Advising & Registration
The Computer Science Graduate Advisors work to support graduate students by helping them plan for registration, assisting with navigation of on-campus resources, apprising them of various opportunities available to them, and empowering them as they work to complete their chosen programs.
Want to be notified of CS Dept. updates, resources, and other announcements? Request to join the CS Grad Advising Piazza forum here!
Graduate Advising Team
Chief Academic Advisor
Last Names A-L
Senior Academic Advisor
Last Names M-Z
Scheduling an Appointment - Current Students
To schedule an appointment with your graduate advisor, please view your Success Team in Raider Success Hub.
New graduate students are REQUIRED to meet with their graduate academic advisor during
their first semester in the program. You will receive an email from your advisor reminding
you to schedule your advising appointment.
Newly admitted students who do not yet have access to Raider Success Hub should email
cs.grad_advisor@ttu.edu once they have activated their eRaider credentials, please do not use Calendly.
Scheduling an Appointment - Prospective Students
Prospective students can schedule a Zoom meeting with our advisors through Calendly. Click the advisor's name below to schedule.
Newly admitted students who do not yet have access to Raider Success Hub should email cs.grad_advisor@ttu.edu once they have activated their eRaider credentials, please do not use Calendly.Graduate Academic Advisor vs Faculty Advisor
All students in the CS Dept. are assigned a Graduate Academic Advisor based on the first letter of their last name. Faculty advisors have a different role in your academic journey, and not every student has a faculty advisor. Faculty advisors are not automatically assigned to you. See the graphic below to determine the difference between a graduate academic advisor and faculty advisor.
| Graduate Academic Advisor | Research Advisor/Faculty Advisor | |
| This person is a... | Professional staff member at Texas Tech University | Tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the Dept. of Computer Science |
| This person helps with... | Navigating on-campus resources to support wellbeing and academic success, as well as understanding various policies and procedures, and comprehension of degree requirements | Providing course suggestions based on student's area of research/interests. Guides students through research, publication, and defense milestones |
| This person will... | Complete necessary paperwork and other administrative tasks for course registration, degree milestones, and graduation clearance | Approve course selection (for PhD students and MS students pursuing a thesis-option). |
| This person is assigned to... | All graduate students based on first letter of last name. | PhD students and MS thesis-track students who have previously agreed to work together. Students are not automatically assigned to a faculty advisor, even if they are pursuing a PhD or MS thesis option. |
Advising Resources
Registration Resources
Download forms FIRST, and then edit.
- Course Approval Form (CS 6000, CS 6001, CS 6002, CS 7000 and CS 8000)
- Registration Dates
- Ph.D Flowchart
- Student Withdrawal Request
Comprehensive Evaluation
All MSCS and MSSSE students are required to complete a comprehenive evaluation in order to graduate. In the CS Dept., graduate students have five options for completing their comprehenive evaluation.
Master's Thesis
The Master's Thesis requires 6 credit hours of CS 6000 AND CS faculty approval.
Students who wish to pursue this option should:
- Inform their graduate academic advisor so that your cohort can be changed. All MS students will begin the program as non-thesis
- Network with faculty to find a supervisor
Master's Project
The Master's Project requires 3 credit hours of CS 6001 AND CS faculty approval.
Students who wish to pursue this option should:
- Inform their graduate academic advisor so that your cohort can be changed. All MS students will begin the program as non-thesis
- Network with faculty to find a supervisor
Master's Report
The Master's Report requires 3 credit hours of CS 6002 AND CS faculty approval.
Students who wish to pursue this option should:
- Inform their graduate academic advisor so that your cohort can be changed. All MS students will begin the program as non-thesis
- Network with faculty to find a supervisor
Industry Career Certificate through Coursera
Through TTU Online, Texas Tech has a partnership with Coursera that allows TTU students
to complete industry career certificates completely free.
Students can complete an approved industry career certificate (from the CS Learning
Group) to apply to their comprehensive evaluation.
Students must sign up for Coursera using their TTU eRaider credentials.
View the CS Learning Group here.
Additional information can be found in the CS Grad Advising Piazza forum.
Work Experience
Two different options:
- Internship/CPT AND CS 5000 for full-time Lubbock campus students, or
- Consideration of full-time work experience for distance students who are working professionals in an industry related to their degree programs
To ensure that you are making timely progress toward your graduation requirements, we encourage you to consider which of the above options works best for you by the end of your first semester in the program.
Current students can review information in Piazza forum here.
Graduation, Thesis & Dissertation
- Defense Notification Form (initiated by the CS Dept)
- Oral Defense and Thesis-Dissertation Approval Form (initiated by the CS Dept.)
- Thesis/Dissertation Final Copy Approval Form (initiated by the CS Dept.)
- Apply to Graduate
- Invitation Letter for Commencement
- Effective Spring 2025, the Grad School no longer provides invitation letters to Commencement. Visit the Dept. of State's website.
- You may write a letter to the Dept. of State yourself if you choose. The template can be found here.
- See OIA website for more information.
- Thesis-Dissertation Document Formatting Guidelines
- Thesis/Dissertation - ETD Account Info
- Thesis/Dissertation - Submit Your Manuscript Here!
Graduate School
- Responsible Academic Conduct Training
- Graduation Deadlines
- Graduate Grade Replacement Policy
Online Student resources
- Distance Student Registration Form
- Comprehensive Evaluation -
Work Experience Form - Comprehensive Evaluation - Supervisor Email Template
- Other Online Student Resources
Other University Resources
- Academic Calendar
- Graduate Writing Center
- University Career Center
- TTU Course Information Search (Find Syllabi)
- Raider Relief - Advocacy and Resource Center
- Office of the Dean of Students
- Student Business Services
- University Coaching & Student Achievement
- Graduate Center
- International Affairs
- On-Campus Jobs
Faculty/Staff Forms
Department of Computer Science
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 43104 | Lubbock, TX 79409-3104 -
Phone
806.742.3527 -
Email
cs@ttu.edu