All CS students are required to take three upper level CS electives. The specifics here depend on your Catalog Year (you can reference the details in your Academic Requirements page in MyMadison Student Center):

• if you're on the 19-20 Catalog Year, you need three CS electives above 300 and at least two must be above 345.
• if you're on the 22-23 Catalog Year, you need three CS electives above 300 and at least two must be above 332.

So, if you want to count both CS 330 and CS 343 toward your CS Elective Requirements, you'll need to make sure your catalog year is 22-23.

Email our Program Director, Dr. Buchholz: buchhofp@jmu.edu Send him:

• Your student ID number
• Your current Catalog Year
• Your desired Catalog Year

A “CS Elective” is any CS course you “elect” to take - meaning, they aren't the required courses.

You're required to take one of our five System Electives. If you took another one, it would count as a CS elective.

Note that you're only permitted to take one of the Algorithm Electives - CS 412 or CS 452.