Dear students,
In light of the present extraordinary circumstances, the Department of
Computer Science has decided to revise its policy on using courses
taken for a Pass to fulfill the degree requirements of the CS major
for Academic Year 2020-2021 (hereafter "AY21"). At the conclusion of
the current academic year, without further amendments to policy, the
Department will revert to its previous policy of not allowing any
courses taken for a Pass to be used to fulfill the requirements of the
major. Please note the accommodations described in this document do
not apply to the CS minor, only the major.
Students who are majoring in Computer Science will be allowed to use
up to two courses taken for a Pass in AY21 towards the CS major,
subject to the limitations enumerated below.
The Pass major courses are subject to the following limitations:
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Students may use a maximum of three courses taken for a
Pass including any courses taken for a Pass in Spring
2020.
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Students may use at most one Pass to complete the
introductory sequence (CMSC 1x100, CMSC 1x200, CMSC 15400)
requirement.
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Students may use at most one Pass to complete the
Theory requirement.
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Students may use at most one Pass to complete the
Programming Languages and Systems requirement.
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Students may not use a Pass taken in AY21 towards the
Honors designation.
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Students may not use a Pass taken in AY21 to complete the
requirements for a CS major specialization.
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Students may not use courses taken for a Pass in
Summer 2020 towards their CS major.
We have attempted to anticipate some common questions, and answer them:
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I am new to the College; how many AY21 Passes can I use
towards the CS major? Two.
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I plan to use one Pass from Spring 2020 towards my CS major;
how many CS courses can I take for a Pass in AY 21? Two.
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I plan to use two Passes from Spring 2020 towards my CS
major; how many CS courses can I take for a Pass in AY 21?
One.
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Can I use a Pass in an undergraduate course (CMSC 1xx or
CMSC 2xx) taken in AY21 towards honors? No.
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Can I use a Pass in an undergraduate course (CMSC 1xx or
CMSC 2xx) taken in Spring 2020 towards honors? Yes.
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Can I use a Pass in a graduate course (CMSC 3xx or TTIC 3xx)
towards honors? No.
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Can I use a Pass from AY21 towards a CS specialization? No.
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Can I use a Pass from Spring 2020 towards a CS
specialization? Yes.
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Can I save one or both of my Passes to use in a later year?
No.
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Can I use Passes to fulfill minor requirements? Not from
AY21, no. The accommodations in the present document are
directed towards the CS major, specifically. Please note the
college-wide policy about Passes for minor requirements for
courses taken in Spring 2020 continue to remain in force.
If you have questions about the details of these policies,
please contact me (amr@cs.uchicago.edu), the major advisor, Adam
Shaw (ams@cs.uchicago.edu), or the minor advisor, Jessica Garza
(jdgarza@uchicago.edu).
-Anne Rogers
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies