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Spring 2023 (subject to change)
The following NEW 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. There are currently no new experimental courses being added
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.
Spring 2023 - OVERRIDE REQUESTS FOR CICS, COMPSCI AND INFO COURSES
Process for students who require special permission to enroll in university scheduled CICS, COMPSCI, and INFO courses.
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Winter 2023
Winter 2023 - OVERRIDE Requests for CICS, COMPSCI and INFO courses
Process for students who require special permission to enroll in courses offered through UWW.
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FALL 2022
The Faculty Senate has approved the following prerequisite changes for Undergraduates:
- COMPSCI 532 Systems for Data Science, effective Fall 2022 (no undergrad section Spring 2022):
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):
NEW: COMPSCI 453 OR E&C-ENG 374 WITH A GRADE OF C OR BETTER.
- COMPSCI 561 (previously 590A) System Defense and Test, effective Spring 2022:
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 589 Machine Learning, effective Spring 2022:
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) ]
The Faculty Senate has approved the following catalog number changes:
- 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 529 Software Engineering Project Management, effective Fall 2022.
FROM: COMPSCI 529
TO: COMPSCI 429
The Faculty Senate has approved the following change in credits:
- CICS 290A Introduction to Research in the Discipline, effective Fall 2022, from 1 to 2 credits.
- COMPSCI 879 Teaching Assistants as Tomorrow's Faculty, effective Fall 2022, from 1 to 2 credits.
COURSES NOT YET ON SPIRE - FALL 2022:
The following NEW experimental courses are being reviewed by the Faculty Senate and will not appear on SPIRE until fully approved:
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.
Fall 2022 - OVERRIDE Requests for CICS, COMPSCI and INFO courses
Process for students who require special permission to enroll in university scheduled CICS, COMPSCI, and INFO courses.
Override Information
Other helpful links:
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.
