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The goal is to help a student test out of the first programming course at University of Maryland, College Park.
Skipping CMSC 131 allows students to jump directly into , accelerating their progress toward upper-level requirements and potential graduation. Exam Format and Passing Requirements
Because you are asking about this exam, you likely have some coding background. Here is a hyper-specific study plan.
CMSC 131 (Object-Oriented Programming I) is the foundational Java course for the Department of Computer Science. It is a notorious "weed-out" class for many majors. Skipping it via the exemption exam can save you a semester of time, allow you to jump into higher-level courses (like CMSC 132), and free up your schedule.
: Deep vs. shallow copying and the Java Memory Map.
To prepare for the CMSC 131 exemption exam, students should:
(Free Response Questions). You’ll likely be asked to design a class or write complex methods from scratch. The "Boss Battle" Topics According to student lore and the Official Exemption Exam Topics List , these are the heavy hitters you'll face:
Email the CMSC undergraduate office ( ugrad@cs.umd.edu ) and ask if they have a "practice exemption exam" or a "review session." Sometimes the department runs a 2-hour workshop the week before. That single session is worth its weight in gold.
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