Current Graduate Students

Policies, Procedures, and Reminders for Graduate Students

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• MS CS New Student Orientation Slides
• Master's Degree Contract
  • Current thesis/project contract.
• Continuous Enrollment
• Undergraduate Courses as Graduate Electives
• Minimum Grade Point Average
• Repetition of Courses
• Disqualification/Reinstatement for Graduate Students
• Advancement to Candidacy
• Guidelines for Directed Study and Project/Thesis
  • Formation of Project/Thesis Committee
  • Guidelines for Change of Advisor and/or Committee Members
  • CS 69x0 Approval Form (PDF)
• Department Policy for 69x0 Courses
• Format for a Thesis/Project Proposal
• Thesis/Project Regulations
  • Use of References
    • Turabian style
    • Other citation styles, e.g. Chicago, IEEE
  • Rules Regarding Publication
• Thesis/Project Defense Guidelines
• Final Thesis/Project Procedures
• Pre-Graduation Checklist
• University Catalog: Graduate Studies