2013 Cal Poly Pomona New CS Master Student
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2013 Cal Poly Pomona New CS Master Student Orientation Agenda: 6: 30 Sandwiches and Beverages 6: 45 Presentations
Table of Contents �Welcome �Personnel �Faculty Research Interests �Program Information �Graduate Student Contract �Planning Your Study �Project/Thesis
Welcome! �Welcome aboard! �Currently: 72 active graduate students �Winter, Spring 2013: 6 new students �Fall 2013: 20 new students �Our website: www. csupomona. edu/~cs/ms
Personnel �Chair: Dr. Robert Kerbs �Graduate coordinator: Dr. Daisy Tang �Staff: • Undergraduate advisor: Brian Pangan • Administrative support coordinator: Annie Montes • IT consultant: Nam Kim
Faculty Research Interests �http: //www. csupomona. edu/~cs/ms/interes ts. shtml
Program Information �Total units: 45 units �Required courses: 14 units • 525, 530, 580, 664 �Required project/thesis • Project: 691 (1 unit) + 695 (2 units) • Thesis: 691 (3 units) + 696 (4 units) �Elective courses • Project: 28 units • Thesis: 24 units
Advisors �Each student has two advisors: • General advisor: Dr. Tang • Research advisor, with whom you will complete your project or thesis
Master’s Degree Contract �Your study plan “contract” �Clarify what is needed to achieve your degrees �Graduate coordinator will work with you to complete the contract �Changes are submitted through petition �You can download a copy here: • http: //www. csupomona. edu/~cs/ms/handbook. shtml
Submission Deadline �A graduate contract must be prepared and submitted for approval to the Graduate Studies Office no later than the end of the second quarter of attendance, or prior to the completion of 13 units �Planned course offerings • http: //www. csupomona. edu/~cs/ms/planned. shtml
Prerequisite Courses �Conditional admission requires the completion of a list of foundation courses �Listed explicitly on your admission letter �Discuss with Dr. Tang for any concern • For example, you have taken the course elsewhere. You need to bring your transcript and course syllabus to waive the course.
Prerequisite Courses �They should be taken as soon as possible by the deadline specified in the letter �Dangling courses: • May not enroll in some other courses • Delay your graduation �Upon completion, file a petition to change status to unconditional
Planning Your Study � What courses to take first? • Prerequisite courses listed on your admission letter • Core courses • Elective courses � Take most of the courses in the first two years � Focus more on thesis or project in the second and third years � Do not over commit
Permission Number Requests �Unable to register through Bronco. Direct? • Requires permission number or have various holds �Contact Dr. Tang with your: • Full name • Bronco ID • Courses you’d like to take
Other Policies � GWT • Eligible to take it upon entrance • Required to take it by the quarter following the completion of 8 units � Continuous enrollment • Cannot be absent for more than two quarters (including summer quarter) • Solution: file leave of absence petition in advance � Undergraduate courses as graduate electives
Other Policies � Minimum GPA (>3. 0 avg) � Repetition of courses � Disqualification/Reinstatement � Advancement to candidacy � Grad check • Check if you fulfill everything listed on degree contract • Degree Progress Report � Graduation • Must file an application for graduation • Must be enrolled during the quarter in which you graduate � Please read our “Graduate Student Handbook” for more details
Directed Study (CS 691) � You must be in unconditional status � Talk to at least 3 professors before you decide whom you’d work with � Afterwards, you should register for CS 691 and work with your research advisor to develop a project/thesis proposal � Your advisor must submit a request to open a 691 section
Project (CS 695) �You must have a final letter grade (not SP nor RP) in 1 unit of CS 691 �Your advisor must submit a request to open a 695 section
Thesis (CS 696) �You must have a final letter grade (not SP nor RP) in 3 units of CS 691 �Your advisor must submit a request to open a 696 section
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