Students who took an introduction to computer science class at another institution or believe that they have sufficient knowledge to test out of CS 150 are welcome to take a departmental exam. The exam requires knowledge of Python and a variety of topics including but not limited to control flow, basic data structures, classes, functions, and recursion. Part of the exam requires writing software to satisfy a specified behavior. Students who wish to take the exam should contact the department coordinator to schedule a time. Students who took the AP Computer Science A test do not need to take this exam nor do students who took an equivalent, in-person class at another institution. Equivalency is determined by the department chair.
Andrew Brady, R’24, a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater Scholarship is a national award for students who are pursuing STEM disciplines and who are likely to go to graduate school in a STEM discipline.
If you are a first-year student, and intend to major in computer science, write to krothert@richmond.edu to request addition to the list serv.
Graduates of the University of Richmond Computer Science program will be able to:
• Articulate and apply the fundamentals of the core areas of computer science, such as algorithms, programming languages, systems, and software development.
• Analyze complex problems and devise computational solutions that adopt appropriate data structures and algorithms through rigorous algorithmic analysis.
• Design, develop, and assess software systems for solving problems in multiple domains.
• Effectively collaborate with others through clear oral and written communication.
• Make ethically aware decisions by identifying and analyzing the ethical issues and societal impacts that arise from the development and use of computing technologies.
University of Richmond senior Camryn Carter, ’24 of North Chesterfield, Virginia, has been selected by Cell Press for a Rising Black Scientist Award. Camryn is a double major in Computer Science and Chemistry
Joonsuk Park was awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor of computer science. Park specializes in developing natural language processing (NLP) systems to facilitate clear online communication among people, encouraging more effective discussion and debate.
View Bio
Joonsuk Park, assistant professor of computer science, published the paper "Relevance-aware Generation for Robust Zero-shot Retrieval" in the Proceedings of the Empirical Methods on Natural Language Processing (EMNLP): Industry Track.
View Bio
Joonsuk Park, assistant professor of computer science, published the paper "Asking Clarification Questions to Handle Ambiguity in Open-Domain QA" in the Findings of the Empirical Methods on Natural Language Processing (EMNLP).
View Bio
Joonsuk Park, assistant professor of computer science, published the paper "From Values to Opinions: Predicting Stances on Specific Issues Using Value-injected LLMs" in the Proceedings of the Empirical Methods on Natural Language Processing (EMNLP).
View Bio
Computer science professor Patrick Martin has received grant support for an upcoming performance highlighting his robotics research.
Yucong Jiang, an assistant professor of computer science, has received support for her research on AI-assisted music analysis.
Changes include launching the Africana Studies program and adding minors in sustainability and data science and statistics.
Mailing address:
Department of Computer Science
212 Jepson Hall
221 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8077
Fax: (804) 287-6444
Chair, Department of Computer Science: Dr. Sandra Joireman
Academic Administrative coordinator: Kathy Rothert