GRADUATE PROGRAM FORMS
Preliminary Forms:
- Financial Support: If you have already been accepted into the Computer Science Department, fill out this form to apply for financial support. Financial support is awarded on a competitive basis and preference is given to Ph.D. students and to Masters students that choose the 30-hour thesis option.
- Leveling Requirements: If you have already been accepted into the Computer Science Department and you do not have an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, you must complete leveling courses. Fill this form out with the graduate advisor to determine the necessary classes to take.
- Statement of Purpose: Fill out this form when applying to the Computer Science Department. You should detail your reasons for applying for graduate study as well as your academic and professional interests and goals.
- Letter of Recommendation: Fill out this form when applying to the Computer Science Department. Have at least three letters of recommendation sent to the Computer Science Department from those familiar with your educational and/or work background.
Degree Forms:
- PhD Degree Plan: Meet with both the graduate advisor and your dissertation advisor to plan your degree plan for your PhD.
- MSSE Degree Plan (current): Fill out this form in your first semester.
- MSSE Degree Plan (previous): Fill out this form in your first semester.
- MSCS Degree Plan: Fill out this form in your first semester.
- SE Certificate Degree Plan: Fill out this form in your first semester.
- Non-CS Course: If you want to count a non-CS courses in your degree plan you must submit this form to the graduate committee for approval.
- Substitute Course: If you have changed any of the courses you took from the original degree plan, fill out this form.
- Dissertation/Thesis Committee: Fill out this form to select your committee members.
- CS 5000 Approval: If you want to take CS 5000 during an internship and/or need a letter generated for Curricular Practical Training, please fill out this form and submit to the graduate advisor. You will need a letter from your place of employment describing your work.
- CS 7000 Approval: If you want to count a CS 7000 course towards your degree plan you must get approval from both the graduate advisor and your academic advisor.
- Course Registration Form: Fill out this form to register for courses. This form must be used during advanced registration.
- Application Form (pdf)
GRADUATE ADMISSIONS FAQ
- My undergraduate major is not CS, but I would like a CS post graduate degree. Will you accept me and is there anything extra required of me?
- Students who do not have a Computer Science or Computer Engineering undergraduate degree are missing a lot of the fundamental material necessary for successful graduate study. We accept a limited number of students without a computer science background, and we only consider exceptional students for this. In addition, a number of leveling courses must be taken. The subset of courses in this list you must take depends upon your background and your academic goals. It is decided by the graduate advisor on an individual basis.
- My undergraduate degree major was X. I applied to the Y department and I am now a student at Texas Tech. I'm interested in the computer science program. What should I do to transfer my major?
- Students wishing to transfer from another Texas Tech Department into Computer Science must first take all of the required leveling courses, or show that they have had equivalent courses at another university. The list of leveling courses is here. Once you have enrolled for your last leveling course, you need to apply through the Graduate School.
- How long does it usually take to do it?
- One year. However, we will usually allow you to transfer as soon as you have enrolled for your last leveling course. If you have already had introductory programming, then it MAY only take one semester. We will have to see your transcripts before we can make a determination of which leveling courses you need.
- What additional requirements do you have?
- We require 3 letters of recommendation and a statement of purpose. They should be send to: Graduate Advisor, Texas Tech University, Computer Science, Box 43104, Lubbock, TX 79409-3104, USA.
- What's the deadline to apply?
- We do not have deadlines. We'll process your application as soon as possible after we receive it from the Graduate School. However, The Graduate School has the final say, i.e., they may want to enforce their deadlines and not accept your application if it is late.
- What's the minimum GRE?
- Our graduate committee looks at GRE scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose in evaluating applications for admission, as well as any other supporting documentation you wish to send; we consider all these factors with none of them being the determining factor for admission. Because each semester applications are evaluated based on the total number of applications received that semester, there is no statistical data on minimum GRE or GPA associated with successful applications. The number of admitted students is also determined by the number of faculty who have openings in their research areas. Financial aid is awarded at the time of admission.
Mailing: P.O. Box 43104, Lubbock, TX 79409-3104
Telephone: 806.742.3527