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Calculus is necessary for many of the sciences — Physics especially.

Understanding Physics helps an engineer understand their discipline.

S and E in STEM.

Computer Science is mostly related to software programming and writing code and computer architectures so Calc may not be needed. Although matrix and vector math (2nd or 3rd semester Calc) is used in programming.

You said so many great things, I have to comment:

Calculus is necessary for many of the sciences — Physics especially.

Calculus was developed by Newton in order for him to finish his calculations of the laws of motion. The math at the time was insufficient. So yes, they are intertwined completely.

Understanding Physics helps an engineer understand their discipline.

when I took engineering classes, I was told engineering was the practical application of physics. If you consider each branch of engineering (excluding chemical and metallurical), it comes from a field of physics.

Computer Science is mostly related to software programming and writing code and computer architectures so Calc may not be needed. Although matrix and vector math (2nd or 3rd semester Calc) is used in programming.

I got my first job on a naval base doing avionics programming. Their philosophy was that it was better to hire engineers and teach them to code (at that time, computer science was in its infancy, I only took a small handful of computer classes), instead of taking a computer scientist and teaching them the engineering needed. We had a couple of physicists and computer scientists about to consult with, but the base was 95% engineers.

I have a master’s in engineering and have been a professional engineer for 32 years. I have earned a six figure income for over 25 years. I am happy with the career choice I made, and I regularly speak to groups of high school students about preparing to major in STEM curricula in college.

STEM careers overall are still high-paying and in demand. If you combine a STEM degree with excellent speaking and writing skills, the world can be your oyster.