Sample plans of study for new students: 
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====== Option A - Delay 261 ======

|              ^ Fall           ^ Spring          ^
^ Year 1    | CS 149 \\ Math 231/235\\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ GenEd\\ | CS 159 \\ Math 232/236 \\ CS/MATH 227 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd\\      |
^ Year 2    | CS 240 \\ CS 345 \\ MATH 220/318 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ | CS 261 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ |
^ Year 3    | CS 361 \\ CS 327 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ | CS 430 \\ CS 4xxS (CS Systems Elective) \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ |
^ Year 4    | CS 412/452 \\ CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\  Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ | CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective | 
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====== Option  - Delay 345 ======

|              ^ Fall           ^ Spring          ^
^ Year 1    | CS 149 \\ Math 231/235\\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ GenEd\\ | CS 159 \\ Math 232/236 \\ CS/MATH 227 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd      |
^ Year 2   | CS 240 \\ CS 261 \\ MATH 220/318 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ | CS 327 \\ CS 361 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ Elective |
^ Year 3   | CS 4xxS (CS Systems Elective) \\ CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ | CS 345 \\ CS 430 \\  GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective |
^ Year 4   | CS 412/452 \\ CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\  GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ | CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective |
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====== Option C - Core Early ======

|              ^ Fall           ^ Spring          ^
^ Year 1    | CS 149 \\ Math 231/235\\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ GenEd\\ | CS 159 \\ Math 232/236 \\ CS/MATH 227 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd\\      |
^ Year 2    | CS 240 \\ CS 261 \\ MATH 220/318 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ | CS 327 \\ CS 361 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\  |
^ Year 3    | CS 345 \\ CS 4xxS (CS Systems Elective) \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ | CS 430 \\ CS 412/452 \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ |
^ Year 4    | CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\  CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ | CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective |
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====== Option D - Late Start ======
It is also possible to compress the major, for example if it is started in the sophomore year. The following table shows one way to do this. (Note: the major requires at least five semesters to complete due to prerequisites).

|              ^ Fall           ^ Spring          ^
^ Year 1    | GenEd \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective\\ | GenEd \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ Elective |
^ Year 2    | CS 149 \\ MATH 231/235 \\ MATH 220/318 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd \\ | CS 159 \\ MATH 232/236 \\ CS/MATH 227 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd |
^ Year 3    | CS 240 \\ CS 261 \\ CS 345 \\ GenEd \\ Elective \\ | CS 327 \\ CS 361 \\ CS 430 \\ GenEd \\ GenEd |
^ Year 4    | CS 412/452 \\ 4xxS (CS Systems Elective) \\ CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\  Elective \\ Elective \\ | CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ CS 4xx (CS Elective) \\ Elective \\ Elective \\ Elective |