Consider CS areas of interest & how non-degree course requirements align with CS area of interest(s). aka linguistics / AI / neural networks; database / web dev

Consider CS areas of interest & how non-degree course requirements align with CS area of interest(s). aka linguistics / AI / neural networks; database / web development / business courses. Research/talk to professors with research areas of interest / look at ideas for independent study / internships for senior year. aka elective courses / skills that would be helpful. Inbetween semesters, look at things to further skills learned in prior semesters; make connections with others in field/area of interest; find something of interest. aka google summer of code, things the cs related club does inbetween semesters, open source coding projects, etc. Consider CS professional organizations with student memberships. aka ieee, acm, aitp, etc.