Catalog Description: Topics will vary semester to semester. See the Computer Science Division announcements.

Units: 1-4

Related Areas:

• Security (SEC)
• Theory (THY)

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

Formats:
Summer: 2.0-8.0 hours of lecture per week
Fall: 1.0-4.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 1.0-4.0 hours of lecture per week

Grading Basis: letter

Final Exam Status: Written final exam conducted during the scheduled final exam period

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Class Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 194-177/294-177 – Mo 10:00-11:59, Tan 180 – Xiaodong Dawn Song

Class Notes
* Time conflicts ARE allowed.

CS 194-196/294-196 – Mo 15:00-16:59, Valley Life Sciences 2050 – Xiaodong Dawn Song

Class Notes
* Time conflicts ARE allowed.

* Students must apply to be enrolled off the waitlist by completing the waitlist petition form: https://forms.gle/MSLYVZJmaDaaE2B48

CS 194-302/294-302 – Mo 17:00-19:59, Dwinelle 182 – Allon Wagner

Class Notes
* Time conflicts NOT allowed

* Prerequisites: CS189A or CS176 or DATA100 or MCB 150

Class Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 194-198 – TuTh 09:30-10:59, Soda 405; We 17:00-17:59, Evans 70 – Christian H Borgs

Class Notes
- Time conflicts are not allowed

- Prerequisites: CS 70 AND either CS 170 or EECS 126

- Class Webpage: https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~borgs/CS194-198/

CS 194-202 – Tu 09:30-10:59, Soda 438 – Narges Norouzi

Class Notes
Please complete this form to request enrollment: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdz9FvBmoUvuktvcgqb8hB0njNLnmWjakE68HRHCZb-f0547A/viewform

CS 194-271/294-271 – Tu 12:30-13:59, Soda 606 – Gireeja Vishnu Ranade, Narges Norouzi

Class Notes
Application to enroll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAkh4uCiQdYyfO4Df-6Nxwv36ZTtj6ex-HdloiQdy0f8H5gA/viewform

Links:

• EECS Course Archives (CalNet authentication required)
• CS enrollment policies
• EE enrollment policies
• HKN course maps