Applications for currently enrolled UW Bothell Premajors are available in both the CSS Program office and the CUSP office.
Computing & Software Systems accepts applications for the BS in CSS and the BA in Applied Computing for Autumn and Spring Quarters. Only applications that are completed by the deadline, will be considered by the CSS Admissions Committee. Students who are completing final prerequisites in Spring, Winter, or Summer may still apply as follows:
Enrolled in final prerequisites courses in Winter quarter: Apply for Spring quarter by Spring quarter deadline
Enrolled in final prerequisites courses in Spring quarter: Apply for Autumn quarter using priority deadline
Enrolled in final prerequisites Summer Quarter: Apply for Autumn quarter July 1 deadline
Application Deadlines
Autumn Quarter*
Priority deadline: May 1st
Standard deadline: July 1st
Spring Quarter
February 1st
A completed application file includes:
Application form
Goal Statement*
Unofficial Transcripts**
*Goal statements should describe your educational plans and goals. You may also include the following topics: motivation for education, work experience, extracurricular activities, and unusual circumstances that may have affected your grades. Please limit your statement to no more than two double spaced typewritten pages.
**Unofficial Transcripts showing courses taken at the University of Washington may be printed from MyUW
Due to resources, enrollment in the program is limited and admission is competitive. The primary admission criterion is degree of qualification for probable success in the CSS curriculum as evidenced by academic performance, work experience and other factors.
To start the CSS Admission process, each student is ranked based on his or her prerequisite GPA. Then each student's transcript is checked for a number of other academic trends including the number of repeated classes, number of classes withdrawn, cumulative grade point average, the number of technical classes taken each quarter, trends in grades, the number of hours the student works, and the number of credits per quarter. The admission committee pays close attention to grades in the prerequisite classes (especially programming and math). The committee will also look at other supporting documentation such as the student's goal statement. Information that is considered in the student's goal statement is work experience, extracurricular activities, and unusual circumstances.
Students denied admission to the program should consult with the undergraduate advisor for additional information and guidance. Students may request a review of the Admission Committee decision by writing a letter to the Program Director, citing the reasons for the appeal. This letter must be submitted within four weeks after the notification of denial is mailed. Incomplete or inaccurate records submitted by the applicant will not be considered as a basis for an appeal.
For more information, please email cssinfo@u.washington.edu
