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Resources for Current Students

The advising resources, forms and documents below are requested most often by undergraduate students in the Department of Computer Science in McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Undergraduate Degree

Advising

We have many advising resources, which you can read about here:

• How to get advice in CS for McCormick and Weinberg Students
  
  (Students – To access the document linked above, you will be directed to login to Northwestern Microsoft Office 365. At the prompt, enter your u.northwestern.edu email address. You will be redirected to a page where you can login using your netid and password.)

Declaring or Changing a Major or a Minor

To declare a major, or a minor or Dual Degree in computer science, email CS Advising to request an appointment.

• Any McCormick Request - Declaring / Changing Major / Catalog Year / Dual Degree
• McCormick - Computer Science Minor Declaration please declare on the McCormick Advising System.: submit first quarter junior year
• Weinberg - Change of Major: submit end of sophomore year
• Weinberg - Computer Science Minor Declaration: submit first quarter junior year

Dual Degree

• Dual Engineering Degree Form with EA/DTC
• Dual Engineering Degree Form without EA/DTC

Major and Minor Advising

• McCormick CS Major Advising Worksheet: used to calculate credits needed
• McCormick CS Minor Advising Worksheet: used to calculate credits needed
• Weinberg CS Major Advising Worksheet: used to calculate credits needed
• Weinberg CS Minor Advising Worksheet: used to calculate credits needed

Curriculum

• Computer Science Curriculum Form: submit for advisor and program chair signature during the last quarter of junior year
• CS-399 Design Requirement Form
• Curriculum Petition: for non-study abroad courses, used to appeal or substitute transfer credits posted in MAS for other courses.
• Reduced Course Load Form
• Pre-Approved Transfer Credit: for current students, for coursework completed at another US institution

Graduation

The following forms can be used by graduate and undergraduate students in the department.

• Request to Walk in McCormick's Undergraduate Graduation Convocation
• Graduation petition for McCormick
• Graduation petition for Weinberg