Student Advising

Our MPCS advisors are dedicated to helping current students navigate their study plans and develop a personalized educational path through our program. Our faculty and staff advisors specialize in:

Course planning
Program advising
Degree requirements
Interpretation of University academic policies
Referrals to campus resources

If you have questions or need academic assistance, please reach out to us at mpcs-advising@lists.uchicago.edu or schedule an appointment with one of our advisors below. Advising sessions are available in-person or virtually via Zoom.

Academic Advisors

Lamont Samuels

Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Director

For current MPCS students in the 9-Course, 12-Course, Pre-Doc, and Joint MBA/MPCS programs.

Schedule with Lamont

Rafi Almhana

Assistant Clinical Professor, MPCS

For current MPCS 12-Course students with a specialization in Software Engineering.

Schedule with Rafi

Staff Advisors

Karin Czaplewski

Associate Director of Student Affairs, MPCS

All MPCS students in all programs of study can reach out to Karin with questions about registration, graduation requirements, student visa issues, CPT/OPT, I-20 extensions, and any other student issue.