Graduate Forms & Advising Resources
General Advising Forms and Resources
- Official Forms
- Graduate Student Annual Evaluation Process
- New Graduate Student Resources
- Graduate Advising Office
- CS Graduate Student Handbook [PDF]
Advising for Registration - By Degree
- PhD General Advising for Registration
- MS General Advising for Registration
- MCS General Advising for Registration
International Students
- EPI Exam Requirements
- CPT Training Process
- OPT Training Process
- International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)
Graduate College Information
Graduate Program Staff
Director of Graduate Admissions and Advancement, Professor Chandra Chekuri
3228 Siebel Center, chekuri@illinois.edu
Coordinator of Graduate Programs, Viveka P. Kudaligama
1222 Siebel Center, (217) 300-2276, kudaliga@illinois.edu
Graduate Admissions/Graduate Academic Advisor, Kara MacGregor
1224 Siebel Center, (217) 333-9706, kmacgreg@illinois.edu
Graduate Admissions/Graduate Academic Advisor, Maggie Metzger Chappell
1220 Siebel Center, (217) 333-3527, mmetz2@illinois.edu
Graduate Office Manager, Kathy Runck
1210 Siebel Center, (217) 333-4197, krunck@illinois.edu
The Academic Office staff can assist students or answer questions regarding:
- course registration
- assessing academic progress
- degree requirement and course planning
- thesis format checks
- qual, prelim, and final exam requirements and scheduling
- Graduate College petitions (transfer of coursework, degree time extensions, etc.)
- transferring in or out of the Department of Computer Science
For International Students Only
- I-20 extensions or changes
- CPT: Curricular Practical Training
- OPT: Optional Practical Training
Contact Information
Department of Computer Science
Grad Academic Office
University of Illinois
201 North Goodwin, 1210 Siebel Center
Urbana, IL 61801
Campus Mail Code: MC-258
Phone: (217) 333-4428
Fax: (217) 244-6073
Email: academic@cs.illinois.edu
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
- Morning: 8:00 am to 11:45 am
- Afternoon: 1:00 pm to 4:45 pm