GRE Subject Tests

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Come to think of it, does the comp sci GRE let you completely test out of a computer degree at EC? Reading through the catalog you need a total of 48 credits to fulfill the Technology Component: 24 core and 24 elective. And the core has a bunch of electronics course requirements, not computer science per se. Does maxing out the comp sci GRE still leave one a slew of credits short of completing the major? Or am I wrong in the Liberal Arts vs. Tech School thing above, and this is the School of Liberal Arts' breakdown of the comp sci GRE? They don't offer a comp sci major, but could you use this for their Area of Focus option? I don't think so but I don't have any personal insight on this.

I'm not certain about how the programs work for the School of Business & Technology, but here's the rundown for Computer Science as an Area of Focus in EC's School of Liberal Arts:


"All the undergraduate liberal arts degree programs allow the flexibility uf using applied professional credits to meet degree requirements beyond the required credits in arts and sciences and general education. Applied professional...are disciplines such as agriculture, architecture, business computer science..."
--EC School of Liberal Arts Catalog, current edition, page 15.

Computer science courses are considered applied professional credits and can be used toward the credits for any of the degrees.


"The requirement for an area of focus at the baccalaureate level is 21 credits, of which 6 must be upper level. All credits must be in a single discipline. Students in the Bachelor of Arts degree program are restricted to areas of focus in arts and sciences (e.g., foreign language, political science), whereas Bachelor of Science degree program areas of focus could come from either arts and sciences or applied professional (e.g., health, education)."
--EC School of Liberal Arts Catalog, current edition, pages 22-23.

So yes, you can have an Area of Focus in Computer Science for EC's School of Liberal Arts, but only if the degree is a Bachelor of Science and not a Bachelor of Arts. Oh, and for those who are curious, the Associate degrees work the same way...the Associate of Science can have an Area of Focus in an Applied Professional subject, but the Associate of Arts cannot. For the Associate degrees, only 15 credits are needed and they can all be lower level. So the AS can have an Area of Focus in Computer Science but the AA cannot.

I hope this helps!