Admissions Timeline for the Informatics Major

Application Deadline for 2010: April 15, 2010

Autumn Quarter

All Informatics pre-requisites offered:

  • INFO 100: Fluency with IT
  • INFO 200: Intellectual Foundations of Informatics
  • STAT 311: Elements of Statistical Methods or QMETH 201: Introduction to Statistical Methods
  • CSE 142: Computer Programming I

Other required courses are offered in English Composition, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy.

Winter Quarter

Application deadlines for UW undergraduate admissions (for Freshman Direct Admissions Program):

  • December 1, 2010, for priority admission
  • January 15, 2011, final closing date

Informatics major begins accepting applications beginning of winter quarter. Students who have completed all required prerequisite courses by winter quarter can apply for early decision on admission to the major.

All Informatics pre-requisites offered:

  • INFO 100: Fluency with IT
  • INFO 200: Intellectual Foundations of Informatics
  • STAT 311: Elements of Statistical Methods or QMETH 201: Introduction to Statistical Methods
  • CSE 142: Computer Programming I

Other required courses are offered in English Composition, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy.

Spring Quarter

Deadline for application to the Informatics major: April 15

Applicants are required to complete prerequisites by the end of spring quarter. Applicants can be taking prerequisite courses during the admissions process, but need to complete them by the end of spring quarter.

All Informatics pre-requisites offered:

  • INFO 100: Fluency with IT
  • INFO 200: Intellectual Foundations of Informatics
  • STAT 311: Elements of Statistical Methods or QMETH 201: Introduction to Statistical Methods
  • CSE 142: Computer Programming I

Other required courses are offered in English Composition, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy.

Mid- to late July

Admissions committee offers admissions to the major to the new cohort.