Transfer Students

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Upper-Division admission deadline is 1st of February for spring quarter admission and 1st of July for Fall admission.

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All prospective transfer students should follow the requirements outlined in the Upper-Division Admission process for CSE.

Note that there are separate applications for admission to the UW and to the CSE department. You must apply both to the UW as well as to the CSE department before beginning study in our majors.

Students transferring into the department from 4-year colleges and universities may satisfy some CSE departmental requirements based upon work completed at their previous institution. However, students must earn a minimum of 24 graded credits of CSE majors courses at UW.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for both the Computer Science and Computer Engineering majors are listed on the Upper-Division Admission page.

Your community college computing courses may transfer to the UW: (1) as generic university credits (called "UW 1xx" credits), (2) as generic computer science credits (called "CSE 1xx" credits), or (3) as CSE 142/143 (a specific UW course).

We maintain up-to-date lists of transfer credits awarded at UW for specific community and technical college courses in our discipline: List of courses transferring as CSE 142 and 143.  Additionally, the entire UW Transfer Equivalency Guide is available from the UW Admissions Office. All questions about how courses outside of computer programming will transfer to the UW should be directed to the UW Admissions Office.

Our Introductory Courses

Our introductory sequence currently consists of two courses, CSE 142 (Computer Programming I) and CSE 143 (Computer Programming II).  The Java language is used. Extensive materials for these courses (e.g., lecture transparencies, assignments, exams, solutions, etc.) are on the web, and you are welcome to review them:

There are also websites for other courses offered in the department.

Advanced Placement (AP) Test Credits

University of Washington students with AP scores of 4 or 5 on the Computer Science A Exam may receive credit for CSE 142.

Required Materials

Both Computer Science and Computer Engineering use the College of Engineering's online application.

Deadlines

The CSE department admits students twice a year, in autumn and spring quarters. The deadlines for application to the CSE department are July 1 (for an autumn start) and February 1 (for a spring start). However, the deadlines for application to the UW are often up to 5 to 7 months earlier, so make sure to read the UW admissions information carefully. 

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