HOW TO APPLY Go to ischool.uw.edu/informatics for details and updated information.
student or UW Tacoma student, you must: • Submit a UW transfer application by the specified deadline, typically mid-February for autumn quarter or September 1 for
PROGRAM ADMISSIONS Starting with spring 2020, the Informatics program has two admissions cycles per year: Cycle 1: Apply in spring to begin the program autumn quarter. For current UW students, the spring application deadline is in early April.
winter quarter. • Submit a separate application to the Informatics program — for the same quarter for which you apply for admission to the UW — that includes your online application, schools and transcripts, prerequisite courses, and an essay. The Informatics application deadline is the same as for current
Cycle 2: Apply in autumn to begin the program winter quarter. For
students: early April to begin autumn quarter; late September
current UW students, the autumn application deadline is in late
or early October to begin winter quarter.
September or early October.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS In addition to completing prerequisite course requirements, applicants will submit an essay that addresses why they want to be in the program. Students may apply to the program a maximum of two times (not including applications for Freshman Direct Admission).
PREREQUISITE COURSEWORK • INFO 200: Intellectual Foundations of Informatics
• Complete the prerequisite courses (the same prerequisites listed for current UW students above, with the exception of INFO 200) by the end of the quarter prior to submitting your application. Most community colleges will have equivalent coursework. Students should refer to the UW Equivalency Guide at http://admit.washington.edu/apply/transfer/ equivalency-guide/ to ensure the courses they plan to take will transfer to the UW and fulfill the prerequisite requirements for Informatics. Since most other schools do not have equivalent classes for INFO
• Computer programming (multiple courses accepted)
200, we do not require it of applicants transferring into the UW. If
• Statistics (multiple courses accepted)
admitted to the Informatics program, you will be required to take
• Social Science or Individuals & Society course (multiple courses accepted) Prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of winter quarter to apply to the program in spring, or by the end of summer quarter to
INFO 200 during your first quarter in the program. Note: If you are enrolled at the UW Seattle campus during the application process, you are not considered a transfer student, even if you transferred in a previous quarter.
apply in autumn. Please check our website for current requirements and to find out which courses are accepted to meet them.
FRESHMAN DIRECT ADMISSION
A minimum grade of 2.0 is required in each course.
Students applying to the University of Washington as freshmen
Departmentally approved transfer equivalents or AP/IB credits may be used to fulfill prerequisite requirements.
APPLYING AS A TRANSFER STUDENT
can list Informatics as their top-choice major on their application for a chance to be admitted directly to the program without having to go through the standard admissions process. Admission is competitive, and freshmen who are accepted to the UW but not
Students transferring to the UW are encouraged to apply to the
accepted directly into the Informatics major are encouraged to
Informatics program. To apply as a transfer student, UW Bothell
apply to the program again in the future.
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