Midterm Part 1 Retake: 11/2-11/3

Deadline: Tuesday, November 3, 11:59:59 PM PT

Midterm Part I Retake

Midterm Part I is a 50-minute PrairieLearn-style assignment designed to be taken in-person at the CBTF in Moffitt 175. You may directly self-schedule a 50-minute block of time on any of the available time slots via PrairieTest once the self-reservation window opens on 10/21 at 8:00 AM PT. If you have DSP accommodations, please submit your letter of accommodation directly via the AIM portal, and you will automatically receive your accommodations when you check in.

CBTF Logistics

For Fall 2026, the CBTF is located in Moffitt 175. Please re-read all facility logistics carefully!

Action items

  • When self-reservations open up on Wednesday, October 21st at 8:00AM PT, make a reservation for your exam. See instructions here. You can change a reservation up to 90 minutes before the session starts.
  • Ensure you have Duo Mobile downloaded and set up with your CalNet account. Computers in Moffitt 175 will require you to authenticate using Duo before accessing your exams. Text messaging may be spotty in the CBTF and is not recommended as a Two-Factor Authentication method. Extra time will not be granted for authentication problems.
  • If you miss your reservation, please email cbt-help@berkeley.edu for assistance.

Exam Day Reminders

  • You must bring your Cal ID to the CBTF for the exam (or government ID as a backup). CalCentral is not a valid form of identification. Without proper identification, you will not be allowed into the library to take the exam.
  • Have your CalNet password ready when you arrive. You will need this to log in for the exam and will not be provided additional time to find it once your exam time begins.
  • Make sure to arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled session to get checked in on time. Exams start right at listed session time.
  • Please use the restroom before your scheduled exam time. Students taking 50-minute exams (i.e. the Midterm Part I) will not be allowed to leave the room to use the restroom during the exam unless they have provided an accommodation beforehand.

General Reminders

  • You are not allowed to use any unauthorized devices during your exam (smart phones, individual cheat sheets, smart watches, smart glasses, etc.).
  • Proctors will be monitoring the CBTF and will report any instances of Academic Dishonesty to course staff directly.
  • CBTF Proctors can not answer any content related questions during your exam.
  • Use the PrairieTest shortcut on the desktop of the CBTF computers.

If you have any concerns about logistics regarding your situation, please email cs61c@berkeley.edu.

Practice Midterm Part I

A Practice Midterm Part I will be released on PrairieLearn. The Practice Midterm Part I is intended to get you familiar with the format of the exam and topics that may be tested. We highly recommend completing the practice before taking the Midterm Part I or Retake.

  • Fall 2026 Practice Midterm Part I (will be released soon)

Midterm Part I Scope

Midterm Part I covers the following topics:

  • Every lecture through Lecture 19
  • Every lab through Lab 5
  • Every discussion through Discussion 7
  • Every homework through Homework 5
  • Projects 1 and 2

Rubric

Midterm Part I will have 20 points.

  • CALL & Memory Regions (4 points total)
    • CALL (2 points)
    • Memory Regions (2 points)
  • C Coding (10 points)
  • SDS (6 points total)
    • FSMs (2 points)
    • Timing (1 point)
    • Boolean Algebra (1 point)

Retake

Like with the Quest, Midterm Part I Retake is scheduled for the week after Midterm Part I. All students are eligible for the Retake, and your score will be the superscore of your performance on Midterm Part I and Midterm Part I Retake. An example scoring computation is shown in the Quest details section.

Since the Retake offers all students a second chance to take the exam, there will be no other retakes or alternate testing arrangements outside of the specified times. Note that due to the superscoring policy, there is no penalty for skipping either Midterm Part I or the Retake, but if you are unable to take both exams, you will receive a zero for half of the Midterm portion of your grade. There are no exceptions to this policy, since there are already 5 possible days to take the Midterm Part I/Retake.