Roux Program: Returning Students Application

Returning Student Application for Roux Institute Courses

Application for Bates students who have already taken one or more Roux courses, and looking to continue in the Align Program.

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Deadline: 5pm Mon 01 Dec 2025

Name*

Email*

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Class Year*

Major*

Major Advisor*

Minors/GECs

List any declared or intended minors or GECs

Cumulative GPA*

A cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 is required to apply. Potential exceptions may be discussed with Barry Lawson (blawson@bates.edu), but are at the discretion of the Roux Institute.

Please enter a number from 0.0 to 4.0.

Previous Roux Courses Taken*

CS 5002: Discrete Structures

CS 5004: Object Oriented Design

CS 5008: Data Structures & Algorithms w/in Systems

DS 5010: Introduction to Programming for Data Science

DS 5020: Introduction to Linear Algebra & Probability for DS

Previous Roux Course(s) Semester and Grade*

For each previous Roux course taken, please list the semester you took the course and the grade you received in that course.

Roux Course You Are Requesting to Take*

Roux courses are typically taken in numeric sequence. If you are requesting to take a course out of sequence, provide justification below. NOTE: For any course number 5100 or above, contact Barry in advance to discuss options and required prerequisites.

CS 5002: Discrete Structures

CS 5004: Object Oriented Design

CS 5008: Data Structures & Systems

DS 5010: Introduction to Programming for Data Science

DS 5020: Introduction to Linear Algebra & Probability for DS

Out-of-Sequence Justification (if required — see above)

Course Section Day / Time (+ Recitation)*

List the day and time (see table below) you are requesting to take the course selected immediately above. List the day and time for both the lecture and the corresponding required recitation.

Note:

For all courses listed below, you must take the accompanying recitation section (if any).
For any course numbered 5100 or higher, contact Barry Lawson in advance about options and prerequisites.

Winter 2026
Course Name	Course Title	Day	Time
CS 5002	Discrete Structures	Thu	6:00-9:20pm
CS 5004	Object Oriented Design	Tue	6:00-9:20pm
CS 5005	Recitation for CS 5004	Wed	6:00-7:30pm
CS 5008	DS & Alg & Systems	Wed	6:00-9:20pm
CS 5009	Recitation for CS 5008	Thu	6:00-7:30pm
DS 5010	Programming for Data Science	Thu	6:00-9:20pm
DS 5020	LinAlg & Prob for Data Science	Thu	2:00-5:20pm

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