Orientation for New Graduate Students in Computer Science

Orientation for New Graduate Students in Computer Science and Computer Engineering Stephen Grodzinsky Professor and Chairman 1

Welcome to UB 2

Curriculum n n MS program requires 33 credits (11 courses) Each program has a “core” required of all Students Remainder of program is elective Undergraduate prerequisites may be required if UG degree is not in CS or Cp. E (note GPA Requirement!) 3

Facilities n n n Unix workstation labs featuring Ultra Sparcs Several PC labs running Windows Robotics lab Logic Synthesis lab with boards from Altera and Xilinx Microprocessor/digital/embedded System lab 4

Academic Regulations n n n See “Key to UB” Student Handbook “But my seniors told me …” does not work Forms for everything (registration, schedule change, underloads, graduation, …) Cheating and plagiarism – do not do either Registration occurs in semester prior to next semester (November for spring semester; April for fall semester) 5

Life During or After UB n n n Yes, it does exist Co-operative education (internship) – eligible after two semesters at UB On-campus work; eligible immediately OPT for internationals Job opportunities – almost limitless 6

Study hard and make the most of this opportunity 7

Guidance and Help at UB n n n Academic advisor – each student is assigned to one; see this person to register, receive information about your academic progress, other stuff (check office hours, send email – don’t just show up) GA’s for certain courses, other work Project advisor Department chair Counseling Center – very important 8