What should I do when I am about to graduate?

Degrees are awarded three times a year -- October, January and May.

The formalities of obtaining a degree include filing a diploma application online at www.registrar.rutgers.edu, a candidacy form and, for a Ph.D., submitting a thesis online. Students should carefully follow the PhD Checklist: https://gsnb.rutgers.edu/academics/checklist-phd-degree. The candidacy form can be obtained from the SGS website. The form is labeled "Final Doctoral Defense Form.  The deadlines for submission are:

Diploma application Oct. 1 Jan. 2 April 1

Candidacy form Oct. 1 Jan. 2 April 1

Important!

1. The candidacy form for an M.S. degree cannot be completed until the M.S. thesis or essay has been completed, approved, and signed.

2. The due dates for the candidacy form vary slightly from year to year; the exact dates can be found on the SGS website.

3. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of these deadlines and to take care of all that is necessary. However, we make some effort to remind the students that it is, nevertheless, the student's responsibility to know what is required and by when it must be done.

Other random questions and answers

  1. The Program Coordinator of the PhD Program, in charge of all matters concerning PhD students, is located in Room 302 of Hill Center, telephone # 848-445-7065.
  2. The Administrative Assistant to the Masters Program, in charge of all matters concerning MS students, is located in Room 357, telephone # 848-445-7474.
  3. The Graduate Lounge and Mail Room is Hill Center, Room 350. Each TA and RA has an individual mailbox. Others are under A,B,...,Y,Z. Please check your mail at least once a week.
  4. The Graduate Student bulletin board is in the hallway next to Room 302. All important notices are posted there. Please check this board frequently so that you will be well informed of deadlines, changes, etc. Up-to-date information is also on the electronic newsgroups, including the one kept by CSGSS.
  5. Student I.D. cards may be picked up in various locations: https://ipo.rutgers.edu/publicsafety/id-location#nb
  6. See this for information about the Graduate Student Association within the division.
  7. Parking. Vehicle registration can be done online or in person. TheUniversity Parking Office is at 55 Commercial Ave, New Brunswick, phone 932-7744, hours Mon-Fri. 8:30- 5:00.  https://ipo.rutgers.edu/dots/student-permissions
  8. Information about Fellowships other than those administered by the division and university can be found at the Resource Center room 205 of Milledoler on College Avenue. They have reference books about fellowships, various kinds of information and applications. Also you can consult with Dean Seth Gopin's office (932-6693).
  9. Career Service Offices are at 46 College Avenue on the downtown campus in New Brunswick (phone 932-7997), at 61 Nichol Avenue on the Douglass Campus (932-9742) and, very close to the division, in the Busch Student Center on the Busch Campus (445-6127/6128). These offices offer a great many services to graduate students concerned about careers or looking for jobs. These include: the Career Information Resource Center that has directories of employers, listings of jobs and information about internships; counseling on various career related issues; and job search training (résumé writing, interview skills, etc.), résumé referral service, 10 career fairs each year. The office at the Busch Student Center is the Rutger University-New Brunswick interview center for employment. All the offices are open for appointments from 8:30 to 4:30 Mon-Fri., except 12-1, and the College Avenue office is open Wednesdays until 8 p.m. You should phone for an appointment. All offices have "drop-in" hours for questions that will take less than 20 minutes. The Busch Student Center Office drop-in hours are Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30-3:30. Phone the other offices for their hours if you want to drop in.

 For a complete list of contact information featured below, click here

Graduate School Admissions Procedures Graduate Admissions Office (848-932-7711)
https://gradstudy.rutgers.edu/about/contact-us

Dept. of Computer Science PhD Program Procedures
PhD Program Office

Dept. of Computer Science MS Program Procedures
MS Program Office

Office of the Dean of the Graduate School
https://gsnb.rutgers.edu/contact-us

Graduate Registrar's Office
https://nbregistrar.rutgers.edu/reg-tele.htm

Student Accounts
https://studentabc.rutgers.edu/

Academic Requirements and Evaluations for Completing a Degree
PhD Program Coordinator, Chair of Graduate Committee

Curriculum
Chair of the Graduate Curriculum Committee

Other questions concerning the Graduate Program 
Director of Computer Science Graduate Program