This policy will apply to all students entering the Computer Science Program in Fall 2006 and thereafter.


Policy for Changing Major to Computer Science

If you are currently undecided or in another major at North Carolina A&T State University, and you wish to change your major to Computer Science, you must meet the following criteria.

1. Complete COMP163 with a grade of C or better.
2. Complete MATH131 or MATH123 with a grade of C or better.
3. Must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better.

Policy on Undergraduate Students Receiving Credit by Examination

The following is the procedure by which a student may receive credit by exam for undergraduate computer science courses.
1. A student wishing to receive credit by exam for any undergraduate course in computer science must be recommended by a faculty member who is very familiar with the course material.
2. To receive credit by exam for a course, the student must be registered for the course.
3. The student must take a comprehensive exam for the course and get 80% of the exam correct.
4. If a student passes the exam, the student will receive a grade of "P" for the course.
5. The student must take the exam no later than the first week of class.
6. A faculty member, who normally teaches the course, will provide and administer the exam.

Computer Science Department Policy on Cheating:

Cheating covers any case in which a student has received unauthorized aid in his/her performance that contributes to a course grade or submits material contributing to a course grade with the intent to deceive the instructor or grader. If the unauthorized aid includes help from another student, then that student is considered to have cheated as well.

If a student cheats on a homework assignment, then he/she will receive a grade of zero (a grade of F) for that assignment as will anyone assisting him/her in an unauthorized way. If a student cheats on an exam or final, he/she will receive a failing grade for the class. All cases of cheating will be reported to the Director of Undergraduate Studies. When a student cheats for the second or more time in any Computer Science class, he/she will receive an F in the class in which the most recent case occurred and will be referred to the University authorities for disciplinary action.

Undergraduate Colloquium Enrollment Policy

A student must enroll in a colloquium class every semester, except possibly one, that he/she is enrolled as a full-time computer science major.

Minimum Grade of "C" Policy

Computer Science students must earn a grade of "C" or better in the following courses to graduate or to satisfy prerequisite requirements of subsequent courses.

GEEN163, GEEN165, COMP280, COMP285, COMP360, COMP365, COMP370, COMP375, COMP385, COMP390, COMP450, COMP467, COMP476, COMP510, COMP596, MATH123, MATH131, MATH223