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Prerequisite, Catalog, and Credit Changes

The following prerequisite, catalog number, and credit changes have been approved by the faculty senate. 

Prerequisite Changes
  • COMPSCI 198C Practicum - Introduction to the C Programming Language, effective Fall 2024:
    FROM:  COMPSCI 121 WITH A GRADE OF B OR BETTER, OR CICS 160 (PREVIOUSLY INFO 190T OR COMPSCI 186) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  COMPSCI 121 WITH A GRADE OF B OR BETTER, OR CICS 160 (PREVIOUSLY INFO 190T OR COMPSCI 186 OR CICS 210) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 240 Reasoning Under Uncertainty, effective Fall 2024:
    FROM:  CICS 160 (PREVIOUSLY INFO 190T OR COMPSCI 187) AND MATH 132, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  CICS 160 (PREVIOUSLY INFO 190T OR COMPSCI 187 OR CICS 210) AND MATH 132, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 250 Introduction to Computation, effective Fall 2024:
    FROM:  CICS 160 (PREVIOUSLY INFO 190T OR COMPSCI 187 OR ECE 241) AND MATH 132, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  CICS 160 (PREVIOUSLY INFO 190T OR COMPSCI 187 OR ECE 241 OR CICS 210) AND MATH 132, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 326 Web Programming, effective Fall 2024:
    FROM:  [COMPSCI 220 (OR COMPSCI 230) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.] OR [INFO 248 AND CICS 160 (PREVIOUSLY INFO 190T OR COMPSCI 186 OR COMPSCI 187), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.]
    TO:  COMPSCI 220 (OR COMPSCI 230) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 383 Artificial Intelligence, effective Fall 2025:
    FROM:  [CICS 210 AND COMPSCI 240 (OR STATISTC 315; PREVIOUSLY STATISTC 515), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER] OR [INFO 348 AND STATISTC 315; PREVIOUSLY STATISTC 515, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.]
    TO:  [(CICS 210 OR COMPSCI 187) AND COMPSCI 240 (OR STATISTC 315), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER] OR [INFO 348 AND STATISTC 315, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.]
  • COMPSCI 383 Artificial Intelligence, effective Fall 2024:
    FROM:  COMPSCI 220 (OR COMPSCI 230) AND COMPSCI 240 (OR STATISTC 315, PREVIOUSLY STATISTC 515), BOTH WITH GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  [CICS 210 AND COMPSCI 240 (OR STATISTC 315; PREVIOUSLY STATISTC 515), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER] OR [INFO 348 AND STATISTC 315; PREVIOUSLY STATISTC 515, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.]
  • COMPSCI 389 Introduction to Machine Learning, effective Fall 2025:
    FROM:  COMPSCI 220 (OR COMPSCI 230), COMPSCI 240 (OR STATISTC 315, PREVIOUSLY STATISTC 515), AND MATH 233, ALL WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  CICS 210 (OR COMPSCI 187) AND (COMPSCI 240 OR STATISTC 315 OR STATISTC 240 OR PSYCH 240 OR OIM 240 OR RES-ECON 212 OR SOCIOL 212) AND MATH 132, ALL WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 390B Harnessing Data Science for Societal Good, effective Spring 2026:
    FROM:  COMPSCI 230 AND COMPSCI 240 (OR STATISTC 315, PREVIOUSLY STATISTC 515), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  CICS 210 AND (COMPSCI 220 OR COMPSCI 230 OR INFO 248) AND (COMPSCI 240 OR STATISTC 240 OR PSYCH 240 OR OIM 240 OR RES-ECON 212 OR SOCIOL 212 OR STATISTC 315), ALL WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 490STA (previously 497S) Scalable Web Systems, effective Summer 2023:
    FROM:  COMPSCI 326 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  COMPSCI 320 OR COMPSCI 326 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 508 Ethical Considerations in Computing, effective Spring 2026
    UNDERGRADUATES:  CICS 305 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 532 Systems for Data Science, effective Fall 2022 (no undergrad section Spring 2022):
    UNDERGRADUATES FROM:  COMPSCI 311, COMPSCI 345, AND COMPSCI 377, ALL WITH A GRADE OF B OR BETTER.
    TO:  COMPSCI 377 AND COMPSCI 445 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 560 (previously 597N) Introduction to Computer and Network Security, effective Fall 2022 (no undergrad section previously):
    UNDERGRADUATES:  COMPSCI 453 OR E&C-ENG 374 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 561 System Defense and Test, effective Spring 2025:
    UNDERGRADUATES FROM: COMPSCI 360 (OR COMPSCI 460 OR COMPSCI 560 OR COMPSCI 660) AND COMPSCI 453, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO: COMPSCI 360 (OR COMPSCI 460 OR COMPSCI 560 OR COMPSCI 660 OR E&C-ENG 371) AND COMPSCI 453 (OR E&C-ENG 325), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 561 (previously 590A) System Defense and Test, effective Spring 2022:
    UNDERGRADUATES FROM:  COMPSCI 460 (OR COMPSCI 597N OR COMPSCI 660) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  COMPSCI 460 (OR COMPSCI 597N OR COMPSCI 660) AND COMPSCI 453, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 564 (previously 590J) Cyber Effects: Reverse Engineering, Exploit Analysis, and Capability Development, effective Spring 2024:
    UNDERGRADUATES FROM:  COMPSCI 230 (OR E&C-ENG 322) AND COMPSCI 360 (OR COMPSCI 460 OR E&C-ENG 371) BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  COMPSCI 230 (OR E&C-ENG 322) AND COMPSCI 360 (PREVIOUSLY COMPSCI 460 OR COMPSCI 365 OR COMPSCI 390R OR COMPSCI 466 OR E&C-ENG 371), BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • COMPSCI 589 Machine Learning, effective Spring 2022:
    UNDERGRADUATES FROM:  COMPSCI 383 AND MATH 235 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  [ (MATH 545 C or better) AND (STAT 515 C or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 C or better) ]
    OR [ (MATH 545 C or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 B+ or better) ]
    OR [ (MATH 235 B+ or better) AND (MATH 233 B+ or better) AND (STAT 515 C or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 C or better) ]
    OR [ (MATH 235 B+ or better) AND (MATH 233 B+ or better) AND (COMPSCI 240 B+ or better) ]
  • INFO 248 Introduction to Data Science, effective Spring 2025:
    FROM:  CICS 110 (OR CICS 160 OR COMPSCI 119 OR COMPSCI 121) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER, AND EITHER PSYCH 240, OIM 240, STATISTC 240, RES-ECON 212, SOCIOL 212, OR STATISTC 515 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  CICS 110 (OR CICS 160 OR COMPSCI 119 OR COMPSCI 121) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER, AND EITHER PSYCH 240, OIM 240, STATISTC 240, RES-ECON 212, SOCIOL 212, OR STATISTC 315/515, OR COMPSCI 240 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • INFO 248 Introduction to Data Science, effective Spring 2024:
    FROM:  COMPSCI 121 AND PSYCH 240 (OR OIM 240, OR STATISTCS 240, OR STATISTCS 515, OR RES-ECON 212, OR SOCIOL 212) BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
    TO:  CICS 110 (OR CICS 160 OR COMPSCI 119 OR COMPSCI 121) WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER, AND EITHER PSYCH 240, OIM 240, STATISTC 240, RES-ECON 212, SOCIOL 212, OR STATISTC 515 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
  • INFO 490PI Personal Health Informatics, effective Spring 2026:
    FROM:  INFO 248 (OR COMPSCI 240) WITH A C OR BETTER AND CICS 210 (OR COMPSCI 186 OR COMPSCI 187) WITH A C OR BETTER.
    TO:  (COMPSCI 240 OR INFO 248) AND (COMPSCI 328 OR COMPSCI 348 OR INFO 348 OR INFO 390C), BOTH WITH A C OR BETTER.
    INFO 490PI Personal Health Informatics, effective Spring 2024:
    FROM:  INFO 248 AND CICS 210 (OR COMPSCI 186 OR COMPSCI 187).
    TO:  INFO 248 (OR COMPSCI 240) WITH A C OR BETTER AND CICS 210 (OR COMPSCI 186 OR COMPSCI 187) WITH A C OR BETTER.
Catalog Changes
  • CICS 290A Introduction to Research in the Discipline, effective Fall 2024.
    FROM:  CICS 290A
    TO:  CICS 237
  • COMPSCI 460 Introduction to Network and Computer Security, effective Fall 2022.
    FROM:  COMPSCI 460
    TO:  COMPSCI 360 (will no longer count as a CS400 Elective)
  • COMPSCI 497S Special Topics-Scalable Web Systems, effective Summer 2023.
    FROM:  COMPSCI 497S
    TO:  COMPSCI 490STA Scalable Web Systems
  • COMPSCI 490A Applications of Natural Language Processing, effective Fall 2023.
    FROM:  COMPSCI 490A
    TO:  COMPSCI 485
  • COMPSCI 490STA Scalable Web Systems, effective Fall 2023.
    FROM:  COMPSCI 490STA
    TO:  COMPSCI 426
  • COMPSCI 529 Software Engineering Project Management, effective Fall 2022.
    FROM:  COMPSCI 529
    TO:  COMPSCI 429
  • COMPSCI 690C Foundations of Applied Cryptography, effective Fall 2024.
    FROM:  COMPSCI 690C
    TO:  COMPSCI 666 Theory and Practice of Cryptography
  • COMPSCI 691DD Seminar-Research Methods in Empirical Computer Science, effective Fall 2023.
    FROM:  COMPSCI 691DD
    TO:  COMPSCI 602 Research Methods in Empirical Computer Science
Title Changes

COMPSCI 390R, effective Spring 2025:
FROM:  Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Analysis
TO:  Reverse Engineering and Understanding Exploit Development

COMPSCI 590AB, effective Spring 2025:
FROM:  Quantum Cryptography and Communication
TO:  Quantum Cryptography

COMPSCI 690R, effective Spring 2025:
FROM:  Computing for Human Movement Analysis
TO:  Computing for Digital Biomarkers in Healthcare

COMPSCI 690S, effective Spring 2026:
FROM: Human-Centric Machine Learning
TO:  AI Alignment

COMPSCI 692PA, effective Fall 2025:
FROM:  Seminar - Advanced Topics on Privacy and Security for Generative Models
TO:  Seminar - AI Safety, Privacy, and Security

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