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CMPT 475 instead of CMPT 373?
Has anyone done this? I'm in Software Systems but 373 is only offered in the fall (along with a bunch of other required courses only offered in the fall yay) and apparently you can't take both for credit - so I'm wondering if anyone has been able to substitute 373 with 475? I've submitted an appeal but those take forever to get assessed apparently...
also the amount of seats they've got for the limited upper division cmpt courses is a joke, almost everything is closed/wait listed/not offered - and some of them have scheduling conflicts too, fun stuff.
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The course offering for software systems is fucking annoying as hell :/ everything is offered in a specific term during the year. I couldn't take cmpt 276 for that reason alone, but I was able to use cmpt 275 instead. For newer students, even cmpt 275 requires appealing
CMPT 373 with Shermer was easily the best course I ever took at sfu. In comparison people I talked to who took 475 found it mediocre at best.
The amount of stuff you will learn in 373 and the experience you will gain will make it well worth waiting for. In the meantime there should be other courses you can take, be them upper division computing or electives.
I took 275 as well (no idea they have to appeal that now too - pity), so im hoping if they allow me to do 475 instead of 373 i would still be able to take 473- it does sound backwards. although i understand what you mean by them wanting us to stick to the routes because it does make sense but as mentioned its just very annoying with the course offerings. i still haven't gotten a response from the director or whoever is in charge of the appeals...