• Overview
• Dates and Registration
• Curriculum
• Levels and Courses
• Diagnostic Exams
• Faculty

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AlphaStar Year-round Computer Science Program is composed of fall and spring terms. A year-round course is composed of 2 hours per week for 12 weeks per term, in total 24 class hours in one semester. In addition, 2 hours weekly is required for homework on the average (48 hours in total per term). Year-round course (Fall + Spring) is equivalent to the summer course.

HOW DID WE SHIFT OUR ON-SITE CLASSES TO ONLINE KEEPING THE SAME QUALITY?

Class Structure

Typical flow of a class session is as follows:

NOTE: In year-round courses, guided practice time is very limited in USACO courses. Students need to continue to write codes for the solutions discussed in-class as homework.

Dates & Registration

The assigned instructors are subject to change.

All class times are in Pacific Time (PT).

No Classes during Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 25 – 29, 2020)

Self Study Courses

* SELF-STUDY: Recorded lectures will be available in a few days after the live class 

Please let us know your course, time & location preference for 2020 Fall Semester if the above table doesn’t fit your schedule. Based on the demand, we may be able to open the requested courses.

Fall Course Request Form

Fees

Self-Study Courses: $450

Live (Interactive)  Courses: $750

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Cancellation and Refund Policy

Academics

Curriculum

The students will be equipped with necessary background in lectures and trained with different types of problems to master various problem solving techniques. The classes are problem solving-based and the curriculum is aligned with USA Computing Olympiad (USACO). Please check USACO Website for more information about USACO.

Levels and Courses

There are five levels at the camp as listed below. For more details and diagnostic exams, please click on the course name below.

• Programming: These level is for students with very little or no programming background. The aim is to teach fundamentals of programming and to improve problem solving skills. Note that the focus is not the language itself but problem solving in these courses. In this level, there are four different language courses.
  • Programming with Python: CS21A + CS21B
  • Programming with Java: CS23A + CS23B
• USACO Bronze: This level is for students who have programming and strong Math background.
  • CC25A + CC25B
• USACO Silver: This level is for students who compete in USACO Silver division.
  • USACO Silver Basic: CC31A + CC31B
  • USACO Silver Advanced: CC35A + CC35B
• USACO Gold: This level is for students who compete in USACO Gold division.
  • USACO Gold Basic: CC41A + CC41B
  • USACO Gold Advanced: CC45A + CC45B
• USACO Platinum: This level is for students who compete in USACO Platinum division.
  • CC51A + CC51B

Click for more details on AlphaStar Computer Science Curriculum.

If you have further questions about levels, please send us an email at info@alphastar.academy

Diagnostic Exams

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Faculty