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What high school courses should you have to get into a computer science and/or software engineering degree?
Author:  deathbow2134 [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:01 pm ]
Post subject:  What high school courses should you have to get into a computer science and/or software engineering degree?
I have choose my grade 10 high school courses....which affect what I can do in grade 12....which affect what I can do in university....

(Sorry that I have already made so many posts about high school related stuff; this should be one of the last)

I want a major in computer science or software engineering.

Biology isn't very important for either of these, right?
But do I need chemistry?

Could someone make of important courses to take for computer science, and another list for software engineering.

Thanks a bunch of bananas! Very Happy
Author:  Tony [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:14 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:What high school courses should you have to get into a computer science and/or software engineering degree?
English, Math, some Science; probably in such order.

Check the published requirements by a few of the Universities that you are interested in. Waterloo/Toronto are likely the most selective, so their requirements should cover the rest of your choices as well.
Author:  deathbow2134 [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What high school courses should you have to get into a computer science and/or software engineering degree?
Do you think it's okay if I don't have chemistry, But do have physics?
Author:  SJ [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:36 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:What high school courses should you have to get into a computer science and/or software engineering degree?
software engineering at uw needs chemistry, computer science does not. if you are thinking of uw, i suggest you take chem and keep your options open.
Author:  [Gandalf] [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:24 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:What high school courses should you have to get into a computer science and/or software engineering degree?
For the sciences, I would go: physics, chemistry, biology in order of importance. However, that really depends on your interests and hopes. Take biology over physics if you're hoping to go into Bioinformatics or something along those lines.
Author:  Dark [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:51 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:What high school courses should you have to get into a computer science and/or software engineering degree?
In Ontario take:

ENG4U - English
MHF4U - Advanced Functions
MCV4U - Calculus and Vectors
SPH4U - Physics
SCH4U - Chemistry

and one of: <- (imo)

ICS4U - Computer Science
MDM4U - Mathematics of Data Management
SBI4U - Biology

Take physics and chemistry if you decide to do software engineering or computer engineering.

According to the S\BSE prerequisites, "ICS4M would be an asset".

Thus, taking ICS4U (ya it's U next year), would be the best 6th choice. If your school's computer science courses are lacking in depth because of incompetent teachers, take data, as the discrete math will come in handy.

If you decide to do nano engineering bio would be good if you don't want another math.

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