Fall 2025 Computer Science

CS 100

Discovering Computer Science

3 hours. Credit is not given for CS 100 if the student has credit in CS 111 or CS 112 or CS 113 or CS 107 or CS 109 or MCS 160 or MCS 260. No graduation credit given to students enrolled in a major offered by the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Materials and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Extensive computer use required. UIC GE Natural World No Lab course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

CS 107

Introduction to Computing and Programming

4 hours. Credit is not given for CS 107 if the student has credit in CS 141. Previously listed as EECS 171. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture.

CS 109

Programming for Engineers with MatLab

3 hours. Credit is not given for CS 109 if the student has credit for CS 107 or CS 111 or CS 112 or CS 113 or MCS 160 or MCS 260. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture-Discussion.

CS 111

Program Design I

3 hours. 3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Credit is not given for CS 111 if student has credit in CS 107 or CS 109 or CS 112 or CS 113 or MCS 160 or MCS 260. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

CS 112

Program Design I in the Context of Biological Problems

3 hours. Same as BIOS 112. Credit is not given for CS 112 if the student has credit in CS 107 or CS 109 or CS 111 or CS 113 or MCS 160 or MCS 260. Course Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

CS 141

Program Design II

3 hours. 3 hours. Previously listed as CS 102. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 111 or Grade of C or better in CS 112 or Grade of C or better in CS 113 or Grade of C or better in CS 107 or Grade of C or better in CS 109; and Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture-Discussion.

CS 151

Mathematical Foundations of Computing

3 hours. 3 hours. Credit is not given for CS 151 if the student has credit in MCS 361. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 111 or Grade of C or better in CS 112 or Grade of C or better in CS 113 or Grade of C or better in CS 107 or Grade of C or better in CS 109 or Grade of C or better in MCS 160; and Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 180; or appropriate score on the department placement test Note that a grade of C in MCS 260 (the prior course number for MCS 160) is also considered a valid prerequisite replacement for MCS 160. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

CS 194

Special Topics in Computer Science

1 TO 3 hours. Restricted to Engineering. Departmental Approval Required

CS 211

Programming Practicum

3 hours. 2 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 141; or Grade of C or better in CS 107. The option to use CS 107 as a prerequisite (in place of CS 141) is only for Computer Engineering majors or students doing a Computer Engineering minor. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory-Discussion.

CS 251

Data Structures

4 hours. 4 hours. Prerequisite (s): Grade of C or better in CS 141 or Grade of C or better in CS 107; and Grade of C or better in CS 151; and Credit or concurrent registration in CS 211 or Credit or concurrent registration in ECE 266. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory.

CS 261

Machine Organization

4 hours. Credit is not given for CS 261 if the student has credit for ECE 267 or ECE 366. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 141; and Credit or concurrent registration in CS 211. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory.

CS 277

Technical and Professional Communication in Computer Science

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 141. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Discussion.

CS 294

Special Topics in Computer Science

1 TO 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering.

CS 301

Languages and Automata

3 hours. Previously listed as EECS 361. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 151; and Credit or concurrent registration in CS 251. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CS 341

Programming Language Design and Implementation

3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 211 and Grade of C or better in CS 251. Restricted to Computer Science or Computer Science & Design major(s).

CS 342

Software Design

3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Credit is not given for CS 342 if the student has credit for CS 340. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251 and Grade of C or better in CS 211. Restricted to Computer Science or Computer Sci & Linguistics or Data Science or Computer Science & Design major(s).

CS 351

Advanced Data Structure Practicum

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251; and Grade of C or better in CS 211.

CS 361

Systems Programming

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251 and Grade of C or better in CS 211; and CS 261. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory.

CS 362

Computer Design

4 hours. 3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Credit is not given for CS 362 if the student has credit in ECE 265. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 211; and CS 261. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Laboratory.

CS 377

Ethical Issues in Computing

3 hours. 3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CS 251. Restricted to Computer Science or Data Science major(s). To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Discussion.

CS 378

Framework-based Software Development for Hand-held Devices

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 342. Restricted to Engineering.

CS 394

Special Topics in Computer Science

1 TO 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering.

CS 398

Undergraduate Design/Research

1 TO 3 hours. Previously listed as EECS 398. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering. Departmental Approval Required

CS 401

Computer Algorithms I

3 OR 4 hours. Same as MCS 401. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MCS 360; or Grade of C or better in CS 251.

CS 402

Algorithms in Practice

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 401; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 407

Economics and Computation

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 411

Artificial Intelligence I

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251.

CS 412

Introduction to Machine Learning

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. MATLAB will be used for some of the homework assignments, but prior experience with it is not required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251; and IE 342 or STAT 381 or ECE 341. Restricted to Computer Science or Computer Sci & Linguistics or Data Science or Computer Science & Design major(s) or minor(s).

CS 415

Computer Vision I

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as EECS 487. Prerequisite(s): CS 202 or MCS 360; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus.

CS 418

Introduction to Data Science

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251; and STAT 381 or IE 342 or ECE 341.

CS 421

Natural Language Processing

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 301 or MCS 441.

CS 422

User Interface Design and Programming

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 342. Restricted to Computer Science or Summer Session or Computer Sci & Linguistics or Data Science or Computer Science & Design major(s) or minor(s).

CS 423

Natural User Interactions

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 342. Recommended background: CS 422 or CS 522. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 424

Visualization and Visual Analytics

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 425

Computer Graphics I

0 TO 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory-Discussion and one Lecture-Discussion.

CS 426

Video Game Design and Development

3 OR 4 hours. Same as DES 426. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus. Departmental Approval Required

CS 427

Creative Coding

3 OR 4 hours. Same as DES 427. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251. Restricted to Engineering, Architecture,Design,& the Arts, or Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

CS 428

Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 342; or consent of the instructor.

CS 440

Software Engineering I

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as EECS 470. Prerequisite(s): CS 342. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus.

CS 441

Engineering Distributed Objects For Cloud Computing

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 341 or Grade of C or better in CS 342; and Grade of C or better in CS 361. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus. Instructor Approval Required

CS 442

Software Engineering II

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 440. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus.

CS 450

Introduction to Networking

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for CS 450 if the student has credit for ECE 433. Prerequisite(s): CS 361. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus.

CS 453

Introduction to Parallel and Distributed Processing

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251. Recommended background: CS 401. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 455

Introduction to High Performance Computing

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 361; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or VP Enrollment Management.

CS 461

Operating Systems Design and Implementation

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as CS 385. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 361. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus.

CS 463

Systems Performance and Concurrent Computing

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 361. Recommended Background: CS 461. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 466

Computer Architecture

3 OR 4 hours. Same as ECE 466. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): ECE 366 or CS 261. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus.

CS 468

Network Security

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 361. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 473

Compiler Design

3 OR 4 hours. Same as MCS 411. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 301 or Grade of C or better in MCS 441; and Grade of C or better in CS 251 or Grade of C or better in MCS 360; and Grade of C or better in CS 261.

CS 474

Object-Oriented Languages and Environments

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as EECS 474. Prerequisite(s): CS 342.

CS 475

Object-Oriented Programming

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for CS 475 if the student has credit for CS 340 or CS 474. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 202; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required

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CS 476

Programming Language Design

3 OR 4 hours. Same as MCS 415. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as EECS 476. Prerequisite(s): MCS 360; or CS 341. Departmental Approval Required

CS 477

Public Policy, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing, Privacy, and Security

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Computer Science major(s). Instructor Approval Required

CS 478

Software Development for Mobile Platforms

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 342.

CS 479

Wearables and Nearables Technology Laboratory

3 OR 4 hours. Same as BME 479. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): BME 240; or CS 251; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: ECE 210 and CS 109.

CS 480

Database Systems

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251.

CS 483

Big Data Mining

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours; 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for CS 483 if the student has credit in CS 583. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251; and ECE 341 or IE 342 or STAT 381. Recommended background: CS 401 and CS 480. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 484

Secure Web Application Development

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in CS 341. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 485

Networked Operating Systems Programming

4 OR 5 hours. 4 undergraduate hours. 5 graduate hours. Previously listed as EECS 471. Prerequisite(s): CS 385. Restricted to Engineering, Graduate College, or UIC Extended Campus.

CS 487

Building Secure Computer Systems

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 385; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Civil Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics or Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or Bioengineering or Electrical & Computer Engr or Engineering or Engineering Management or Geotechnical Engr & Geosci or Indust Engr & Operations Res or Materials Engineering or Math & Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s).

CS 488

Introduction to Cryptography

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251; and IE 342 or STAT 381 or STAT 401. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 489

Human Augmentics

3 OR 4 hours. Same as BME 489. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in CS 251; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required

CS 491

Seminar

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Previously listed as EECS 491. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

CS 494

Special Topics in Computer Science

1 TO 4 hours. 1 to 3 undergraduate hours; 2 to 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Engineering or Graduate College.

CS 499

Professional Development Seminar

0 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Open only to seniors; and approval of the department. Must be taken in the student's last semester of study. Restricted to Computer Science major(s). Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.

CS 501

Computer Algorithms II

4 hours. Same as MCS 501. Prerequisite(s): MCS 401 or CS 401.

CS 502

Design and Analysis of Efficient Algorithms in Computational Molecular Biology

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in CS 401; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: CS 501 and some exposure to basic chemistry and biology. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 505

Computability and Complexity Theory

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 561. Prerequisite(s): CS 301. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 506

An Introduction to Quantum Computing

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 401; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: CS 501 and background in linear algebra at advanced undergraduate level. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

CS 512

Advanced Machine Learning

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 412; and MATH 310 or MATH 320; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

CS 514

Applied Artificial Intelligence

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 585. Prerequisite(s): CS 411. Restricted to Computer Science major(s). Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

CS 515

Advanced Computer Vision

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 587. Prerequisite(s): CS 415. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 516

Responsible Data Science and Algorithmic Fairness

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 412 and CS 401; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

CS 519

Machine Learning on Graphs

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 401; and CS 418 or CS 412 or CS 512; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Basic background in Graphs, Linear Algebra, Algorithms, and Machine Learning. Restricted to Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required

CS 520

Causal Inference and Learning

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 412; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 522

Human-Computer Interaction

4 hours. Same as PSCH 522 and COMM 522. Previously listed as EECS 578. Prerequisite(s): CS 422; or consent of the instructor.

CS 523

Multi-Media Systems

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 579. Prerequisite(s): CS 422; or consent of the instructor.

CS 524

Big Data Visualization and Analytics

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 424; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: CS 342 and CS 401 and programming experience in C/C++, Java, Python or Javascript. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 526

Computer Graphics II

4 hours. Same as AD 588. Prerequisite(s): CS 488; or consent of the instructor. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

CS 529

Visual Data Science

4 hours. Recommended Background: CS 342, CS 401, Computer graphics experience. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 531

Social Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 422 or equivalent; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: CS 522. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 532

Advanced Topics in Natural Language Processing

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 421 or CS 521 or CS 582 or CS 583; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: At least one natural language processing course and at least one AI or machine learning course. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 533

Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 412; and CS 421 or CS 521; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Linear algebra and calculus, machine learning, natural language processing. Restricted to Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required

CS 540

Advanced Topics in Software Engineering

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 570. Prerequisite(s): CS 440; or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

CS 550

Advanced Computer Networks

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 450; or consent of the instructor or CS 450 equivalent. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 553

Distributed Computing Systems

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 573. Prerequisite(s): CS 366 and CS 385. Restricted to Computer Science major(s). Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. Departmental Approval Required

CS 554

Advanced Topics in Concurrent Computing Systems

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 564. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 559

Neural Networks

4 hours. Same as ECE 559. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. - Knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, and the ability to write computer programs are assumed. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 565

Physical Design Automation

4 hours. Same as ECE 565. Prerequisite(s): CS 401; and CS 466 or ECE 465.

CS 566

Parallel Processing

4 hours. Same as ECE 566. Prerequisite(s): CS 466 or ECE 466; and CS 401.

CS 568

Advanced Computer Security and Online Privacy

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Recommended Background: CS 361 or equivalent. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 580

Query Processing in Database Systems

4 hours. Same as IDS 511. Previously listed as EECS 580. Prerequisite(s): CS 480. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 581

Database Management Systems

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 581. Prerequisite(s): CS 480. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 582

Information Retrieval

4 hours. Previously listed as EECS 582. Prerequisite(s): CS 480.

CS 583

Data Mining and Text Mining

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 401. Recommended background: Algorithm Probability. Restricted to Graduate College. Restricted to Computer Science major(s).

CS 584

Advanced Data Mining

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 583 and graduate standing; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

CS 586

Data and Web Semantics

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 480 or equivalent. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 587

Computer Systems Security

4 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): CS 485 or CS 450; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College.

CS 588

Security and Privacy in Networked and Distributed Systems

4 hours. Prerequisite(s): CS 401; and CS 450 or CS 485; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. Departmental Approval Required

CS 590

Research Methods in Computer Science

4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Open only to Ph.D. degree students; and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Computer Science major(s). Restricted to Doctor of Philosophy.

CS 594

Special Topics

4 hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Previously listed as EECS 594. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

CS 597

Project Research

0 TO 9 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Previously listed as EECS 597. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. For CS majors only.

CS 598

M.S. Thesis Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Previously listed as EECS 598. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. For CS majors only.

CS 599

Ph.D. Thesis Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Previously listed as EECS 599. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. For CS students only.