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- click here for information regarding how to apply

Course Registration

• • Closed course wait list policy: PDF
  • Permission to Enroll in a Closed Course From
    • For Graduate Student: PDF
    • For Undergraduate Student: PDF
  • Request for Approval of CMSC Course(s) Outside of Chosen Program: MS WORD
  • 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: MSWord
• Course Equivalency Request Form (CMSC only) : MSWord
• Course Equivalency Request Form (ECE only) : MSWord

Master of Science

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

CMSC Specific

Ph.D.

CMSC Specific

• • PhD Progress Form: MS Word | Ph.D

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

• Comprehensive Portfolio Policy
  • Computer Science: MSWord
  • Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering: PDF

• Comprehensive Portfolio Forms
  • Computer Science
    • Portfolio Coversheet: MSWord
    • Ph.D Student Research Statement Form MSWord | PDF
    • Faculty Support Letter Form – MSWord | PDF
  • Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering: MSWord | PDF
• Example formatting template for written report – MSWord | LaTex

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

• PhD Nomination of Members Form – Prelim: MSWord | PDF
• Approval Form: MSWord