We’re glad you’re interested in concentrating in Computer Science! Here are the steps, in order, that you should take to declare your concentration in Computer Science. (These are the same steps that CS concentrators should follow to submit an updated Plan of Study.)
Step 1: Look over the handbook entry for computer science, and/or
consult some of the resources on this website and read our FAQ.
You may wish to meet with one of the Directors of Undergraduate
Studies (DUS) in CS, Professors Boaz Barak and Stephen
Chong (contact via cs-dus@seas.harvard.edu). Students proposing to
pursue the MBB track should instead meet with Prof. Stuart
Shieber, shieber@seas.harvard.edu, after reading Frequently Asked
Questions about the Computer Science MBB
track.
Step 2: Fill out and email a Plan of Study for the CS concentration.
Step 3: Use my.harvard.edu to formally declare (or change to)
Computer Science as a concentration.
After a DUS has approved your CS Plan of Study, go to my.harvard.edu
to formally declare (or change to) Computer Science as a
concentration (instructions available
here).
If a CS Plan of Study has been approved per the steps outlined
above, a DUS will use my.harvard.edu to approve your declaration and
will upload your CS Plan of Study file to your “Reports and
Documents” section in my.harvard.edu.
Feel free to meet with a DUS at any time. Once your declaration has been approved, a DUS will assign you an advisor from among the CS faculty before the start of the next term. (The DUSes will try to honor preferences you may express, so it’s fine to look at the list of CS faculty before you come in.) See this page for more information about advising.
It is your responsibility to make sure you follow the plan of study. If your plan changes, you can update and send us a new plan of study form at any time.