Graduate Policies
There are several matters we would like to discuss that concern our
graduate student population. The first issue concerns students who for whatever reason cannot take classes
for a particular long (Spring or Fall) semester. If this is the case,
you have to file for a "leave of absence" from our graduate program to
remain in good standing. Starting in 2003, students that have not been
enrolled for two long semesters and did not file a leave of absence
will be removed from our graduate programs. The second issue concerns keeping
your postal address, your e-mail address, and your visa status current
in the UH administrative database. This is very important because it
enables us to contact you without delays and dependent on your visa
status different UH policies apply to you. Postal address The third issue only concerns those
on F-1 and J-1 student visas. Beginning
with the Spring 2003 semester and in all future Fall and Spring
semesters, all students holding F-1 and J-1 student visas must satisfy
one of the following conditions: (1) Be enrolled in a minimum of nine
semester hours, or (2) petition the department and the college to take
fewer than nine semester hours. This petition must include evidence
that the student intends to graduate during the semester being
petitioned (for example, application for graduation, thesis defense
date, etc.). Such a petition will be approved only once in a students
career. This policy also applies to students on fulltime CPT.
Students must file changes of address using teh PeopleSoft system (UH Self-Serve). They must also inform ISSSO.
Two e-mail accounts are available to every Computer Science student.
One is a UH e-mail account and one is a Computer Science e-mail
account. To apply for a UH account, students should bring their current
Cougar 1Card to the IT Support Center counter in Room 56 of the M.D.
Anderson Library basement; the counter is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday through Friday. For more information regarding services provided
by Information Technology, refer to Student Essentials.
Also, International Student Services have a very good web page
explaining how to update and redirect your e-mail alias.
They are strongly encouraging those on student visas to use the UH
e-mail alias because they send important notices to international
students through this means. To apply for a CS account, obtain an
application from 501PGH. It is important to get a CS account because we
e-mail important information of interest to all graduate students. The
department has created an alias on which all graduate students opening
a CS account are placed.
If your visa status changes after being admitted, you should take the
INS paperwork to International Student Services, 306 SSC, and ask them
to change your visa status in the UH database.