Recent Announcements

• (May 2012)
  As of Spring 2012, all students who have an overall GPA of 2.0 or above, have completed the prerequisite courses are eligible for admission to the CIS/CSE majors. However, given the increase in demand for the majors, students who apply for admission to the major starting in January 2013 will be required to have a minimum GPA of 2.5. All current pre-majors were informed of this by the Advising Office in Dec. 2011. The GPA requirement will be adjusted each year, based on the demand for the majors and the faculty strength. Please see the enrollment limits page for further details. Questions about this should be directed to the Advising Office.

• (Jan. 10, 2012)
  Scholarships for CIS and CSE majors: There have been important changes in the way that students apply for scholarships offered by the CSE Dept. Please see the scholarships page for details. Applications, from both CIS and CSE majors, are due on March 1.

• (Oct. 5, 2011)
  The BS-CSE program is accredited by ABET, Inc. ABET requires accredited programs to be periodically reevaluated. The BS-CSE program is currently undergoing such reevaluation with an ABET team scheduled to visit the program on Oct. 9-11. One important component of the visit will be a meeting with BS-CSE majors (no faculty will be present) on Monday, Oct. 10, at 3:30 pm in DL 357. All BS-CSE majors (and only BS-CSE majors) are welcome.

• (May 2011)
  OSU will be switching to semesters in 2012. CSE's plans for conversion to semesters is complete. Details are available here. Look for e-mail announcements from the Advising Office about workshops where details of the transition will be discussed.

• (Jan. 27, 2011)
  Scholarships for CIS and CSE majors: There have been important changes in the way that students apply for scholarships offered by the CSE Dept. Please see the scholarships page for details. Applications, from both CIS and CSE majors, are due on April 1.

• (Jan. 27, 2011)
  All CIS and CSE majors and pre-majors are invited to the annual CSE Undergrad Forum to be held on **Thursday, Feb. 3** at 5:30 pm, in DL 480. Pizza and pop will be served.

  Here are the details:

  • What: Computer Science Undergraduate Student Forum
  • When: Thursday, Feb. 3, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Where: DL 480
  • Who: CIS & CSE majors and pre-majors; CSE Undergrad advisors, faculty, staff, alumni
  • Why: To discuss topics of interest to CIS/CSE majors & pre-majors
    (Some topics: Transition to semesters; upcoming accreditation evaluation of the BS-CSE program; etc.)
  • Food: Pizza, pop.
  The UG forum is an annual event. The idea of the forum is to answer any questions majors and pre-majors may have, and get feedback and ideas for improvement from students, concerning all aspects of our undergraduate programs.

• (Sept. 28, 2010)
  Congratulations!: Marc Khoury, a CSE junior, recently won the TechColumbus TechTomorrow Scholarship ($2000). He is also presenting a paper, "On the Fractal Dimension of Isosurfaces" by Khoury and Wenger on Oct. 27 at the IEEE Visualization Conference in Salt Lake City. Congratulations, Marc! Congratulations to his advisor, Rafe Wenger, as well.
  Christopher Dean, a CSE sophomore, also won the TechColumbus TechTomorrow Scholarship. Chris was recognized for a range of accomplishments, a notable one being his leading a team of undergraduates in the iShoe project for OSU Athletics. In this project, Chris worked not only with people from the athletics dept. but also people from ESPN, ABC etc. Congratulations, Chris!

• (Jan. 27, 2010)
  Scholarship applications are due on March 1, 2010.
  • BS-CSE students: Apply on-line at http://engineering.osu.edu/scholarships/current.php.
  • CIS students: Complete the application that is available here and submit it to the Undergrad Advising Office in DL 374.
  Note again that CSE majors must required to apply on-line at the College of Engineering web link specified; CIS majors must complete the paper application and submit it to the Advising Office.

• (Jan. 27, 2010)
  All CIS and CSE majors and pre-majors are invited to the annual CSE Undergrad Forum to be held on **Wednesday, Feb. 3** at 5:30 pm, in DL 480. Pizza and pop will be served.

  Here are the details:

  • What: Computer Science Undergraduate Student Forum
  • When: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Where: DL 480
  • Who: CIS & CSE majors and pre-majors; CSE Undergrad advisors, faculty, staff, alumni
  • Why: To discuss topics of interest to CIS/CSE majors & pre-majors
  • Food:Pizza, pop.
  The UG forum is an annual event. The idea of the forum is to answer any questions majors and pre-majors may have, and get feedback and ideas for improvement from students, concerning all aspects of our undergraduate programs.

• (Sept. 23, 2009) Each year, the College of Engineering organizes an event for seniors interested in going to graduate school. For details of this year's event, please see http://engineering.osu.edu/events/agenda.php?eid=80

• (Jan. 21, 2009) All CIS and CSE majors and pre-majors are invited to the annual CSE Undergrad Forum to be held on **Thursday, Feb. 5** at 5:30 pm, in DL 369. Pizza and pop will be served.

  Here are the details:

  • What: Computer Science Undergraduate Student Forum
  • When: Thursday, Feb. 5, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Where: DL 369
  • Who: CIS & CSE majors and pre-majors; CSE Undergrad advisors, faculty, staff, alumni
  • Why: To discuss topics of interest to CIS/CSE majors & pre-majors
  • Food:Pizza, pop.
  The UG forum is an annual event. The idea of the forum is to answer any questions majors and pre-majors may have, and get feedback and ideas for improvement from students, concerning all aspects of our undergraduate programs.

• (Jan. 2009) Scholarship applications for CIS and CSE majors are now available (pdf). The completed applications are due in the Advising Office on March 3. BS-CSE majors are also required to submit a copy of the application to the College of Engineering (122 Hitchcock Hall).

• (Feb. 19, 2008) All CIS and CSE majors and pre-majors are invited to the annual CSE Undergrad Forum to be held on Thursday, 2/21 at 5:30 pm, in DL 305. Pizza and pop will be served.

  Here are the details:

  • What: Computer Science Undergraduate Student Forum
  • When: Thursday, Feb. 21, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  • Where: DL 305
  • Who: CIS & CSE majors and pre-majors; CSE Undergrad advisors, faculty, staff, alumni
  • Why: To discuss topics of interest to CIS/CSE majors & pre-majors
  • Food:Pizza, pop.
  The UG forum is an annual event. The idea of the forum is to answer any questions majors and pre-majors may have, and get feedback and ideas for improvement from students, concerning all aspects of our undergraduate programs.
• (Jan. 14, 2008) Scholarship applications for CIS and CSE majors are now available in the Advising Office. The completed applications are due on March 3.
• (Feb. 19, 2007) DoD Scholarships for students in Information Assurance: The Defense Dept. has a number of scholarships available to students (must be US citizens) interested in Information Assurance. These students should be planning to pursue the Information and Computation Assurance option. Please contact Prof. David Lee (lee@cse) if you are interested in applying for this scholarship.
• (Feb. 18, 2007) Annual Undergraduate Forum: The annual CSE/CIS forum will be held on Feb. 20, 2007 in DL 305 at 6:00 pm. Come and learn about recent changes in the programs and discuss ideas for further improvements! Pizza and softdrinks will be served.
• (Jan. 3, 2007) Scholarship applications for CIS and CSE majors are now available. Please see the scholarships section.

• (Dec. 1, 2006) A new technical elective option on Information and Computation Assurance (ICA) is now available for both CSE and CIS majors. Over the last few years, ICA-related issues from privacy concerns of individuals to concerns of private businesses interested in protecting trade and other secrets, as well as national security considerations, have become increasingly important. The ICA option is tailored to meet the needs of students interested in this area.

  Another important change is the availability of the new Individualized Option for both CSE and CIS majors. This option will allow students to choose, depending on their interests and in close consultation with their faculty advisors, an appropriate group of CSE and non-CSE courses for their technical electives.

  For detailed descriptions, please see the appropriate curriculum pages or talk to the Advising Office.

• (March 1, 2006) Change in GPA for admission to the CSE and CIS majors: Effective immediately, the minimum CPHR for admission to the CSE and CIS majors is 2.0. All other requirements for admission to the major are unchanged. If you are a pre-major and have fulfilled all the other requirements for admission (or will do so this quarter) and have at least a 2.0 GPA, please visit the CSE Department's Undergrad Advising Office to apply for the CSE or CIS major.