Graduate Program Manual - University of Illinois at Chicago

Graduate Program

Requirements

Department of Computer Science

University of Illinois at Chicago

2015

Important contact information

Department of Computer Science (M/C 152)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Student Affairs Office

851 South Morgan Street, Room 905 SEO

Chicago, Illinois 60607-7053

Student Affairs Office

Main Office

312-996-2290 / 312-413-4950 / 312-413-5643

312-996-3422

General Graduate E-mail:

Department Web site:

Student Affairs Web site:

New Student Web site:

grad@cs.uic.edu

cs.uic.edu

cs.uic.edu/sa

cs.uic.edu/UIC_Connect

Student Affairs Staff

Prof. Robert Kenyon

Santhi Nannapaneni

Elena Lathos

Christina Martinez

Director of Graduate Studies dgs@cs.uic.edu

Assistant Director Student Affairs santhin@uic.edu

Program Coordinator elathos@uic.edu

Office Support Specialist cmarti46@uic.edu

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Department Head Message¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..5

Instructional Computing Facilities¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..7

Department Computer Policy¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..8

Master of Science Degree Requirements¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­...10

Master of Science Thesis Information¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­...¡­12

Master of Science Project Information¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡­13

Doctor of Philosophy Degree Requirements¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.14

Doctor of Philosophy Additional Requirements¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­16

Doctor of Philosophy Qualifying Exam Information...¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.18

General Graduation Guidelines¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.20

Course Selection and Regulations¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.22

Financial Aid Information¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.24

Departmental Information for TAs ¡­¡­¡­.¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..26

Academic Honesty¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­28

Petitions¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.29

General Information¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­......30

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Department Head Message

Computer science changes and shapes our world. It pervades every facet of modern society. Organizations large and

small, private and public, from virtually all sectors of society from agriculture, health care, education, and

transportation, to entertainment, defense, finance, manufacturing, and telecommunications, are all critically

dependent on the field of computer science. Computer science is both an excellent source of good jobs and a

powerful way to change the world. Here at UIC, we have built a high-quality department with diverse educational

and research opportunities for our students. Our interests and expertise span the broad field of computer science.

Admissions to our BS, MS, and PhD programs are highly competitive. Our high-caliber students are served by an

innovative curriculum, advanced computing laboratories, and an energetic and knowledgeable faculty.

The combined expertise of our thirty-four faculty members is extraordinary. Fourteen hold chief editorial positions

or sit on boards of professional journals, an extraordinary five are recipients of UIC¡¯s top teaching excellence award,

and, perhaps most notably, eleven have received prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER awards. Our

student body and our faculty are growing; seven new faculty members were hired in the past couple of years and we

are in the process of hiring more. Additionally, our faculty is augmented by adjunct faculty appointments from

other UIC departments including Bioengineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mathematics, Computer

Science and Statistics; and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

We see the value in fostering relationships with industry and actively procuring state and federal agency grants. As a

result, our department is one of the leading research units at UIC, with annual research funding exceeding $8

million.

We emphasize both the discovery of core computer science knowledge in areas such as theory, artificial intelligence,

databases, computer security, and software engineering, and the application of computer science to areas such as

bioinformatics, gaming, learning environments, manufacturing, and transportation systems.

We also actively engage in interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration. For example, we conduct

interdisciplinary research in computer graphics, human/computer interfaces, and advanced networking to create

globally-connected visualization display hardware and software that enables collaboration among remote teams of

scientists, engineers, industrial designers, and artists¡ªpositioning UIC as a leading university worldwide in highperformance computing research and education.

We are proud to be a resource for the surrounding business and academic community, but most importantly, we

serve the students who come to UIC seeking a quality education and access to advanced computing resources. Our

academic programs are designed to prepare students for successful careers in a rapidly evolving discipline.

We invite you to explore all the Department of Computer Science has to offer.

Robert H. Sloan

Professor and Head

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