Minor in Scientific Engineering and Computing

General Requirements:

• Must be in good academic standing (Student is not on academic warning or probation; is maintaining satisfactory academic progress.)
• CS 1301, CS 1315, or CS 1371 must be completed with an “A” or “B” before applying for the Minor in Scientific Engineering and Computing.
• CS 1331 must be completed with an “A” or “B” before applying for the Minor in Scientific Engineering and Computing.
• Mathematics through Differential Equations must be completed before applying for the Minor in Scientific Engineering and Computing.
• All courses must be completed with a letter-grade of “C” or better.
• 9 hours must be 3000/4000 level.
• Course prerequisites are not a part of the minor; it is the student’s responsibility to account for all required prerequisites understanding that they are also subject to change.
• No Special Problems or Internship coursework may be used towards any CS minor.
• If the students’ major requires any of the minor courses listed below, the student should communicate with the minor advisor for course substitutions.
• Computational Media, Computer Engineering (catalog year 2021-2022 and later), and Computer Science majors cannot minor in Scientific Engineering and Computing.

Please note: While there is no longer a minimum remaining credit hour requirement for admission to the CS minor program, students should carefully consider their academic plan before applying. A CS minor typically takes 3 to 4 semesters (excluding summer terms) to complete due to course sequencing, prerequisite requirements, and course availability. Students are encouraged to review the minor requirements and assess how the additional coursework aligns with their graduation timeline.

Required Courses:

• CX 4010 Computational Problem Solving for Scientists and Engineers, 3
• Pick 1 from Introduction to Parallel Computing* (below):
  • CX 4220 Intro to High Performance Computing, 3
  • CX/MATH 4777 Parallel and Vector Scientific Computing, 3

* ECE students should take both CX 4220 & CX/MATH 4777 rather than CX 4010

• Pick 1 from Numerical Methods* (below):
  • AE 3090 Numerical Methods for AE, 3
  • ChBE 2120 Chemical Engineering Numerical Methods, 3
  • CX/MATH 4640 Numerical Analysis I, 3
  • ME 2016 Computing Techniques, 3
  • MSE 3025 Stats & Numerical Methods, 3

* ECE students are restricted to taking AE 3090, CX/MATH 4640, or MSE 3025

• Pick 2 from Scientific and Engineering Electives (below):
  • AE 4040 Computational Fluid Dynamics, 3
  • AE 4132 Finite Element Analysis, 3
  • BMED/ECE 4783 Intro Medical Image Processing, 3
  • CX 4140  Computational Modeling Algorithms, 3
  • CX 4220 Intro to High Performance Computing, 3
  • CX 4230 Modeling and Computer Simulation, 3
  • CX 4240 Introduction to Computing for Data Analysis, 3
  • CX/MATH 4641 Numerical Analysis II, 3
  • CX/MATH 4777 Parallel and Vector Scientific Computing, 3
  • CS 4710 CS for Bioinformatics, 3
  • ECE 4122 Advanced Programming Techniques for Engineering Apps, 3
  • ECE 4580 Computational Computer Vision, 3
  • ECE 4823 Computational Methods in Electrical Engineering, 3
  • MATH 4261 Mathematical Statistics I, 3
  • MATH 4305 Topics in Linear Algebra, 3
  • MATH 4581 Classical Mathematical Methods in Engineering, 3
  • ME 4342 Computational Fluid Dynamics, 3
  • NRE 4234 Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineering, 3
  • PHYS 3266 Computational Physics, 3

Total hours to receive minor: 15 hours

For Phase I & II registration information, please visit our Registration Information page. 

All courses are not consistently offered. See http://www.cc.gatech.edu/three-year-course-outline.

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