Academics:  Bachelor of Science in Informatics

Informatics Student Guide

Welcome to the Informatics Student Guide! Designed for current majors, the Informatics Student Guide provides links to information and resources that help students to navigate and succeed in the Informatics program.

Informatics Program 

• iWelcome Week Information
  Information on special events during the first week of autumn quarter at the iSchool.
• Informatics Handbook 2007-08
• Recommended Informatics course schedule
  • Regularly admitted majors
  • Freshman Direct Admission Majors
  • Honors Students
• What is the Capstone Experience?
  A brief introduction and overview of the Capstone project you will undertake in the second year of the Informatics major.

Forms

• Major Electives and online petition form to submit outside-department courses for consideration and approval.
  
• Informatics Internship (INFO 495)
  • INFO 495 guidelines and request form. Submit completed form, with necessary signatures, to the iSchool Student Services Office (MGH 470). Add code for INFO 495 will be distributed upon approval of the arrangement.
• Independent Study in Informatics (INFO 499)
  • INFO 499 request form. Submit completed form, with necessary signatures, to the iSchool Student Services Office (MGH 470). Add code for INFO 499 will be distributed upon approval of the arrangement.

Planning & Scheduling Resources

• Course Information
  • Course Descriptions
  • Course Schedules
  • General Education Course Search
  • New & Special Offerings on campus
  • UW-CC Course Equivalency Guide 
     
• Academic Resources
  • Academic Calendar
  • Advising
  • Email listservs for majors: iMajors and iAnnounce
  • Financial Aid resources for Informatics Students
  • Graduation
  • Registration Tips
    

Policies & Procedures

• Continuation Policy for the Informatics Major
• Academic Conduct
• Academic Standards and Grievance
• Diversity Policy
• Student Code of Conduct, Washington Administrative Code (WAC)

Career Services

• UW Career Center—Offers a variety of services to include Résumé Maker, assistance with resumes, cover letters, interviewing, and negotiations, and hosts on campus recruitment interviews, workshops and employer events.
• Sample Informatics Resumes
  • Reverse-chronological order resume
  • Scannable resume
• Informatics Placements

Student Organizations  

• ASIS&T (American Society for Information Science and Technology), UW Chapter
• IUGA (Informatics Undergraduate Association)—especially for Informatics majors
• Other iSchool student organizations