{"id":13506,"date":"2025-04-04T19:33:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T23:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/cs\/?page_id=13506"},"modified":"2025-04-13T23:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:41:38","slug":"undergraduate-studies-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/cs\/undergraduate-studies-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Information for Undergraduate Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/337\/2024\/01\/freelancer-female-making-new-project-as-web-design-2023-01-04-05-14-53-utc-scaled.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;500px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-muted\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Additional Information About Undergraduate Studies<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;awards&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; width=&#8221;97.8%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Departmental Awards &amp; Honors<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Departmental Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Computer Science Department offers three awards to outstanding students who have been recommended by the department&#8217;s Honors and Awards Committee.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Philip Drummond Memorial Award is given for excellent academic achievement.<\/li>\n<li>The Robert Spector Memorial Award is given for high academic skills and service to other students.<\/li>\n<li>The Departmental Service Award is given for outstanding service to the department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Departmental Honors<\/strong><br \/>\nDepartmental honors are awarded to majors of outstanding academic performance who also complete at least 3 credits in Computer Science 390, 391, or 393; have a Computer Science major GPA of 3.67; and overall GPA of 3.2.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;graderequirement&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Minimum Grade Requirement<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Course Taken in Fall 2001 or later;<\/strong><br \/>All CS courses required for the major or minor must be completed with a grade of C or better. All non-CS courses required for the major or minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better. A required course may not serve as a prerequisite until it has been passed with an appropriate grade.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;transferstudents&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Information for Transfer Students<\/h3>\n<p>The normal first course in the major is CSCI 111. Transfer students should consult with a department advisor before registering.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=&#8221;graduatecourses&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Graduate Courses for Undergraduates<\/h3>\n<p>Undergraduates may apply to take 700-level graduate courses if they meet the following criteria: completion of at least 78 credits toward the bachelor&#8217;s degree; computer science major GPA of at least 3.5; and permission of the course instructor, undergraduate advisor, department chair, and the Office of Graduate Studies. 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