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Informatics Transfer Course Policy

The Informatics admissions committee will accept non-UW courses that the UW considers equivalent to the prerequisite courses as outlined in the UW Equivalency Guide or if transfer credit is issued and appears on the student’s official UW Transcript.

If the UW has assigned transfer credit that is not equivalent to a prerequisite course (UW 1xx, STAT 1xx or CSE 1xx, etc.), the course will not be accepted in fulfillment of a prerequisite course.

Students who believe the course they took is equivalent to a prerequisite course should follow the appeal procedure outlined on the Office of Admissions website.

Review of coursework that does not have an established equivalency will occur at the time of application to the program. 

The Informatics program will not be able to review coursework for prerequisite equivalencies prior to application. Prospective students will need to work with an advisor at their school to identify courses that meet the Prerequisite Course Core Competencies outlined below.

Prerequisite Course Core Competencies

Statistics
  • You understand basic statistical concepts including distributions, aggregate statistics, confidence intervals, correlation, and linear regression
  • You understand the concept of basic null hypothesis significance tests, including t-tests, chi-squared tests, and univariate ANOVAs.
  • Course descriptions for select approved courses: STAT 221, STAT 311, QMETH 201

Intro Computer Science or Data Science
  • You're familiar with basic programming language features such as variables, arrays, functions, conditionals, and loops
  • You're familiar with how to use a programming language to load, filter, restructure, and analyze basic data sets.
  • Course descriptions for select approved courses: CSE 142, CSE 154, CSE 160, INFO 180, INFO 201

English Composition
  • Development of writing skills
  • Sentence strategies and paragraph structures
  • Expository, critical and persuasive essay techniques
  • A basic English composition course that is commonly completely during freshman year
  • Course descriptions for select approved courses: ENGL 121, ENGL 131, ENGL 141

Individuals and Societies

I&S courses focus on the experimental study of human behavior both individually and socially. This includes the history, development, and dynamics of human behavior, as well as social and cultural institutions.

Common I&S subjects are: economics, psychology, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, etc.

 

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