Please note that you are allowed one attempt for the OS proficiency exam, but you may take the EE 450 exam twice before being required to take the corresponding undergraduate course (and receive a grade of B or better) before you will be given permission to take CSCI 551.

Placement Exam Instructions FOR CSCI-558

To qualify for a D-clearance for CSCI-558: Students must first pass the Computer Science Department's OS proficiency placement exam and Electrical Engineering's EE-450 placement exam

The following students are excused from taking the Computer Science Department's OS proficiency placement exam:

The following students are excused from taking Electrical Engineering's EE-450 placement exam:

Please note that you are allowed one attempt for the OS proficiency exam, but you may take the EE 450 exam twice before being required to take the corresponding undergraduate course (and receive a grade of B or better) before you will be given permission to take CSCI 558.

Placement Exam Instructions FOR CSCI-555

To Qualify for a D-clearance for CSCI-555: Students must first pass the Computer Science Department's OS proficiency placement exam.

The following students are excused from taking the Computer Science Department's OS proficiency placement exam:

Please note that you are allowed one attempt for the OS proficiency exam.

Department Policies

Students may appear for Operating Systems (CSCI 402) Placement Exam only once.

After you register for Operating Systems (CSCI 402) Placement Exam, failure to attend the exam will be counted as failed exam.

All students interested in obtaining a Departmental Clearance for class CSCI 530/551/555/558 may submit a d-clearance request after passing the OS placement exam.

Placement Exam will have two sections: a programming section and a 402 section.

If Non-CS students do not pass the programming section must enroll in CSCI 455x.

If Non-CS students pass the programming section but do not pass the 402 section, they will be allowed to enroll in CSCI 402.

If Non-CS students pass the 402 section, CSCI 402 as a prerequisite can be waived.