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The department makes the recommendation for admission and final approval comes from the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions. If you wish to accept the offer of admission but decline the financial aid offer, please notify Laura Baylor Kara MacGreogr (lherriot@illinoiskmacgreg@illinois.edu) in the Department of Computer Science.
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Students who hold a research or a teaching assistantship are required to register for at least 8 hours of graduate level coursework. Students who hold a fellowship or scholarship are eligible for a tuition-waiver are required to register for at least 12 hours of graduate level coursework. These are This is required to receive the tuition waiver. Students should also be aware that there are other situations which may require full-time registration (12 hours) to maintain their status. The following are some instances that may require full-time registration, but may not include all situations - international student on a visa, student who has a previous education loan in deferment, student who receives medical insurance coverage from parent or spouse that requires the student to be registered full-time, etc.
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