Umass Amherst Computer Science
UMASS AMHERST COMPUTER SCIENCE
Graduate Program Status Report
Version for pre-portfolio MS+PhD graduate students
Complete this form in January, once your fall grades are officially reported.
Hand the completed and signed form to your advisor who may add comments.
You or your advisor should give the approved form to Leeanne Leclerc by the deadline.
General information------
Name: ►
Advisor(s): ►
(Use the GPD if you don’t know.)
Current date: ►
Reminder------
To be admitted to candidacy in Computer Science, you must:
- satisfy six core requirements, including one in each of systems, theory, and AI (four must be satisfied when your portfolio is submitted)
- complete a synthesis project
- achieve a B+ or better in any course used to satisfy core requirements
Because you are also working toward an MS, you must also:
- complete 30 credits of course work, 6 of that being the master’s project;
- have a GPA of at least 3.0
This progress report allows the Graduate Program Committee to verify that you are making steady progress toward your degree. It also reminds you of the various milestones, both completed and pending.
The Graduate Program Committee will review this progress report. If there are no concerns included, and if the Committee sees no other problems, you will receive no response. Otherwise, a member of the Committee will contact or meet with you and/or your advisor to discuss the issues of concern.
Progress by the numbers ------
Time in program. Your portfolio should be submitted by your fifth semester. Do not count summers as a semester for this section.
Semester admitted: ►
Number of semesters on leave: ►
Total semesters completed (not counting current one): ►
Anticipated semester for submitting portfolio: ►
Core requirements. For each, list the course(s) taken and your grade, or your plans for completing the core. You are required to have completed at least one core in each area before you submit your portfolio.
Systems (first): ►
Systems (second): ►
Theory (601): ►
Theory (611): ►
AI (683): ►
Other systems or AI: ►
Synthesis project. Typically starts in your second year. If not combined with your masters project, please also provide information for that.
Semester proposed: ►
Have you registered for 701? ►
Semester completed: ►
Title: ►
Readers (give name and, if not CS, their affiliation)
1. ►
2. ►
Other requirements. To get an MS and PhD, there are some other requirements that are listed here for completeness. Being admitted to candidacy is far more important at this point. Do not count 701 as a course for this section.
Number of course credits completed toward the MS (you will need 24): ►
Number of those from 5xx courses or independent studies (max of 6): ►
Number of course credits completed toward the PhD (6 more): ►
Number of those from independent studies (max of 3): ►
How did you satisfy the TA requirement (if you did)? ►
Concerns? If you have any concerns about your progress, please list them here. Note that your advisor will read this document.
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Research affiliation and progress------
Research activity is an important part of our department’s life. The faculty feel it is very important that students get involved in research as quickly as possible, so we want to know if you’ve made any progress in that direction. Since support is an on-going concern for most students, we are also interested in efforts to receive outside funding.
Please list the lab or research group you are currently affiliated with and describe the nature and duration of that affiliation (e.g., “an RA for 5 semesters”).
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Thesis proposal. You will be asked to propose your thesis topic within a year after being admitted to candidacy. What have you done or what are you planning to do to help prepare for that? Do you know what your topic will be? Have you discussed the topic with your advisor?
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List your research publications or documents below. Be sure you include authors, year, title, and venue (journal or conference title), and the paper’s status (published, to appear, in submission, in preparation).
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Proposals/Fellowship Applications (in preparation, submitted, accepted)
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Do you have any concerns regarding your research progress?
► [ ] No [ ] Yes (please explain; note that your advisor will read this document)
Service contributions------
You are part of several communities and we hope that you will become involved in supporting those groups in one way or another. There is no formal requirement of service, but we strongly encourage it as a form of networking both within and outside of the department.
List any service to the research profession (reviewing, etc)
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List any service to the University or department
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List any service to your research group or lab
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Do you have any concerns regarding your service, professionally or locally?
► [ ] No [ ] Yes (please explain; note that your advisor will read this document)
General comments------
Please mention anything that you would particularly like to stress or that was not adequately covered above. If you have any concerns that you would prefer your advisor did not read, please contact or arrange to meet with the Graduate Program Director.
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Student’s Signature
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