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Jkinne: /* MS Application - Rejection */

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MS Application - Rejection

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	Hello. I am writing to inform you of the decision on your application to the MS in Computer Science at Indiana State University. I am sorry to inform you that your application is being declined.		Hello. I am writing to inform you of the decision on your application to the MS in Computer Science at Indiana State University. I am sorry to inform you that your application is being declined.

	Please note that you are welcome to apply for a future term if you work on your basic programming skills and data structures & algorithms. If you have not done so, you should check the sample questions at the end of the interview evaluation form linked from the ~~Skype~~ Interview section of ~~https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Graduate_Admissions~~. If you work on solving these questions and would like to know if your solutions are correct please be in touch.		Please note that you are welcome to apply for a future term if you work on your basic programming skills and data structures & algorithms. If you have not done so, you should check the sample questions at the end of the interview evaluation form linked from the Interview section of [[Graduate Admissions]]. If you work on solving these questions and would like to know if your solutions are correct please be in touch.

	We wish you the best, and feel free to be in touch if you have any remaining questions.		We wish you the best, and feel free to be in touch if you have any remaining questions.

	''Salutation''		''Salutation''

Jkinne: /* MS New Admits - Welcome, etc. */

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MS New Admits - Welcome, etc.

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	Cheers. You are receiving this message because you have been admitted to the CS MS at Indiana State University. Information on signing up for courses is below. See also the three linked webpages which contain answers to many of your questions. Please read them all before replying to ask any questions.		Cheers. You are receiving this message because you have been admitted to the CS MS at Indiana State University. Information on signing up for courses is below. See also the three linked webpages which contain answers to many of your questions. Please read them all before replying to ask any questions.

	Make sure to start making arrangements for where you will live in Terre Haute. My only recommendation in that regard is to not live in ~~University Apartments~~ unless you will have a roommate - it is pretty expensive. You should add your ISU email address to the cs-chat email list by going to https://cs.indstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/cs-chat/ and using the form to add your @sycamores.indstate.edu email address to the cs-chat email address. Once your ISU email address has been added you can write to cs-chat@cs.indstate.edu from your @sycamores.indstate.edu email address for recommendations from other students.		Make sure to start making arrangements for where you will live in Terre Haute. My only recommendation in that regard is to not live in university housing unless you will have a roommate - it is pretty expensive.

	Note also that the registration system opens for registering for courses in early November for the spring classes and early April for the summer and fall classes.		Note also that the registration system opens for registering for courses in early November for the spring classes and early April for the summer and fall classes.
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	Please begin by reading the following pages completely -		Please begin by reading the following pages completely -
	~~https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/For_New_Graduate_Students~~		[[For New Graduate Students]]
	~~http://cs.indstate.edu/info/programs.html~~		[[CS Programs]]
	~~https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Graduate_Advising~~		[[Graduate Advising]]

	~~By default all students are put into~~ the ~~professional concentration. If you want to consider the academic concentration, the main requirement~~ is that ~~you want to work hard to be a good programmer and algorithms designer~~. ~~If you are~~ not ~~sure, take~~ a ~~course from each~~ concentration ~~the first semester~~. ~~The advising-grad page linked above has recommendations of which courses to sign up~~ for~~. All~~ new ~~students take CS 500 (except for those who earned their BS at ISU - ISU BS students are only required to take CS 500 if you choose the professional concentration) regardless of concentration~~.		Note that the CS MS is updated starting Fall 2026 so that concentrations are no longer required. You will not need to pick a concentration. Stay tuned for information about the new requirements in June.

	Follow the instructions on the graduates-new page linked above to get your ISU id and sign up for courses. Note that you can only sign up for 500 and 600 level courses.		Follow the instructions on the graduates-new page linked above to get your ISU id and sign up for courses. Note that you can only sign up for 500 and 600 level courses.
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	Note that most 500 level courses (except CS 500) have prerequisites, so the system will not let you register. Please go ahead and register for the courses you can, and then write an email to me with your list of courses you would like and which you need a prerequisite override for. Include your id number in the email.		Note that most 500 level courses (except CS 500) have prerequisites, so the system will not let you register. Please go ahead and register for the courses you can, and then write an email to me with your list of courses you would like and which you need a prerequisite override for. Include your id number in the email.

	Note that adding/dropping classes on or after the first day of classes results in a fee.		Note that adding/dropping classes on or after the first day of classes results in a fee.

	You can write to the cs-chat@cs.indstate.edu list from your @sycamores.indstate.edu email address (see link above to add your email address to the cs-chat email list) for advice from current and recent students. Feel free to write back to me with questions as well.

	~~If you still need assistance in ordering an I-20, contact the Center for Global Engagement - https://www.indstate.edu/global~~

	~~If you have issues setting up your ISU accounts, contact the OIT help desk at 1-812-237-2910 oit-help@indstate.edu~~

	==MS Application - Rejection==		==MS Application - Rejection==

Jkinne: /* MS Application Status */

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MS Application Status

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	If you have any questions, feel free to be in touch. If you have a question about what is missing in your application, please first check your online application, and if you are still unsure then write to admissions@indstate.edu.		If you have any questions, feel free to be in touch. If you have a question about what is missing in your application, please first check your online application, and if you are still unsure then write to admissions@indstate.edu.

	~~''For Referred to Department, use the following.''~~


	~~Your application status is: Referred to Department.~~

	You should have received the message below from computer science administrative assistant Brenda Lower. If you have already replied to her with the required items and have not heard from me about scheduling an interview, please reply to Brenda to let her know. If you have not submitted the required items yet, please send those to Brenda when you have them complete. Note that the required items are designed so that if you complete them in good faith (on your own) successfully you are likely to pass the technical interview.

	Note that our normal application deadline for the spring is Nov 15 and for the fall is June 15 (though can often take domestic students past this deadline as long as seats are available). Our normal deadlines for consideration for department assistantship positions is March 15 for fall intake and Oct 15 for spring intake. For all deadlines, a complete application and everything we have asked for should be in before the deadline.

	''For Admitted, use the following.''		''For Admitted, use the following.''
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	I am writing to ask that you please register for courses if you plan to start in the fall (if you have not already). If something changes you can drop the courses before the term starts and will not be charged. It looks like we may have a larger incoming group than normal, so I would like people to get registered so we can plan accordingly.		I am writing to ask that you please register for courses if you plan to start in the fall (if you have not already). If something changes you can drop the courses before the term starts and will not be charged. It looks like we may have a larger incoming group than normal, so I would like people to get registered so we can plan accordingly.

	Please see the links below about getting registered for courses. For those of you starting full time, you should be registering for CS ~~500~~, CS ~~501~~, ~~and~~ CS 600 - unless you have been given approval otherwise from your advisor (either Dr. Rafiey or Dr. Abhyankar). If you have any questions, you can be in touch with your advisor or myself about courses ~~and concentrations, and Brenda about registering, etc~~.		Please see the links below about getting registered for courses. For those of you starting full time, you should be registering for CS 501, CS 600, either AI 601 or AI 602 or another CS 500/600 level course that you feel prepared for - unless you have been given approval otherwise from your advisor (either Dr. Rafiey or Dr. Abhyankar). If you have any questions, you can be in touch with your advisor or myself about courses.

	==MS New Admits - Welcome, etc.==		==MS New Admits - Welcome, etc.==

Jkinne: /* MS Applicant with a Complete Application */

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MS Applicant with a Complete Application

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	The following are templates for email messages to send for various things.		The following are templates for email messages to send for various things.

	~~==MS Applicant with a Complete Application==~~

	~~Subject: your application to the CS MS program at Indiana State University~~

	~~Body:~~

	~~Cheers. I am writing regarding your application to the MS in Computer Science at Indiana State University.~~

	~~You have submitted the documents required by the university (normally, transcripts demonstrating a four-year university degree or equivalent, and English language proficiency, if required).~~

	Your application is now with Computer Science. To move your application forward, it is require that you are competent in programming in some programming language and have a good knowledge of basic data structures and algorithms. If you have completed a degree in computer science, you, hopefully, have these skills already. If you do not have a degree in computer science, you should have done some additional training/study to get these skills.

	~~We evaluate your computer science skills in two stages. First, you need to complete a series of quizzes/challenges. For this step, complete the quizzes at this link and follow the instructions.<br>~~
	~~https://indstate.instructure.com/courses/12565/pages/cs-ms-admissions-instructions~~

	~~Once you have completed these tasks, you will send the information to me at Brenda.Lower@indstate.edu.~~

	~~Second, we will schedule an online technical interview with you. Information about the technical interview itself is here: https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Graduate_Admissions_Interview~~

	~~If you have any questions about the process please be in touch.~~

	~~Note - to view our curriculum, which courses we offer, and new updates to our program (including a new concentration in data science) please <br>~~
	~~see http://cs.indstate.edu/info/programs.html#grad~~

	~~Best regards,<br>~~
	~~''Signature''~~

	~~===Applicant has replied with solutions to programming problems===~~
	~~If applicant replies to the above message with insufficient quiz scores or without attaching the programs and resume, reply with --~~
	* We don't schedule the interview until you complete the quizzes at the required score and send your programs as instructed. Since you only get one chance for the interview we want you to have the best chance. Please send the solutions when you have them ready.

	~~When applicant replies with sufficient quiz scores and the solutions attached, reply with --~~
	~~<blockquote>Great, thank you! You will have your technical interview with one of our computer science faculty.~~

	Note that the technical interview will require you to share your screen to show your solutions to the programming problems. You will need to be on a reliable internet connection on a desktop or laptop so that you can share your screen. The interview will be in Microsoft Teams, so please make sure you are able to use this software (you can use a free microsoft account), including using it to screen share during a meeting.</blockquote>

	When applicant replies with options for dates/time, reply/forward (with their solutions to the programming problems) and include faculty member who will do the interview (alternate through all of the technical interviewers). Update admissions spreadsheet to indicate which faculty member is talking to the applicant and the date that assignment was made.

	==MS Application Status==		==MS Application Status==

Jkinne: /* Programming assessment */

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Programming assessment

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	See also [[CS Program Assessment]].		See also [[CS Program Assessment]].

	~~=Programming assessment =~~
	~~See [[Policies]] for details.~~

	= Email Messages =		= Email Messages =

Jkinne: /* Assessment */

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Assessment

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	= Assessment =		= Assessment =
	~~An exit survey is sent to graduating~~ students~~. The CS programs committee and administrative assistant use Blue Reports to get a list of students that includes all CS majors (whether it is listed as primary or not)~~, and ~~can check on which are planning to graduate a given term~~. ~~The~~ exit survey ~~is sent through Qualtrics~~.		For undergraduate students, they are evaluated in ECT 437 and ECT 438. They also complete an exit survey in these courses.

	See also [[CS Program Assessment]].		See also [[CS Program Assessment]].

Jkinne: /* CS graduate assistants */

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CS graduate assistants

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	Graduate students with below 3.0 GPA are put on probation and by default retained. Having below 3.0 GPA for a second semester in a row by default results in a dismissal. Students on the dismissal list can be retained if the department recommends this. First semester students with below 3.0 GPA after the first semester can be dismissed if the department recommends this. The dean of the graduate school writes with a probation and dismissal list in the week after final grades are due, and the department needs to respond promptly if we want any of the default options changed for any of the students. Plan on checking email and replying to the dean’s message during the week that final grades are due.		Graduate students with below 3.0 GPA are put on probation and by default retained. Having below 3.0 GPA for a second semester in a row by default results in a dismissal. Students on the dismissal list can be retained if the department recommends this. First semester students with below 3.0 GPA after the first semester can be dismissed if the department recommends this. The dean of the graduate school writes with a probation and dismissal list in the week after final grades are due, and the department needs to respond promptly if we want any of the default options changed for any of the students. Plan on checking email and replying to the dean’s message during the week that final grades are due.

	== CS graduate assistants ==		= CS graduate assistants =
	''Advising current GAs'' First time GAs should be observed if they are teaching or lecturing. First time GAs should also have their grading checked if they are grading for the first time. GAs should be encouraged to observe each other, and check each other’s grading, and offer advice to each other. GAs that are teaching for the first time should be mentored by a regular faculty member.		''Advising current GAs'' First time GAs should be observed if they are teaching or lecturing. First time GAs should also have their grading checked if they are grading for the first time. GAs should be encouraged to observe each other, and check each other’s grading, and offer advice to each other. GAs that are teaching for the first time should be mentored by a regular faculty member.

Jkinne: /* ACM Club */

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ACM Club

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	''Choosing GAs'' See [[Graduate_Admissions#Assistantships_and_Funding\|Assistantships and Funding]] for deadlines and discussion.		''Choosing GAs'' See [[Graduate_Admissions#Assistantships_and_Funding\|Assistantships and Funding]] for deadlines and discussion.

	~~= ACM Club =~~
	The advisor to the club signs reimbursement forms for the club treasurer (normally for pizza). The advisor should check out the normal Friday noon meeting every once in a while. The advisor might have a meeting with the officers to discuss how things are going, etc. The advisor may choose to have the officers help in running a programming contest or other events during the semester. See also http://cs.indstate.edu/acm/

	= Transfer credit =		= Transfer credit =

Jkinne: /* CS graduate assistants */

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CS graduate assistants

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	''Other GA duties'' Note - https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Unix_Lab_and_Help#Lab_Assistant_Duties		''Other GA duties'' Note - https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Unix_Lab_and_Help#Lab_Assistant_Duties

	''Choosing GAs'' [[Graduate_Admissions#Assistantships_and_Funding\|Assistantships and Funding]] for deadlines and discussion.		''Choosing GAs'' See [[Graduate_Admissions#Assistantships_and_Funding\|Assistantships and Funding]] for deadlines and discussion.

	= ACM Club =		= ACM Club =

Jkinne: /* CS graduate assistants */

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CS graduate assistants

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	''Other GA duties'' Note - https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Unix_Lab_and_Help#Lab_Assistant_Duties		''Other GA duties'' Note - https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Unix_Lab_and_Help#Lab_Assistant_Duties

	''Choosing GAs'' [[Graduate_Admissions#Assistantships_and_Funding\|Assistantships and Funding]]		''Choosing GAs'' [[Graduate_Admissions#Assistantships_and_Funding\|Assistantships and Funding]] for deadlines and discussion.
	~~See https://cs.indstate.edu/web/index.php/Graduate_Admissions#Assistantships_and_Funding~~ for deadlines and discussion.

	= ACM Club =		= ACM Club =