CS Minor

Minor in Computer Science

Nearly all Illinois undergraduate degrees can be paired with a Computer Science minor.

The CS minor can be a great way to add computer science to the area of study you're most passionate about—from agriculture to the arts, from media to the sciences, or from business to engineering, to name a few.

That said, declaring a CS minor does not provide registration advantages in CS courses. We cannot guarantee that a student can obtain all the courses needed to complete the minor (completing a minor is not a graduation requirement). CS, CS + X, and CE majors are not eligible for the CS minor. Students should begin the minor no later than the first semester of their Junior year since the program takes a minimum of 4 semesters to complete.

If you're interested in the CS Minor, consult with your academic advisor.

To declare the CS minor, submit a request here: go.illinois.edu/MinorDeclaration

Declare the CS Minor

To cancel the minor, submit an online request here: go.illinois.edu/MinorCancellation.  You do not need approval from the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science to cancel a CS Minor.

Requirements for Guaranteed Admission to MCS Programs

If you complete a CS minor with a GPA of 3.5 or better in the last two years of your undergraduate degree and a GPA of 3.7 or better in CS courses which includes CS 374, one of CS340/CS341/ECE391, and at least two 400-level CS courses, then you are guaranteed admission to our MCS programs in Urbana or Chicago.

There are different conditions for guaranteed admission to our online MCS and online MCS-DS programs for Illinois students due to the greater capacity in those programs.