Questions from prospective students


Are you a prospective student looking for information about how the course will be structured in the Summer 2022 quarter? You're in the right place!

How will lectures be delivered? Is attendance required? Will they be recorded?

Lectures will be delivered live MTWTh 9:45am in NVIDIA Auditorium. Recordings will also be posted to Canvas for later asynchronous viewing. Read more about lectures.

How will sections work? Is attendance required?

Sections will meet weekly in person (Zoom for SCPD students), and your attendance and participation in section is required and contributes 5% of your course grade. Note the section times listed in Axess are not accurate. Section times will be arranged in the first week of the quarter. Read more about section.

Will there be exams?

We will have two in-class quizzes and a final exam. Read about assessments.

I am currently unable to enroll on Axess. How can I shop the course in the meantime?

Canvas has recently enabled course shopping and we configured our Canvas site to be "open for shopping"; this allows you to access videos without enrolling. Note that you must be formally enrolled on Axess to submit work for grading.

Do you allow auditors?

Auditors are welcome to attend lecture, access website materials, and work section and assignments on their own without submitting. We will not be able to grade work from auditors, nor be able to accommodate them in the lab sections, helper hours, or the online forum.

How do I choose which of the intro courses is right for me?

Most incoming students find the right place by starting in either CS106A or CS106B, or, more rarely, in CS107. Read more about course placement.

Still have unanswered questions?

Hop on over to the Ed discussion forum and ask! We're happy to help.