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Due to the increasing growth in wireless networks, there is an urgent need for professionals who understand and can implement emerging technologies. Although most universities have risen to this challenge by adding wireless topics to their curricula, they have typically integrated these topics into their engineering programs. For example, the Ohio State University offers graduate education in Wireless Engineering. The wireless concepts taught in such curricula include radio engineering, antenna installation, hardware design issues and other engineering subjects [12].Computer Science programs have been slow to incorporate topics such as wireless programming and applications in their curricula. This paper advocates the adoption of a strong wireless component in computer science curricula in the form of a separate course. The rationale and benefits of such a course are presented, along with an evaluation of an experimental course in wireless networking. Guidelines and recommendations are provided, which can be adopted by other institutions.