The Ph.D. in Computing Program staff are here to help each student navigate the academic program efficiently and effectively. To help ensure that you stay on your desired schedule for graduation, we encourage you to use the following resources.
Checklists for each area of emphasis are available on the program website on the page for each emphasis area: https://www.boisestate.edu/computing/emphasis/
Flow charts are a planning resource students may use to see the order in which courses need to be completed, and plan when they will complete milestones like their comprehensive exam, dissertation proposal, and defense.
Checklists are a tool to help students and faculty see which degree requirements have been met and which remain. We recommend using degree checklists to track progress rather than using the Degree Tracker tool in the Boise State Student Center, as the degree tracker is not always accurate for our program.
This form is typically completed during new student orientation with the guidance of program staff, but can be updated for reference purposes at any time. The degree plan form can be downloaded from the program website: https://www.boisestate.edu/computing/current-students/forms/
Students are expected to honor the registration deadlines established by the Office of the Registrar. All self-supported students are expected to register for a minimum of one credit each semester. All students with Graduate Assistantships are required to maintain full-time graduate student status by registering for at least nine (9) or more credits. International graduate students with F1 and J1 visas are required to register for a minimum of nine (9) credits every semester. Instructions for registration are available here: https://www.boisestate.edu/registrar-help/register-classes/ Please be advised that course availability can vary greatly from semester to semester and classes tend to fill up quickly. Please register at your earliest opportunity prior to fall and spring semesters. Summer registration is not required, and the Computing Graduate Assistantships do not include payment of summer tuition credits.
Meeting with your advisor to evaluate your progress each semester is key to ensuring you are succeeding in your degree plan. Progress reports are distributed every fall and spring semester via email approximately two weeks prior to the end of the term. Progress Reports are due approximately one week after finals. Submission of progress reports is required of every student enrolled in the program. Students will complete the online Student Progress Report Form. It will then route to the faculty advisor for approval. Administrative staff and/or Co-Directors will follow up with students and advisors who have not completed this reporting.
Preview the Progress Report form here.
If you are a GA, you must enroll in at least one credit in your defense semester. GAs are required to submit this form in the semester they are planning to defend and graduate: https://www.boisestate.edu/graduatecollege/funding/graduate-assistantships/request-for-ga-final-semester-enrollment-exception/
Here is information from Global Engagement about your last semester: https://www.boisestate.edu/global-iss/final-semester/