The department has received several inquiries already in regards to the new curriculum changes in fall. Hopefully this email will serve its purpose in clearing up any confusion or questions that you may have.
Every student must choose a catalog year and follow that catalog’s bulletin/major form of courses. A student may choose to follow the curriculum requirements based on the semester/year they started at a California community college, the semester/year they were admitted to SJSU, or the semester/year they are graduating from SJSU. The student must abide by all curriculum requirements of the semester/year that they choose.
Therefore, if you are a CMPE 46 student following a bulletin/major form that requires CMPE 46, then you may stay enrolled in this course for fall.
However, the department encourages that students take CMPE 30 + CMPE 50 + MATH 123 instead of CMPE 46 + CMPE 101 + Math 129A + MATH 133A. There will be a substitution memo available in the department if you opt to take the new curriculum.
CMPE students who follow that route should now take ME 19 (a new course) instead of ME 20. Keep in mind, ME 20 is still acceptable, but is one unit more.
So, students that are enrolled in CMPE 46 for fall who
- will NOT be following a bulletin prior to fall 2007
or
- who wish to substitute courses as described above
need to drop and enroll into the new course CMPE 30 and then take the courses that follow - CMPE 50 + MATH 123 + ME 19. These 4 courses are the NEW CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS, unless you are following an OLD bulletin.
EE students continue to take CMPE 46. This change does NOT affect you.
If you still have questions, after reading this message then please feel free to contact the CMPE department front desk receptionist.
The department apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Thank you,
Computer Engineering Department