GENERAL
These are the two types of majors available under the Master’s Program
What are Computer Science and Computer Engineering?
This is the maximum number of units a student may be enrolled in each quarter
What is 12 units (plus one or two 1 unit seminars)?
These are the breadth requirements for a CS major
What is 1 course each from Theory, Systems, and Applications?
This is the total number of units which may count towards electives
What is 16 units?
This is the minimum number of CSE faculty who must be on a thesis committee
What is 2 of the 3 members?
These are the two main curriculum plans within the CSE Master’s Program
What are Plan I: Thesis and Plan II: Comprehensive Exam?
These are the only two courses which may be taken S/U and counted towards the degree
What are CSE 293 and CSE 298?
These are the breadth requirements for a CE major
What is 2 courses from Systems, and 1 from either Theory or Applications?
This is where you can find other courses which will count towards the degree
What is the Electives Exceptions List?
This is the maximum number of attempts a student has to pass comprehensive exams
What is 5 attempts?
This is the total number of units required for completion in the two main plans
What is 40 units?
This is the last day to add or drop courses on WebReg
What is Friday of Week 2?
This is the minimum grade for any course applied towards the breadth requirement
What is a B-?
This is the total number of undergraduate courses which will count towards the degree
What is 1 undergraduate course?
This course MUST be from the Electives Exceptions List.
This is the number of unique subject areas from which a student must pass comprehensive exams
What is 3 separate subject areas?
These are the three main reasons which would prevent a student from taking a reduced course load or half-time status
What are:
-international student status
-housing requirements
-campus employment requirements
This is the threshold for good academic standing
What is a 3.0 cumulative GPA?
This is the depth requirement for a CS major
What is 3 courses from the same depth area?
This is how you can enroll in undergraduate courses
What is an EASy request?
This is the document you should thoroughly review to identify subject areas and historical exam offerings
What is the Comprehensive Exam Guidelines?
This is the number of units an international student must carry each quarter
What is 12 units.
(Unless the student successfully petitions to reduce their load during their final quarter.)
This is the last day to change your grading option or drop without a “W”
What is Friday of Week 4?
This is the depth requirement for a CE major
What is 3 courses from CE depth only?
This is the number of research units which can count towards Plan I electives
What is a minimum of 8 units and a maximum of 12 units?
This is when students find out about comprehensive exam offerings
What is Week 3?