I had a lecturer in CS who didn't really code and would freely admit it. A LOT of what she lectured stuck and I've used it everyday in my programming jobs.
as mentioned before, only if he wants to be a programmer. Even if he eventually goes on to become a business person, I think being trained in CS will give him a far better perspective and trust from the programmers working for him.
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This and a thousand times this. If you don't want to code - you are wasting your time being a CS major.
I had a lecturer in CS who didn't really code and would freely admit it. A LOT of what she lectured stuck and I've used it everyday in my programming jobs.
CS != programming.
as mentioned before, only if he wants to be a programmer. Even if he eventually goes on to become a business person, I think being trained in CS will give him a far better perspective and trust from the programmers working for him.
There are tons of jobs this background will be invaluable for.