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. 

Graduate Advisors

To find your graduate advisor, please view your Success Team in Raider Success Hub. 

• Students with last names A-L are advised by Erin Engelhardt, erin.engelhardt@ttu.edu. 
• Students with last names M-Z are advised by Jessica Woodard, jessica.woodard@ttu.edu. 

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.

Want to be notified of CS Dept. updates, resources, and other announcements? Request to join the CS Grad Advising Piazza forum here! 

Advising Resources

• Schedule an Advising Appointment
• Computer Science Graduate Student Handbook
• Transfer Coursework Evaluation Form
  • Please review the CS Graduate Student Handbook for transfer credit policies prior to submission 
•  Degreeworks
• Approved List of Non-CS Courses (effective for Spring 2025 registration)
  • The CS Dept. will approve TWO (2) non-CS courses.
  • Students interested in enrolling in non-CS coursework should verify that the course is approved by the department.

Registration Resources

Download forms FIRST, and then edit. 

• Course Approval Form (CS 6000, CS 6001, CS 6002, CS 7000 and CS 8000)
• Registration Dates
• Degree Plans (MSCS & MSSSE) 
• 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 (requires 6 credit hours of CS 6000 - Master's Thesis AND faculty approval)
• Master's Project (requires 3 credit hours of CS 6001 - Master's Project AND faculty approval)
• Master's Report (requires 3 credit hours of CS 6002 - Master's Report AND faculty approval)
• Industry Career Certificate through Coursera 
  
  • Please see Piazza resources tab for additional information on approved list of certificates 
• Work Experience
  • 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 program
  • Students should discuss these options with their graduate academic advisors

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. Per the Dept. of State's website, visa applicants must qualify on the basis of the applicant's residence and ties abroad, rather than assurances from U.S. family and friends. A letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support is not needed to apply for a non-immigrant tourist visa. If you do choose to bring a letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support to your interview, please remember that it is not one of the factors that used in determining whether to issue or deny a non-immigrant tourist visa.
  • 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 

 

 

 

Graduate School

• Responsible Academic Conduct Training
• Graduation Deadlines
  • Spring 2025
  • Summer 2025
• Graduate Grade Replacement Policy

Other University Resources

• Academic Calendar
  • 2024-2025
• 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

• Faculty & Staff Forms