Do you want to proficiency OUT of CS101?

Details for Fall 2013 proficiency exam will be posted later this semester.

•Who?
    For students who have already mastered the material in CS101 and would like to fulfill a requirement of taking the class.
    You cannot take the proficiency exam for a course if you have already received a grade (even a failing one) in that course.  
    If you have taken more advanced courses in the same topic area, consult with the instructor and/or the CS academic office
    about whether you can get proficiency credit.

•When/Where?
     The proficiency exam is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday August 28th , 7-10pm. If you can show you have a conflict with
     this time, then you may take it on Saturday August 31st, 1:30-4:30pm.

•How to sign up?
    Click on the linkhttps://wiki.engr.illinois.edu/display/cs173/Computer+Science+Proficiency+Exams and fill out the sign-up form.

•What is the exam?
    Multiple choice exam. It will be similar in content to the material covered on the first and second midterm and final exam, that is, the exam will cover
    Matlab, Unix commands and C. Roughly, 10% of the questions will be Unix, 25% Matlab, 65% C. There will be approximately 70 questions and you will
    have 3 hours to complete the exam. You will receive credit if you get 70% or more of the questions correct. There is no affect on your record if you do not receive credit.

•What do I bring to the exam?
    Your University ID and #2 pencils. No notes, books or electronic devices including calculators will be permitted.

•Academic Integrity
    Like any exam at the University, students who use unauthorized assistance will be penalized according to policies in the University Student Code.

•How to study?
     Please click on the "Exams" link on the course website http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~cs101/exams.htm to view previous semesters exams.

•GPA
    Proficiency oes not affect your GPA or tuition situation. If you are successful, the credit goes on your transcript as a grade of "Pass," so there is nothing to compute into your GPA. (It does not count in your semester workload, either.)