CSE 40 Testout Exam Instructions

What You Need

• Computer

• Working Webcam

• Internet connection (regular ADSL speed, or mobile hotspot, work).

• Access to your @ucsc.edu account.

• Ability to join Zoom Test Room

• Access to Canvas

Exam duration

The exam lasts 90 minutes and starts and ends at fixed times.  

Students who have documented or self-reported need for accommodations can request more time when registering.  Accommodations are granted to anyone who requests them, and no confirmation is sent: if you requested an accommodation, you can assume that the accommodation has been granted.  

Notification of exam outcome

 The exam outcome is communicated electronically, up to a week after the exam itself.  Students who pass the exam will have their CSE 40 requirement marked as satisfied in the UCSC Registrar system, so that they can proceed to enroll in classes that have CSE 40 as a prerequisite.  Generally, it takes up to a week after the exam result is available for the registrar office to update the requirement for each student.

Collaboration Policy

You can:

• Look up machine learning and the Python documentation, tutorials, and lectures, online. 

• Search for help on open, public web sites (Stack Overflow, Wikipedia, etc). 

• Use the material you find in the above ways. 

You cannot: 

• Ask for help from others, or collaborate with others.    

• You may NOT use ChatGPT.   Any indication of answers that are cut and pasted from ChatGPT or any other generative AI tool will result in a 0 on the test out, and ban from retaking test.   DON'T DO IT.

• Post your test, search, or solicit help, from non-open sites (any site that requires a login to be accessed).