Exam Info

The midterm will be held in-person on Thursday, July 17th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT. There will be a single alternate exam on Friday, July 18th at 9AM PT that continues for the amount of time you need.

The final will be held in-person on Tuesday, August 12th, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM PT. The alternate time exam will start at Tuesday, August 12th, 3:00PM PT. Alternate exams will only be offered for documented time conflicts, extenuating circumstances, and religious accomodations.

Final

If you have DSP accommodations or would like to request an adjustment to your exam (such as a left-handed desk, a seat in a specific room, or an alternate exam due to time conflicts), please fill out the final adjustments form by Thursday, August 7th, 11:59 PM PT. We will respond to all requests submitted before this date by Friday, August 8th, 11:59 PM PT.

After this point, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate any alteration requests, and requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. However, if you're feeling unwell or there's an emergency, please email cs61c@ directly.

Please only email cs61c@ for emergencies or if you're feeling unwell. Please do not post on Ed, since there's a higher chance of us missing your post.

Room and seat confirmations will be sent by Friday, August 8th, 11:59 PM PT via email.

Alternate and Online Exams

If you have another exam conflict that directly overlaps with the main exam time, we are offering one alternate exam on Tuesday, August 12th, 3:00 PM. There will be no online exam offered for the final.

Final Scope

The final covers the following topics:

  • Lectures 1 through 25
  • Discussions 1 through 12 (Discussion 13 is replaced by exam review)
  • Labs 0 through 8
  • Homework 1 through 6
  • Projects 1 through 3

Materials only covered in the textbook are not within scope. However, materials not covered in lecture, but covered in discussion, lab, homework, or project are within scope. Usage of tools needed to complete the projects, e.g. (gdb, Logisim, gcc) are also within scope.

Final Resources

The exam is closed-book, closed-note, closed-internet, with the following exceptions:

  • You can prepare and use up to 2 two-sided letter-sized study sheet for the final. You can reuse your midterm cheat sheets for the final.
  • Study sheets must be handwritten. This means that there must be no typed text or non-drawn images present on your study sheets. Digitally handwritten notes may be printed and used.
    • We will take away any study sheets that do not follow this policy.
  • On the exam, you will be provided with the 61C reference card, and an assumptions sheet.

Midterm

The midterm adjustments form is due on Monday, July 14th, 2025. If you have any last minute adjustment requests, you may still continue to fill out the form, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate any alteration requests, and requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. However, if you're feeling unwell or there's an emergency, please email cs61c@ directly.

Please only email cs61c@ for emergencies or if you're feeling unwell. Please do not post on Ed, since there's a higher chance of us missing your post.

Room and seat confirmations will be sent by Tuesday, July 15th, 11:59 PM PT via email.

Midterm Scope

The midterm covers the following topics:

  • Every lecture through Lecture 12
  • Every lab through Lab 4
  • Every discussion through Discussion 7
  • Every homework through Homework 3
  • Projects 1 and 2

Note that lectures ultimately determine the pace of the class and the scope for the midterm. This means that there are some assignments due after the midterm that are still in scope for the exam, notably Project 2A and 2B, since they are based off of content covered in in-scope lectures.

While you do not have to finish these assignments before the midterm, we highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the project spec to gain familiarity with the tools and thinking that will be presented on the midterm exam.

Midterm Resources

The exam is closed-book, closed-note, closed-internet, with the following exceptions:

  • You can prepare and use up to 1 two-sided letter-sized study sheet for the midterm. You can reuse your midterm study sheets for the final.
  • Study sheets must be handwritten. Digitally handwritten notes may be printed and used.
    • We will take away any study sheets that do not follow this policy.
  • On the exam, you will be provided with pages 1 through 3 of the 61C reference card.

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