UCSB CS Transfer Student Resources

About this website

This website provides information for transfer students to provide a smooth transition into the Computer Science program. Some of the information may also be of use to transfer students in Computer Engineering, and for that matter, to anyone taking course work in CS at UCSB.

Topics

  • Academic Honesty—Some of the particulars for CS
  • Command Line—We do lots of stuff 'at the command line' in CS courses at UCSB...
  • Contact Us—Names and Emails of the transfer mentors
  • CSIL—(pronounced see-sill), the main computer system used for instruction at UCSB CS
  • git/github: overview—An introduction. git vs. github.com vs. github.ucsb.edu, repos, etc.
  • Gradescope—Introduction to Gradescope (and other ways of submitting code/projects/etc)
  • Lectures and Sections—Overview of lectures and sections and the differences between them
  • Linux Commands—A variety of resources related to Unix and Linux, esp. command line tools
  • Professor/TA roles—Quick overview on the roles between professors, TA's, and students
  • Registration and Pass Times—How does this work?

Resources