Advising Updates

1. Due to the semester getting started a week late, advisor assignments will be delayed a week. You’ll be contacted by your advisor with information for preparing for Fall 2026 registration on Wednesday, February 25.
2. Business School minor applications open until 2/16/2026 at 11:59pm. 
3. Robotics minor application open through the Friday before Spring break (March 13).
4. Schedule adjustment ends Friday, February 13th. The advising office will be open and available to help with schedule changes until 4:30pm on Friday, February 13th. If you need help finalizing your schedule, the department will hold virtual drop in advising each day this week from 1-3PM. 
1. Spring 2026 graduation applications due Friday, February 13
2. Last day for waitlist check ins will be Monday, February 16th
5. CS Career Fair:  Monday February 23rd from 11am-6pm, please check the flyer for more specific entry windows.
6. Research and Internship Opportunities are posted! Check out the pages.  
7. Counseling Center Wellness Series
1. February 11 Surviving Difficult Emotions
2. February 12 Skills for Socializing

• Schedule adjustment has been extended to Friday, February 13th. 

•  1-STICs with open seats: 

  • CMSC389O

  • CMSC389P

  • CMSC389X

  • CMSC398L

  • CMSC398M

• Data Buddies Survey (DBS) closing soon (February 15th, 2026 at 11:59 ET.) 

• UMD has been selected to recruit two (2) students for a fully funded Fulbright Scholarly Exchange program with Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. Participants will travel across Taiwan during spring break, observe university courses, and evaluate English-Medium Instruction (EMI) programs alongside students from Columbia and NYU. This prestigious opportunity offers early exposure to the Fulbright community and future research or teaching pathways in Taiwan. For more information including the flyer please visit this page!

• Study abroad fair in Stamp from 2-5PM tomorrow 2/3

• Graduation Application is open for Spring 2026, please contact your advisor if you have questions about your graduation eligibility, or attend Drop In Advising for a Senior Check. 

• The Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Minor applications are OPEN now. 

CMSC422 (Introduction to Machine Learning) section 0301 has been added to the Spring 2026 schedule. 

CMSC422 section 0301 - TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm, CSI2117, Prof. Furong Huang

CS Undergraduate Advising Office will be virtual on Monday, 12/22/2025 and Tuesday, 12/23/2025.We will closed from Wednesday, 12/24/2025 through Friday, 1/2/2026. 

Happy Holidays!

1. Good luck on your finals!
2. Final grades are scheduled to be due on 12/23, and transcripts will be updated January 2nd.
3. The last day to add a Winter course will be the first day of the Winter classes, Monday, January 5th. 
1. Available Winter 1-Credit CMSC Courses: CMSC388a, CMSC388b, CMSC398b, CMSC398o
4. The advising office will be remote 12/22-12/24, and closed 12/25-1/1, opening remotely on 1/2. (Pending a closure on the 2nd of January, we will open on Monday the 5th.) 
5. Final CSN of 2025 is going out today!
6. Happy holidays, happy new year, and congratulations on completing the semester! Extra congratulations to our graduating Seniors! 

1. Last Day to Withdraw from All Classes: December 12, 2025 (Fri)
1. International students must have written approval from the ISSS office
2. Reading Day is Saturday, December 13
3. Course experience surveys are now available, take your surveys today! www.CourseExp.umd.edu
4. MathQuantum Movie Night
5. Why Graduate School? - Presentation for Campus Tomorrow!
6. National Scholarship Search Engines
7. Quantum Undergraduate Research in Science and Engineering (QURiSE)
8. An Honors section of CMSC250 is being offered this Spring! Reach out to your advisor if you have any questions.
9. If you plan to request a third CMSC course permission, or a first STIC course permission, please submit the form emailed to you by your advisor last Monday!
10. Need a Tutor for CMSC courses? Schedule Tutoring!

1. Your academic advisor will send you the CMSC 3rd/STIC permission form between 12pm and 1pm today.
2. Stewart & Dugal Impact Fellowships - Priority Deadline: 12/7/2025 
3. AIM Distinguished Lecture Series: Rama Chellappa 12/5/2025 3:30pm - 6pm
4. DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) Informational application webinar at 1:30pm on Wed. 12/3/2025 - for Senior Undergraduates
5. CRA Advising Survey
6. New National Scholarships Search Engine! Search for different scholarship opportunities here: https://scholarships.umd.edu/search. 
7. CSN coming out today!
8. Good luck beginning your finals preparations! Remember to use your tutoring resources as we enter the home-stretch. 

1. Advising office remote Monday 11/24 and Tuesday 11/25; University closed for Thanksgiving Recess 11/26 - 11/30
2. Stewart & Dugal Impact Fellowships - Priority Deadline: 12/7/2025 
3. AIM Distinguished Lecture Series: Rama Chellappa 12/5/2025 3:30pm - 6pm
4. DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) Informational application webinar at 1:30pm on Wed. 12/3/2025 - for Senior Undergraduates
5. Computational Finance Minor Recruiting Event Today
6. You can expect to receive the request form for 3rd 3-or-4-credit CMSC courses and CMSC STIC courses after noon on December 1st in an email from your advisor.

1. CMSC498G Introduction to Privacy approved as an area 3 course for Spring 2026 
2. The advising office is now in peak advising season, please allow 2-3 business days for a response to emails
3. The Computing Research Association (CRA) Survey
4. CS TA Application is Open for Spring 2026 classes
5. Last QUEST Info Session TODAY! 
6. Computational Finance Minor Recruiting Event - Monday, November 24 
7. UMD Heritage Month
8. UCC Events This Week:
1. November 18 - How to Build Your Network
2. November 19 - Teach for America Tabling Session
9. CSN - Check your email for the newsletter issued today!
10. CS courses Capped Waitlists 

1. The deadline to drop up to 4-credits with a W is Wednesday, November 12th at 11:59pm, but please do not wait until the last minute in case of server crashes! Additionally, your advisor will only be available until 4:30PM. 
2. The advising office is now in peak advising season, please allow 2-3 business days for a response to emails
3. The Computing Research Association (CRA) Survey
4. CS TA Application is Open for Spring 2026 classes!
5. AIM Undergrad Networking Session Tomorrow!
6. Technica is this weekend!
7. QUEST Info Sessions
8. Computational Finance Minor Recruiting Event - Monday, November 24 
9. UMD Heritage Month
10. UCC Events This Week:
1. November 10: Career Conversations Series: Navigating Your Search Beyond the Fair 
2. November 10: How to Search for an Internship or Job
3. November 12: First Generation Terps Panel 
4. November 12: National Hispanic Health Foundation Webinar
5. November 13: How to Prepare for an Interview 
11. Did you know there’s a Sandbox Makerspace in the Iribe Center??? 
    

Iribe Sandbox Makerspace offers free access to a diverse range of tools and equipment for creating various projects, including woodworking,crafting, electronics, sewing, laser cutting, 3D printing, and prototyping.  The Sandbox is located in the Iribe building. Additional info at https://sandbox.umd.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page