcript
Secondary school report form completed by your college counselor
Personal statement (Common Application Essay)
$60 application fee or official fee waiver
SAT or ACT results (If you choose to submit them). Refer to our Standardized Test Optional Policy for more details.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is highly recommended if you have resided in the U.S. for fewer than three years and English is not your native language
Interviews are not required, but they are a great way to demonstrate your interest in the University, as well as get any and all questions answered.

Tuition Fee

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International

77440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 77440 USD per year during 48 months.
National

77440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 77440 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

77440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 77440 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Fairfield

1736 - 2740 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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