Current Student FAQs

The College of Computing registration page is updated each semester and has the most current registration information. https://www.cc.gatech.edu/student-registration-dates-information-gradua…

College of Computing graduate students and in associated interdisciplinary programs (including CSE) will receive a survey link before registration the previous semester that will allow submission of CoC course preferences. New students will receive the link at their program’s orientation session. The College of Computing registration page has more information. https://www.cc.gatech.edu/student-registration-dates-information-gradua…

Descriptions for all courses, including special topics courses, are available at https://cse.gatech.edu/cse-courses-and-descriptions.

CSE 6140 Algorithms- Fall (also planned for Spring 2024)

CSE 6220 High Performance Computing- Spring

CSE 6643 Numerical Linear Algebra (cross-listed with MATH 6643)- Spring

CSE 6730 Modeling and Simulation- Spring (also offered Fall 2023)

CSE 6740 Computational Data Analysis (cross-listed with ISYE 6740)- Fall (also planned for Spring 2024)

MS students: If you are a full-time student, you must register for at least 12 credits. At least 9 credits (6 credits for summer) must be taken on a graded basis (letter grade or pass/fail). The remaining credits may be taken on an audit basis (audit mode in a regular course or assistantship courses, such as CSE 8997 for GTAs for courses taught by School of CSE faculty or CSE 8998 for GRAs working with School of CSE faculty, or their equivalents in other Schools). Students receiving a GTA or GRA position must register for at least 12 credits.

PhD students homed in the School of CSE: If you are a full-time student, which is necessary if you have a GRA or GTA position, you must register for at least 12 credits. At least 9 credits (6 credits for summer) must be taken on a graded basis (letter grade or pass/fail); the remaining credits may be taken on an audit basis. We recommend that you register for at least 15 credits, including credits associated with your research (CSE 8999 or 9000, which are pass/fail courses, or the equivalent in your home unit) and possibly GRA (CSE 8998) or GTA (CSE 8997) positions (both audit-only courses). According to Georgia Tech recommendations for PhD student enrollment, if you have passed the qualifying exam fully, you should register for 18 hours of CSE 9000 (or the equivalent in your unit) with your advisor. If taking a course or serving as a GTA while taking CSE 9000, reduce the number of credits for CSE 9000 by the number of course or GTA credits.

Please submit the appropriate form(s) at CSE Program Forms and be patient! All forms submitted will be processed prior to the end of registration. https://cse.gatech.edu/cse-program-forms

Please email cse-advisor@cc.gatech.edu and include your name and GTID, the name of the faculty member with whom you will be working, and the CRN of the course in which you wish to enroll. Note that both of these courses are audit-only, so at most 3 hours can be used to count toward the 12 hours needed for full-time students.

All Georgia Tech students must accept a Financial Responsibility Agreement. This is a University System of Georgia requirement. Students will not be able to move forward with registration until this agreement has been initialed. Once a student initials the agreement, the hold is immediately removed. To review the Financial Responsibility Agreement, please access the Student and Financial Aid tab in Oscar, click on the Registration tab, then click the link for Financial Responsibility Agreement.

MS Students: by the end of your first semester.

PhD Students: after you successfully pass the qualifying exam.

CSE forms are available at https://cse.gatech.edu/cse-program-forms and should be completed using DocuSign.

Review the CSE Graduate Student Handbook at https://cse.gatech.edu/current-student-resources. If you have additional questions, email cse-advisor@cc.gatech.edu.

The CSE Graduate Student Handbook lists courses in the application and computation specialization that have been pre-approved. Students wishing to take courses not on these lists should have them approved by the CSE home unit coordinator and the CSE program director by submitting their proposed program of study. https://cse.gatech.edu/current-student-resources

It may be possible to do so. Please contact the home unit to which you wish to transfer for further information about the transfer process for that unit.

Contact cse-advisor@cc.gatech.edu for any courses you wish to transfer as a substitute for a CSE core course. For all other courses, contact your home unit advisor. Note that Georgia Tech allows a maximum of six credits to be transferred and only courses not used to satisfy the requirements for a previously earned degree are eligible. All transfer credit must be approved during the first semester of matriculation.

Your Degree Works account will be updated after you apply for graduation. If you have applied for graduation and your Degree Works account has not been updated, contact your home unit to find out when they will complete the degree audit process.

Review the Graduate Student handbook for your program; links for the CSE, CS, and ML programs are available at https://cse.gatech.edu/current-student-resources. If you have additional questions, email cse-advisor@cc.gatech.edu.

Yes.  You will need to satisfy the requirements of the master’s degree program, which may be easier for some degree programs than others. Please contact cse-advisor@cc.gatech.edu for more information.

The announcement template email is provided below. Please send your announcement at least 1 week in advance to cse-advisor@cc.gatech.edu, phd-coc-announce@cc.gatech.edu, faculty@cc.gatech.edu, and scse-phd@cc.gatech.edu.

CC: your full committee
Subject: CSE (or CS or ML) Ph.D. Thesis (or Proposal) Announcement
Title:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Name:
School of:
College of:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Your website:
Committee:
Abstract:

It is not mandatory; however, if you want to register for it, follow the instructions listed above under Courses and Registration in this FAQ.

All PhD students in the College of Computing are required to fulfill two teaching apprenticeships. In addition to the TA-ship, you are required to register for TA training courses:

1st TA-ship - CETL 8000 - COC (Graduate Teaching Assistant Preparation)

2nd TA-ship - CETL 8801 - COC

You can find more information about the courses at https://www.ctl.gatech.edu/grad-students/teaching-assistants.

MS Students: Complete the College of Computing application when it is released mid-semester for opportunities the following semester. The survey will be sent to cse-ms@cc.gatech.edu.

PhD students: You may also complete the survey, but please also check with your advisor and home unit about opportunities.

Contact the professor(s) with whom you are interested in working to check the availability of such a position.

Please contact the payroll department at https://hr.gatech.edu/payroll

MS CSE students: Make sure your approved program of study is up to date.

PhD students: Make sure all requirements have been satisfied except your dissertation and defense.

All students: Complete the online application for graduation (generally due by the end of the first week of the semester you intend to graduate; see the academic calendar for the specific date https://registrar.gatech.edu/calendar/). After submitting the graduation application, you may be added to a self-guided Canvas site provided by the Office of Graduate Education to provide further information.

Also, check your Degree Works account for any missing requirements and work with your home unit coordinator to have everything submitted in a timely manner.

Refer to the Graduate Studies Education checklist at https://grad.gatech.edu/theses-dissertations.

Information regarding the commencement ceremony is available at http://www.commencement.gatech.edu/. Please continue to check this website for updated information.

The School of CSE maintains several targeted mailing lists:

cse-phd: All PhD students in the CSE degree program (all home units)
scse-phd: All PhD students homed in the School of CSE (all degree programs)
cse-ms: All MS students in the CSE degree program (all home units)
scse-ms: All MS students homed in the School of CSE (includes MS CSE, MS Analytics, MS Urban Analytics students homed in CSE)
cse-ms-coc: All MS CSE students homed in the School of CSE
If you do not think you are on the right list(s), you can request to be subscribed at https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu. Click on the list to which you wish to subscribe, then enter your name and email. Requests will be reviewed for appropriateness.

Please see guidelines for the Graduate Internship Program at career.gatech.edu/graduate-student/application-process, including information for international students. Submit the DocuSign form, with your offer letter with job description attached, to your home unit’s program coordinator. Please discuss in advance if you will be a GTA or GRA during the internship semester.

Contact the Office of International Education. https://isss.oie.gatech.edu/content/isss-advising

All policies are available in the Georgia Tech policy library. https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/