Information for New CS Graduate Students

Here is a list of the first few things to do when you get to WPI:

Visit the Computer Science (CS) Department main office in the Fuller Labs (FL) building (room 233) to talk to the Graduate Secretary. They will assign you an initial Academic Advisor.

Contact your Academic Advisor as soon as possible, via email or by visiting their office, as you will need to make an appointment to see them in order to plan your course-work before registering for courses.

Go to ID Card Services, Founders Hall (lower level), to get a WPI Identification (ID) card. Take some identification (e.g., passport, or driver's license) and your letter of admission to WPI.

Go to the Computing and Communications Center (CCC) Lab in Fuller Labs (2nd floor, room 222) to request a computer account. They'll need to see your WPI ID. The Lab is on your right just inside the upper entrance to Fuller Labs.

Once you have a WPI CCC computer account, you should use our online account request form ( www.cs.wpi.edu/Account ) to request a CS account. You will need your CCC username to complete the CS computer account request form. You will receive notification and instructions once your account is created, sent via email to your WPI computer account.

Inform the CS Graduate Secretary as soon as you change your local address or phone number so that you can be contacted by the department.

Try to quickly become familiar with the CS department's Graduate Regulations ( www.cs.wpi.edu/Graduate/guide.html ).

If you are a supported student you may register for 10 credits each semester.

Our CS department web pages provide Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the Department ( http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Help/ ).

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