This brochure contains advice for undergraduate students planning to study computer science. Each semester the department publishes a newsletter online giving advice on registering for courses and other issues. Publications are available from the departmental webpage .
Factors considered in the acceptance decision are both subjective and objective.
Included are consideration of overall grade point average, grades earned in computer science courses required in the curriculum of the major, and the seriousness of purpose and interest in departmental programs as exemplified by regular and orderly progress through the prescribed curriculum without abuse of withdrawal and course repeat privileges. A student may progress to the major program only after completing courses specified by the department. Transfer students' course work will be evaluated individually. Has achieved an average of 2.5 or better of grades in all computer science courses taken at UTK which apply to the major. Has received at most one W or repeated grade in a computer science course.