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Jack Baskin School of EngineeringUC Santa Cruz

Computer Science Comprehensive Exam

Computer Science Comprehensive Exam
Important Information

NOTE: CS has introduced a new and more effective alternative for the Capstone exit requirement.

Methods for meeting the exit requirements are now:

  1. Pass one of the following capstone courses:
  2. Do a senior thesis.

  3. Get a scaled score of 600 or better on the CS GRE (www.gre.org), the test dates for this academic year are listed in www.gre.org/testdate.html.

Honors in the Major

  • Students who obtain a GPA of 3.8 or higher in the major courses will receive the distinction of "Highest Honors in the Major".
  • Students who obtain a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major courses will receive the distinction of "Honors in the Major".

Please contact Ira Pohl ( ) for more information.