1. 2017 Cal Poly Pomona New CS Master Student Orientation
Agenda:
1:30 Sandwiches and Beverages
1:45 Presentations

2. Table of Contents Welcome Personnel Faculty Research Interests
Program Information
Semester Conversion (2018)
Graduate Student Contract
Planning Your Study
Project/Thesis

3. Welcome! Welcome aboard! MSCS numbers (Enrolled/Admitted)
Fall 2017: __ new students (~60 admitted)
Winter 2016: 16 new students (22 admitted)
Spring 2016: 6 new students (17 admitted)
Fall 2016: 26 new students (64 admitted)
Our website:

4. Personnel Chair: Dr. Daisy Tang Graduate coordinator: Dr. Gil Young
Staff:
Administrative support coordinator:
Annie Montes
IT consultant:
Nam Kim

5. Faculty Research Interests

6. Program Information Total units: 45 units Required courses: 14 units
525, 530, 580, 664
Required project/thesis
Project: 691 (1 unit) (2 units)
Thesis: 691 (3 units) (4 units)
Elective courses
Project: 28 units
Thesis: 24 units

7. Semester Conversion (2018)
Yes, starting 2018 fall, we will be in semester systems
Minor impact on MSCS students for their study plan
More details will be available by the end of fall quarter
Will be informed

8. Advisors Each student has two advisors: General advisor: Dr. Young
Research advisor (CS Full-time Faculty), with whom you will complete your project or thesis

9. 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:
studies/student-handbook.shtml

10. 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
science/current-graduate-students/planned-future- course-offerings.shtml

11. Prerequisite Courses
Conditional admission requires the completion of a list of foundation courses
Listed explicitly on your admission letter (or consult the CS coordinator, Dr. Young)
Discuss with Dr. Young for any concern
For example, you have taken the course elsewhere. You need to bring your transcript and course syllabus to waive the course.

12. 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 CS coordinator) to change status to unconditional

13. Planning Your Study What courses to take first?
Prerequisite courses listed on your admission letter (or consult the CS coordinator)
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

14. Permission Number Requests
Unable to register through BroncoDirect?
Requires (regular) permission number or have various holds
Contact Dr. Young with your:
Full name
Bronco ID
Courses you’d like to take
Follow the template (from Dr. Young) given such an request

15. Other Policies GWT Continuous enrollment
Eligible to take it upon entrance
Required to take it by the quarter following the completion of 8 units
Do it as early as you can. Don’t wait until the last quarter.
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 http: //

16. 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
Jennifer Andelin (MSCS Transfer and Graduation Advisor) (909)
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

17. Directed Study (CS 691) You must be in unconditional status
Suggested to 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 CS office to open a 691 section

18. Project (CS 695)
You must have a final letter grade (e.g. not RP) in 1 unit of CS 691
Your advisor must submit a request to CS office to open a 695 section

19. Thesis (CS 696)
You must have a final letter grade (e.g. not RP) in 3 units of CS 691
Your advisor must submit a request to open a 696 section

20. Reading Exercise Current Graduate Students
science/current-graduate-students/index.shtml
Useful Links
Undergraduate Courses as Graduate Electives
graduate-students/handbook/undergrad-electives.shtml
Planned Future Course Offerings
graduate-students/planned-future-course-offerings.shtml
Additional MSCS Info (from Dr. Young)

21. Questions?

22. Permission Number Time
Conditional status:
Complete your list of foundation (Prerequisite) courses first
Unconditional status:
Core course
Elective courses
(Maximum 2 courses in your MSCS study) Undergraduate Courses as Graduate Electives
science/current-graduate- students/handbook/undergrad-electives.shtml