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News:

Fall, 2008 Schedule Now Posted
(Posted on 19 April 2008)

See http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/class_schedule/Schedule.html for information on classes to be offered by the Computer Science Department during the Fall semester, including a list of special and noteworthy courses.

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New Graduate Writing Course CS 200W
(Posted on 19 April 2008)

Graduate students: you can now take CS 200W to satisfy the Graduate Writing Requirement instead of CS 100W. This is a new course developed by Debra Caires specifically for the needs of graduate students, and does not require passing the WST. This course will be offered for the first time during the summer - see the summer schedule listing, and email Ms. Caires at to get a permission number (add code). This course will also be offered during the Fall, 2008 semester - see the fall schedule information for the catalog description and fall schedule times.

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Departmental Graduation Ceremony Information
(Posted on 17 April 2008)

Graduating Seniors - make your plans now! The annual Department Graduation Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 23 (the day before University Commencement) at 1 pm. in the University Theater (in Hugh Gillis Hall next to MLK Library).

As in the past, if you are graduating in May (or have graduated last December or last August) and you want to attend the Department Graduation, you must sign up for tickets at the CS Office by Wednesday, May 14. Initially, you are guaranteed one ticket for yourself and two guest tickets. You can also indicate when you sign up if you would like to get additional tickets (beyond the guaranteed three). Guaranteed tickets MUST be picked up at the Department Office between Monday, May 5 and Friday, May 16.

On Monday, May 19, the Department staff will evaluate whether all requests for additional tickets can be filled by the remaining tickets (including unclaimed tickets). If so, you may pick up your requested additional tickets at the Department Office on or after Wednesday, May 21. If not, a raffle will be held at 2 pm in MH 225 on May 21. In that event, you MUST attend the raffle to receive additional tickets.

More information on this process will be posted as necessary.

Together let's make this a graduation to remember!

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Students - Free Admission to JavaOne!
(Posted on 16 April 2008)

Sun is offering free admission for students to the JavaOne and CommunityOne Conferences in San Francisco May 5-9! Act fast and apply online at: http://developers.sun.com/events/studentprogram/

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MANDATORY ADVISING REMINDER
(Posted on 15 April 2008.)

All students majoring in Computer Science - both Masters and Bachelors students - have had advising holds placed on their records. This means that, if you are a BSCS or MSCS student, you will not be able to register for Fall, 2008 classes when registration begins June 9 unless you have seen your advisor and had your advising hold removed. Please see your advisor as soon as possible - failing to do so may delay your ability to register! In order to remove your hold, you must print a copy of your unofficial transcript and fill out the appropriate form before seeing your advisor:

• The form for undergraduates (BSCS): http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/class_schedule/MajorAdvisingReleaseForm.pdf (This new form includes a four-semester plan.)
• The form for graduate students (MSCS): http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/mscs/docs/advising.pdf

If you do not know who your advisor is, please consult the list of advisors.

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Free Tutoring for Computer Science Classes
(Posted on 14 March 2008)

Tutoring is now available in the CS Club Study Room (MH 226):
When: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2 to 5 pm.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 3 pm.
Tutor: Aaditya Bhatia
Classes: CS 46A, CS 46B, CS 49C, CS 49J, CS 146, CS 151.
This tutoring is FREE and is on a walk-in basis: no appointment necessary!
Questions? Please contact the tutor at .

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Prospective Students: New Application Restrictions and Deadlines
(Posted on 20 January 2008)

The California State budget crisis has forced the CSU and SJSU to limit new undergraduate enrollment for Fall, 2008 in the following ways, effective immediately:

• The new application deadline for first-time Frosh domestic applicants is Friday, February 1 at midnight.
• The new application deadline for Transfer domestic applicants is Tuesday, April 1 at midnight.
• The application deadline for international undergraduate applicants is Sunday, June 15 at midnight.
• Applications from lower-division transfer students are no longer being accepted, except for Engineering and Nursing majors (this includes the Software Engineering major but not the BSCS).
• Applications for second bachelor's degrees are no longer being accepted, except for Engineering, Nursing, and most Science majors (this includes the Software Engineering major but not the BSCS).
• Applications from upper-division transfer students will only be accepted from those who are fully eligible for admission, as described in the Catalog at http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/catalog/rec-2081.html.

If you are a transfer or 2nd bachelor's student wishing to apply to SJSU in computer science, please call the CS office at (408) 924-5060 for further information. While these restrictions apply only to undergraduates, future retrictions may be applied to graduate enrollments as well; thus, all applicants are advised to submit their applications for Fall, 2008 as soon as possible.

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New Cooperative Internship Program with Initsoft
(Posted on 31 May 2007.)

Initsoft Web Solutions, a leading developer of open-source web applications, is co-sponsoring a new paid internship program with the CS Department. Please see the press release for more details. At the moment, Initsoft and the CS Department are seeking small projects to begin this program. Interested parties should contact Salim Lakhani at Initsoft: 2007projects@initsoft.com or 408-219-3799.

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Graduate Students: the prerequisite for CS 297 has been relaxed
(Posted on 18 Dec. 2006)

Effective immediately, CS 100W has become a co-requisite, rather than a prerequisite for CS 297, Preparation for Writing Project or Thesis. This means that you can sign up for CS 297 at the same time as CS 100W. This should help shorten the time to graduation for many students. Please see your graduate advisor for more information.

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New Yahoo Group for Computer Science Students
(Posted on 27 Nov. 2006)

The CS Undergraduate adviser Rocio Avila has started a Yahoo Group for information of interest to CS students, especially registration/advising information that is difficult to find on the main SJSU website. Please sign up! (SPECIAL NOTE: This group is primarily for undergraduate students. If you are a graduate student, please be aware that not all of the information disseminated through this group will apply to you.)

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Philosophy 134 Course Replaces Philosophy 110
(Posted on 6 Nov. 2006.)

More information here.

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The new chair of the Department is Dr. Kenneth Louden
(Posted on 8 August 2006.)

Greetings from your new Department Chair! As chair over the next few years, I want to do my best to make our department responsive to the needs of all of its constituents, but especially to the needs of our students, who are trying to reach the goal of a meaningful degree and a level of education and training that will support their professional and personal objectives, now and for many years into the future. To that end, I would like to hear from anyone who has a suggestion or comment on how we are doing - just email me at . Feel free to bring up any issue, but try to be positive and make a suggestion on how we can do better. With your help, we can make this department a great place to study, learn, work, and - dare I say it - even have fun!

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Course Offering Pattern.
(Posted on Tuesday, 13 June 2006.)

Students should be aware that not all courses are taught each semester. To see when courses are offered follow the link "Course offering pattern" under the "Course Information" header on the left side of this page.

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SJSU continues to rank among the top universities in the U.S. and the world in the TopCoder competitions.
(Posted on Wednesday, 1 February 2006. Updated on 8 August 2006.)

San Jose State University (Computer Science) currently continues to be ranked among the top ten universities in the country (along with such universities as UC Berkeley and MIT), and the top 50 worldwide. See http://www.topcoder.com/stat?c=school_avg_rating for details and the exact current rankings.

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Wireless laptop requirement.
(Posted on Wednesday, 31 August 2005.)

In the Fall of 2004 the Computer Science Department joined the Wireless Laptop Pilot Project (WLPP). As a result all students are expected to have a laptop with wireless capability. Not all professors in the department require a wireless laptop for every one of their classes but may do so for any particular class. Details may be found at http://www.sjsu.edu/wireless/programs/cs/ Because the laptop is required by the department, financial aid, in the form of a low interest loan, is available through the Financial Aid Office. Come by the CS office to collect a form verifying your eligibility before going to the financial aid office. The CS Department has several laptops which students may check out for short term loans on a first come first served basis.