What should I major in?

TitanDiddly

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I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.
 

DAGTA

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There is math in a computer science field. My degree required Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, and Statistics. Depending on your focus, you'll have more math courses.
 

BigJ

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Yea, you have to take quite a few advanced level mathematics courses to get a degree in CS. Maybe CIS would better suit you?
 

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I just graduated CS. We had to take Calc I, Calc II, Linear Algebra, Discrete Math, and Statistics. Not sure what the CIS majors had to take but I think it was pretty much the same.
 

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.

yup...theres actually a good deal of math involved with CS. I made the mistake of choosing to major in cs and I've come to realize that I do not like math or programming for that matter. Make sure CS is what you want to major in or you'll be torturing yourself.
 

TitanDiddly

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Originally posted by: m1ke101
Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.

yup...theres actually a good deal of math involved with CS. I made the mistake of choosing to major in cs and I've come to realize that I do not like math or programming for that matter. Make sure CS is what you want to major in or you'll be torturing yourself.

Well, if math weren't a problem I'd be in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. There's even more math in those, though. My big thing is robotics- it's a hobby, and I'll be doing some teaching of the robotics course at school next year. Not sure what that amounts to for a major, probably nothing specific. The CST listing I linked to in the OP says it's 'less mathematically oriented' than CSE. I don't see a course schedule though. Anybody ever taken CST?
 

TitanDiddly

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Originally posted by: DAGTA
There is math in a computer science field. My degree required Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, and Statistics. Depending on your focus, you'll have more math courses.

What was you degree in? CSBS? CST? CSE?
 

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.

why don't you try to get in a school with a better reputation??
 

AmbitV

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just do CS if you're interested in it. The math people listed isn't really all that.
 

spunkz

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i have to take calc I-III, differential equations, discrete I-II, statistics, and another 5000 level math class, so if you're worried about math, definately stay far from comp sci.
 

TitanDiddly

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Originally posted by: cchen
Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.

why don't you try to get in a school with a better reputation??

Because it's one of the only Christian engineering schools there is.
 

DAGTA

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Originally posted by: DAGTA
There is math in a computer science field. My degree required Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, and Statistics. Depending on your focus, you'll have more math courses.

What was you degree in? CSBS? CST? CSE?

Computer Science with a focus in information technology. The focus meant I had to take some business classes. Easiest classes I ever took.

If you don't like math then you probably should avoid any engineering or computer science type of major. The math I use in the business world while programming is usually very simple but I do use math every day. Of course, if someone likes math, there are higher levels of math used in some programming, such as encryption.

-DAGTA
 

cronos

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how about Information System?

Edit: Management Information System, it's under the School of Business.
 

CanOWorms

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Originally posted by: m1ke101
Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.

yup...theres actually a good deal of math involved with CS. I made the mistake of choosing to major in cs and I've come to realize that I do not like math or programming for that matter. Make sure CS is what you want to major in or you'll be torturing yourself.

Well, if math weren't a problem I'd be in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. There's even more math in those, though. My big thing is robotics- it's a hobby, and I'll be doing some teaching of the robotics course at school next year. Not sure what that amounts to for a major, probably nothing specific. The CST listing I linked to in the OP says it's 'less mathematically oriented' than CSE. I don't see a course schedule though. Anybody ever taken CST?

robotics is a lot of math...
 

Mday

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.

according to that site:

CSE = engineer : you design stuff
CST = technician : you maintain the stuff designed by above

now, do you want to play with toys, or design the toys you play with?

If you intend on going with engineering or comp sci, and you dont think you can do well in math or are put off by programs requring math, then you have no idea what the foundations of engineering and CS are. Just like, you cannot major in Literature without knowing the language it was written in. Engineering and CS are not about deriving principles, it is about putting those principles into practice. They will tell you that 1+1=2, and some courses will show you why 1+1=2, but both types of majors use the fact that 1+1=2 to do what they do. If you dont care about the 1, you're a technician. You are told 2, and that's it. If you ever run into 1, you wont know what to do with it, let alone the + and =. If you dont care about hte 1 or the 2, then welcome to why the US is producing stupid ppl. Furthermore, knowing why 1+1=2 also lets you know why 1+2=3.
 

TitanDiddly

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I emailed the head of the CS dept- He told me that CST would be good for people who do poorly in math. He also mentioned Mechanical Engineering Technology- which does look attractive. Course lineup: http://www.letu.edu/academics/catalog/index.htm?cat_type=tu&cat_year=2003&degree=551

Not a lot of advanced math. What I really want to do is talk to those who are currently in CST and METC, and those who have graduated from them, so that I can find out what it's really like, especially about what kind of work I'll be able to get if I were to graduate from either one.
 

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If you're going to a school that has a CS degree that doesn't require much intensive math, I suggest looking at a different school.

Thats my .02
 

Kipper

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm looking at colleges, and I really ought to know what I should major in. I'm pretty much fixed on the computer science field. I would do engineering- but I'm absolutely terrible with math. Awful. Chances of me doing well in a math heavy field: next to zero.
I'm seriously looking at Letourneau University, these are the CS majors that they offer: Text

I'm most inclined towards Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CST) right now. Has anybody here gotten this degree? Is there any reason why I should avoid it, or why another major would be better for me? Thanks.

Well, I went in planning to major in CS and am coming out with a BA in Philosophy with a Sociology minor. Go figure.
 

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I have a BS in CS. Don't be worried too much about the math... past Calculus, there was less computational math and more abstract math (in my curriculum anyway). Just try it and if it doesn't work out, switch.