BA in CS vs. BALS w/ CS Concentration

[sanantone]

Just to be clear, the concentration only being on the transcript is not the issue. Many schools list neither concentrations nor majors on the diploma. Out of all of the jobs that I've applied to (probably over a thousand), I've only had one employer ask for my diploma. I have had many ask for my transcripts.

The issue is that a concentration is usually not the equivalent of a major. COSC and HES are different. COSC used to not offer majors other than general studies, so they offered concentrations that were 30+ credits and had full curriculum requirements. Since Harvard Extension School wants to make it clear that HES students aren't like other students at Harvard, they give everyone a major in Extension Studies with a concentration. TESU has a BA in CS and a BA in LS that offers a concentration in CS. The BA in CS is mostly like your typical computer science degree. The BS with a concentration only requires 18 credits in the concentration, it does not require computer science co-requisites (physics, calculus II and III, etc.), and the rest of the area of study can consist of any other liberal arts subject. A major is normally more than 30 credit hours.