School of Computer Science Sophomore Advising Meeting Spring 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

School of Computer Science Sophomore Advising Meeting Spring 2015 Tim Richards (cua@cs.umass.edu) Lecturer / Soph Advisor / Chief Undergraduate Advisor

Who is here today? • Tim Richards (Me!) • Darlene Fahey • ACE Advisors – Austin Suszek – Cara Magliozzi – Sean Luo – (not here: Niharika & Justin) • CS Sophomores (You!)

Today’s Goals • Today and Tomorrow – Courses you are taking – Courses you will be taking • Planning – Advisor & Tips – What you should be thinking about • Remove the hold on your account – Ask your questions

Courses You Have Taken ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 Introductory sequence in Java programming

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 Intensive Programming

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 Mathematical Foundations Intensive Programming of Computing

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ Require 1 year of Calculus CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 Mathematical Foundations Intensive Programming of Computing

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 BS-CMPSCI: Must take all 4 200-level cores. BA-CMPSCI: Must take at least 3 200-level cores.

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 Recommended Sequence: CMPSCI 220 and CMPSCI 250

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 Recommended Sequence: CMPSCI 230 and CMPSCI 240

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 Bad Idea!

Courses You Have/Will Be Taking ✓ ✓ CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? ✓ ? CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 Also, Bad Idea! But, for a VERY small fraction of students who do very well in Calculus this might be possible. UPC reserves the option to drop from either to make room.

Courses You Will Be Taking CMPSCI 121 CMPSCI 187 200-Level Cores CMPSCI 220 CMPSCI 250 CMPSCI 230 CMPSCI 240 CMPSCI >=300 CMPSCI >=300 CMPSCI >=300 CMPSCI >=300 CMPSC 300-Level and Above BS-CMPSCI: Must take 8 to satisfy a track . BA-CMPSCI: Must take any 5.

BS-CMPSCI Tracks • General CMPSCI • Robotics, Vision, Graphics • Artificial Intelligence • Search & Data Mining • Computer Architecture • Security & Privacy • Networking • Software Engineering • Programming Languages & • Software Systems Compilers • Theory of Computation

How do I change my track • Review the tracks on the back side of your tracking form. – What classes have I liked so far? • Fill out form online https://www.cs.umass.edu/ugrad-education/subplan-change-bs

Other Courses you should be thinking about …

Other Courses you should be thinking about … For the BS You should be thinking about how to fit the required math courses into your schedule.

Other Courses you should be thinking about … For the BA You should be thinking about how to fit the required math course into your schedule.

Other Courses you should be thinking about … For the BS & BA You should be thinking about how to fit the required Integrative Experience (IE) and Junior Year Writing courses into your schedule

Other Courses you should be thinking about … For the BS You should be thinking about how to fit the required two Science courses into your schedule

Other Courses you should be thinking about … IMPORTANT BIOL 100/151 and BIOL 101/152 no longer satisfy CS Lab Science requirements! These courses are accepted for students who entered CS prior to May 2014. BIOL 151/152/153 will satisfy 2 CS science courses (all 3 REQUIRED) For the BS You should be thinking about how to fit the required two Science courses into your schedule

Other Courses you should be thinking about … IMPORTANT BIOL 100/151 and BIOL Error in ARR 101/152 no longer satisfy CS Unfortunately, your academic requirements Lab Science requirements! report (ARR) on Spire may currently be reporting this incorrectly. These courses are accepted for students who entered CS prior to It has not been updated as of today – so, May 2014. please be aware of this change! https://www.cs.umass.edu/ugrad-education/details-bs-requirements https://www.cs.umass.edu/ugrad-education/cs-science-requirements-biology For the BS You should be thinking about how to fit the required two Science courses into your schedule

Other Courses you should be thinking about … For the BA You should be thinking about how to fit the required foreign language courses. If you took a foreign language in HS – make sure that it satisfies the requirement!

Other Courses you should be thinking about … For the BA You should be thinking about how to fit the required 4 concentration area courses. You must propose the courses you are/will be taking and have them approved by the UPD. You must verify that the offering department allows you to register for the chosen courses.

Independent Study • An option many do not know about … – Work one-on-one with a faculty member – Often relates to the faculty’s research area – Typically goes beyond existing courses – Gets you involved in research – Gets you great letters of reference! • Details – Fill out form available in the main office. – 1-6 credits, only 3 towards the major – Only 1 can count towards an elective – Your job to ask faculty

Departmental Honors • If you are an honors student … – You have the option of getting involved in departmental honors! – This involves a year-long project working with an honors advisor – Gets you involved in real research! – Gets you great letters of reference! • https://www.cs.umass.edu/ugrad-education/honors-track • https://www.cs.umass.edu/ugrad-education/cs-departmental-honors-research-advisors Contact askcshonors@cs.umass.edu

Graders! Did you do very well in a course? Then you should consider becoming a grader for that course! This is a paid position!

Research Experience of Undergraduates Great way for you to get involved in a research laboratory over the summer! Check it out: http://www.nsf.gov/ crssprgm/reu/index.jsp You get a great experience and you get paid!

Internships • You should be targeting Summer 2015! • Companies are looking early • Go to career fairs • Talk to Juniors and Seniors • Talk to ACE! http://www.umass.edu/careers UMass CareerConnect http://umass.experience.com/experience/login This is an important part of your success!

Advisor & Tips • Your Advisor – Is currently me! – You will be assigned a new advisor: F15 – Appear in Spire • Tips for Spring 2015 – Keep tracking form up-to-date! – Be prompt! – Visit ACE – Bring your tracking form!

Important! READ all your email sent to you from CS! This will keep you up-to-date on what is going on in CS as well as on campus Again, READ ALL YOUR EMAIL !

What you should be thinking about • Study Habits? • Attendance / Participation? • Office Hours? • How did my classes go? • What did I like/dislike? • Honors College: Departmental Honors? • Internships?

Get Involved! • ACM (http://umass.acm.org) • UMass Programming Team • CS Women • USpace • Leadership Committees – ACE Peer Advising – ROCKs Recruiting & Outreach • UG Events • REU Program

Hold Release and Questions For more detailed questions or concerns please send email to: cua@cs.umass.edu Now, please visit me, ACE, or Darlene so we can answer questions and release your RAC hold so you can register for courses !