After Completing The First Exam
At this point, students may request any accredited graduate level coursework completed prior to entry into the Ph.D. Program in Computer Science be considered for advance standing transfer credit. Students should contact the Program Office or the Executive Officer with this request.
After the successful completion of the First Examination, students are required to complete the remaining approved course work. This work may be completed at the Grad Center or by taking approved coursework at any of the affiliated senior campuses. Students should also be aware that certain courses offered through the CUNY Consortium may also be counted as applicable toward the completion of the aforementioned required course credits. For information on the CUNY Consortium, individuals should consult the Office of the Registrar or the Office of Student Services or the Graduate Center Student Handbook.
Included in this coursework are the following:
- At least four 80000-level courses, from at least two of the areas of specialization listed in the Graduate Center Handbook.
- One of the Program's Seminar Courses: CSc 80200, 81200, 82200, 83200, 84200. 85200, 86200 or 87200.
The academic goal of this period is not only to complete the required course work but to establish and develop a rapport with a Doctoral Faculty member who is working in a field cognate to the research interests of the student in question. This, in turn, should lead to the establishment of the student’s Examining Committee. Ideally, this should be firmly in place by the third or fourth semester after having passed the First Examination.
A student becomes a Second Level doctoral student after successful completion of 45 credits of approved course work and successful completion of the First Examination.
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