CS Prep

CS Prep is a part-time course that builds your core JavaScript knowledge, improves your technical communication, and develops your engineering toolkit so you can solve real-world problems.

Course Level

Intermediate

Duration

31 Hours

Tuition

$250 - Scholarships available

Location + Schedule

Online, Part-time

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Program Overview

CS Prep is a 2-week live, online part-time program that covers JavaScript concepts, engineering best practices, and technical communication. The program includes daily problem-solving workshops and a passionate coding community to help you prepare for top coding bootcamps, such as Codesmith's selective Software Engineering Immersive programs.

Course Overview

The CS Prep curriculum goes under-the-hood of JavaScript, challenging you to learn coding fundamentals, refine your analytical problem-solving skills and build a technical communication skill set. By the end of the 2-week program, you will have developed the essential knowledge of a software engineer, gained engineering best practices, built 2 awesome projects, and completed the CS Prep final assessment!

Meet Your Instructors

CS Prep instructors are software engineers dedicated to supporting each student and acting as their first coding mentor.

Allison Jacobs

Senior Software Engineer @ Ally

Cindy Chau

Software Engineer @ Level Access

Dominic Ameneyro

Software Engineer @ The Action Network

Heidi Kim

Senior Software Engineer @ Maisonette

Helen Regula

Full Stack Developer @ BigID

Matt Peters

Software Engineer @ Cvent

Mila Hose

Senior Software Engineer @ Thirty Madison

Skyler Escobedo

Senior Frontend Engineer @ Salvo Health

Tuition & Scholarships

CS Prep is designed to be an accessible, first-look at the world of coding. If you are accepted into CS Prep or one of our Software Engineering Immersive programs, your JavaScript for Beginners tuition will be applied to the next program you take.

Scholarships

CS Prep offers scholarships to make the program accessible to all candidates committed to excellence in software engineering. To qualify for a CS Prep scholarship you must exemplify a passion for coding, exceptional engineering potential, and bring something special to the community. You can apply to these scholarships after you have applied to the program.

$250

CS Prep Tuition

Once you have been accepted, complete your tuition invoice to confirm your spot in the cohort of your choice.

Hear From our Alumni

The teachers in this program were absolutely amazing and showed passion in teaching the content. The amount of information I learned and practiced in just two weeks was more than I learned by myself in six months. I highly recommend CSPrep for someone who is new to coding and also to people who want to understand what is happening under the hood in JavaScript.

Stone F.

CS Prep Graduate

Looking back, was Javascript for Beginners (JSB) and CS Prep worth it? For me, 100%. Apart from the code, I found the prep courses to help me adjust back into a learning environment and get a feel for the community. The prep course tuition rolled over into my full-time tuition. So the way I see it, the prep courses were pretty much free. If you’re just beginning your learning journey into Javascript–I’d definitely recommend the prep courses. It’s pretty cool to think that a few months ago, I had no technical skills, and today I start my path of creating solutions for fellow software engineers and working with a team of coders.

Audrey P.

CS Prep Graduate

Coming from a non-tech background, it was wonderful to meet people in my cohort who took the time to help me and clarified questions that I had on JS, and computer science in general. It's great to encounter a supporting community like Codesmith, and makes me excited for the immersive.

Lourent F.

CS Prep Graduate

CS prep improved my programming confidence a lot! The lectures helped me to understand some programming topics better and discussing PODs and pair programming improved my technical communication.

Rebecca V.

CS Prep Graduate

I would highly recommend people take this course before interviewing for Codesmith because it will help you understand if you are truly ready for your interview.

Connor G.

CS Prep Graduate

It was pretty amazing to experience, the kindness, understanding, and teaching of the community were extremely helpful. Of course, none of that could have happened if it wasn't for the wonderful instructor that guided us to be better

Nurbek J.

CS Prep Graduate

I have loved the people I have met and I have such a greater understanding of technical communication and pair programming than I did before this course. This was honestly an invaluable resource for getting ready for the technical interview and for future interactions with programmers and interviewers!

Cassidy J.

CS Prep Graduate

This class was exactly what I needed to jump start my journey into software engineering! As this being part of my introduction into this industry, I do not think it could have gone any better and makes me very excited about hopefully taking the immersive program at Codesmith!

Abigail D.

CS Prep Graduate

I'm so glad that I decided to enroll in CS Prep before applying to the immersive. I feel so much more confident about my ability to do well in the technical interview, and I feel like I have a really solid foundational understanding of Javascript. I don't think there's any way I could have been this prepared for a technical interview without CS Prep.

Evelyn J.

CS Prep Graduate

Upcoming Program Dates

CS Prep is a live, online course taught over two weeks with classes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 5–8pm PT / 8–11pm ET and Saturdays from 9am–3pm PT / 12–6pm ET, with a 1.5 hour presentation the Monday of the third week.

Jan 13 - Jan 27

MTW 5–8pm PT / 8–11pm ET
Sat 9am–3pm PT / 12–6pm ET

Remote

DEADLINES:

Application deadline: Dec 30

Phone screen deadline: Jan 03

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Dec 09 - Dec 19

Mon 12/9 - Thurs 12/12: 5–8pm PT / 8–11pm ET
Sat 12/14: Sat 9am–3pm PT / 12–6pm ET
Mon 12/16 - Tues 12/17: 5–8pm PT / 8–11pm ET
Thurs 12/19: 5:00–6:30pm PT / 8:00–9:30pm ET

Remote

DEADLINES:

Application deadline: Nov 25

Phone screen deadline: Nov 29

Apply

Admissions Process

1

Submit Application

Submit your application at least 14 days before the session is set to begin.
2

Phone Interview

This is a non-technical interview for us to learn more about you and your goals for the program. Be sure to start working on the precourse to prepare for your interview!
3

Decision

We will reach out to you within a week of your interview with details for next steps and enrollment.
4

Enrollment

Secure your spot in your desired cohort by submitting your tuition. If the cohort fills before you are confirmed, you will be added to the waitlist and can join the next available cohort.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does CS Prep cover?

The CS Prep curriculum will go under-the-hood of JavaScript, challenging you to learn coding fundamentals, refine your analytic problem-solving and build a technical communication skill set. By the end of the 2-week program, you will have developed the essential knowledge of a software engineer, gained engineering best practices, and you will have built 2 awesome projects.

How does the remote classroom work?

Codesmith uses several platforms to facilitate your online classroom experience. You’ll receive access and instructions before the course begins on what you’ll need to have installed. The classroom environment allows you to ask questions during the lecture, collaborate with other students, and personalize your own learning experience through annotation and note taking capabilities.

Is there pre-course work to starting CS Prep?

Yes, before beginning CS Prep you will need to complete the Precourse Unit (Part 1 and 2) up to the Callbacks & Higher-order Functions unit on CSX, Codesmith’s free JavaScript learning platform. These units must be completed before interviewing for the program, but you do not have to complete them before applying.

Does CS Prep guarantee me acceptance to the Software Engineering Immersive programs?

CS Prep does not guarantee acceptance, but it is our recommended way to prepare for the Immersive programs. CS Prep is designed to teach you core JavaScript fundamentals and covers concepts that are tested on the technical interview for the Immersives. If you have questions about this, please reach out to csprep@codesmith.io.

Do I need to take CS Prep before taking the technical interview for the immersive program?

While CS Prep can be a helpful resource in your journey to Codesmith's Immersive — and passing the technical interview — it's not required. We see learners taking many different approaches in preparing for the technical interview; CS Prep being just one of them.

Schedule a call with an Alumni Advisor to build a personalized prep plan together, and/or attend an Immersive info session to learn about how you can best prepare for Codesmith's technical interview!

CS Prep

Intermediate

31 Hours

$250 - Scholarships available

Online, Part-time

Program Overview

Course Overview

Meet Your Instructors