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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 2015 fall  courses.  If you have an RA appointment or have connected with a faculty member that could be your potential thesis advisor, please seek additional advice from them through email or a SKYPE session.  All incoming PHD students will be assigned a Program of Study Committee in September.  This committee will help you select what courses you should take going forward and ensure you are taking courses to prepare you for your research and qualifying exam.  

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  1. 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.
  2. 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 2015 2016 CS Course Schedule.
  3. All PHD students ARE REQUIRED to register for CS 591 PHD for fall 2015 2016 term!  This is the required orientation seminar for all new PHD students.

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  • RA or TA Assistantship Appointment only - 8 credit hours
  • Full (tuition-waiver generating) Fellowship only - 12 credit hours
  • Combined RA or TA Assistantship Appointment + Full (tuition-waiver generating) Fellowship - 12 8 credit hours
  • Combined RA or TA Assistantship Appointment + Partial Fellowship - 8 credit hours

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Here are the courses being offered in fall 2015 2016 by research area.  Please note that you are not required to take all courses listed under each area.  This is just a list of courses to choose from based on your research interests.  

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  • CS 440 - Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 446 - Machine Learning
  • CS 548 - Models of Cognitive Processes
  • CS 549 - Seminar in Cognitive Science
  • CS 598 Special Topics (choose one with a professor you may be interested in working with and/or a course of interest)

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  • CS 411 - Database Systems
  • CS 412 - Introduction to Data Mining
  • CS 598 Special Topics (choose one with a professor you may be interested in working with with and/or a course of interest)

Graphics and HCI

  • CS 418 - Interactive Computer GraphicsCS 419 - Production Computer Graphics
  • CS 591 GFX Seminar

HCI

  • CS 465 - User Interface Design
  • CS 467 519 - Social Scientific VisualizationCS 591 HCI Seminar

PL-FM-SE

  • CS 421 - Programming Languages & Compilers
  • CS 427 - Software Engineering I
  • CS 476 - Program Verification
  • CS 477 - Formal Software Development Methods
  • CS 527 - Topics in Software Engineering
  • CS 598 Special Topics (choose one with a professor you may be interested in working with with and/or a course of interest)

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  • CS 424 - Real Time Systems
  • CS 425 - Distributed Systems
  • CS 438 - Communication Networks
  • CS 439 - Wireless Networks
  • CS 461 - Computer Security I
  • CS 523 - Advanced Operating Systems
  • CS 538 541 - Advanced Computer NetworksSystems Analysis
  • CS 541 563 - Advanced Computer Systems AnalysisSecurity
  • CS 598 Special Topics (choose one with a professor you may be interested in working with with and/or a course of interest)

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  • CS 571 - Combinatorial Mathematics
  • CS 573 575 - AlgorithmsMethods of Combinatorics