It is extremely important that students seek out advising early in their academic career. For this reason, CECS has revamped the advising protocol to address the specific needs of different student groups. If you are a student seeking information on, or help with, the lower division requirments of the CECS degree, see Daniel Gould . He specializes in helping incoming and transfer students take a correct sequence of courses. Dr. Tom Johnson and Dr Colleen van Lent deal primarily with upper divisions students. We are available to help you deal with your program planners, answer career advice, and grant permissions/waivers/etc. Dr Johnson handles ALL Computer Engineering students and Dr van Lent handles ALL Computer Science students.
My advising hours are Monday from 10:30 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 2:00pm and Tuesday from 1:30 - 5:00. These hours are for walk-in meetings.
Once you are admitted and enrolled for the first time, you must activate your account on http://my.csulb.edu to register in classes. You may check your Degree Progress Report regularly to find where you stand in the program. Note that the report can change as various changes are entered in the system. It is also strongly recommended that you check your program regularly to verify that you are officially enrolled in the correct courses.
If you want to repeat/delete a course you should take it as soon as possible. If the course is dropped (or discontinued), you will NOT be able to use a different course.
There are only two situations you will be able to enroll. 1) You took equivalent courses at another institutions. 2) You enrolled under a different catalog year and the prerequisites do not apply to your program planner (unusual).
The main purpose is to familiarize yourself with engineering disciplines in your freshman year and be successful in your pursuit (of degree and career). This package of three 1-unit classes also double-counts as GE category E. For transfer students who have satisfied or are planning to take GE Category E class, they may waive these three orientation classes.
The Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science can authorize the use of appropriate transfer courses to meet major requirements. Make sure all of your transcripts have been sent to CSULB. Bring course descriptions of the courses to your advisor. If the courses are acceptable, the advisor will send in the authorization. You will receive an email notice when the changes have been entered.
Regular transferÑYou must have 60 cumulative transferable units from community college that include English, math, critical thinking, communication, some science classes, and other required classes as advised by your advisor in college.
Lower-division transferÑ You must have 24 transferable units with GPA of 2.0 at the time of application and complete GE baccalaureate level requirements in English, math (at least Calculus I), critical thinking, and communication with a grade ÒCÓ or better. If you apply for Fall semester, you must have 24 units completed by the end of prior Spring term.
The university has adopted standard class meeting pattern to minimize conflict in schedule. But it is sometimes impossible to avoid any conflicts, especially in the laboratory classes that meet three hours straight. In this case, you may use the late registration procedure to overwrite any scheduling conflicts with the instructor's permission. Remember that the late registration starts at the beginning of the third week of semester. Pick up the add form from department office.
Many high school students take AP classes and AP tests. If your pass an AP test with score is 3 or above, the university will give you course credit. For example, if you pass AP Calculus A & B, you get course credit for Calculus I class (MATH 122).
CECS 497 is an independent study course. Under the supervision of an instructor, a student will complete a semester-long project of his/her choice. The requirements for the course are determined on a case-by-case basis by the student and instructor and written as a contract. In most cases an instructor will not supervise a student unless the student has been in the instructor's course in the past and done well. Special permission is needed to enroll.
