Global First Year (3-Semester) - Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

The FIU Global First Year Program combines credit-bearing courses from the first year of a student’s degree with additional support services, instruction tailored to their academic and language level, and cultural experiences, helping to ensure their future success. Furthermore, the Global First Year experience provides more than just academic, language, and cultural growth. With the included Career Accelerator program, students can also gain valuable professional skills that prepare them for a successful career.

The Career Accelerator is designed specifically for international students:

Four semesters of professional development and career guidance

Skills-based training and opportunities for exclusive internships

Unique workshops, real-world experiences, and cross-cultural group work

Founded in 1987, the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University, located in Miami, offers challenging undergraduate programs in Computing and Information Sciences and graduate programs in Computer Science attended by excellent students locally, nationally, and internationally. The Computer Science (ABET/CSAB accredited) and Information Technology undergraduate programs provide students with an education consisting of both theoretical and applied knowledge necessary for a successful career as a computing professional.

The B.A. in Computer Science (CS) is intended for students targeting a career in the computing field. The program provides a solid foundation in Computer Science blended with an interdisciplinary field of their choice, such as Digital Media, Business, Economics, and more, and permits flexible elective courses to be taken outside of the discipline.

The program prepares students to gain knowledge and experience in the fundamentals of computer science, including computer organization and architecture, data structures and related algorithms, and programming languages, as well as technical skills and application of technology. The B.A. in Computer Science is SACS accredited, but unlike the B.S. in Computer Science, it is non-ABET accredited.