Advising Help

Almost all curriculum changes can be done through forms found at PennWest Registrar Forms.

Advising Sheets

NOTE: The Registrar is promoting that students/advisors should use Degree Works for official advising sheets. These are provided for past reference.
• Fall 2026: The official advising sheets are here:
  • Applied Computer Science General.
  • Applied Computer Science Game
  • Applied Computer Science AI
  • Computer Science. I understand that as of 10/26 this is not yet updated, the current version is here.
• Legacy (Fall 2025)
  • Computer Science
  • Applied Computing
  • Applied Computing Game

Course Rotation

Pre-requisites

Registration Dates for Fall 26

• October 26th Doctoral and Graduate students, and students with Priority*
• October 28th Senior standing (90+ earned hours)
• October 30th Junior standing (60-89 earned hours)
• November 2nd Sophomore standing (30-59 earned hours)
• November 4th Freshman (0-29 earned hours)

Please note, Pennwest is now enforcing a policy where students with financial aid MUST take 12 credits that count towards a degree. This is detailed in pages located here. In general, 12 of your credits each semester MUST fit on a space on the checksheet.

Placement Information

Computer Science

• You nearly qualify for a minor in mathematics. Please check out Minor in Mathematics.
  • The current requirements are :
    • Math 2410, Calc I, Required for CS
    • Math 2420, Calc II, Required for CS
    • Math 1510, Discrete, Required for CS
    • 7 Additional hours in Mathematics/Stat, 3000 or above
      • Math 3210, Linear Algebra, Required for CS
      • 4 credits in MATH/STAT electives.
• You need to take a two one courses in lab based science. The first year, the choices were limited, the current list has been expanded to include:
  • ATMS 1100
  • BIOL 2810 and BIOL 2811, BOTH CLASSES
  • BIOL 3810 and BIOL 3811, BOTH CLASSES
  • CHEM 1108
  • CHEM 1128
  • GEOL 1500
  • PHYS 2500 and PHYS 2510, BOTH CLASSES
  • PHYS 2600 and PHYS 2610, BOTH CLASSES
• This requirement has been revised in the 2026 curriculum, if you switch to the new track, you need take only one lab based science

  For people in the first version of the degree, I will process curriculum adjustment forms to include these classes if you wish.

Suggestions for Certificates

• Web and Mobile Application Programming, (California, Clarion, Edinboro, Global Online)
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning,(California, Clarion, Edinboro)
• Game Programming (Clarion, Edinboro)
• Computer Information Systems (California, Global Online)

I might have to advise for the Certificate in CS. I would not advise CS or ACS student to earn this unless you want a early certification or an exit from the University or Program without a degree in CS/ACS.

MS Opportunities at PennWest

This is also available in the Data Science and Analytics MS

In order to apply to the accelerated program, students must have at least junior standing. If they apply and are accepted, they are then able to enroll in up to 4 master's courses, while still an undergraduate. These courses will count towards both their undergraduate and graduate degree, but they only pay undergraduate tuition for the courses.

If a student is unsure if they actually want to pursue the graduate degree, they can still apply for the accelerated program and simply choose not to finish it upon graduation of their undergraduate degree. They may even end up getting a job where the employer will pay for them to complete the degree.

Curriculum Cross Reference Chart.