Dear CS-Applied Option Students, Four important updates are now in effect for all Corvallis and Ecampus students completing the Applied Option in Computer Science. Unfortunately, these changes are not showing up in your MyDegrees record. Please connect with your EECS advisor or come to drop-in advising hours if you have any questions about these updates. 1. Students can no longer declare the Cybersecurity Focus Area in the Applied Option. Students looking to declare the Cybersecurity Focus Area will need to declare the Cybersecurity Option when it becomes available (see attached document). Applied Option students who already declared the Cybersecurity Focus Area, had their request approved and had their MyDegrees record updated can either complete the approved focus area requirements or switch to the Cybersecurity Option when it becomes available. We encourage students to switch to the Cybersecurity Option as it shows up on your OSU transcripts. Focus Areas do not show up on your OSU transcript. 1. ST 314 is no longer required for students in the Applied Option. ST 314 is being added to the list of approved CS Restricted Electives. * If you have already successfully completed ST 314 or an equivalent, it will now count towards your nine (9) credits of CS Restricted Electives. * If you have not already successfully completed ST 314 or an equivalent, you can take a different CS Restricted Elective instead. Note that ST 314 is a prerequisite for CS 434 and CS 476. 1. The CS Restricted Elective requirement in the Applied Option has been increased from six (6) credits to nine (9) credits (see above statement about ST 314). 1. Applied Option students can now substitute CS 370 for either CS 352, CS 372, CS 381 or CS 444 as long as CS 370 is not already being used towards degree requirements. Note that CS 352, CS 372 and CS 381 are prerequisites for other CS courses. Please notify your EECS advisor if you want to make this substitution. Your EECS advisor will need to update your MyDegrees record after verifying that CS 370 is not already being used towards degree requirements. We do not anticipate these updates negatively impacting students. If you believe these changes will negatively impact you, please contact your EECS advisor. Sincerely, Advising Team School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Advising Oregon State University | 1148 Kelley Engineering Center Office Phone: 541-737-3617 Advising Website <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineering.oregonstate.edu%2FEECS%2FMyEECS%2Fundergraduate-advising&data=05%7C01%7Ccs-ungrads%40engr.oregonstate.edu%7C1e57c1cb0ac3420f436008db6144ad03%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638210719974612858%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YIBipuqnPh1QPu994U4ZZSiY7NwzrizuGi4LrKJMYs4%3D&reserved=0> Need to speak to an advisor today? Check-out our drop-in advising hours<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineering.oregonstate.edu%2FEECS%2FMyEECS%2Fundergraduate-advising&data=05%7C01%7Ccs-ungrads%40engr.oregonstate.edu%7C1e57c1cb0ac3420f436008db6144ad03%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638210719974612858%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YIBipuqnPh1QPu994U4ZZSiY7NwzrizuGi4LrKJMYs4%3D&reserved=0>