Advising Help

The following are to assist with advising. They may or may not be completely accurate. If you find an error, please report it to dbennett@pennwest.edu.

Almost all changes can be done through forms found at PennWest Registrar Froms.

Registration Dates for Spring 27

TBD

Please note, Pennwest is now enforcing a policy where students with financial aid MUST take 12 credits that count towards a degree. This is detailed in pages located here. In general, 12 of your credits each semester MUST fit on a space on the checksheet.

Placement Information

Information about placment may be found here: Placement Information

Computer Science

  • You nearly qualify for a minor in mathematics. Please check out Minor in Mathematics".
    • The current requirements are :
      • Math 2410, Calc I, Required for CS
      • Math 2420, Calc II, Required for CS
      • Math 1510, Discrete, Required for CS
      • 7 Additional hours in Mathematics/Stat, 3000 or above
        • Math 3210, Linear Algebra, Required for CS
        • 4 credits in MATH/STAT electives.
  • You need to take a two courses in lab based science. The first year, the choices were limited, the current list has been expanded to include:
    • ATMS 1100
    • BIOL 2810 and BIOL 2811, BOTH CLASSES
    • BIOL 3810 and BIOL 3811, BOTH CLASSES
    • CHEM 1108
    • CHEM 1128
    • GEOL 1500
    • PHYS 2500 and PHYS 2510, BOTH CLASSES
    • PHYS 2600 and PHYS 2610, BOTH CLASSES
  • This requirement has been revised in the 2026 curriculum, if you switch to the new track, you need take only one lab based science For people in the first version of the degree, I will process curriculum adjustment forms to include these classes if you wish.

MS Opportunities at PennWest

PennWest offers a Professional Masters in Cybersecurity. As an undergraduate you can enroll in this and take some courses that count for both. If you are interested, please discuss this with your advisor.

This is also available in the Data Science and Analytics MS

In order to apply to the accelerated program, students must have at least junior standing. If they apply and are accepted, they are then able to enroll in up to 4 master's courses, while still an undergraduate. These courses will count towards both their undergraduate and graduate degree, but they only pay undergraduate tuition for the courses.

If a student is unsure if they actually want to pursue the graduate degree, they can still apply for the accelerated program and simply choose not to finish it upon graduation of their undergraduate degree. They may even end up getting a job where the employer will pay for them to complete the degree.

Curriculum Cross Reference Chart.