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Offering Plan Exceptions - Academic Year 2024-25 


Fall 2025

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Fall 2025 - Overrides

Process for students who require special permission to enroll in university-scheduled CICS, COMPSCI, and INFO courses. 

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Summer 2025- Coming Soon

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Summer 2025 - Override Requests for CICS, COMPSCI, and INFO Courses

Process for students who require special permission to enroll in courses offered through University+ (formerly University Without Walls).

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Courses Not Yet on SPIRE

The following NEW (or Revised) experimental courses are being reviewed by the Faculty Senate and will not appear on SPIRE until fully approved:

  • Courses will be listed here once submitted to the Faculty Senate.
     

The following courses are in the process of being added and will appear on SPIRE as soon as Course & Classroom Management has the opportunity to add the course:

  • Courses not requiring Faculty Senate approval will be listed here once submitted to Course & Classroom Management.

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Winter 2025

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Winter 2025 - Override Requests for CICS, COMPSCI, and INFO Courses

Process for students who require special permission to enroll in courses offered through University+ (formerly University Without Walls).

Override Information »


Spring 2024

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  • Course Schedule (PDF)
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  • Eligibility/Prereq Registration Information (PDF)

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Courses Outside the College 

Additional computer science-related courses are also offered in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass and at nearby Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges. The Five College Course Catalog combines course schedule information from these colleges, as well as UMass.

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts
  • Department of Computer Science, Amherst College
  • Areas of Study:  Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Hampshire College
  • Department of Computer Science, Mount Holyoke College
  • Department of Computer Science, Smith College

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