• Announcements on 08/21/2024: OFFICE HOURS FOR Fall, 2024 (Office: King Hall 213)
1. [Tuesday/Thursday] 10:10 am ~ 12:40 pm; or by appointment through email
2. You may also email me your advising questions
3. Zoom URL: https://jmu-edu.zoom.us/j/4401425906

• Useful links

1. https://wiki.cs.jmu.edu: most information can be found here

2. Legacy links

· Sample plan of study and worksheet: http://www.jmu.edu/bscs

1) Plan of study worksheet

2) Prerequisite diagram: Current as of 10/29/2019; (also, old, a little bit old, older)

3) Computer Science Checklists

4) JMU CS course description (for the 2016/2017 academic year)

5) JMU CS student guide

• Graduation information (old; graduation application must be finished through mymadison now):

1) General process

2) Application form

3) Computer Science Checklists

• Form to apply for full CS admission

• If you plan to use me as a job reference or background reference for security clearance, you must email me beforehand!

• JMU’s Master’s program in Information Security (Master’s degree in Computer Science with concentration in Information Security)

• Certificate in information security for CS undergraduate students

• Incomplete grade? According to this policy, leftover work must be finished by “the end of the next regular semester.”

1. Want to take more than 19 credit hours per semester?
• Check http://catalog.jmu.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=368: "Students in academic good standing who wish to exceed these credit per semester limitations must secure permission from the head of the academic unit in which they are majoring."
• Also check http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/students/FAQ.shtml#Set-2-A-enrunitlimit

• Leave of absence

1) Policy: http://www.jmu.edu/catalog/16/academic-policies/academic-policy.shtml

"Non-returning Students and Leave of Absence"

"Students who plan to complete their current semester but who will not return to JMU for the subsequent semester (excluding summer term) must notify the Office of the Registrar in writing to ensure cancellation of housing assignments, courses for which they have pre-registered and tuition charges. Students who are planning a temporary interruption in their studies at JMU should formally request a leave of absence by completing a Non-Returning/Leave of Absence Notice found at http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/forms.shtml or in the Office of the Registrar. Questions concerning the status of non-returning or leave of absence should be directed to the Office of the Registrar or to http://www.jmu.edu/registrar. "

2) Forms: forms

• Want to take a course in a Virginia community college?

1) Get permission first to ensure transfer!

1. Permission Form

2) Guidelines from the university

1. http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/transfer/
2. http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/transfer/vccs_index.shtml
3. http://www.jmu.edu/transfer/snapshots/SSCS.shtml
4. http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/transfer/wm_library/v_math.pdf

3) VCCS locations

1. http://www.vccs.edu/about/where-we-are/college-locator/

• Common mistakes:

• CS240 requires Math 231 as a prerequisite
• You should take CS430 as early as possible. This will benefit you in other CS courses

• Help on class enrollment

• How to use repeat/forgiveness? (local copy; This link is from this page)
1. Other helpful pages
• http://www.jmu.edu/registrar/students/enrollment.shtml
• https://isapps.jmu.edu/mymadison/?_ga=1.206247955.1215734855.1412696182
• https://isapps.jmu.edu/mymadison/ecampus_AddClass.htm

• JMU Catalog

• All JMU minors

• General Education Requirements

1) 2015/2016 GenED roadmap

2) Ask GenED questions

3) 2014/2015 checklist