0. Overview of UMass Lowell and the Dept. of Computer Science
• Video: UMass Lowell: A Campus On the Move (on YouTube, 2010)
• Interesting Facts About UMass Lowell (posted at StateUniversity.com)
• Interesting Facts About UMass Lowell Computer Science (courtesy of Prof. Fred Martin)
• Quick Reference Guide for New CS Students (compiled by our Student Advisory Board)
• Costs associated with attending UMass Lowell
• FAQs re UMass Lowell CS Dept. Computer Systems
• Advising Reference Guide (Fall 2016)
   
1. Who Is My Advisor?
• Please see SiS to identify your advisor.
   
2. Course Grids for Undergraduate CS Majors
• for students who entered UMass Lowell in or after September 2011
• for students taking Calculus I
• for students taking Calculus IA+IB
• for students taking Calculus I and pursuing the 3-month Summer Co-Op Option
• for students who entered UMass Lowell between September 2009 and Spring 2011
• for students taking Calculus I
• for students taking Calculus IA+IB
• curriculum checksheet
• for students who entered UMass Lowell between September 2008 and Spring 2009
• for students who entered UMass Lowell between September 2000 and Spring 2008
• for students who entered UMass Lowell before September 2000
• for students enrolled in the Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics Option (PDF file)
  • procedure for adding the Computer Science Bioinformatics Option
     
3. Course Grids for Undergraduate CS/ECE or CS/Math Dual Majors and CS Majors Minoring in Other Fields
• for CS/ECE (Electrical & Computer Engineering) Dual Majors
• for CS/Math Dual Majors
• for CS Majors ...
  • Minoring in Mathematics
  • Minoring in Robotics
    • Robotics @ UMass Lowell website
    • additional information on the Robotics Minor
4. General Undergraduate Computer Science Program Information
• Introduction on University Website
• Undergraduate Curriculum Overview
• Curriculum Overview Alternate View (PDF file)
• Course Prerequisite Flowchart (PDF file)
• Catalog Course Descriptions
• Detailed Course Descriptions
• Courses That Satisfy the University General Education (GenEd) Requirements
• Description of University General Education Requirements
• The BS/MS program
• UMass Lowell Undergraduate Course Catalog
• If you know the 4-digit COMP.nnnn number of the course you’re looking for, try entering URL:
       http://www.uml.edu/catalog/courses/COMP/nnnn
       (note that there is a slash between COMP and the 4-digit course number)
• Alternatively, enter the 4-digit course number here and we’ll try the URL for you:
  
  COMP.  
  
   
5. Undergraduate CS Dept. Policies
• Guide to Electives for CS Majors (PDF)
• on Natural Science Electives
• on General (Free) Electives
• on the CS Ethics Requirement
• on Project Sequences
• on Technical Electives
• on CS Electives
• on Continuing Education Courses in the CS Curriculum
• on Making the Dean’s List
   
6. Tools and SiS Links for Undergraduate CS Majors
• CS CUM Calculator (Excel spreadsheet — a 2.5 GPA in all CS courses taken at UMass Lowell is required to graduate)
• SiS Student Records System (student sign in)
• SiS Student Self-Service Reference
• New CS Student Quick Reference Guide
• How to Automatically Forward Your CS E-Mail To Your Yahoo or Gmail or Hotmail or Any Other Account
   
7. Information for Current UMass Lowell Undergraduate Students Who Are Not CS Majors
• Changing Your Major to CS
• Minoring in CS
   
8. Information for Students Transferring to UMass Lowell
   • General University Admission Policies for All Transfer Students
   • Specific Computer Science Dept. Policies for Transfer Students
   • specific information for students coming from ...
   • UMass Lowell / MassBay Community College Articulation Agreement (PDF file)
   • Middlesex Community College (Massachusetts)
   • UMass Lowell / Middlesex Community College Articulation Agreement (PDF file)
   • Northern Essex Community College (Massachusetts)
   • Quinsigamond Community College Articulation Agreement (PDF file)
   • a three-year university in India
   • Assessment (Placement) Tests
     • Practice Tests
   • Course Transfer Dictionary
   • The Commonwealth Transfer Compact (PDF file)
      
9. Information for Students Graduating from UMass Lowell CS
• CS Declaration of Intent to Graduate (DIG) Form (Word DOC file | PDF version)
• CS Bioinformatics Declaration of Intent to Graduate (DIG) Form (PDF file)
• CS Dept. Policy on Academic Standing
• University Policy on Academic Honors
  • GPAs required for Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Summa Cum Laude distinctions
• Undergraduate Exit Interview and Anonymous Undergraduate Program Survey (PDF file)
   
10. Critical University Undergraduate Policies and Information
• Master List of University Undergraduate Academic Policies
  • On Academic Integrity (Dishonesty and Cheating)
  • On Grade Substitutions & Deletions
  • On Taking Courses at Other Institutions
• Explanation of Grades
• Registering Your Cell Phone for University Closing Messages
   
11. UMass Lowell Honors Program
     
12. Office of the Registrar
• Student Forms
• Faculty Forms (for faculty use only)
• Transfer Dictionary (for determining which courses at other institutions are equivalent to ours)
   
13. Other Resources
• Introduction to the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC, PDF file)
• Brochure (PDF file)
   

Graduate Computer Science Advising Website

Computer Science Graduate Coordinator’s Website

Graduate School Home Page

Links to Resources About Writing Theses

• UMass Lowell Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Guide (PDF file)
• Thesis Template for Microsoft Word built from Martin Schedlbauer’s Sc.D. Dissertation
• How to Organize Your Thesis by Prof. John W. Chinneck, Dept. of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
• CS Honors Thesis Writing Guide posted at the Swarthmore College Web site
• Advice on Research and Writing by Mark Leone, Dept. of Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University