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The Computer Science colloquium series brings in researchers and practitioners from around the region, country and the world to speak of topics of interest in Computer Science. Attendance at these colloquia is an important part of a graduate education.

All CS graduate students must take the 1 credit hour CS 690 Colloquium course and attend at least 10 colloquium events while they are in the program. We use a separate Canvas course (not directly associated with CS 690) for tracking attendance at colloquium events.

Completing this requirement is comprised of several steps:

1. Enroll in the CS Graduate Colloquia Canvas course (link this sentence to )
   1. This Canvas course is not associated with CS 690 but is only used to record your attendance at the talks.
3. Start attending CS Colloquium events. Events are announced through the grad@cs.odu.edu email list and are posted on the Colloquium Schedule.
   1. After attending an event (or viewing its Zoom livestream or recording), complete the appropriate quiz in the CS Graduate Colloquia Canvas course. You will receive 1 point for each quiz correctly completed.
   2. Quizzes will be posted within a few days of the event and are only available for completion for 1 week after being posted.
   3. You are encouraged to attend events and complete quizzes during any and all semesters that you are in the program. You do not need to be registered for CS 690 to attend the talks or complete the quizzes.
5. Register for the 1 credit hour course CS 690 Colloquium
   1. This step is independent from enrolling in the Canvas course mentioned above. There is no Canvas course directly associated with CS 690.
   2. There is no assigned meeting time, and all students will receive a P grade for the course.
   3. You may take this course in any semester, and it only needs to be taken 1 time.
   4. If you are on a GTA/GRA, your tuition waiver will apply to this extra 1 credit, even if you were already at a full load (9 credits).

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Towards the end of each semester, the department will review the completed quizzes in the Canvas course, and students who have accumulated 10 points will have their Degree Works record updated.

• When this has been done, the student’s “Requirement Completed” assignment will be marked as Complete (✅) in the Canvas course.
• Students can check their status in Degree Works by looking for a checkmark by “10 Colloquium Attendances Requirement” or “Departmental Colloquium Requirements” under “Milestones”.

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PhD Students: This requirement (steps 2-3 above) must be completed for each graduate degree, so students who receive both a MS and PhD from this department will have taken CS 690 two times and attended at least 20 colloquia:

• While a MS student, students must take CS 690 once and attend at least 10 colloquia.
• While a PhD student, students must take CS 690 once and attend at least 10 colloquia.