Once admitted to UC Berkeley, students may petition to be admitted to the L&S Computer Science major after successful completion of the prerequisite courses to declare and if they are in good academic standing. Select the Computer Science major in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) on the UC Berkeley application.This option leads to a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. This path is appropriate for people who want an engineering education. Admission to the COE, however, is extremely competitive. Be admitted to the Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS) major in the College of Engineering (COE) as a freshman.There are two ways to study Computer Science (CS) at UC Berkeley: About the Program Choosing a Computer Science Path