NOTE: CS has introduced a new and more effective alternative for the Capstone exit requirement.

Methods for meeting the exit requirements are now:

1. Pass one of the following capstone courses:
   • CMPS 116 (Software Design Project)
   • CMPS 140 (Artificial Intelligence)
   • CMPS 161 (Visualization and Computer Animation)
   • CMPS 181 (Database Systems II)
   • CMPS 183 (Hypertext and the Web)
2. Do a senior thesis.
3. Get a scaled score of 600 or better on the CS GRE. The test dates for this academic year are available on the GRE web site.

Honors in the Major

• Students who obtain a GPA of 3.8 or higher in the major courses will receive the distinction of "Highest Honors in the Major".
• Students who obtain a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major courses will receive the distinction of "Honors in the Major".

Please contact Ira Pohl, pohl@soe.ucsc.edu, for more information.