Computer Science

Curriculum Night 2021 Introductory Video

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 - Information about the 2021 date(s) will be available later this spring. The readiness assessment is for students who want to take Data Structures as their first Computer Science course at TJ. Students who have already scored a 5 on the AP Computer Science A exam (this is rare) may enroll in Data Structures without also taking the TJ readiness assessment.

  • 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

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

The assistant division leader for Math and Computer Science is Karilee Schmitt | KRSchmitt@fcps.edu

The division administrator for Math and Computer Science is Shawn Frank | SJFrank@fcps.edu

Computer Science Faculty

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 2021-22

Flow chart and descriptions of CS courses

CS Readiness Assessment Information 2020

CS readiness assessment memo August 2020