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Application to Transfer into CS - Spring 2019

Attention students interested in transferring to Computer Science (CS), adding CS as a joint program, or enrolling into the BCS Data Science program for Spring 2019:
  • Bachelor of Computer Science
  • Bachelor of Mathematics (Computer Science)
  • Bachelor of Computer Science (Data Science)
  • A Joint Computer Science program
Deadline
You can apply for the above programs at https://oat.uwaterloo.ca/forms. Applications are due online by April 15, 2019 by 11:59 PM EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

Process
We will consider applications after final grades have been released and students will hear back early the following term. Any student who transfers into CS and is not already in their required courses for Spring 2019 will be helped into the necessary courses. For more information regarding transferring into CS, you can go to https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current/faq/ and review FAQ 2 and/or 3.

Basic eligibility for transfer:
Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Mathematics (Computer Science), or the Joint CS program
  • Have credit for CS 136/146 or are currently taking CS 136/146 during Fall 2018
  • If you are not in the Faculty of Mathematics, then you should have initiated an internal transfer to Mathematics as well.
Bachelor of Computer Science (Data Science)
  • Have credit for CS 136/146 or are currently taking CS 136/146 during Fall 2018.
  • Have credit for STAT 231 or are currently taking STAT 231 during Fall 2018.
  • You must be a CS student to apply for BCS Data Science OR be applying for a transfer to CS.
  • See FAQ 151 for more information.

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