Graduate Advising
Fall 2023 Orientation Slides
Academic Advising:
Beginning in Fall 2023, students seeking advice can contact one of the following advisors based on their graduate program of study.
- MS-CS and MA-CS students who need advice can see Dr. JungYoon Kim (jkim78@kent.edu ).
- MS-AI students who need advice can see Dr. Ye Zhao (zhao@cs.kent.edu).
- MS-DS(Data Science ) students who need advice can see Dr. Qiang Guan (qguan@kent.edu).
- For Math related courses, they can see Dr. Omar De la Cruz Cabrera (odelacru@kent.edu).
- PhD-CS students who need advice can see their dissertation advisor if they have one, otherwise, they can see the graduate coordinator, currently Dr. Hassan Peyravi ( hpeyravi@kent.edu).
Suggested Road Maps for Various Degree Programs
- M.A . Roadmap
- M.S. Roadmap (thesis, non-thesis, concentration, non-concentration)
- Ph.D. Roadmap (admitted with a Master's degree)
- Direct Ph.D. Roadmap (admitted without a Master's degree)
- Data Science Road Map
Selective Courses (categories)
- Computational Data Science (3)
- Computer Engineering (3)
- Computer Security (3)
- Software and Application (3)
- Theory and Algorithms (3)
Academic Standing
Maintaining Good Academic Standing is a university requirement and graduate students are expected to maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA) at all times. Additionally, a graduate student who receives more than 8 credit hours of grades lower than B (3.0) or more than 4 credit hours of grades lower than C (2.0) is subject to dismissal. The department takes one of the following actions if a student does not maintain Good Standing.
- A warning notice will be given at any time to a student who receives a grade lower than B (3.0). The student must get the advisor’s approval to take courses. The student can not take more than 9 credit hours per semester.
- A Probation notice will be given at any time to a student whose GPA is less than 3.0 OR the student has two courses with grades lower than B (3.0). The student must get the advisor’s approval to take courses. The student can not take more than 9 credit hours during the Probationary Period. The student will be notified of dismissal for the following semester if Good Standing is not obtained/maintained during the Probationary Period.
- A Dismissal notice will be given at any time to a student if the student receives more than 8 credit hours of grades lower than B (3.0) OR more than 4 credit hours of grades lower than C (2.0) OR the student's GPA stays below 3.0 for more than 2 semesters OR Good Standing is not obtained after the Probationary Period.
Thesis and Dissertation Advising
- Students who are on a thesis or dissertation track must choose an advisor who serves as both their academic advisor and their research advisor by the second semester.
Notes for New Students
- Those who have been admitted to the CS graduate program and who haven't t had an Algorithms course in their undergraduate degree must take CS 56101 (Algorithms) which would count towards the degree program.