This page lists the errata and addendums from previous versions of the undergraduate handbooks. The current version has all of these issues resolved. Errata and addendums from the current version of the handbook are listed on the main BSCS web page.
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2009-2010 Handbook
The 2009-2010 version of the handbook was released on October 24, 2009, and is the current version. The handbook, along with the various forms, can be found on the main BSCS web page.
2008-2009 Handbook
The 2008-2009 version of the handbook was released on August 5, 2008, and can be found here. Also available were the fall 2008 course dependency graph, and the major requirements in both Word and PDF formats. Note that the major requirements were unchanged from the fall of 2006, which is the version linked to here.
Addendums and Errata from the 2007-2008 Handbook
There were no addendums and errata that were considered important enough to list them on the website (the ones that existed were minor, and the next version of the handbook included all of those updates).
2007-2008 Handbook
The 2007-2008 version of the handbook was released on December 18, 2007, and can be found here. Also available were the fall 2007 course dependency graph, and the major requirements in both Word and PDF formats. Note that the major requirements were unchanged from the fall of 2006, which is the version linked to here.
Addendums and Errata from the 2007-2008 Handbook
These were all updated in the next version of the handbook.
- SYS 323 does, in fact, count as a technical elective. It does not count as a CS elective. CS 305 is similar in content to SYS 323, and counts as a CS elective. This is on page 12 of the printed version, and page 8 of the online version.
- Transfer credit: The Engineering school handles transfer credit, such as from an AP course or transfer from another school. The credit will appear on your VISTAA report, along with the UVa courses that you received credit for. Note that the credit amounts need to match -- so if you are getting credit for APMA 212 (Multivariate Calculus), which is a 4 credit course, the number of credits you transfer in should (ideally) also be 4 credit hours. If it does not (your equilvalent course at another school was only 3 credits), you will have to take another math or technical elective credit to make up for the discrepancy. Note that placing out of a course (such as CS 101, APMA 212, etc.) through the respective placement exam does not give credit -- and thus the credits need to be made up throughother courses (in the case of CS 101, 3 credits of a technical elective will fill that spot; in the case of APMA 212, 4 credits of math or a techincal elective will fill that spot). AP exams do give course credit.
- Transfer credit: Half of the 128 credits that one uses to graduate must be earned at UVa. Thus, if you transfer with more than 64 credits, you must still take 64 credits at UVa.
- A few classes have been ruled as not counting for the General Education elective. Included in this list are ASTR 121 and ASTR 124. If you are unsure if a course counts or not, please see your academic advisor.
- There are a number of ECON courses that are listed as not counting as HSS electives -- most of these count as technical electives. The one exception (as of the 2007-2008 undergraduate record) is ECON 435 (Corporate Finance), which counts as a general education elective, not a technical elective. The rest of the ECON courses that do not count as an HSS elective but do count as a technical elective are: ECON 371 (Introduction to Statistical Analysis),ECON 372 (Introduction to Regression Analysis), ECON 381 (Mathematical Statistics for Economists), ECON 401 (Game Theory), ECON 471 (Economic Forecasting), ECON 509 (Introduction to Mathematical Economics I), and ECON 510 (Introduction to Mathematical Economics II). Note that ECON 381 is no longer offered by the Economics department. Also note that, due to substantial overlap, one cannot count ECON 371 as a technical elective if you also took APMA 312 (Statistics).
Previous Requirements
These requirements are listed here mostly for historical reasons. The handbook lists previous requirements from the last few years at the end. Once there are no more students who can graduate with a given requirement set, it is moved here. Thus, there are currently no students enrolled that are eligible to graduate using any of these requirements.
Requirement revision from fall 2005
The main change in the requirements from the fall of 2005 to the fall of 2006 was that ECE 435 is no longer an absolute requirement. Instead, students must choose one course from a list of “computer architecture electives.” The list of acceptable courses is described on page Error! Bookmark not defined.. Because of the above change, a student can now graduate with 124.5 credits.
Students graduating using the fall 2005 requirements must take ECE 435, and are not allowed to take an alternative computer architecture elective as described on page Error! Bookmark not defined.. However, as this change (allowing courses other than ECE 435) only expands the allowed courses a student can take, it is not expected that anyone will graduate using this set of requirements.
Requirement revision from fall 2004
The main change in the requirements from the fall of 2004 to the fall of 2005 was the addition of general education classes. Students must complete 9 credits of general education courses, in addition to the 9 credits of HSS required of all SEAS students. Students now only need 9 technical electives credits (at most 3 credits at 200-level) and 3 credits of unrestricted electives.
Students graduating using the fall 2004 requirements must take 12 credits of technical electives and 9 credits of unrestricted electives. This is in addition to the 9 credits of HSS courses required of all SEAS students. In addition, students must take ECE 435 (as described above, in the ‘fall 2005’ requirements section).
Furthermore, CS 390 was renamed to CS 290, and should be taken in the 2nd year. However, taking either class (290 or 390) will fulfill this requirement.
Requirement revision from fall 2003
The main change in the requirements from the fall of 2003 to the fall 2004 was the change in math requirements. Students must take APMA 310 and then must choose two from APMA 213, APMA 308 or APMA 312. This means a student could graduate with 125.5 credits instead of 126.5.