Do you want to proficiency OUT of CS101?

Spring 2014 Proficiency Exam Information

•Who?
    For students who have already mastered the material in CS101 and would like to fulfill a requirement of taking the class.
    You cannot take the proficiency exam for a course if you have already received a grade (even a failing one) in that course.  
    If you have taken more advanced courses in the same topic area, consult with the instructor and/or the CS academic office
    about whether you can get proficiency credit.

•When/Where?
     The proficiency exam is tentatively scheduled for 1:30-4:30 on Saturday January 25th. If you can show you have a conflict with
     this time, then you may take it 7-10pm on Thursday January 23rd. See the link below for details and information on how to sign up.

•How to sign up?
    Click on the link https://wiki.engr.illinois.edu/display/cs173/Computer+Science+Proficiency+Exams and fill out the sign-up form.

•What is the exam?
    Multiple choice exam. It will be similar in content to the material covered on the first and second midterm and final exam for CS101 , that is, the exam will cover Matlab, Unix commands and C. Roughly, 10% of the questions will be Unix, 25% Matlab, 65% C. There will be approximately 70 questions and you will have 3 hours to complete the exam. You will receive credit if you get 70% or more of the questions correct. There is no affect on your record if you do not receive credit.

•What do I bring to the exam?
    Your University ID and #2 pencils. No notes, books or electronic devices including calculators will be permitted.

•Academic Integrity
    Like any exam at the University, students who use unauthorized assistance will be penalized according to policies in the University Student Code.

•How to study?
     Please click on the "Exams" link on the course website http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~cs101/exams.htm to view previous semesters first and second midterm and final exams.

•GPA
    Proficiency oes not affect your GPA or tuition situation. If you are successful, the credit goes on your transcript as a grade of "Pass," so there is nothing to compute into your GPA. (It does not count in your semester workload, either.)