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Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007 William J. Rapaport (Outgoing) Director of Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science & Engineering [email protected]

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Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007. William J. Rapaport (Outgoing) Director of Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science & Engineering [email protected] http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport. Incoming Director of Graduate Studies. Prof. Jan Chomicki [email protected] - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

Graduate Student OrientationFall 2007

William J. Rapaport

(Outgoing) Director of Graduate StudiesDepartment of Computer Science & Engineering

[email protected]://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport

Page 2: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

Incoming Director of Graduate Studies

• Prof. Jan Chomicki– [email protected]– Bell 213– 645-3180 x 103– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/faculty/chomicki/

Page 3: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

Graduate Secretary

• Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Lesny– [email protected]– Bell 233 or 234– 645-3180 x 119 or 102– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/staff/elesny/

Page 4: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

Important Things to Do• Read the (new) Grad Handbook

– dated August 2007– handed out today (?)– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/grad/grad-handbook.pdf

• Make an appointment with your academic advisor– Discuss your coursework

• Should do this at least each semester, or more often!– Can change advisors– Advisor will automatically change when:

• you do a master’s project or thesis• you choose a major professor for your Ph.D.

Page 5: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

More Things to Do

• Attend CSE colloquia

• Be sure that you are on the grad Listserv– Should be automatic

• Read your “@cse.buffalo.edu” email– and your “@buffalo.edu” email– or else be sure that email sent there is forwarded to

where you really read email!

Page 6: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

M.S. Requirements:31-33 credits

• CSE 501 — Intro to Grad Studies in CSE• 4 core courses:

– 1 Theory/Algorithms core course– 1 AI core course– 1 Software core course– 1 Hardware core course

• 3 other CSE courses:– 2 core area courses:

• 1 CSE 500- or 600-level course from any core area• 1 CSE 600-level course from that core area

– 1 CSE 500- or 600-level course (free elective)• 1 CSE seminar (1, 2, or 3 credits)• 2 free electives

– Can be any UB grad course,if approved by your advisor & Grad Studies Committee

Page 7: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

M.S. Requirements (cont’d)

• Do a project or a thesis– Project can be from a CSE 600-level course that

offers this option• (not all do; check with instructor)

• Maintain a 3.00 GPA

• There are certain other restrictions– GPA requirements– certain courses can’t be used– see the Grad Handbook

Page 8: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

M.S. Requirements (cont’d)

• What are the “core courses” & “core areas”?– see the Grad Handbook

• How to waive a requirement or transfer a course?– see the Grad Handbook!

• Can apply to Ph.D. program from M.S. program– for details, see the Grad Handbook

• Other questions?– see the Grad Handbook!! :-)

Page 9: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

Ph.D. Requirements• Ph.D. Qualifying Process (24 credits)

– 3 required courses:• CSE 501 — Intro to Grad Studies in CSE• CSE 531 — Analysis of Algorithms• CSE 596 — Intro to Theory of Computation

– 4 core courses, at least 1 each from:• AI• Software• Hardware

– 1 CSE 600-level course in your dissertation area• Other requirements:

– 2nd CSE 600-level course (3 credits)– 1 CSE seminar (1,2, or 3 credits)

• total = 28-30 credits so far – Dissertation proposal + dissertation + oral defense

• typically 36 credits (Ph.D. is 72 credits total; 36 can be transferred in)• can take other courses!

Page 10: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

Ph.D. Requirements (cont’d)

• Maintain 3.00 GPA

• Restrictions, waiving, transferring credits, other questions?– see– the– Grad–Handbook!!!!!!!

Page 11: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

Useful Websites• CSE

– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/• Grad Studies

– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/501/– info on:

• current & upcoming courses• CSE computing facilities• UB Grad School links & how to succeed in grad school• academic integrity (don’t cheat, don’t plagiarize!)• research, teaching, writing hints• Buffalo & WNY• language (oral presentation hints, ESL hints)• cultural differences• beyond grad school• PHD comics!!

• How to Study– http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html

Page 12: Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2007

End of Presentation• Any questions?

• Oh, yes; one more thing:

–Read theGrad Handbook