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We are excited you are joining our team this August! This site is designed to give you guidance on registering for fall 2014 2015 courses. You are in a professionalprofessional, non-thesis, self-funded master's program. There is no research in this master's degree. Viveka Kudaligama, Mary Beth Kelley, and Kara MacGregor will serve as your advisors for this program and can be reached at kudaliga@illinois.edu, mkelley@illinos.edu or kmacgregor@illinois.edu.
Please review the Professional MCS Planning Document to help guide you on the program requirements.
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International Students
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International students will not be allowed to register for fall 2014 term until they check-in at the International Student and Scholar Services Office (ISSS). The first day you can check in is Monday, August 4, 2014. We highly recommend that international students plan to arrive by Monday, August 4th, to check in with ISSS in the morning and then register for classes in the afternoon. With increased enrollments in the CS department and on campus, CS courses tend to fill up quickly so we request that you register as close to this date as possible.
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Domestic Students
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Domestic students are eligible to register for classes starting May 1, 2014. We recommend that you register as soon as possible after this date. With increased enrollments in the CS department and on campus, CS courses tend to fill up quickly so we request that you register as close to this date soon as possible.
Steps to Complete for Course Registration
- To start the registration process, you must first setup your NetID and password. The instructions for this were given to you in your "official offer letter" from the Graduate College. If you missed the link, please go to http://www.grad.illinois.edu/quick-guide.
- Go to http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/registration/register.html to sign up for classes. To review the courses that will be offered in computer science, please visit the Fall 2013 2015 CS Course Schedule.
Number of Minimum Credit Hours to Register for Fall
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2015 Term
All Professional MCS students are required to register for at least 12 credit hours per semester and have up to 3 continuous semesters to complete the degree requirements.
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For your first semester, we recommend that you select courses that interest you and start to complete the "Breadth Requirement". (see MCS Planning Document - link above) In addition, we recommend that you do a mix of 400 and 500 level courses. Graduate students are free to register for any 400 or 500-level course. If there is a pre-requisite for a course, it is your responsibility to ensure you have the prior knowledge required for the course. In addition, 400-level courses are introductory graduate level courses and can be taken for either 3 or 4 credits. If you select the 4 credit hour 400-level course, the faculty will usually have you do a project or paper for the extra credit hour. All 500-level courses are taken for 4 credit hours.