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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
  3. The exam can be taken three times a year, at the end of the Fall/Spring/Summer semesters

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 be offered in the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters

  • Date: Monday, August 9, 2021
  • Time: 9:00am–11:30am

The form is no longer necessary. To have the credit by exam charge applied  to your account and make the payment; please do the following:

  • Please send an email to the Bursar Office to bursar@njit.edu to request the credit by exam charge be placed on your account. Make sure your email contains the course code.
    • Example: I would like to have the Credit for Exam charge for course MATH113 (Bachelor of Architecture) added to my account.
  • Cost: $50 (non-refundable). Once the charge is on your account, you can make a payment through your student payment portal.
  • The Bursar office will send confirmation of your payment to the department after the cutoff date they provide.
  • Payment Deadline: Friday, July 30, 2021 (11:59 pm)
  • Location: Will be emailed a week prior to exam
  • Parking: Free parking is available in the deck

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 80%, 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. Brief Course Description
  2. Practice exams (Practice Exam 1 | Practice Exam 2 | Practice Exam 3)
  3. 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.

 

You can also use our on campus tutoring service
Another great resource to reference is codecademy.