Computer Science

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a regional Governor's school in Northern Virginia, offers seven years of computer science. Our goal is to provide a world class computer science education to our students and to disseminate curriculum materials to other academic institutions.

CS Information for Rising 9th Graders
CS Readiness Assessment Information - The CS Readiness Assessment process is currently postponed. More information will be available by the end of June 2020.
Flow Chart for CS Courses

Courses

Below are Computer Science courses offered at TJHSST.

Foundations of Computer Science
Foundations of Computer Science Accelerated
Data Structures Including AP Computer Science A
Artificial Intelligence 1
Artificial Intelligence 2

Computer Vision 1
Computer Vision 2
Machine Learning 1
Machine Learning 2
Mobile Application Development
Web Application Development

View the entire FCPS TJHSST Course Catalog.

The division manager for Math and Computer Science is Shane Torbert | SMTorbert@fcps.edu

The assistant division manager for Math and Computer Science is Karilee Schmitt | @email

The division administrator for Math and Computer Science is Mike Yohe | @email

Computer Science Faculty

Marion Billington

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Malcolm Eckel

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Peter Gabor

Lab Technology Teacher, HS
Emil Jurj

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Nicole Kim

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Paul Kosek

Lab Technology Teacher, HS
Corey Lightner

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Stephen Rose

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Stephen Stern

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Shane Torbert

Lab Technology Teacher, HS
Dan Tra

Mathematics Teacher, HS
Patrick White

Lab Technology Teacher, HS
John Zacharias

Lab Technology Teacher, HS

CS Information for Rising 9th Graders

All TJHSST students are required to complete one year of computer science (CS) before the beginning of junior year.

Flow Chart for CS Courses 2020-21

Flow chart and descriptions of CS courses