Hiccup in Graduate Planning

I met with Dr. Cui Zhang at CSUS on Monday afternoon and together we dusted off my transcript from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Dr. Zhang informed me that the CSUS Computer Science graduate program requires students to take a course in Computer Organization (CSc 137 or equivalent)--one of the few classes I did not take during my undergraduate career. She encouraged me to continue preparations for the October 1st application deadline, with the expectation of admission as a conditionally classified student.

This evening, I discovered that CSUS offers CSc 137 this fall, but it conflicts with normal business hours: Dr. Faroughi teaches it every Tuesday/Thursday from 9:00 AM--1:00 PM (class from 9:00 AM--10:15 AM, then lab from 10:30 AM--1:00 PM). So, I'll have to discuss the possibility of accomodating this class with my employer.

The Los Rios Community College District offers an equivalent, transferable course, CISP 315, "Introduction to Computer Architecture and Design," but only in the spring.

Dr. Zhang recommended taking up to two core graduate-level classes this fall (she shared most students take two out of financial efficiency):

1. CSc 201: "Programming Language Principles" (C. Zhang, M/W, 5:30--6:45 PM)
   
2. CSc 204: "Data Models for Database Management Systems" (B. Mitchell, T/Th, 4:00--5:15 PM)
   
3. CSc 205: "Computer Systems Structure" (B. Arad, T/Th, 5:30--6:45 PM)
   
4. CSc 206: "Algorithms and Paradigms" (C. Wang, M/W, 4:00--5:15 PM)
   
5. CSc 209: "Research Methodology" (C. Zhang, T, 7:00--7:50 PM)
   

From an e-mail Dr. Zhang sent out on May 7, it seems waivers do exist:

csc204 and csc205 Waiver Tests
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For those of you who wish to get the core course csc204 and/or
csc205 waived, there are once/semester waiver tests for you
scheduled each semester about one week before school starts.
For Fall 2008, the two tests will be given on Monday Aug. 25,
2008 at noon in RVR-2018. Please mark your calendar if you wish
to waive csc204 and/or csc205 and I'll see you on Aug.25 at noon.