Major Guide for Transfer Advising
Transfer Pathways for this Major
View the JMU B.S. Computer Science Transfer Guide, which shows the courses to take at your community college for the best 2-year plus 2-year pathway to your major at JMU.
If you are earning a transferable associate degree from VCCS or Richard Bland other than the degree listed in the transfer guide above, your time to graduation may or may not be impacted. You will still qualify for the general education waiver at JMU. In addition, you may want to consider following the guidance for equivalent courses in this major.
- Not sure if the degree you're pursing is transferable? Learn about transferable degrees
- JMU Next Transfer Advisors are available to assist you in selecting courses and planning to transfer to JMU.
You should choose courses at your current school that satisfy specific general education AND major requirements at JMU. In addition, to be considered a competitive student for admission, you should have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and successfully completed college course work in these core subject areas: English, mathematics, social science and lab science.
- View VCCS & RBC courses that satisfy JMU General Education requirements
- Learn more about the transfer admission process
Equivalent Courses for this Major:
The following courses can help toward your major at JMU. The list below shows all possible courses offered that fulfill requirements towards this major. Not all courses may be offered at your community college, and you are not required to complete these courses in order to transfer. We recommend meeting with a JMU Next Transfer Advisor as you schedule courses at your community college.
VCCS |
RBC |
JMU Course Equivalent |
CSC 221 |
CSCI 221 |
CS 149, Introduction to Programming |
CSC 222 |
None |
CS 000 or CS 159, Advanced Programming |
CSC 223 |
None |
CS 000 or CS 240, Algorithms and Data Structures |
CSC 215 |
None |
CS 000 or CS 261, Computer Systems I |
MTH 155 or 245 |
MATH 217 |
MATH 220, Elementary Statistics |
MTH 263 |
MATH 251 |
MATH 235, Calculus I |
CSC 208 or MATH 288 |
None |
CS 227, Discrete Structures |
Advising Notes:
- Students must earn a B average across CSC 221-222 to be eligible for full admission to the Computer Science program at JMU
- Courses that are listed as coming in as "CS 000 or CS ..." will be evaluated on a student-by-student basis.
Additional Notes:
- The ideal pathway from the VCCS to this major is the A.S. in Computer Science (consult the B.S. Computer Science Transfer Guide. If your college does not offer an A.S. in Computer Science, you may complete the A.S. Science degree with the appropriate CSC courses listed on the B.S. Computer Science Transfer Guide.
- Not sure if the degree you're pursing is transferable? Learn about transferable degrees
- JMU Next Transfer Advisors are available to assist you in select courses and planning to transfer to JMU.