Graduate Program Staff

Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Brian Bailey
4222 Siebel Center, bpbailey@illinois.edu

Coordinator of Graduate Programs, Viveka P. Kudaligama
1222 Siebel Center, (217) 300-2276, kudaliga@illinois.edu

Graduate Admissions/Graduate Academic Advisor, Kara MacGregor
1224 Siebel Center, (217) 333-9706, kmacgreg@illinois.edu

Graduate Admissions/Graduate Academic Advisor, Maggie Metzger Chappell
1220 Siebel Center, (217) 333-3527, mmetz2@illinois.edu

Online Programs/Program Specialist and Academic Advisor, Desiree Marmon
1220 Siebel Center,  (217) 300-8137, dmarmon@illinois.edu

Online Programs/Program Specialist and Academic Advisor, Christine Martinez
1220 Siebel Center,  (217) 265-7595, cmartinz@illinois.edu

The Academic Office staff can assist students or answer questions regarding:

• course registration
• assessing academic progress
• degree requirement and course planning
• thesis format checks
• qual, prelim, and final exam requirements and scheduling
• Graduate College petitions (transfer of coursework, degree time extensions, etc.)
• transferring in or out of the Department of Computer Science

For International Students Only

• I-20 extensions or changes
• CPT: Curricular Practical Training
• OPT: Optional Practical Training

Contact Information

Department of Computer Science
Grad Academic Office
University of Illinois
201 North Goodwin, 1210 Siebel Center
Urbana, IL 61801
Campus Mail Code: MC-258
Phone: (217) 333-4428
Fax: (217) 244-6073
Email: academic@cs.illinois.edu

Office Hours

Monday – Friday

• Morning: 8:00 am to 11:45 am
• Afternoon: 1:00 pm to 4:45 pm