Advising Updates

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

Please refer to the capped waitlist course list when registering for courses. The waitlists for the following courses are currently capped:

CMSC471

CMSC472

ALL sections of CMSC131, CMSC132, CMSC216, CMSC250, CMSC330, CMSC351

1. The Computing Research Association (CRA) invites computing students to take a 10–12 minute survey on career development. Your feedback helps the Computer Science Department improve programs and resources, and supports future computing students. You will also have a chance to win one of 200 $25 Amazon gift cards! Take the survey here.
2. UCC Events this week
1. November 3: Career Conversations Series: Interviews & Beyond (Tech)
2. November 4: Career Resilience in the Job Market: Advice from the classes of 2009 & 2020
3. November 5: Career Resilience in Math, Tech, & Physics: Alumni Insights Panel
4. November 5: Land the Job: Mastering Your Two Page Federal Resume by USAJOBS
5. November 5: Careers in Information Technology
6. November 6: U.S. Work Visa Pathways
3. Check out: CS Research Database.
4. Information Session for Business minors TODAY, November 3, RSVP here
5. Technica November 15-16, register now
6. QUEST Info Sessions
7. The deadline to drop up to 4-credits with a W is next Wednesday, November 12th. 
8. The advising office is now in peak advising season, please allow 2-3 business days for a response to emails.

1. CS Info Week is here! 🎉
1. TODAY @ 5:00pm in IRB 4105 “Getting Started on Research and Publishing”
2. Tomorrow @ 5:00pm in IRB 4105 “ Planning & Prep for Research and Grad School”
3. Wednesday @ 5:15pm in CSI 1115 CMSC4xx Info Session
4. Thursday @ 5:00pm in IRB 4105 BS/MS Info Session
2. NVIDIA GTC Student Experience at UMD - Register Here
3. GDSC x MLH Gemini Hack Night November 2 - Register here
4. CS Research Database
5. UCC Events this week
1. TODAY October 27 How to Prepare for an Interview
2. October 30 Job Search Strategy for International Students 
6. Information Session for Business minors November 3, RSVP here
7. Technica November 15-16, register now
8. QUEST Info Sessions
9. Check midsemester grades
10. UMD spirit week!