Siebel School of Computing and Data Science FAQ
Siebel School of Computing
and Data Science FAQ
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announces the establishment of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, made possible by a transformative $50 million gift from Thomas M. Siebel.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a list of frequently asked questions and links to additional resources related to the launch of the new school. If you have a question not addressed here, please email us.
No. What is currently the Department of Computer Science will become The Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, and it will be a part of The Grainger College of Engineering.
Will there be separate departments in the school?
No. The Siebel School of Computing and Data Science will not have any departments.
No. The names of undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees offered by the new school will be the same as those offered by the Department of Computer Science. This includes all Computer Science degrees (BS in Computer Science, MCS in Computer Science, MS in Computer Science, MS in Bioinformatics (Computer Science concentration), and PhD in Computer Science).
No. Since the department or school is not listed on diplomas from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, students' diplomas will remain the same.
Will the courses offered by the school have a new rubric (e.g., CS 225)?
No. The course designations will not change. For example, CS 225 will remain CS 225.
Will the Computer Engineering (CE) major be in the school?
No. At The Grainger College of Engineering, the Computer Engineering major resides in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and this will remain the same.
No. There will be no change – CE majors will continue to have the same registration priorities for computer science courses.
Will the new school contain the Data Science majors?
No. Data Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a campus-wide effort that combines a core of computing, information sciences, mathematics, and statistics along with diverse domain sciences and scholarship. For comprehensive information about a wide array of Data Science scholarship, education, and events at Illinois see https://datascience.illinois.edu/
I’ve been admitted to the computer science major. Is my admission offer still valid?
Yes. Admission decisions do not change.
The admissions policies remain the same.
No, students do not need to take any action.
Will the transcripted information change?
No, the transcripted information will remain the same.
No, they will not. Each of these programs is a single major that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in the college that is home to Mathematics, Statistics, or the X discipline, respectively.
No. The online master's degree programs offered by the Department of Computer Science will continue as part of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. This includes both the online MCS and the MCS-DS track of the MCS which has a focus on data science.
iCAN will continue under the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science as it did under the Department of Computer Science.
No. The MCS program offered by the Department of Computer science in Chicago will continue as part of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science.
No, the admissions process will remain the same.
Depending on context, alumni may use their best judgment, but one example might be: Siebel School of Computing and Data Science (formerly the Department of Computer Science).
The Siebel School of Computing & Data Science is pending approval by the
University of Illinois Board of Trustees and Illinois Board of Higher Education.