December 2020 - New-gradstudents

CS Advanced Topics and Special Study Courses
by Cliff Shaffer 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Mr. Barnette maintains a list of upcoming advanced topics and special study courses for the upcoming semester at: http://people.cs.vt.edu/barnette/grad/courses/ -- Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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Quarantine Guidelines
by Cliff Shaffer 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Some students new for Spring 2021 have asked me about quarantine expectations. Here is a news article from the University posted today with details. https://vtnews.vt.edu/notices/students-quarantine-spring2021.html For complete information on VT's response to COVID-19, see https://ready.vt.edu/. Stay safe, and we look forward to your arrival! -- Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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If you encounter an issue with registration
by Sara Hooshangi 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

Dear new student, While we realize that you are anxious to register for your classes today, if you encounter an issue and are unable to register, please be patient and wait until Monday to get a response from the university. The offices of the university are closed on Saturday and Sunday in USA, and our staff do not check their emails, and most errors have nothing to do with the department and need to be resolved at the graduate school or other units of the university. Thank you ---------------------------------- Sara Hooshangi, Ph.D. Collegiate Associate Professor Director, MEng Program Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech

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Do not register for CS5044 Object Oriented Programming
by Sara Hooshangi 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

Dear new student, Please do not attempt to register for CS5044- Object Oriented Programming. This course is not intended for the students in the CS department. As a student admitted to the graduate program in the CS department, you meet the pre-req for courses that require CS5044 as a prerequisite, unless you were explicitly asked in your departmental letter of admission to take CS2114. If you were asked to take CS2114 in your admission letter, you must first complete CS2114 and then you meet the pre-requisite for courses that list CS5044 as a pre-req. If you have issues registering for CS2114, please send me an email on MONDAY. Thank you ---------------------------------- Sara Hooshangi, Ph.D. Collegiate Associate Professor Director, MEng Program Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech

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New grad students: Force-add process for Spring 2021 grad courses
by Cliff Shaffer 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

For students who need to force-add graduate courses that they want for Spring, here is the process. For all classes, fill out this form to request a force add: https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37ALQ5iTXEibcnH Caveats: * This only applies to *CS* graduate courses. If you want a course from another department, then you have to follow their rules. (If it is a cross-listed course, we might be able to get you in if you are requesting our version of the course number.) * This only applies to CS *graduate* courses. If you want a CS undergraduate course, you must follow their force-add process. * If the problem is that the University is blocking you from registering for *any* courses, then *do not ask us* to force-add you. It's a waste of time until you resolve the issue with the university. You can use the form if you are blocked (due to your department or class standing), or if the course is full. In that case, one of two things will happen: * If there is room in the class, then we will probably add you fairly quickly. (Like, within a week.) * If the class is full, then we will give the requests to the instructor to decide how to proceed. In which case, they might choose to decide quickly, or they might choose to wait until classes start so that they can decide who is most appropriate to add given their limited resources. -- Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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Welcome new students to Spring 2021 in CS@VT
by Cliff Shaffer 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

Dear all, We are excited to welcome you to the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech as a new graduate student. Please read this email carefully, as it contains important information about your on-boarding. 1- VT email: By now you should have created your PID and VT email. Please be sure to forward your VT email address to wherever you normally read your email. All communications moving forward from us and the University will only be sent to your VT email address. For more details on this, see https://graduateschool.vt.edu/admissions/getting-started-as-a-student.html. If you are receiving this message on a non-VT email, that means that we do not know your VT address. Please let us know what that is. 2- New student orientation: Date: January 13, 2021 Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Location: Online via Zoom. Link TBA For some immediate orientation information to help you get prepared, see: https://cs.vt.edu/Graduate/NewStudentFAQ.html. 3- Who to contact: For logistical issues, and every day matters contact your corresponding program coordinators: MEng students: Samantha Pipkin (samanthap(a)vt.edu) MS/PhD at Blacksburg: Sharon Kinder-Potter (skpotter(a)vt.edu) MS/PhD at NCR: Roxanne Paul (roxpaul(a)vt.edu) For academic matters: MEng students: Dr. Hooshangi (shoosh(a)vt.edu) MS/PhD at Blacksburg: Dr. Shaffer (shaffer(a)cs.vt.edu) MS/PhD at NCR: Dr. Lu (ctlu(a)vt.edu) 4- Spring term registration: Online drop/add for spring 2021 semester begins on Dec. 5th, 2020. Please use the attached document to learn more about the process. If you are unable to register for a course that you are interested in taking, please request the course at this survey form: https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37ALQ5iTXEibcnH. 5- Course offerings: List of all graduate courses offered by the CS department: https://cs.vt.edu/Graduate/Courses.html Spring term offerings can be found on the Timetable of Classes: https://apps.es.vt.edu/ssb/HZSKVTSC.P_DispRequest Make sure to choose the right campus location from the Campus drop down menu on top. For courses in Northern Virginia, choose National Capital Region. 6- Academic calendar: Classes begin on Jan 19, 2021. Consult the academic calendar at: https://www.registrar.vt.edu/dates-deadlines/academic-calendar/2020-2021.ht… 7- International student resources at: https://international.vt.edu/ 8- Northern Virginia students resources at: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/current-students/dc-hokieonestop.html -- Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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