Advice for Masters Students Module Courses A mechanism whereby a student can take an agreed-upon fraction of a regular course and skip portions that the student already commands. Transfer of Credit Rules for transferring credit into graduate degree programs. Petitioning A mechanism whereby a student can request a modification to any rule, for cause. Graduate Students as Instructors of Graduate Students Warning: graduate students are not normally allowed to receive credit for a course taught by another graduate student in the same program. Courses outside Computer Science Students are encouraged to take courses outside Computer Science. Minors Students may elect an academic minor in their Master's program. Examinations In Absentia Important Graduate School policy on exams in which the student or one or more examining committee members are not physically present. Credit-Hours Breakpoints for Tuition Breakpoints in numbers of credit hours where tuition increases. Attendance at Colloquia All Masters students are encouraged to attend colloquia sponsored by the department. These colloquia provide crucial opportunities for students to keep themselves informed of critical problems in many areas of Computer Science. Grandfather Clause

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