Student Forms, Petitions, and Resources

• Undergraduate petitions
• Whom do I contact?
• UMBC academic resources

General

• • Declaration of Research Advisor Form
  • Change of Address Form (DocuSign)

• UMBC Graduate School Forms (Please use any forms provided below before referring to the versions provided by the graduate school)

Assistantship

• Statement of Completion of Duties by GA (per pay period) (PDF)
• UMBC Graduate School Graduate Assistant Forms and Information

BS/MS Programs

• CMSC: BS/MS Program, Application Form
• CMPE BS/MS Program Application Form (PDF)
• BS/MPS Program Information & Application Form (BSCS and MPS Cybersecurity)
• BSCS and MPS Data Security – Application Information

Course Registration

• • Closed course wait list policy (PDF)
  • Permission to Enroll in a Closed Course Form
    • For Graduate Student (PDF)
    • For Undergraduate Student (PDF)
  • Request for Approval of CMSC Course(s) Outside of Chosen Program (MS WORD)
    • This form should be filled out prior to taking the classes you are requesting credit for
  • Request for Approval of ECE Course(s) Outside of Chosen Program (MS WORD)

Transfer of Credits Requests (For MS students only)

• Transfer of Credits Form (PDF)

Course Equivalency Requests (For Ph.D. students only)

• Course Equivalency Guidelines (MS Word)
• Course Equivalency Request Form (CMSC only) (MS Word)
• Course Equivalency Request Form (ECE only) (MS Word)

Master of Science

• MS Scholarly Paper:
  • Scholarly Paper (698) Format and Guidelines (PDF)
  • Scholarly Paper Approval Form (MS Word)
• Master’s Thesis and Ph.D Dissertation Template in LaTeX (ZIP)

CMSC Specific

Ph.D.

CMSC Specific

• • PhD Progress Form (MS Word) | PDF

Ph.D. Comprehensive Portfolio (CS, CE, and EE)

• Comprehensive Portfolio Policy
  • Computer Science (MS Word)
  • Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering (PDF)

• • Comprehensive Portfolio Forms
    • Computer Science
      • Portfolio Coversheet (MS Word)
      • Ph.D Student Research Statement Form (MS Word) | PDF
      • Faculty Support Letter Form (MS Word) | PDF
    • Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering: Comprehensive Portfolio Forms (MS Word) | PDF

• Example formatting template for written report (MSWord) | LaTex

Ph.D Preliminary Exam (CS, CE, and EE)

• • PhD Nomination of Members Form – Prelim: DocuSign
  • PhD Preliminary Examination Approval Form: DocuSign