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‎About.xml

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<!DOCTYPE concept PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Concept//EN" "http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.1/OS/dtd/concept.dtd" []>
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<concept id="about-this-handbook">
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<title>About This Handbook</title>
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<shortdesc></shortdesc>
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<prolog>
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<author type="creator">Graduate Program Committee</author>
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<copyright>
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<copyryear year="2014"/>
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<copyrholder>CS Department</copyrholder>
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</copyright>
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</prolog>
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<conbody>
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<section>
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<title>The Department of Computer Science</title>
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<p>The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech is poised to become one of the top programs in the country. The number of Ph.D. degrees awarded places us in the top 30 programs in the United States. The resources and facilities for research areas such as human-computer Interaction, bioinformatics, and high-end computing are state-of-the-art, and the growing list of specialized courses provides opportunities for students to concentrate their research and study on the specific aspects of computer science in which they are most interested. Visit our website at <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu" format="html" scope="external"/> for more information about the department.</p>
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</section>
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<section>
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<title>The Graduate Handbook</title>
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<p>The purpose of this handbook is to present the policies and procedures of the graduate program in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. The current version of the handbook is noted on the cover page of the PDF version of the document.</p>
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<ul>
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<li audience="masters">The MS section (see <xref href="MS.xml"/>) covers all the information related to our three options under the MS degree.</li>
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<li audience="phd">The PhD section (see <xref href="PHD.xml"/>) discusses the doctoral program in the department.</li>
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<li> We offer one graduate certificate in HCI (see <xref href="HCI-certificate.xml"/>) and a degree option in BioInformatics (see <xref href="Bioinformatics.xml"/>). </li>
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<li>The last section describes general information relevant to all graduate students in the Computer Science Department.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>This handbook is available in a variety of formats. Like good computer scientists, we have specified all content once in a single format and transformed it into multiple formats using some fancy secret magic (see after the table below for more on this). The table below indicates the contents and formats available for your reading pleasure.</p>
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<table>
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<tgroup cols="3">
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<colspec colnum="1" colname="c1" colwidth="1*"/>
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<colspec colnum="2" colname="c2" colwidth="1*"/>
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<colspec colnum="3" colname="c3" colwidth="3*"/>
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry>Format</entry>
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<entry>Content</entry>
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<entry>Description</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<entry><xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/graduate/handbook" format="html" scope="external">Web Handbook</xref></entry>
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<entry>Full Handbook</entry>
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<entry>Contains all the content, describing all degrees offered by the CS department. This is formated to be navigated and used on the web.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><xref href="handbook-full.pdf" format="html" scope="external">PDF Handbook</xref></entry>
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<entry>Full Handbook</entry>
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<entry>Contains all the content, describing all degrees offered by the CS department. This is formated to be printed.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><xref href="handbook-ms.pdf" format="html" scope="external">PDF MS Handbook</xref></entry>
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<entry>MS</entry>
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<entry>Contains only the content relevant to the Masters of Science Degree. This is formated to be printed.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><xref href="handbook-phd.pdf" format="html" scope="external">PDF PhD Handbook</xref></entry>
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<entry>PHD</entry>
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<entry>Contains only the content relevant to the PhD Degree. This is formated to be printed.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><xref href="handbook-ms.epub" format="html" scope="external">ePub MS Handbook</xref></entry>
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<entry>MS</entry>
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<entry>Contains only the content relevant to the Masters of Science Degree. This is formated to be used in an ePub reader, such as Apple's iBook.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><xref href="handbook-phd.epub" format="html" scope="external">ePub PhD Handbook</xref></entry>
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<entry>PHD</entry>
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<entry>Contains only the content relevant to the PhD Degree. This is formated to be used in an ePub reader, such as Apple's iBook</entry>
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</row>
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</tbody>
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</tgroup>
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</table>
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<p>The secret magic is that the handbook has been broken up into pieces all annotated in DITA (see <xref href="http://dita.xml.org" format="html" scope="external"/> for more information). We use the DITA Open Toolkit (see <xref href="https://dita-ot.github.io" format="html" scope="external"/>) to transform the content into HTML, PDF, and ePub.</p>
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</section>
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</conbody>
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<related-links>
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<link format="html" scope="external"
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href="http://www.cs.vt.edu"><linktext>CS Department Website</linktext>
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</link>
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<link format="html" scope="external"
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href="http://graduateschool.vt.edu/graduate_catalog/program.htm?programID=002d14431ce38e83011ce38e96c30044"><linktext>Graduate Catalog for CS Programs at the Graduate School</linktext>
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</link>
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</related-links>
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‎BSMS Program.xml

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<!DOCTYPE concept PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Concept//EN" "http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.1/OS/dtd/concept.dtd" []>
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<concept id="bsms-program">
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<title>BS/MS Program</title>
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<shortdesc></shortdesc>
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<prolog>
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<author type="creator">Graduate Program Committee</author>
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<copyright>
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<copyryear year="2014"/>
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<copyrholder>CS Department</copyrholder>
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</copyright>
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</prolog>
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<conbody>
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<p>To enable the completion of both a bachelor's and a master's degree in five years, Virginia Tech allows students with a 3.5 or above GPA to apply for admission to the Graduate School on the completion of seventy-five hours of undergraduate study.</p>
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<p>Computer science students in this program take four graduate courses during their senior year in place of the four required CS 4000-level courses. The graduate courses must include either <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/graduate/courses/CS5104" format="html" scope="external">CS 5104</xref> or <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/graduate/courses/CS5114" format="html" scope="external">CS 5114</xref> as a replacement for the required senior-level theory course. The selection of the other three courses must be worked out with, and approved by, the chair of the Undergraduate Program Committee or the AUS. An Undergraduate Program of Study listing these four graduate courses, which count toward the requirements of both the undergraduate and graduate degrees, must be included with the application. Note that these courses must be taken for an A-F grade, e.g., <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/graduate/courses/CS5974" format="html" scope="external">CS 5974</xref> and <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/graduate/courses/CS5994" format="html" scope="external">CS 5994</xref> are not allowed.</p>
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<p>No more than two 3-credit graduate-level courses can be taken in one semester while an undergraduate, and no more than a total of 12 graduate credits will count toward the undergraduate degree. An average of "B" (3.0) must be earned over the four graduate courses on the Undergraduate Program of Study. Award of the B.S. degree occurs on completion of the requirements as spelled out in the appropriate CS major checksheet, including the 12 credits of graduate work and the other departmental and university curriculum requirements. The remaining graduate courses for the M.S. degree should be taken after conferral of the B.S. degree. Important note: BS/MS students are expected to complete their BS degrees in two semesters after being accepted into this program; students taking additional (more than four) graduate courses before completing their BS degrees may not be able to count those courses toward their MS degree.</p>
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<p>Computer Science majors interested in applying for the BS/MS program should follow the application process below.</p>
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<p>During the semester before your senior year (i.e., typically during the spring semester of your junior year), apply for admission to the CS MS program. This should be done on-line through the Graduate School admission system.
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When you apply for the MS program, indicate that you want to begin studies in the semester after you expect to complete your BS degree. For example, if you expect to finish your BS degree in May 2015, you would apply for admission to the MS program beginning in Fall 2015, even though you would be filling-out the application in Spring 2014.</p>
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<p>The MS admission process requires three letters of recommendation. At least two should be from academic references. When you fill out the on-line application you will be asked to provide contact information for these three references, and then they will be contacted electronically to supply the letters. So it is important to speak with them before hand and get their permission to serve as reference letter writers. </p>
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<p>You do not have to take the GRE exam to be admitted to the BS/MS program.
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Once you have submitted your MS application, notify the CS department that you have applied to the BS/MS program by emailing the AUS.
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BS/MS applications are reviewed shortly after grades are issued for the semester in which you apply. You will be notified by email of the result.
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Students who are admitted will need to fill out an “Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Degree and Course Designation” form, available from the graduate school. This is basically an advising form on which you will indicate the four graduate courses that you plan to take which will count for both your BS and MS degrees.</p>
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<related-links>
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<link href="https://www.cs.vt.edu/graduate/prospective_students/5yr-BS-MS"
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format="html" scope="external"></link>
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‎Bioinformatics.xml

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<!DOCTYPE concept PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Concept//EN" "http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.1/OS/dtd/concept.dtd" []>
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<concept id="bioinformatics-certificate">
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<title>Bioinformatics Option</title>
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<shortdesc></shortdesc>
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<prolog>
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<author type="creator">Graduate Program Committee</author>
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<copyright>
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<copyryear year="2014"/>
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<copyrholder>CS Department</copyrholder>
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</copyright>
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</prolog>
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<conbody>
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<p>Any CSA degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) may include an option in Bioinformatics. Students receiving the option will have that fact noted on their transcript upon successful graduation. To receive the option, students will take a minimum of seven (7) additional credits beyond those necessary for the CSA degree without the option. These and other requirements as noted next:</p>
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<li>Students receiving the Bioinformatics option must take PPWS 5314 Biological Paradigms for Bioinformatics (3 credits), BCHM 5024 Computational Biochemistry for Bioinformatics (3 credits), and GBCB 5004 Seminar (1 credit). PPWS 5314, BCHM 5024, and GBCB 5004 may not be used both to complete the option and to satisfy CSA degree course requirements. Students who already have background equivalent to PPWS 5314 and/or BCHM 5024 may be permitted to substitute more advanced courses to satisfy this requirement. </li>
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<li>Students receiving the Bioinformatics option must take ONE of STAT 5615 (Statistics in Research), STAT 5616 (Statistics in Research), MATH 5515 (Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems), or MATH 5516 (Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems). These courses may also be used to fulfill CSA coursework requirements.</li>
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<li>Students must complete the final exam requirement for their respective CSA degree using a topic suitable for the Bioinformatics option. Students completing a MS thesis or PhD dissertation must receive approval from the AGS for their thesis or dissertation topic to count toward the Bioinformatics option. MS coursework-only students must take GBCB 5874 Problem Solving in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, and use the final report from this course to satisfy their final exam requirement. In rare cases, the final report from CS5974 Independent Study may be used to satisfy the final exam requirement under the Bioinformatics option if the AGS approves the topic of the report.</li>
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‎Contacts.xml

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<concept id="contacts">
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<title>Contacts and Roles</title>
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<shortdesc></shortdesc>
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<prolog>
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<author type="creator">Graduate Program Committee</author>
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<copyright>
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<copyryear year="2014"/>
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<copyrholder>CS Department</copyrholder>
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<p>All details of the graduate programs are the purview of the <b>Graduate Program Committee</b> (GPC). GPC is a a standing committee in the department with participation from faculty members along with a graduate student representative. The committee meets regularly and deliberates about all graduate program related matters. Every year new members are elected into GPC and the duration of their terms varies according to the size of the committee and other departmental responsibilities. The committee is chaired by the <b>Graduate Director</b> (GD), which in our department is the same person as the <b>Associate Head for Graduate Studies</b> (AGS). The department also has an <b>Associate Head for Undergraduate Studies</b> (AUS) who also interacts with graduate students in certain affairs.</p>
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<p>Other personnel play significant role in the day to day operations of the graduate program. The graduate coordinator (GC), initial academic advisor (IAA), academic and research advisor (ARA), and graduate director (AGS) are the key contacts for all matters of graduate studies in Computer Science.</p>
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<p>The <b>Graduate Coordinator</b> (GC) oversees all day-to-day aspects of the graduate program and serves as an important focal point of contact for all graduate students. The GC’s primary responsibility is to respond to questions from students and to keep record of all the different milestones for our graduate degrees. The GC's office is in the main office in the KWII building.</p>
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<p>The <b>Initial Academic Advisor</b> (IAA) serves as the initial academic advisor to all incoming students till they find a research advisor. This person plays a significant role in the first year of studies for most graduate students. By the end of their first year, students should have identified an advisor.</p>
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<p>The <b>Academic and Research Advisor</b> (ARA) is responsible for advising a student regarding maters of academic and research progress. The ARA must do a yearly evaluation of each of his/her students and discuss this evaluation with the Graduate Program Committee on Green Thursday. The ARA must be a full-time Virginia Tech faculty position with either a regular, emeritus, or courtesy appointment in the Department of Computer Science, and hold a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree. It is the student's responsibility to select an ARA for their work. We do not assign ARA to students.</p>
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<p>The <b>Graduate Director</b> (GD) addresses program administration related issues, such as design, implementation, and evolution of graduate degrees and approvals of programs of study. In CS, the Graduate Director is the same person as the AGS. The AGS is the chair of the GPC. The AGS also works closely with the department head to make decisions pertaining to course registrations and financial assistance administered by the department (such as teaching assistantships and fellowships). The GC, IAA, and AGS work closely to cover all aspects pertaining to the successful functioning of the graduate program.</p>
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<p>As of this writing, the following people occupy the positions mentioned above:</p>
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<li>GD/AGS is Dr. Kirk Cameron (540-231-4238, [email protected], <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/user/cameron" format="html" scope="external"/>).</li>
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<li>AUS is Dr. Cal Ribbens (540-231-6262, [email protected], <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/user/ribbens" format="html" scope="external"/>).</li>
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<li>GC is Ms. Sharon Kinder-Potter (540-231-6932, KWII 1105, [email protected]).</li>
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<li>IAA is Dr. Sean Arthur (540-231-7538, KWII 2228, [email protected], <xref href="http://www.cs.vt.edu/user/arthur" format="html" scope="external"/>).</li>
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