Advising Updates

1. Summer Registration Begins Tomorrow - Please reach out to your academic advisor to request course permissions for Summer CMSC courses
2. Last Call for Tapia Participation - deadline tomorrow, March 3, 11:59pm HST
3. 4xx Information Session
4. Coffee Hour on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Brendan Iribe Center Amphitheater
5. CSN coming out today, check your terpmail
6. Counseling Center Wellness Series
1. March 3 Freedom From Perfectionism
2. March 4 Pay Attention! Tips to Improve Focus
3. March 5 Dealing with Disappointment
7. Research Database for Fall semester is live!
8. Tutoring available for CMSC courses!

1. Counseling Center Wellness Series
1. February 24 Effective Communication Skills
2. February 25 Managing Conflict and Setting Boundaries
3. February 26 Coping with Stress
2. UCC CMNS Programming 
3. UCC Career Fair Starts Today!
1. 11am - 4pm
2. STEM Focus February 24 and February 25
4. Robotics minor application open through the Friday before Spring break (March 13)
5. AIM Lecture Series: Bridging the Information Gap: Using AI Engagement to Improve Health Literacy and Safety for Perinatal Populations, scheduled today (2/24/2026 at 3:30pm) was Postponed

CORRECTED CS Career Fair Schedule Update

• 12:30pm: Check-in for Power Hour students
• 1pm-2pm: Session 1: Power Hour for CS Juniors & Seniors
• 1:30pm: Check-in for CS Students
• 2pm-3pm: Session 2: CS Students
• 2:30 pm: Check-in for All Eligible Students
• 3pm-6pm: Session 3: Everyone including:
  • iSchool
  • ENG
  • Science Academy
  • Alumni
  • Grad School
  • CS

1. TODAY - Deadline to apply for a Business minor!
2. Counseling Center Wellness Series
1. February 17 Deepening Relationships through Vulnerability
2. February 18 Time Management
3. February 19 Conquer Procrastination Now (Not Later)
3. Check your inbox! CSN goes out today. 
4. Please reach out to your academic advisor to request course permissions for Summer CMSC courses, you may begin registering for Summer classes on March 3rd
5. The Fall 2026 schedule of classes will be posted by the registrar’s office this Friday 2/20. Fall registration will not begin until the end of March. You’ll be contacted by your advisor with information for preparing for Fall 2026 registration on Wednesday, February 25
6. Virtual drop in advising will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 1pm-3pm. 
7. The Computer Science Career Fair will be held Monday, February 23rd from 11am to 6pm. Please check the flyer for information about your entry window. 
8. The Computer Science Advising Office will operate remotely on Monday, February 23rd and Tuesday, February 24th. 
9. Check out updates on Research Opportunities, UMD Clubs/Organization Postings, Job Postings!

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!