All incoming first year students pursuing a degree in Computer Science are required to register in 03-60-140.The course description for 60-140 is given below. This year, if you have taken at least one of the programming languages C, C++, Java or C# in the high school you attended and have passed with at least 70%, you have the opportunity to be exempted from course 60-140 by taking a test. In order to be exempted from 60-140, you must score 78% or higher on the test that will cover the contents taught in the course, including programming in C. The test will be a closed book test and will have a duration of three hours. If you are successful, then you may choose to be enrolled in 60-141 in Fall 2010, which is also a required course for Computer Science students. The cost to register for the 03-60-140 test-out option will be $50. Your UWIN (University of Windsor) account will automatically be charged this amount once you take the test-out exam regardless of whether you pass or fail.

 

If you are allowed to write the test mentioned above, you are strongly advised that you should remain registered in 60-140 and continue with the class work until you receive notification that you have passed the test and have been exempted from 60-140.

 

Please note that you WILL NOT receive credit for course 60-140 if you are successful in testing-out. Instead a note will be added to your file showing that you have successfully passed this test. If you are successful in the test and decide not to take 60-140, you will have to take as a replacement course, one Computer Science major course ( 60-104, 60-106, 60-205, 60-207, 60-270, and 60-305 are not CS major courses), which is not required for your degree program, so that the total number of Computer Science major courses you take at this University remains the same as the number specified for your degree program. This option will be useful only to students who are already familiar with the material covered in 60-140 and wish to take another CS major course in place of 60-140. Such students will get the advantage of exposing themselves to some topic in CS they would normally not have a chance to learn.

 

If you would like to register for the test-out option you need to do the following:

 

 

 

Only one test-out session will be offered. You will have three hours to write the exam. 

 

It is preferred that you use your UWIN account when you register. To activate your UWIN account visit: http://www.uwindsor.ca/uwinid. You will be writing the test in Toldo 204. Make sure you know where the test will be held.

 

You MUST bring photo identification with you to write the exam. Your UWIN ID is preferred, but valid photo identification will be accepted (e.g. driver’s license, passport). You will not be allowed to enter the examination room unless you have photo identification. Also, you must know your University of Windsor student number to write the examination.

 

The registration deadline for the test-out is 4 PM on September 8. If you do not register prior to 4 PM on September 8, then you MUST take 60-140 if you are in any program offered by the School of Computer Science.

 

If you have any questions about the test-out option or for additional information, please send an email to subir@uwindsor.ca