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CS 100 Roadmap to Computing Credit By Exam

CS 100 Roadmap to Computing - gateway to YWCC

The Ying Wu College of Computing wants to ensure that you have a successful transition to your major; therefore, all students must demonstrate proficiency in the material covered in CS 100 Roadmap to Computing.

There are two ways to accomplish this:

  1. Take CS 100 at NJIT
  2. Take the CS 100 Credit By Exam and score 82% or better

Exam Information

You may only attempt the Credit by Exam if you have not already enrolled in CS 100 in a prior semester.

The exam will only be offered in the Fall and Spring semesters.

  • Date: Friday, December 18
  • Time: 6:00pm–8:30pm
  • Location: Will be emailed a week prior to exam
  • Cost: $50 (Non-Refundable-You must pay and complete the credit by examination application at the Bursar's Office) 
  • Payment Deadline is Thursday, December 10 (11:59 p.m.)
  • Parking: Free parking is available in the deck.

Click here for payment instructions

Exam Results and Receiving Credit

You will be notified of your exam results via your NJIT email. Note: You will only be notified of your passing or failing score, not your percentile, and you will not have an opportunity to review the exam afterwards.

If you do not score at least 82%, you will not have an opportunity to retake the exam and will be required to take CS 100 at NJIT.

Studying for the CS 100 Credit By Exam

Please use the following materials to prepare for the exam:

  1. Practice exams (Spring 2017 | Fall 2017)
  2. Additional materials on user-defined classes (Lecture notes | Sample homework)

It is recommended that you:

  1. First go through the tests and answer all the problems.
  2. Then check your answers using an interpreter.
  3. In the case the two differ, investigate where your trace of the code went wrong.

Another great resource to reference is codecademy.