For Current Students

Program policies are described in the PhD Handbook.

Program Contacts

In addition to advisors, several members of the Department are available to support students. The primary contact for PhD program matters is dgs-cs@cs.uchicago.edu. Students may also contact:

• Department Chair: Hank Hoffmann, chairman@cs.uchicago.edu
• Director of Graduate Studies (DGS): David Cash, davidcash@uchicago.edu
• Managing Director: Nita Yack, nitayack@uchicago.edu
• Student Affairs Administrator (SAA): Kiko Harney, kikoharney@uchicago.edu

Pointers to further resources are given in the handbook.

Forms and Course Information

• Form to schedule a Qualifying Exam
• Form to schedule a Candidacy Exam
• Form to schedule a Dissertation Defense
• Form to petition for a non-CMSC elective
• Information about course designations (e.g., elective vs. seminar) is maintained at https://course-info.cs.uchicago.edu/