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   {\bf COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT \\
        SYNTHESIS PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM}\\
        (Synthesis Proposal forms are due no later than the last day
        of
        classes in the semester before the portfolio is submitted.)
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Faculty:  Signatures on the Synthesis Project Proposal form certify that the project requires the candidate to do work that results in a non-trivial synthesis between different areas of computer science.  Synthesis advisors must write a recommendation letter for their advisees submitting portfolios.

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{\it This form will be added to your portfolio.}
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