Why wait till fall 2008 to start this new major?

The original plan was to start the CS major in fall 2008. This affords the college a year of planning and marketing. A significant part of the planning in the 2007-08 academic year is the development of new CS courses, specifically the two 2nd year software design courses. Overall, 11 of the 13 CS major courses are new - they will have to be developed from scratch prior to the first time they are taught. Given the large amount of course development work needed, the college felt it was best to keep to our original plan, giving us the time we need to start up the program the right way.

Course Schedule Roll-out

While the major will start in fall 2008, not all courses will be taught starting in fall 2008. Instead, courses will be offered for the first time based on the 2008-09 freshmen cohort. The following table explains the roll-out schedule.

• An "X" indicates that the courses are taught in that year.
• Years 5 and 6 will repeat forever.