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 ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== ====== Frequently Asked Questions ======
  
-=== Considering taking CMPU-101? === +=== I'm thinking about declaring the major. When and how can I do that? === 
-=== Requirements for major/correlate === +  * Students need to have completed Computer Science 101 and ideally either or both of 102 and 145 before deciding to declare the major.  
-        * Requirements for the Correlate: Computer Science 101, 102 and 145; 240 or 241, plus at least one additional 200-level Computer Science course and one graded 300-level Computer Science course. Students are advised to consult with the department to determine the courses most appropriate to their interests. No course numbered 200 or higher may be elected NRO and counted toward the requirements for the correlate.+  * At the earliest, you should be enrolled in either 102 or 145 and received feedback on your midterm exam to make an informed decision on declaring the major.  
 +  * Once you have decided to declare, or even if you are just thinking about it, you can make an appointment to discuss the major with one of the professors in the department.  
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 +=== What are the requirements for a CS correlate? === 
 +  * Computer Science 101, 102 and 145; 240 or 241, plus at least one additional 200-level Computer Science course and one graded 300-level Computer Science course. Students are advised to consult with the department to determine the courses most appropriate to their interests. No course numbered 200 or higher may be elected NRO and counted toward the requirements for the correlate.
  
 === What prerequisites are needed for CMPU-101? === === What prerequisites are needed for CMPU-101? ===
-        * There are no pre-requisites for CMPU-101.  The course starts with the basics and builds incrementally from there.+  * There are no prerequisites for CMPU-101.  The course starts with the basics and builds incrementally from there.
  
 === What if I've never done any programming before and I'm not very mathematically inclined?  Is it possible for me to learn how to program? === === What if I've never done any programming before and I'm not very mathematically inclined?  Is it possible for me to learn how to program? ===
-        * Certainly!  CMPU-101 has weekly lab sessions in which students gain hands-on experience programming.  The professor and multiple student coaches are always on hand to assist with any questions   that may come up during the lab.  This kind of one-on-one guidance has proven to be very helpful. +  * Certainly!  CMPU-101 has weekly lab sessions in which students gain hands-on experience programming.  The professor and multiple student coaches are always on hand to assist with any questions that may come up during the lab.  This kind of one-on-one guidance has proven to be very helpful.
  
 === How do we access software needed to do assignments? === === How do we access software needed to do assignments? ===
-        * Every Computer Science student gets their own CS Department computer account that has access to all of the software used in any CS course.+  * Every Computer Science student gets their own CS Department computer account that has access to all of the software used in any CS course.