The Grainger College of Engineering
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

Accreditation

Accredited: Oct 1, 2000-present

The B.S. in Computer Science is an independent degree, separate from each of the blended Computer Science Bachelor degrees (Mathematics & Computer Science, Statistics & Computer Science, and the Computer Science + X degrees, see Blended CS Degrees) and the Blended Data Science (X+DS) Bachelor degrees. 

All degree programs’ learning goals and outcomes are regularly evaluated and fall under the accreditation that the  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign holds via HLC.

Additionally, the  B.S. in Computer Science degree program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Science. 

Program Educational Objectives

The Program Educational Objectives of the Undergraduate  degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science housed in the Siebel School of Computing and Data Sciences in The Grainger College of Engineering at the  University of Illinois are to prepare graduates who:

  1. For years after graduation are highly sought after by employers and accepted at top graduate schools, obtain positions in industry, government, not-for-profits and academia.
  2.  Pursue education through lifelong learning either through self-directed study or in leading graduate programs.
  3. Emerge as leaders in the field through creation of new knowledge and systems in the rapidly changing world.
  4. Provide leadership with their high ethical and technical standards.

Student Outcomes 

Our Student Outcomes include the ability, by the time of graduation, to:

  1. Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
  2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
  3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
  4. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
  5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program's discipline.
  6. Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.

Above all, our students must possess the intellectual tools that will enable them to keep pace with the ever-changing world of Computing and Data Science.

Our mission is to provide to each student the opportunity to succeed and thrive in our school, so that they may graduate with the knowledge and abilities listed above.

For more information on our student enrollment and graduation data, please see: https://cs.illinois.edu/about-us/statistics.