{\noindent {\bf III. PLANNING PROCESS AND TIMETABLE}}

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Extensive Planning

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\begin{tabular}{lcl}
Begin Faculty hiring              & \ \ \ \ \ & Fall 1996 \cr
Began Offering CSE Courses        & \ \ \ \ \ & Fall 1997 \cr
Computational Science on SUS      & & \cr
Master Plan (MS \& Ph.D.)         & \ \ \ \ \ & Fall 1998 \cr
Completed Internal Review         & & \cr
of the Program of Studies         & & Spring 2000 \cr
Report on Feasibility             & & \cr
Study \& Authorization to         & & \cr
Plan a New Degree Program         & & Spring 2000 \cr
Begin Teaching Courses            & & Fall 2000 \cr
in Program of Study               & & Fall 2000 \cr
Request for Authorization         & & \cr
to Implement                      & & Spring 2000 \cr
Upgrade Classrooms to             & & \cr
Computational Science Labs        & & Spring 2001 \cr
Accept Students                   & & Fall 2001 \cr
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