A computing professional analyzes a situation in an application domain, such as biology and medicine, business, engineering, law and public policy, science, sociology, and so on; carefully specifies the problems to be addressed; and then designs, evaluates, implements and tests computer-based solutions to those problems.

The objectives of the BS CSE program are:

• Graduates of the program will be employed in the computing profession, and will be engaged in learning, understanding, and applying new ideas and technologies as the field evolves.
• Graduates with an interest in, and aptitude for, advanced studies in computing will have completed, or be actively pursuing, graduate studies in computing.
• Graduates will be informed and involved members of their communities, and responsible engineering and computing professionals.

Computer software and hardware vendors hire CSE graduates in areas such as software and hardware product development, quality assurance, customer support, sales and marketing, documentation, and training.