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CS Majors:

**THE REQUIRED graduation CREDITS HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO 120:

By now you may have heard that the University has reduced the
minimum number of credits needed for graduation from 128 to 120, and
the upper division requirement from 45 to 42 (with the additional
requirement that 30 of the 42 300+ hours be from CSU).  This reduction
of credits affects most majors, including Computer Science.

This change is part of the overall curriculum revision (known as
the All University Core Curriculum (AUCC)) that effects primarily
new freshman starting at CSU after Spring 2000.  In the interests of
justice, the University decided to RETROACTIVELY REDUCE the
required minimum for ALL students (with a few exceptions requiring more,
such as for accreditation purposes).

NOTE THAT THIS CREDIT REDUCTION
DOES *NOT* APPLY TO STUDENTS ON THE SPRING 2000 GRADUATION LIST.


**HOW DOES THIS CREDIT REDUCTION AFFECT YOU?

Since the change from 128 to 120 credits overall credits and from
45 upper division credits to 42 does not change any other departmental
or college or university requirements, this WILL AFFECT YOU ONLY
IF YOU NEED FREE ELECTIVES (including upper division) TO GRADUATE.

It is possible that *if you have 112-120 credits after this semester*,
and also have only upper or lower-division electives and/or general
education requirements remaining for your degree, that you could
COMPLETE YOUR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS OVER THE SUMMER.

Also, if you are within 2 semesters of graduation and have free electives,
either lower- or upper-division, to complete in order to graduate,
you should contact the Key Advisor for a new degree audit before
registering for your last term.  

Those students who will have 120 credits by the end of the Spring 2000
semester will have already received a letter from the Records Office,
and a new GUIDE form showing the consequences of reduction in credits.
Some of these students (a fairly small number), will be able to
graduate in August 2000 without taking any more courses.
(Please note: if you received this new GUIDE, some forms *contain an error* -
showing a College/Department minimum still at 128 credits.  This
should read 120 credits in the case of CS majors.)

If your remaining requirements are only in specific required course 
categories (department or college or university requirements), this 
reduction will be unlikely to change your remaining graduation requirements.



-- 
james lee peterson				peterson@CS.ColoState.edu
dept. of computer science                       
colorado state university	
ft. collins, colorado  (voice:970/491-7137; fax:970/491-2466)