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Who to Contact for Help

Whether you are a current student in our program or a student who is interested in our program, we are here to help. Please review the table below to get in touch with the right people. Please only email one contact as it applies to you; emailing multiple lists causes confusion, duplicates efforts for faculty and staff, and results in a slower response time.

If this is who you are:Then:

You are not yet a student at UMass, but you want information about the Computer Science undergraduate program (not UMass
in general). This includes high school students and college students that wish to transfer into our program.

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You are not yet a student at UMass, but you have been accepted to an Exploratory Track or another major and you have questions about your prospects for becoming a CS Major.

First:  Check out our web pages.

If you still have questions, please email futureugrads [at] cics [dot] umass [dot] edu (futureugrads[at]cics[dot]umass[dot]edu).

If you would like to drop by for a CS Tour, please view the schedule.

You are a student at UMass already, and you want information about switching to our BS or BA degree but have not yet applied to be in one of our degree programs.

First: Review our BS and/or BA degree requirement pages. 

If you still have questions, please email CSapply [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu (CSapply[at]cs[dot]umass[dot]edu).

You are a student at UMass, you have already applied to the BS or BA Computer Science degree program, and you are considered an Applicant On Contract. You have no CS advisor but would like help.Visit: CICS Advising Center
If you still have questions, please email UPD [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu (UPD[at]cs[dot]umass[dot]edu).
You are a student at UMass already, and you want
information about completing the Minor in Computer Science (IT minor).

First, read about the CS Minor.

If you still have questions, email askCSminor [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu (askCSminor[at]cs[dot]umass[dot]edu).

You are a student at UMass who has started taking classes for the Minor in Computer Science and would like help.Contact askCSminor [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu (askCSminor[at]cs[dot]umass[dot]edu).
You are a student at UMass with a declared Computer Science BS or BA degree, and you need advising help.

Email your advisor, listed on Spire.

You may also visit the CICS Advising Center

Note: During Advising/Registration Periods, students will meet with their assigned CS Advisors. At other times during the semester, visit CICS Advising in LGRC A114.

You are a primary CS Major at UMass and you need to contact the Undergraduate Academic Dean.

Email studentdean [at] cics [dot] umass [dot] edu (studentdean[at]cics[dot]umass[dot]edu).

CICS Academic Dean
LGRC Lowrise, Room A114
413-545-4822

You are UMass student or a visitor to UMass and would like information on the Commonwealth Honors College.Contact info [at] honors [dot] umass [dot] edu.
You have been already admitted to the Computer Science Honors track and need help.Contact askCShonors [at] cs [dot] umass [dot] edu (askCShonors[at]cs[dot]umass[dot]edu).

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