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Lower-Division Courses

In order to be considered for admission, applicants who are current UW students must complete all four prerequisite courses. They must be completed by the end of the quarter prior to submitting your application to the Informatics program.

Prospective students who have completed all listed prerequisites and would like to take additional classes before applying to the program are encouraged to take any courses in the program. (If you are interested in taking Informatics courses but are not currently in the program, please see our Add Code Policy.)

Prerequisite Courses

Prerequisite 2022-2023 Average Grade and Range Course Notes
INFO 200

Average 3.77
Range 2.6-4.0

INFO 200  
Computer programming

Average 3.87
Range 2.3-4.0

INFO 201, or one of the following: CSE 121, CSE 122, CSE 123, CSE 142, CSE 143, CSE 143x, CSE 154, CSE 160, CSE 163, CSE 373, INFO/STAT/CSE 180

 
Statistics

Average 3.73
Range 2.2-4.0

One class: STAT 220; STAT 221 / SOC 221 / CS&SS 221 (all offered jointly); BIOSTAT 310; CSE 312; EDPSY 490; IND E 315; MATH 390; MATH 394/ STAT 394; PSYCH 315; PSYCH 317; QMETH 201; Q SCI 381;STAT 290*; STAT 311; STAT 390

The courses listed in bold are officially recognized by DARS as fulfilling the statistics requirements. The other courses will also be accepted; they just won’t show up as approved through a DARS audit.

*Note: STAT 290 is the course that is awarded based on AP score. It is not an actual course at the UW that students can take.

STAT 1xx is acceptable for this prerequisite.

Social Sciences (SSc) course

Average 3.97
Range 2.8-4.0

Any SSc (Social Sciences) [SSc], formerly I&S (Individuals & Societies) Any [SSc] course other than INFO 200

The course designations given are for courses taken at the UW. However, we are happy to accept non-UW courses. Please refer to the information below regarding transfer credits:

  • For schools that have a transfer agreement with the UW, refer to the Equivalency Guide for courses equivalent to the prerequisites.
  • Students attending a four-year school or an out-of-state community college should take equivalent courses at the school they are attending. Learn about our practices and policies regarding how we review transfer credits.

Additional Information

  • Prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of 2.0 or higher, AP/IB scores (if awarded credit by the UW), or Cr (if a Cr/NC class).
    • Prerequisite courses taken for an S during Extraordinary Circumstances quarters will count toward prerequisites.
  • If you have taken multiple classes that fulfill the same requirement, we will consider the course where you earned the highest grade. 
  • Prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the quarter prior to the application deadline. For Winter Quarter start it means the Summer before. For Autumn Quarter start it means the Winter before.
    • Exceptions:
      • Transfer students who started at the UW in Winter quarter are not expected/required to have taken INFO 200 in order to be eligible for the next Autumn quarter admission.
      • Transfer students who started at the UW in Autumn quarter are not expected/required to have INFO 200 in order to be eligible for the next Winter quarter admission.
      • Transfer students are only allowed one “grace quarter” where INFO 200 is not required (described above). If they chose to apply in a future cycle, they would be considered a current UW student and INFO 200 would be required.
  • If you need assistance finding SSc courses, please use the General Education Requirement Course Search tool.
  • If you want to petition a course you have taken for one of the prerequisites, but it is not listed above, please email iask@uw.edu. Include the course code and prerequisite area and email the request at least one week before the deadline.

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News

Akshita Gundavarapu, Emily Smokoff, Erica Gordy, Audrey Dennis, Meghan Munagala.

Informatics students make climate data easier to visualize

Thursday, June 1, 2023
Climate change is a complex problem, and it's hard to grasp exactly how much carbon people are putting into the atmosphere. Policymakers who are trying to cut carbon emissions, however, need a good understanding of the current situation to...
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Pournami Varma (left) presents a poster on “Using Family Health Informatics to Improve Asthma.”

Informatics students show their work at research symposium

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Fifteen Information School students presented their research at the 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium on May 19. They were among more than 1,000 students participating from across the University of Washington.  One of the...
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Events

Jun 7
 
4:00-5:00PM

Informatics Program Overview for Future UW Seattle Freshman and Current High School Students

Zoom / Online
Jun 7
 
6:00-7:00PM

MSIM Program Overview

Virtual / Zoom
Jun 9
 
9:00-11:00AM

Dissertation Proposal Defense - Justin Petelka

Zoom
Jun 9
 
3:00-4:00PM

MLIS Law Librarianship Information Session

Zoom / Online
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