How do I register for an independent study/research project with a faculty member?
There are four different independent study/research courses for CS majors: CMSC298, CMSC390, CMSC498 and CMSC499 CMSC298 is a course which was designed for potential use as an independent student course for students at the 100-200 level and for use to teach special topics courses at the 100-200 level. CMSC390 is a course reserved for students who participate in an honors research project (details on the honors program elsewhere on this site.) Note that in order to register for CMSC390 you must meet the requirements for admission into the departmental honors program. CMSC498 is a course for students who wish to independently study an established body of material under direction of a Computer Science Department faculty member. It is NOT a way to take another of our existing courses at a non-regular time. It is NOT credit for programming or a way to escape taking a real class of substance. However it IS a chance for students already doing well in our established courses to expand the brea
