Mechanical Engineering Handbook

Mechanical Engineering Handbook: Master of Science FALL 2017 – SPRING 2018

Thishandbookprovidesinformationaboutdepartmentpoliciesandprocedures,aswellasspecificdetailspertinenttothefollowingMaster’sdegreeprograms:

x MasterofScience(M.S.)inMechanicalEngineeringo CourseOption(MSC)o ResearchOption(MSR)

x IntegratedMaster’s/Bachelor’sProgram(IMB)forCITundergradsonlyx EngineeringandTechnologyInnovationManagementDualDegree(ETIM)x MasterofScienceinTechnologyVenturesDualDegree(MSTV)x MasterofScienceinComputationalDesign&Manufacturing(MSCDM)

DepartmentofMechanicalEngineeringScaifeHallCarnegieMellonUniversity5000ForbesAvePittsburgh,PA15213(412)268‐2500Fax:412‐268‐3348

TABLE OF CONTENTS

875BContents1.WelcometoMechanicalEngineering________________________________________________________________ 12.UniversityPolicies,CMUStatementofAssurance,&CMUCode ___________________________________ 33.MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentStructure____________________________________________________ 54.DegreesOffered&Requirements____________________________________________________________________ 65.AcademicAdvising___________________________________________________________________________________166.FinancialSupport ____________________________________________________________________________________187.DepartmentPolicies__________________________________________________________________________________238.AdditionalUniversityPolicies/Protocols___________________________________________________________309.AppendixA:DepartmentResources_______________________________________________________________4010.AppendixB:HighlightedUniversityResourcesandTheWORD,StudentHandbook_________4511.AppendixC:ResourcesforInternationalStudents______________________________________________5412.AppendixD:MathRequirement__________________________________________________________________5813.AppendixE:DegreeRequirementTrackingSheets_____________________________________________5914.Index________________________________________________________________________________________________62

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MS HANDBOOK

Page1 MechanicalEngineeringRevisedAugust31,2017 CarnegieMellonUniversity

9B1.WelcometoMechanicalEngineeringWethankyouforchoosingtheMechanicalEngineeringDepartmentandhopeyourtimeherewillbebothsuccessfulandenjoyable.

TheMechanicalEngineeringDepartmentatCarnegieMellonUniversityoffersanintellectuallystimulating,collaborativeenrvironmenttoadvanceyourlearningasagraduatestudent.Today’smechanicalengineersareworkingacrosstechnologiesanddisciplinestosolvesomeofsociety’stoughestproblems.Thedepartmentanswerstheneedforprofessionalskillswithacomprehensiveprogramthatprovidesdepthinmechanicalengineeringfundamentalsandbreadthinemergingmultidisciplinarytopics.Academicactivitiesarebalancedwithhands‐onresearchopportunitiestogiveourgraduatestheabilitytoframecomplexproblemsandcollaboratewidelyacrossorganizations.Ourdiversestudentbodycurrentlyincludespost‐doctoralresearchers,part‐timestudentsandover300full‐timegraduatestudents.Atthegraduatelevel,thedepartmentoffersbothcourseworkandresearchorientedM.S.degrees,aswellasaresearch‐orientedPh.D.degree.ThishandbookdescribestheDepartmentpoliciesthatgoverntheM.S.programsinMechE.ItisnotanexhaustivelistofallapplicablepoliciesasDepartmentpolicydoesnotsupercedeCollegeofEngineering(CIT)orUniversitypolicies.Thehandbookprovideslinks,whereappropriate,torelevantCollegeorUniversitypoliciesincludingTheWord(thestudenthandbook).InformationfromtheOfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation,andfromtheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairsandothersareincludedinAppendixB.StudentsshouldconsulttheseexternalresourcestounderstandallpoliciesthatapplytoCarnegieMellonUniversityM.S.Degrees.

1.1 DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL

• DepartmentHead–Prof.AllenRobinsonhttp://www.cmu.edu/me/people/allen‐robinson.htmlAssistant–KatherineTucker–412‐268‐3860(SH426)

• HeadofGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC)–Prof.AlanMcGaugheyhttp://www.cmu.edu/me/people/alan‐j‐h‐mcgaughey.html

• HeadofPh.D.SubcommitteeofGEC–Prof.JonathanMalenhttp://www.cmu.edu/me/people/jonathan‐a‐malen.html

• MechanicalEngineeringGraduateAdministrators• ChrisHertz,ManagerofAcademicPrograms,412‐268‐3175(SH405),[email protected]• MelissaBrown,GraduateAcademicAdvisor,412‐268‐1562(SH407),[email protected]

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• TheGraduateAdministratorsassistwithacademicorpersonalsituationsthatgraduatestudentsmaynothavetheresourcestoresolve.Ifyouhavequestionsorconcerns,pleasescheduleanappointment:https://www.meetme.so/MechEAdvisors.Additionally,studentsmayconferwiththeuniversitygraduatestudentombudsperson,SuzieLaurich‐McIntyre,[email protected],onissuesofprocessorotherconcernsastheynavigateconflicts.SuzieLaurich‐McIntyreistheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation.

• Faculty:http://www.cmu.edu/me/people/faculty.html• ManagerofCommunications:LisaKulick,412‐268‐5444,[email protected]• DepartmentPointsofContact:http://www.cmu.edu/me/people/who‐to‐call.html• DepartmentDirectory(FacultyandStaff):http://www.cmu.edu/me/people/index.html• Departmentlocation:ScaifeHall402• Departmentphone:412‐268‐2500• Departmentfax:412‐268‐3348

1.2 COLLEGE PERSONNEL

• Dean,CollegeofEngineering(CIT)–JamesH.GarrettJr.http://engineering.cmu.edu/about/dean/garrett_bio.html

• Assistant–SueHaslett–412‐268‐6196(SH110)• AssociateDeanforGraduateandFacultyAffairs–JonCagan

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34B2.UniversityPolicies,CMUStatementofAssurance,&CMUCodeItistheresponsibilityofeachmemberoftheCarnegieMelloncommunitytobefamiliarwithuniversitypoliciesandguidelines.Inadditiontothisdepartmentalgraduatestudenthandbook,thefollowingresourcesareavailabletoassistyouinunderstandingcommunityexpectations:

• TheWord/StudentHandbook:www.cmu.edu/student‐affairs/theword//index.html• AcademicIntegrityWebsite:www.cmu.edu/academic‐integrity• UniversityPoliciesWebsite:www.cmu.edu/policies/• GraduateEducationWebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/policies/index.html• CarnegieInstituteofTechnology(CIT)Website:http://engineering.cmu.edu/

PleaseseeAppendixBforadditionalinformationaboutTheWordandUniversityresources.

2.1 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE

CarnegieMellonUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateinadmission,employment,oradministrationofitsprogramsoractivitiesonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,sex,handicapordisability,age,sexualorientation,genderidentity,religion,creed,ancestry,belief,veteranstatus,orgeneticinformation.Furthermore,CarnegieMellonUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateandisrequirednottodiscriminateinviolationoffederal,state,orlocallawsorexecutiveorders.

InquiriesconcerningtheapplicationofandcompliancewiththisstatementshouldbedirectedtotheVicePresidentforCampusAffairs,CarnegieMellonUniversity,5000ForbesAvenue,Pittsburgh,PA15213,telephone412‐268‐2056.

ObtaingeneralinformationaboutCarnegieMellonUniversitybycalling412‐268‐2000.

TheStatementofAssurancecanalsobefoundon‐lineat:

http://www.cmu.edu/policies/administrative‐and‐governance/statement‐of‐assurance.html.

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48B2.2 THE CARNEGIE MELLON CODE

StudentsatCarnegieMellon,becausetheyaremembersofanacademiccommunitydedicatedtotheachievementofexcellence,areexpectedtomeetthehigheststandardsofpersonal,ethicalandmoralconductpossible.

Thesestandardsrequirepersonalintegrity,acommitmenttohonestywithoutcompromise,aswellastruthwithoutequivocationandawillingnesstoplacethegoodofthecommunityabovethegoodoftheself.Obligationsonceundertakenmustbemet,commitmentskept.

AsmembersoftheCarnegieMelloncommunity,individualsareexpectedtoupholdthestandardsofthecommunityinadditiontoholdingothersaccountableforsaidstandards.Itisrarethatthelifeofastudentinanacademiccommunitycanbesoprivatethatitwillnotaffectthecommunityasawholeorthattheabovestandardsdonotapply.

Thediscovery,advancementandcommunicationofknowledgearenotpossiblewithoutacommitmenttothesestandards.Creativitycannotexistwithoutacknowledgmentofthecreativityofothers.Newknowledgecannotbedevelopedwithoutcreditforpriorknowledge.Withouttheabilitytotrustthattheseprincipleswillbeobserved,anacademiccommunitycannotexist.

Thecommitmentofitsfaculty,staffandstudentstothesestandardscontributestothehighrespectinwhichtheCarnegieMellondegreeisheld.Studentsmustnotdestroythatrespectbytheirfailuretomeetthesestandards.Studentswhocannotmeetthemshouldvoluntarilywithdrawfromtheuniversity.

TheCarnegieMellonCodecanalsobefoundon‐lineat:

http://www.cmu.edu/student‐affairs/theword/code.html.

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56B3.MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentStructureTheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineering(“MechE”)ispartofCarnegieMellon'sCollegeofEngineeringtheCarnegieInstituteofTechnology(“CIT”).TheMechEGraduateEducationCommittee(“GEC”)administerstheMechEgraduateprograms.

3.1 GRADUATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

TheGECanditssubcommittees(Ph.D.andM.S.)establishgraduatecurriculaandrequirements,policies,andcoursechangesandadditions.TheGECcoordinatesgraduatestudentadvising,admissionandfinancialaiddecisions,thePh.D.qualifyingexams,andprovidesmajorsupportforthegraduaterecruitmentprocess.

Graduatestudentconcerns,suggestions,andfeedbackshouldbedirectedtotheGraduateCommitteeChairthroughtheGraduateAdministrator(seeDepartmentPersonnel)orthroughtheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateStudentOrganization(MEGSO).

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61B4.DegreesOffered&RequirementsInformationonspecificrequirementsforattainmentofeachM.S.degreecanbefoundinthissection.

MultipleoptionsareavailableundertheMasterofSciencedegreeprogramtosatisfyarangeofstudentneedsandgoals.

x MasterofScience(M.S.)inMechanicalEngineeringo CourseOption(MSC)o ResearchOption(MSR)

x IntegratedMaster’s/Bachelor’sProgram(IMB)forCITundergradsonlyx EngineeringandTechnologyInnovationManagementDualDegree(ETIM)x MasterofScienceinTechnologyVenturesDualDegree(MSTV)x MasterofScienceinComputationalDesign&Manufacturing(MSCDM)

MechEM.S.degreeprogramsareself‐supportedorsupportedthroughanoutsidefundingsource(suchasthestudent’semployer)topayfortuitionandlivingexpenses.(ToseecostofattendanceratesatCarnegieMellonUniversity,visitTheHUBathttp://www.cmu.edu/hub/tuition/index.html.Formoreinformationonfunding,seethesectiononFinancialSupport).AdmissiontoanyoftheM.S.optionsdoesnotguaranteeadmissiontotheDepartment’sPh.D.program.StudentswhowishtobeconsideredfortheDepartment’sPh.D.programwillberequiredtosubmitanapplication.StudentspursuingagraduatedegreefromanotherCarnegieMellondepartmentmustapplyandbeadmittedintotheMechEdepartmentbeforepursuingaMechEdegree.Pleasereviewthepolicyondouble‐countingdegreerequirements.

Notes:TheMechanicalEngineeringDepartmenthasthenumericaldesignationof“24”forcourselistings.MechanicalEngineeringcoursesconsistofall24‐###courses.

Studentsarelimitedtoamaximumof54unitspersemester.Noexceptions.

4.1 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING—COURSE‐WORK OPTION (MSC)

Thisprogramisdesignedforstudentswhowanttobecomeengineeringprofessionalsinprivateindustryorthepublicsectoraftergraduation.Nearly80%ofMechEM.S.studentspursuetheMSCoption.Inthisoption,studentstakegraduate‐levelcoursestoexpandtheirknowledgebasebeyondatypicalundergraduatemechanicalengineeringcurriculum.Studentshavetheflexibilitytochooseamongarangeoffundamentalandspecializedcoursestocreateadegreeprogramthatmatcheshis/herinterestsandneeds.Specializedcoursesaredesignedtoprovidein‐classprojectexperiencetoallowstudentstoworkinteamstoapplytheirskillstorealworldproblems.Studentsareencouragedtotakeadvantageofthemanyextra‐curricularengineeringanddesignexperiencesoncampus(suchasMechEMasterMakers,theMechEGraduateResearchSymposium,othercollegeoruniversity‐wideresearchsymposia,andorganizationssuchasCarnegieMellonRacing).

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75BTheMSCoptionrequirescompletionof96units(typicallyeight,12‐unitcourses).Themajorityofstudentscompletethedegreeinthreefull‐timesemesters.Studentswhoarequalifiedandinterestedmayelecttotakeaheaviercourseloadandcompletethedegreeintwofull‐timesemesters.StudentsinterestedincompletingtheprogramoutsideofthenormalthreesemestersmustdiscussthiscarefullywithanM.S.Advisorpriortoenrollment.

StudentswhoentertheMSCoptionwithoutanundergraduateMechanicalEngineeringdegree(e.g.withabaccalaureateinanotherengineeringdiscipline,mathematics,oroneofthephysicalsciences)mayberequiredtocompleteadditionalcoursework.Insuchcases,theM.S.advisorsandtheGECwillworkcloselywiththestudenttodeviseasuitableprogramofstudy.AnM.S.degreeinMechanicalEngineeringisawardedattheendofthisprogram.

Tomaintainadequateprogresstowardstheirdegree,full‐timestudentsmusttakeaminimumof36unitsthatcountstowardstheirdegreerequirementseachsemester.

TolearnaboutcourseofferingsvisittheScheduleofClassesat:https://enr‐apps.as.cmu.edu/open/SOC/SOCServlet/searchandthelistofMechanicalEngineeringcoursesat:https://www.cmu.edu/me/graduate/courses.html(24‐###).

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4.2 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING—RESEARCH OPTION (MSR)

Thisprogramisdesignedforstudentswhowanttoperformgraduate‐levelresearch,eitheraspreludetopursuingaPh.D.degreeortopursueamoreresearch‐orientedcareeraftergraduation.Inadditiontotakinggraduatecourses,studentsadmittedtothisoptionperformresearchwithafacultymemberfortheentiredurationoftheprogram.Giventheemphasisonresearch,theminimumcourserequirementsarelessthantheMSCoption.

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80B‐ All courses must be taken for a letter grade including research and independent study. ‐ Only courses with a letter grade of C or better count towards degree Minimum of 96 total units requirements. ‐ Cumulative grade point average must be 3.0 or higher at graduation. (See QPA Calculation section of handbook.) ‐ MechE graduate‐level courses have a 24‐6## or 24‐7## designation,

MechE graduate‐level courses: excluding Research (24‐794) and Supervised Reading (24‐793). Minimum of 60 units ‐ Students are encouraged to select a set of core courses to achieve depth in

one MechE specialty area. ‐ Must be from the approved math course list. (See Appendix D of handbook.)

1 math course: 12 units ‐ The course taken to satisfy the math requirement cannot be double counted as a MechE graduate level course or a technical elective. ‐ Technical electives are additional MechE courses (24‐###) or courses from an approved department, section 7.5.2 of handbook, used to complete the minimum 96 total units. ‐ Maximum of one pre‐approved upper division undergraduate course (300 ‐Technical electives: 24 units 599 level) not to exceed 12 units.

‐ Maximum of 12 units of Research (24‐794) or Supervised Reading (24‐793). (See the supervised reading/research section of the handbook.) ‐ Students are encouraged to select technical electives to further develop their breadth and depth in Mechanical Engineering.

Minimum of 36 units per semester must be taken within the College of ICIT Units Per Semester Engineering.

Mandatory for all CIT students conducting research. (See Section 8.7 of the CITI research training handbook)

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99BTheMSRoptionrequirescompletionof192units.Studentstypicallyenrollfull‐timeforfoursemestersexceptsummer.Duringthesummer,studentsoftencontinuetheirresearchorpursueinternshipopportunitieseitherinindustryorwiththeirfacultyadvisor.TheculminationoftheMSRoptionisafinalwrittenresearchreportandpresentationtofacultyandstudentsattheannualMechanicalEngineeringGraduateStudentSymposium,heldinthespringofeachyear.AnM.S.degreeinMechanicalEngineeringisawardedattheendofthisprogram.

Tomaintainadequateprogresstowardstheirdegree,full‐timestudentsmusttakeaminimumof36unitsthatcounttowardstheirdegreerequirementseachsemester,mustsecurearesearchadvisorbythe10thdayofclassintheirsecondsemester,musttakeaminimumof24unitsofresearch(24‐794)eachsemester–beginningtheirsecondsemester,andcompleteaminimumof138unitsofthedegreerequirements[includingaminimumof48researchunits(24‐794)]bytheendofthethirdsemester.MSRstudentswhoareunabletosecurearesearchadvisorbytheendofthetenthdayofclassesoftheirsecondsemesterorfailtomaintainadequateresearchprogresswillberequiredtoswitchtotheMSCoption.

Tolearnaboutfacultyresearchareasvisit:http://www.cmu.edu/me/research/index.html,andhttps://www.cmu.edu/me/people/faculty.html.TolearnaboutcourseofferingsvisittheScheduleofClassesat:https://enr‐apps.as.cmu.edu/open/SOC/SOCServlet/searchandthelistofMechanicalEngineeringcoursesat:https://www.cmu.edu/me/graduate/courses.html(24‐###).

4.2.1 Advisor Matching

AkeystepfortheMSRdegreeistosecurearesearchadvisorwhowilloverseetheresearchproject.MSRfacultyresearchadvisorsmaybefromanypre‐approveddepartmentfacultymembers.StudentswhohavenotsecuredaresearchadvisorbythetenthdayofclassesoftheirsecondsemesterwillberequiredtoswitchtotheMSCoption.MechEwillfacilitateadvisormatchingduringthesummerpriortoenrollmentandduringtheFallsemester.However,itistheMSRstudent’sresponsibilitytochoosearesearcharea,agreeonaresearchproject,andsecureafacultymembertoadvisethatproject.PleasenotifytheMSRacademicadvisorimmediatelyuponfindingafacultyresearchadvisor.TheDeclarationofResearchAdvisorformcanbefoundontheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateProgramcanvascourseat:https://canvas.cmu.edu/courses/1088.

4.2.2 Graduate Research Symposium

StudentsenrolledintheMSRoptionarerequiredtopresenttheirresearchattheannualMechanicalEngineeringGraduateResearchSymposium.TheSymposiumisheldeachyear,typicallyaroundmid‐March.

TheMaster’sPosterSessionCompetitionisopentoanymaster’slevelgraduatestudentinMechanicalEngineering;however,participationisrequiredforMSRdegreecandidatesduringoneoftheirtwoyearswiththedepartment.Anawardwillbegivenforthebestposter(s)asdeterminedbyapanelofjudgesconsistingoffacultyandpotentiallyindustrymembersfromavarietyofdisciplines.

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108BAwrittenreportdescribingtheirresearchisalsorequiredofallMSRoptionstudents.ThepapermustbeintheformatofanASMEjournalpaper,andshouldnotexceed10pagesinlength.Thepapermustbereviewedandapprovedbytheresearchadvisorandmustbeartheresearchadvisor’ssignatureatthetimeofsubmission.StudentsmustsubmitacopyofthewrittenreporttotheirAcademicAdvisorbytheappropriatedeadline.MaygraduatesmustsubmittheirreportbyApril30ofthatyearandDecembergraduatesmustsubmittheirreportbyNovember30ofthatyear.

6B4.2.3 MSR Degree Requirements:

‐ Only grades of C or better will count towards degree requirements. Minimum of 192 total units ‐ Cumulative grade point average must be 3.0 or higher at graduation.

(See section 8.1.2 of the handbook.)‐ At least 36 units must be Mechanical Engineering graduate level courses (24‐6## or 24‐7##), excluding Research (24‐794) and Supervised Reading (24‐793). ‐ 1 course must be from the approved math course list. (See Appendix D

Course work: of the handbook.) minimum of 60 units ‐ Any additional course units must be technical electives (additional

MechE courses (24‐###) or courses from an approved department. (See section 7.5.2 of the handbook.) ‐ Maximum of one pre‐approved upper division undergraduate course (300 ‐ 599 level).‐ Enroll in Master of Science Project (24‐794). ‐ Secure research advisor by tenth day of classes of second semester. ‐ Must register for at least 24 research units per semester, starting in the

Research: second semester, to maintain progress towards degree. minimum 96 units ‐ Complete at least 48 research units by the end of the 3rd semester to

maintain progress towards the degree. ‐ Research units are pass/fail until the final semester when a letter grade is required. ‐ The MSR degree culminates in a comprehensive and professionally written report (ASME conference paper format) documenting the

Research Paper and Graduate research. Research Symposium ‐ The report must be approved by the research advisor and submitted to

Participation the department prior to graduation. ‐ Must present research at the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research Symposium.

Departmental Seminar Two semesters of attendance is required for full‐time students.Minimum of 36 units per semester must be taken within the College of CIT Units Per Semester Engineering.Mandatory for all CIT students conducting research. (See Section 8.7 of CITI research training the handbook.)



109B4.3 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – INTEGRATED MASTER’S/BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAM

OnlyforcurrentCarnegieMellonUniversityundergraduatestudentsintheCollegeofEngineering(CIT).

AnintegratedprogramisavailabletoCarnegieMellonundergraduateengineeringstudentswhoalsowishtocompleteamaster'sdegreeinmechanicalengineering.StudentsmustsatisfyeithertheMSC(mostcommon)orMSRdegreerequirementsoutlinedabove.AsdescribedintheCITIntegratedMaster’s/Bachelor’sDegreeProgrampolicy,MechanicalEngineeringundergraduatescancompletetheirmaster’sdegreewithonlyoneadditionalfull‐timesemesterafterthebachelor’sdegree.(Studentsfromotherundergraduatemajorstypicallyrequiremoretime.)StudentsparticipatinginIMBwillbechangedtograduatestatusduringthe9th(andsubsequent)semesters.

PleaserefertotheIntegratedMaster’s/Bachelor’sDegreeProgrampolicyathttps://engineering.cmu.edu/education/academic‐policies/graduate‐policies/degrees.html#integrated‐master's/bachelor's‐(imb)‐degreeforadditionalinformation.AnM.S.degreeinMechanicalEngineeringisawardedattheendofthisprogram.

StudentsparticipatinginIMBmustcompleteatleast24unitsofgraduatecoursework(withaQPAof3.0orbetter)bytheendoftheSenioryear.ThisgraduatecourseworkdoesnotcounttowardstheB.S.degree.Atotalof96units(beyondthoseneededfortheB.S.degree)arerequiredforcompletionoftheMSCoption.Atotalof192units(beyondtheB.S.degree)arerequiredforcompletionofMSR.Studentsarelimitedtoamaximumof54unitsintheirgraduatesemester(s).Noexceptions.

Interestedstudentsshouldconsultwiththeirundergradadvisor,StudentswhowishtodeclareanIMBarerequiredtocompletetheIntegratedMaster's/Bachelor'sDegreeProgramFormwhichisavailableat:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bQGUY6VtDtRJoLMC‐nlFFRF1kPCTMeXcRmZJYWM2BNM/viewform.

*StudentswithacumulativeundergraduateQPAbelowa3.0mustapplyforadmissionthroughthestandardgraduateadmissionprocessasoutlinedontheMechanicalEngineeringwebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/me/prospective/graduate‐admission.html.Allportionsoftheapplicationmustbecomplete.

NOTE:ThedeadlineforIntegratedMaster's/Bachelor'sDegreeProgramapplicantsisApril30thofthejunioryear.Allquestionsregardingformsandrequirementsshouldbedirectedtoyourundergradadvisor.

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2B4.4 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING (MSCDM)

ThisinnovativeprogramisintendedforstudentswhohaveaBachelorofSciencedegreeinengineeringanddesiretoadvancetheircareersbyacquiringproblem‐solvingskillswithmoderncomputationalengineeringtoolssuchascomputer‐aideddesign(CAD),computer‐aidedengineering(CAE)andcomputer‐aidedmanufacturing(CAM).Studentswillsharpentheirskillsbylearningthetheoriesandapplicationsofcomputationaldesignandmanufacturingmethodsthroughabalanceofcourseandprojectwork.Theprojectworkprovidesstudentswithpracticalproblem‐solvingexperiencesthroughtheuseofcommercialcomputationaltoolsorthedevelopmentoftheirowncustomsoftware.MSCDMmaybecompletedintwoorthreesemesters.AnM.S.degreeinComputationalDesignandManufacturingisawardedattheendofthisprogram.Seenextpagefordegreestructure.Students are limited to a maximum of 54 units per semester. No exceptions.

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133B4.4.1 MSCDM Degree Requirements:

‐ All courses must be taken for a letter grade including Supervised Reading (24‐793), research units (24‐794), and Engineering Computation Project (24‐781/24‐782). ‐ Only grades of C or better count towards degree requirements.

Minimum of 96 total units ‐ Maximum of one pre‐approved upper division undergraduate course (300 or 400 level) up to 12 units. ‐ Cumulative grade point average must be 3.0 or higher at graduation. (See QPA Calculation section of handbook.) ‐ Minimum of 24 units of MechE graduate‐level courses. 12 units must be from 24‐780 Engineering Computation (typically offered in Fall).

Minimum of 60 course units ‐ May not include Supervised Reading (24‐793), research units (24‐794), or Engineering Computation Project (24‐781/24‐782). ‐ Technical electives are additional MechE courses (24‐###) or courses from an approved department used to complete the minimum 96 total units. ‐ Students are encouraged to take courses that focus on computer‐aided

Technical electives design (CAD), computer‐aided engineering (CAE) and computer‐aided manufacturing (CAM). ‐ May include Supervised Reading (24‐793) or research units (24‐794). ‐ May not include Engineering Computation Project (24‐781/24‐782). ‐ Computation project is considered an integral part of the curriculum and is

Maximum 36 units of Engineering strongly suggested. Students may register for 12‐24 units of project each Computation Project 24‐781/782 semester until a maximum of 36 accumulated project units is reached.

‐ May not be used as course units.

CITI research training Mandatory for all CIT students conducting research. See policy.

4.5 ADDITIONAL MS DEGREE PROGRAMS

TheDepartmentalsohelpsadministerthefollowingadditionalMSdegreeprograms:

4.5.1 Dual Degree with the Master of Science in Engineering & Technology Innova on Management (ETIM)

EngineeringandTechnologyInnovationManagementMS(E&TIM)degreeprogrameducatesfutureengineeringleadersbycouplingtechnicaleducationwithframeworkstolead,foster,andmanagetechnicalinnovation.Asummerinternshipisanintegralelementofthisinterdisciplinaryprogram.AdditionalinformationabouttheE&TIMprogramcanbefoundat:http://engineering.cmu.edu/etim/.

TheMSCoptionmaybecombinedwiththeE&TIMprogramtoforma21‐monthdualdegreeM.S.programthatequipsstudentstodrivevaluecreationfromtechnicalinnovationbasedontheirunderstandingoftechnicalconcepts,innovationmanagementfundamentals,andrealworldimplications.StudentsmustapplytobothMechEandE&TIM(andbeadmittedtoboth)inordertopursuethedualdegree.M.S.degrees

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inMechanicalEngineeringANDEngineeringandTechnologyInnovationManagementareawardedattheendofthisprogram.

TheE&TIMdualdegreeisconsidereda“sandwich”program(studentswilltakethefirstsemesterinMechE,followedbytwoconsecutivesemestersofE&TIM,andcompletethedegreeasaMechEstudentinthefinalsemester).TwosemestersoftheMechEMSCoption(seeMSCrequirementsabove)andtwosemestersofE&TIMarerequired.Upto12unitsmaydouble‐countbetweenthetwodegrees.StudentswillhaveaMechEadvisorandETIMadvisortoassistwithdegreeadministration.

MoreinformationabouttheE&TIMdualdegreeprogramcanbefoundat:http://www.cmu.edu/engineering/etim/degree‐programs/dual‐degree.html.

4.5.2 Dual Degree with the Master of Science in Technology Ventures

TheMasterofScienceinTechnologyVentures(MSTV)equipsstudentswithtoolsandskillstobringhightechideastomarket.Studentslearntoleveragecutting‐edgetechnologiesinordertomakeatrueimpactonsociety.AdditionalinformationabouttheMSTVdegreeprogramcanbefoundattheIntegratedInnovationInstitute’swebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/integrated‐innovation/degrees/mstv/index.html.

InpartnershipwiththeIntegratedInnovationInstitute,thisdualdegreeisatwo‐yearbicoastalprogramthatallowsstudentstocombinetheMSCoptionwiththeMasterofScienceinTechnologyVentures.StudentsenrolledinthedualdegreeprogramgainadeeperknowledgeofemergingtechnologyandskillstosucceedintheentrepreneurialmarketplaceincludinginSiliconValley,arguablytheworld’smostexcitingandlucrativeenvironmentfornewventurecreation.

StudentsspendtheirfirstyearfocusedoncompletingtheirMSCdegreerequirements(seeMSCrequirementsabove)beforetravelingtoSiliconValleyforaninternshipatanestablishedstartupandfulfilltwoacademicsemesterslearningabouttechtransferandentrepreneurshipatourcampusinMountainView,CA.Upto48unitsmaydouble‐countbetweenthetwodegrees.StudentswillhaveaMechEadvisorandMSTVadvisortoassistwithdegreeadministration.

MoreinformationabouttheMSTVdualdegreeprogramcanbefoundat:http://www.cmu.edu/integrated‐innovation/degrees/mstv/dual.html

4.6 SWITCHING DEGREE OPTIONS WITHIN MECHE

StudentswishingtointernallyswitchbetweenMechEdegreeoptionsshouldfirstconsultwiththeiracademicadvisor.InternationalstudentsshouldalsoconsultwithOIEregardinganyimmigrationpoliciesorpaperwork(includinganewI‐20)thatmayresultfromswitchingdegreeoptions.

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144B4.7 INTERNAL TRANSFER TO ANOTHER GRADUATE DEPARTMENT WITHIN CMU

StudentswishingtotransfertoanothergraduatedepartmentwithinCarnegieMellonUniversityshouldconsultwiththeadmissionstaffofintendedtransferdepartmentforpoliciesandproceduresrelatedtothepotentialtransfer.StudentsshouldalsoalerttheirMechEacademicadvisorregardingtheirintentiontotransfer.MechEshallshareanynecessaryapplicationmaterials(testscores,transcripts,recommendations,etc.)uponwrittenrequestofthetransferringstudent.

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146B5.AcademicAdvising

5.1 ADVISOR‐ADVISEE RELATIONSHIP

AllstudentsenteringanM.S.degreeprograminMechEwillbeassignedanacademicadvisor.StudentsintheMSRoptionwillalsoneedtoidentifyafacultyresearchadvisor.AdvisingismonitoredbytheGraduateProgramAdministratorandtheGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC).ConcernsregardingdepartmentadvisingshouldbepresenteddirectlytotheGEC.Allstudentsareresponsibleforensuringthattheysatisfytherequirementsoftheirdegree.Theresearchadvisorisresponsiblefornotifyingthestudentregardingtheprogressoftheresearch.Allgraduatestudentsaretreatedequitablybyalladvisors,bytheGraduateAdministrator,andbytheGEC.

• RoleoftheAcademicAdvisor:Theacademicadvisor’sroleistohelpguidethestudentfromenrollmentthroughtograduation.

• RoleoftheResearchAdvisor:Theresearchadvisor’sroleistohelpguidethestudentthroughsuccessfulcompletionofaresearchproject.

• RoleoftheStudent:Allstudentsareresponsibleforensuringthattheysatisfytherequirementsoftheirdegree.

• HowandWhenAdvisorsareAssigned/Selected:AllM.S.studentsareassignedanacademicadvisor.Facultyresearchadvisorsareselectedduringthefirstsemester(forMSR)orduringanysemester(forMSC).Pleasealertyouracademicadvisorwhenafacultyresearchadvisorisselected.

• HowtoChangeResearchAdvisor:Aresearchadvisorisspecificallyinvolvedintheareaofinterestthatthestudentwishestostudy.Becauseofthisspecificity,changingtheresearchadvisorisonlyrecommendedifthestudentwantstochangeresearcharea.PleasecontactyouracademicadvisorortheGraduateProgramAdministratorbeforefinalizingachangeofresearchadvisors.

5.2 DEGREE ADMINISTRATION

TheDepartmentprovidesmultipleadvisingresourcesforM.S.studentsastheymovetowarddegreecompletion.TheacademicadvisorforMSC,MSR,andtheETIMdual‐degreeistheGraduateAcademicAdvisor.TheManagerofAcademicProgramsistheacademicadvisorforMSCDM.StudentsintheIMBprogramwillcontinuetoworkwiththeirundergradadvisor.AdvisorsareavailabletoassistwithacademicorpersonalsituationsthatM.S.studentsmaynothavetheknowledgeorresourcestoresolve.Tomeetwithanacademicadvisor,pleasescheduleanappointment:http://www.meetme.so/MechEAdvisors

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responsibilitytomeettherequirementsforgraduation.RequirementtrackingsheetsareavailableontheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateProgramcanvascourseat:https://canvas.cmu.edu/courses/1088.

Inadditiontotheacademicadvisors,theHeadoftheMSSubcommittetotheGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC)isavailabletomeetwithstudentsandanswerquestions.

TheMSCdegreeprovidesfacultymentorsforthefollowingspecializationareas:x DesignandSimulationsofThermo‐FluidSystems:SatbirSinghx ControlsandRobotics:CarmelMajidix EngineeringDesign,Materials,andManufacturing:PhilLeDucx ComputationalTechniquesinEngineering:KenjiShimada.

Pleasedirectquestionstoyouracademicadvisorfirst,andtheymaydirectyoutospeaktoafacultymentor,ifappropriate.MSRstudentsareencouragedtomeetwiththeirfacultyresearchadvisorregularlyforadviceoncourseselectionandupdatesonresearchprogress.YouracademicadvisorwillcontinuetobetheoveralldegreeadministratorandacademicadvisorforMSR.MechEalsohascareerconsultantslocatedatTheCareerandProfessionalDevelopmentCenter(CPDC):http://www.cmu.edu/career/.Meetwiththemforsupportwithresumereview,mockinterviews,internships,andjobsaftergraduation.Westronglyencourageeverystudenttomeetwiththecareercounselorsearlyinthefirstsemestertodiscusscareergoalsandthejobsearchprocess.

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6.1 DEPARTMENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

TheMechEdepartmentatCarnegieMellondoesnotofferfinancialassistanceofanykindtoM.S.students.AllM.S.studentsareself‐fundedorexternallyfunded.SomeM.S.studentsworkasCourseAssistants(CA)orGraders.TheDepartmentwillnotifyM.S.studentswhenpositionsareavailable–thistypicallyoccursimmediatelybeforeeachsemester.Inrareinstances,M.S.studentssecureResearchAssistantships(RA).RA’sareofferedbyastudent’sresearchadvisor,nottheDepartment.

6.1.1 Tui on & Other Costs

Currenttuitionratesandcostoflivingincludingbooks,insurance,activitiesandtechnologyfees,food,andlodgingcostscanbefoundattheTheHUBwebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/hub/tuition/graduate/cit.html.Master'sprogramsarenotfundedbythedepartment,howeverstudentsarewelcometoapplyforexternalfundingopportunities.PleasereviewtheextensivedataprovidedbytheFellowshipsandScholarshipsOfficeathttp://www.cmu.edu/fso.

6.1.2 Research Assistantships

Inextremelyrareinstances,apaidResearchAssistantship(RA)maybeofferedtoM.S.studentsfromtheirfacultyadvisor.TheRAcaneitherbetuitionsupport,anhourlywage,orastipend.RAsareprovidedbyresearchprojectswhicharefundedbygovernmentagencies,privateindustries,andconsortia.M.S.RA’swillbeexpectedtoconductappropriateresearchunderthedirectionandguidanceoftheirresearchadvisor.

6.1.3 Course Assistantships

M.S.studentscanserveascourseassistants(CAs).TApositionsarereservedforPh.D.students.CAdutiesinclude,butarenotbelimitedto,holdingofficehours,conductingrecitationclasses,andgrading.ThereareminimumEnglishproficiencyrequirementsthatmustbemetinorderforastudenttoacceptacourseassistantship.PennsylvaniastatelawrequiresthatallstudentswhoarenotnativespeakersofEnglishtakeandpassastateadministeredproficiencytest–theInternationalTeachingAssistant(ITA)testadministeredthroughtheInterculturalCommunicationCenterathttp://www.cmu.edu/icc/testing/ITA/index.shtml.

SupportforteachingactivitiescanbefoundthroughtheEberlyCenterforTeachingExcellenceat:http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/.StudentswhowillbeCAsforthedepartmentareencouragedtovisittheTeachingCenterandtotakeadvantageoftheinformationandserviceslocatedthere.

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176B6.1.4 Outside Employment

Studentswhoreceivearesearchassistantship(tuitionandfullstipend)fromtheirresearchadvisorarenotpermittedtobeemployedoutsideofthedepartmentduringtheperiodoftimetheyarefunded.InternationalstudentsshouldreviewOIE’sguidanceonemploymentoptions:https://www.cmu.edu/oie/forstu/jobs.html

6.1.5 Consumer Informa on

CarnegieMellonUniversitysuggeststhatallcurrentandprospectivestudentsbeinformedconsumers.DetailedconsumerinformationcanbefoundundertheConsumerInformationsectionoftheHUB’swebsiteat:http://www.cmu.edu/hub/consumer/index.html.

6.1.6 Travel/Conference Funding

TravelfundingisprovidedbytheM.S.researchadvisorthroughresearchgrants.StudentscanalsoseekfundingfromtheuniversitythroughtheGraduateStudentAssembly(GSA)andtheOfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation.Informationregardingtheuniversityapplicationprocessforconferencefundingmaybefoundhere:http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/professional‐development/conference‐funding/index.html.

Intheeventthatconferencefundingisnotavailablefromtheresearchadvisororfromtheuniversity,M.S.studentsmaypetitiontheMechEdepartmentforaone‐timegrantof$500.StudentsshouldsubmitacompletedGeneralPetitionformtotheirAcademicAdvisorforreviewbytheGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC).Thepetitionshouldincludethenameanddescriptionoftheconference,thestudent’sroleattheconference(presenter,collaborator,etc.),andhowthemoneywillbeallocated(travelexpenses,accommodation,meals,etc.).Pleasealsoincludeastatementfromtheresearchadvisorthatnofundingisavailablefromtheresearchadvisororfromtheuniversity.IfthepetitionisapprovedbytheGEC,departmentfundingwillbeprovidedasareimbursementforexpensespaid.Receiptsmustbeprovideduponreturnfromtheconference.StudentsshouldcontacttheirAcademicAdvisortosecureaGeneralPetitionform.

6.1.7 Research Funding

FundingforsuppliesandothermaterialsfortheM.S.researchprojectisprovidedbytheresearchadvisor.Pleaseconsultyourresearchadvisorregardingthepossibilityofreceivingapaidresearchassistantshipforyourproject.

Attheuniversitylevel,GuSHResearchFundingisasourceofsmallresearchgrantfundsprovidedbyGSAandtheProvost’sOfficeandmanagedbytheOfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation.InformationabouttheapplicationprocessanddeadlinescanbefoundontheGraduateEducationFinancialAssistancewebsiteat:http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/financial‐assistance/index.html.

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186B6.2 UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID

GraduatestudentsshouldconsultthegraduatestudentfinancialaidinformationfoundonTheHUB’swebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/finaid/basics/graduate/index.html.StudentswillfindtheGraduateFinancialAidGuide,informationaboutfundingoptionsandhowtoapplyforfinancialaid,andotherhelpfullinks.

GraduatestudentswhofindthemselvesinneedofimmediatefundsforemergencysituationsshouldcontacttheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairs(seeAppendixB),www.cmu.edu/student‐affairs/index.html,toinquireaboutanEmergencyStudentLoan.

6.3 EXTERNAL FUNDING

6.3.1 U.S. Department of Educa on Resources

U.S.citizensandpermanentresidentsmaycompletetheFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(FAFSA)onlineathttps://www.fafsa‐application.com/home.php.

StudentsmayobtaininformationregardingtheirloansthroughtheWilliamD.FordDirectLoanProgram,includingdefermentformsandpaymentinformation,athttp://www2.ed.gov/programs/wdffdl/index.html.

Informationaboutthefederalstudentaidprogramsmaybefoundathttps://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/.

6.3.2 Addi onal Loan Resources

Grad PLUS FederalDirectGraduatePLUSLoansareavailabletograduateandprofessionalstudents,allowingagraduatestudenttoborrowonhis/herownbehalfuptothestandardgraduatecostofattendancelessotheraidreceived.

AFederalDirectGradPLUSLoanisanon‐needbasedloanprovidedbytheDepartmentofEducationtocreditworthygraduatestudents.Theinterestrateisfixedat6.31%.Graduateandprofessionalborrowerswhoareenrolledatleasthalf‐timequalifyforanautomaticin‐schooldeferment.Interestwillaccrueduringthein‐schoolperiod.A4.276%originationfeeisassessedbytheDepartmentofEducation.

ThefundswillbesenttoCarnegieMellonviaelectronicfundstransfer(EFT)andwillbeelectronicallydepositedintothestudent'saccount.Thesefundsaredisbursednoearlierthan10dayspriortothefirstdayofclass.

LearnmoreaboutapplyingforaFederalDirectGradPLUSLoanattheStudentFinancialAidOfficewebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/finaid/basics/graduate/grad‐loans.html.

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Studentswhoneedadditionalfundshavetheoptiontoborrowfundsthroughaprivatelender.Theseloansarecreditbased,soapplicantsmayneedacosigner.InternationalstudentsmayutilizeprivatelendersiftheyhaveaUScitizenorpermanentresidentasacosigner.

AdditionalinformationaboutprivateloansisavailableontheStudentFinancialAidOfficewebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/finaid/loans/private.html.

6.3.3 Other Resources

Thefollowingwebsitesareavailableforresearchingothersourcesoffinancialaid.Pleasebesuretopaycloseattentiontothestatedapplicationdeadlines.

• http://www.finaid.org/• https://mycollegeinfo.com/public/home.aspx• https://www.fastweb.com/ppc?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=ppc• http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/app• CollegeBoardScholarshipSearch• Fastaid.com• FellowshipResourcesCompiledbytheSorosFellowship• NationalAssociationofFellowshipAdvisors

6.3.4 Addi onal Sources of Financial Aid for Interna onal Students

Thefollowinginformationisdesignedtohelpinternationalstudentsinthesearchforadditionalsourcesoffinancialaid.ThislistincludesaFellowshipProgramfromtheInstituteofInternationalEducation,anumberofLoanPrograms,andrelevantwebsitesandonlinesourcesofinformation.

Grants and scholarships

Institute of International Education (IIE)

TheIIEisanonprofitorganizationthatpromotesinternationaleducation.TheyprovideinformationabouttheFulbrightProgramontheirwebsite:http://www.iie.org/.Numberandamountofgrantsdiffersfromcountrytocountry.Theyalsopublishseveralusefulguides,includingFundingforUSStudy:AguideforForeignNationals,EnglishLanguageOrientationPrograms(aguidetoESLprogramsintheUS),andAcademicYearAbroad.Bookscanbeorderedthroughe‐mailtoiie‐[email protected].

Youmayalsowriteto:

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Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program (IFP)

TheFoundationsponsorsthreeminoritygraduatefellowshipprograms‐predoctoral,doctoral,andpostdoctoral‐throughtheNationalResearchCouncil.

Forinformationwriteorcallto:

NationalResearchCouncil2101ConstitutionAvenueWashington,DC20418202‐334‐2872

TheIFPprovidessupportforuptothreeyearsofformalgraduate‐levelstudy.FellowswillbeselectedfromcountriesinAfricaandtheMiddleEast,Asia,LatinAmerica,andRussiawherethefoundationmaintainsactiveoverseasprograms.U.S.nationalsarenoteligible,althoughfellowsmaystudyintheUnitedStates.IFPFellowsmustbenationalsofeligiblecountries.

Pleaserefertothefollowingwebsiteformoredetailedinformationconcerningtheapplicationprocess,eligiblecandidates,andIFPrequirements:http://www.fordfoundation.org/.

Links

Internationalstudentsmayfindtheinformationonthesewebsiteshelpfulinresearchingfundingsources:

• http://www.internationalscholarships.com/• http://www.edupass.org/• https://educationusa.state.gov/• NativeLeadershipScholarship(womenonly)• http://www.onsf.uconn.edu/find‐scholarships/opportunities‐for‐non‐us‐citizens/

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247B7.DepartmentPolicies

7.1 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

MechEfollowstheuniversityprotocolforAcademicIntegrity.Pleaseseethesewebsitesformoredetails:PleasereviewtheUniversityexpectationsat:http://www.cmu.edu/academic‐integrity/.PleasereviewtheentireAcademicIntegritypolicyat:http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/Academic%20Integrity.htm.PleasereviewtheAcademicIntegrityUniversity‐wideProtocol(includingrulesforpolicyprocedures,reviews,andappeals)at:http://www.cmu.edu/academic‐integrity/documents/academic‐disciplinary‐actions‐overview‐for‐graduate‐students.2013.pdf.7.1.2 Department Expecta ons

MechEexpectsallstudentstomaintainacademicintegritythroughouttheirtimeinthedepartment.Academicintegrityaccusationsareextremelyserious.Violationswillbereviewedonacase‐by‐casebasisandmayresultindisciplineuptoandincludingacademicprobation,suspension,orexpulsionfromtheprogram.Disciplinaryactionwillbediscussedatthetimeofreview(includingthepossibilityofreturningtogoodstanding),andstudentsmayappealbyfollowingtheproceduresoutlinedatthelinksabove.

7.2 FULL & PART TIME STATUS TheM.S.degreeprogramsarefull‐timeprogramsinwhichstudentscompletethreefull‐timesemesters(MSCoptionandMSCDM)orfourfull‐timesemesters(MSRoption).Full‐timestatusrequiresastudenttoberegisteredforatleast36unitseachsemester.

Part‐timeenrollmentinanM.S.degreeprogramisavailableforstudentsinspecialcircumstances,suchasstudentswhowouldliketopursueanMSdegreewhilemaintainingexternalemployment.Part‐timestatusrequiresastudenttoberegisteredforlessthan36unitseachsemester.Althoughpart‐timestudentsaretypicallyworkingtowardtheMSCoption,somestudentsdopursuetheMSCDMorMSRoptiononaparttimebasis.Part‐timestudentsarenotrequiredtosatisfytheseminarrequirementsoftheirdegree,ifany.Studentsmustberegisteredfulltimetoreceiveastipend,ifapplicable.

InternationalStudents:NotethatimmigrationregulationsdonotallowCarnegieMellonUniversitytoissuevisadocumentsforthepart‐timeMSprogram.

Studentswhowishtoswitchfromfull‐timetopart‐timeenrollmentmustrequestapprovalfromtheGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC)bysubmittingaGeneralPetitionform.StudentsshouldcontacttheirAcademicAdvisortorequestaGeneralPetitionform.

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260B7.3 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

StudentsenrolledatCarnegieMellonUniversitymustcompleteallrequirementsfortheM.S.degreewithinamaximumofsevenyearsfromtheiroriginalmatriculationdate.Oncethistime‐to‐degreelimithaslapsed,thestudentmustreapplytotheM.S.program.PreviouslycompleteddegreerequirementsmaycarryoveruponapprovaloftheGEC.

Underextraordinarycircumstances,suchasmilitaryorpublicservice,familyorparentalleave,ortemporarydisability,aschoolorcollegemay,upontherelevantdepartment'srecommendationandwiththewrittenapprovalofthedean(ordesignate),deferthelapseforaperiodcommensuratewiththedurationofthatinterruption.Studentswhoarepursuingamaster’sdegreeaspart‐timestudentsforallsemestersoftheirprogram,asapprovedbytheirprogram,mayalsoappealtotheirprogramordepartmentforextensionofthetimetodegreelimit.

StudentspursuinganMSdegreeintheMechanicalEngineeringdepartmentareexpectedtocomplywiththeCollegeofEngineeringStatuteofLimitations.PertheCollegeofEngineering,allunitsrequiredforamaster’sdegree,whetherearnedinresidenceortransferredfromanotherinstitution,mustberecordedonthetranscriptwithinsixyearsofthedateonwhichthestudentenrolledintheprogram.ThisstatutoryperiodcanbeextendedbytheCITAssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsforspecialcircumstancesthatdonotmakeitpossibleforthestudenttocompletetherequirementswithinthestatutoryperiod.Anyrequestforawaiverofthestatuteoflimitationsformaster’sdegreestudiesmustbeapprovedbythedepartmentheadandbytheCITAssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs.Thewaiverrequestmustexplaintheexceptionalcircumstancesthatwarrantanextension.Forcasesinwhichawaiverisgranted,thewaiverwillcoverspecificcoursesandwillspecifyatimeperiodforcompletionoftheprogram.

7.4 DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

RegistrationinstructionsareavailableatTheHUB’sRegistrationwebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/hub/registration/docs/4‐easy‐steps.pdf.YouwillbeaskedtoauthenticateyouridentitywithyourAndrewIDandpassword.

TheScheduleofClassesisavailableat:https://enr‐apps.as.cmu.edu/open/SOC/SOCServlet.Thiswebsiteprovidesinformationoncoursesofferedinthecurrent,previous,andupcomingsemesters.

Forquestionsregardingregistrationpleasecontactyouracademicadvisor(http://www.meetme.so/MechEAdvisors).

7.5 COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED POLICIES/PROTOCOLS

PleaseseetheDegreeRequirementssectionforcourserequirementsspecifictoeachdegree.Pleasenotethatcourseavailabilitychangeseachacademicyear.Foracurrentlistofavailablecourses,visittheScheduleofClassesat:https://enr‐apps.as.cmu.edu/open/SOC/SOCServlet.

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NocoursesusedtofulfillrequirementsofapreviouslycompleteddegreeshallcounttowardsanyMechEM.S.degreerequirement.Likewise,nocoursesusedforanyMechEM.S.degreeshalldoublecounttowardsanotherdegree.TheoneexceptionistheETIMdual‐degreewhereamaximumof12unitsofcourse‐workmaydoublecount.ForETIMstudents:PleasecontactbothyourMechEandETIMadvisorstodiscussfurther.

7.5.2 Policy for Courses and Advising from Outside of the Department/College

ThetechnicalelectivescomponentoftheM.S.degreerequirementscreatesflexibilityforstudentstobettertailortheirM.S.degreeprogramtowardstheirtechnicalinterests.M.S.studentsmaytakecoursesandreceivecreditaswellashavearesearchorSupervisedReadingadvisorfromthefollowingdepartments:alldepartmentsintheCollegeofEngineering(BiomedicalEngineering[42‐###],ChemicalEngineering[06‐###],CITInterdisciplinaryCourses[39‐###],CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering[12‐###],ElectricalandComputerEngineering[18‐###],EngineeringandPublicPolicy[19‐###],IntegratedInnovationInstitute[49‐###],MaterialsScienceandEngineering[27‐###]);alldepartmentsintheSchoolofComputerScience(ComputationalBiology(02‐###),ComputerScience(15‐###),HumanComputerInteraction(05‐###),InstituteforSoftwareResearch(08‐###),LanguageTechnologiesInstitute(11‐###),MachineLearning(10‐###),Robotics(16‐###),SoftwareEngineering(17‐###));andalldepartmentsintheMellonCollegeofScience(Biology(03‐###),Chemistry(09‐###),MathematicalSciences(21‐###),andPhysics(33‐###));andInformationSystems:SchoolofISandManagement(95‐###).

StudentsmustdiscusstheselectionofcoursesoutsideofMechEwiththeacademicadvisor.Thesecoursesmustfitintothestudent’soveralleducationalplanfortheirMechanicalEngineeringdegree.Studentsdonotreceivecreditforindependentstudy,supervisedreading,orresearchcoursenumberstakenoutsideofMechE.

Creditisrarelygivenfornon‐technicalcourses.CoursesinTepperandHeinzarenotaccepted,withtheexceptionofInformationSystems:SchoolfoISandManagement(95‐###).

7.5.3 Policy for Incompletes

Ifastudentreceivesan“Incomplete”gradeontheirtranscript,theymustworkwiththecourseinstructortomakeuptheworknecessarytoreceivealettergradefortheclass.All"incomplete"gradesaresubmittedwithadefaultgrade.ThedefaultgradeisautomaticallyprocessedasthefinalgradeiftheinstructordoesnotsupplytheUniversitywithanalternategrade(viathe"ChangeofGrade"form)bythelastdayofclassthefollowingacademicsemester(thisdoesnotincludesummer).Forappeals,pleaseseetheSummaryofGraduateStudentAppealandGrievanceProceduressectionofthishandbook.

7.5.4 Policy for ‘W’ Grade in a Course

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toprovideadequateattendance."W"gradesdonotfactorintothestudentsQPA,andcannotberemovedfromthetranscript.

7.5.5 Policy for Make‐Up Exams

Make‐upexamsmaybeprovidedatthediscretionoftheteachingfacultyforthecourseinquestion.

7.5.6 Pe on/Waiver Procedures

AstudentwishingtopetitiontheGECforspecialpermissionorspecialcircumstancesrelatedtotheirdegree,orforawaiverofdegreerequirements,mustsubmitacompletedpetitionformtotheHeadoftheGEC.StudentsshoulddiscussthepetitionwiththeirAcademicAdvisorwhowillprovidetheappropriatepetitionform.

Pleasenote:TheGECdoesNOTacceptpetitionstoconsiderCMUcoursesoutsideofMechEasMechEcourseunits.OnlycoursesofferedfromtheMechEdepartmentorcross‐listedwithinMechE(i.e.coursesthatstartwith24‐###)counttowardstheMechEcourse‐unitrequirement.

7.6 SUPERVISED READING/INDEPENDENT STUDY/RESEARCH

Studentsconductingresearchmustberegisteredforresearchunitsoremployedasaresearchassistant.ThisappliesevenifthestudentisworkingwithafacultymemberoutsideofMechE.Toregisterforresearch,studentsmustsubmitacompletedResearchAdvisorDeclarationformtotheiracademicadvisorandenrollintheMechEresearch“course”number(24‐794MasterofScienceProject).Studentsshallnotreceivecreditforresearchconductedunderotherdepartmentresearch“course”numbers.TheResearchAdvisorDeclarationformcanbefoundontheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateProgramcanvascourseat:https://canvas.cmu.edu/courses/1088.

SupervisedReading(24‐793),alsoknownasIndependentStudy,isacoursedesignedtoprovidestudentswithanopportunityforintensivestudyofasubjectthatiseitherunavailableorinsufficientlycoveredinregularcoursework.SupervisedReadingisnotintendedtosubstituteforexistingcoursesorresearch,buttoprovidetheopportunityforaspecializededucationalexperience.Alettergrade(A,B,C,etc.)willbeassigneduponcompletion.TocounttowardsMechEdegreerequirements,studentsmustenrollintheMechESupervisedReading“course”number(24‐793).Supervisedreading/independentstudy“course”numbersofferedbyotherdepartmentsdonotcounttowardsMechEdegreerequirements.

StudentsarrangingSupervisedReadingmust:

• ObtainapprovalfromtheiradvisororGraduateProgramAdministratoraswellassecureasupervisingfacultymemberfromanapproveddepartment.

• Draftacontractwiththesupervisingfacultymemberthatdescribesindetailthecourseanditsrequirements.AcopyofthecontractshouldbegiventotheacademicadvisororGraduateProgramAdministrator.

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SupervisedReadingmayalsobeusedtosupplementanexistinglower‐unitcourse.Forexample,a9unitcoursemaybeturnedintoa12unitcoursebysupplementing3unitsofSupervisedReading.Inthiscase,thesupervisormustbetheteachingfacultyofthelower‐unitcourse.AndtheSupervisedReadingunitsmustbetakenconcurrentlywiththecoursebeingsupplemented.

SupervisedReadingmaynottaketheplaceofcourseunitsorresearchunits(24‐794).

7.7 SEMINAR

MSRstudentsarerequiredtocompletetwosemestersofseminar.TheMechEDepartmentoffersaseminarseriesintheFallandSpringsemesters.DistinguishedguestspeakersareinvitedfrombothinsideandoutsidetheCMUcommunitytodiscusstopicalissuesinengineeringandresearch.Therearetypically7or8seminarspeakerseachsemester.OnlyMSRstudentsarerequiredtoattendseminar(in2oftheir4semesters).MSC,MSCDM,ETIMdualdegree,andIMBstudentsareinvitedto,butnotrequiredtoattendseminar.Toregister,pleaseuse24‐791sectionAforFall,or24‐792sectionAforSpring.

Seminarisworth0(zero)unitsandstudentswillbegrantedanS‐grade(Satisfactory)oranN‐grade(Non‐Pass)basedonattendance.Therearenootheracademicrequirements(notestsorpapers)associatedwithseminar.Studentsregisteredforseminarmustattendallseminarsofferedthatsemester.(Seminarsofferedduringuniversitybreakperiodsareconsideredoptional.)Toearncreditforattending,pleaseremembertosigntheattendancesheetcirculatedduringeachseminar.Failuretosigntheattendancesheetwillresultinamissedseminarforthatweek.

Studentswhomissaseminarmayattendamake‐upseminarfromoneofthefollowingpre‐approveddepartments:allengineeringdepartments,machinelearning,robotics,humancomputerinteraction,computerscience,andthenaturalsciences–biology,chemistry,physics,andmath.MechEmayalsoadvertisepre‐approvedmake‐upseminarsthroughoutthesemester.Toreceivecreditforattendingamake‐upseminar,pleasesendabrief1‐2paragraphsummaryofthemake‐upseminarattendedinanemailtoyouracademicadvisor.Youracademicadvisorwilladdthesummarytoyourfileandmakesureyoureceivecredit.Studentsmayattendamaximumoftwomake‐upseminarspersemester.

Seminarwaiversmaybegrantedforstudentsinextenuatingcircumstances:examplesincludeconflictswithanotherCMUcourse,university‐relatedtravel(suchasforresearchorforaconference),orformedicalreasons.PleasealertyouracademicadvisorortheGraduateProgramAdministratorifyoubelieveyouqualifyforaseminarwaiverforanyreason.

7.8 ACADEMIC PROBATION

M.S.studentswhoseQPAdropsbelow3.0,orwhoarenotmakingadequateprogresstowardstheirdegree,orwhohavecommitteedanintegrityviolationwillbeplacedonacademicprobation.TheGECshallprovide

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aformalwrittennoticeofprobationwithclearinstructionsonhowthestudentcanregaingoodacademicstanding.Registrationwillberestrictedandthestudentmustmeetwiththeiracademicadvisorbeforeregisteringforcoursesfortheupcomingsemester.

Theprobationaryperiodwillbespecifiedintheletter.Duringthisperiodthestudentcanaddresstheissue(student’sQPAreaches3.0orabove,and/orthestudentresumesadequateprogresstowardsthedegree,and/ortheintegrityviolationisresolved).Ifthestudentdoesnotaddresstheissueduringtheprobationaryperiod,theywillbeaskedtoleavetheprogram.Failuretoregaingoodacademicstandingmayleadtoremovalfromtheprogram.

7.9 OUTLINE OF REGULAR REVIEWS & EVALUATIONS BY DEPARTMENT

Thedepartmentdoesnotprovideformalreviewsorevaluationsforeachstudent.Eachstudentisresponsibleforkeepingtrackoftheirownprogresstowardstheirdegree.StudentsareencouragedtodiscussanyquestionsregardingdegreeattainmentorremainingrequirementswiththeGraduateProgramAdministratororthestudent’sacademicadvisor.

7.9.1 Inadequate Progress Toward Degree

Fulltimestudentsmustenrollinatleast36units(coursesorresearch)thatcanbeusedtowardstheirdegreerequirementsinagivensemester.Iftheydonot,theywillreceivewrittennotificationfromtheGECthattheyaremakinginadequateprogresstowardstheirdegreeandwillbeplacedonacademicprobation.Suchaletterwillalsoincludespecificcriteriathatmustbemettocontinuetowardsdegreecertification.

7.10 REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO PH.D. PROGRAM

M.S.studentsinterestedinpursuingaPh.D.degreeinMechanicalEngineeringmustapplytoandbeadmittedtothePhDprogram.Ifadmitted,itispossibletotakethePh.D.qualifyingexamasearlyasdesired.ConsulttheGraduateProgramAdministratorformoredetails.(ApplicationdeadlineforFallPh.D.entry:December15.ApplicationdeadlineforSpringPh.D.entry:September30.)

7.11 GRADUATE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND DEGREE TITLE

TheGraduateProgramAdministratorswillrevieweachstudent’srecordensuretheyareeligibletograduate.Ifalldegreerequirementshavebeenmet,thestudentwillbecertifiedwithanM.S.degreeafterthefinalgradingperiodofthegraduationsemester.

• MSCoptionandMSRoptionstudentswillreceiveaMasterofScienceinMechanicalEngineering.• MSCDMstudentswillreceiveaMasterofScienceinComputationalDesignandManufacturing.

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PleaseseeTheHUB’swebpageforinformationontheProcessforWithdrawalfromProgramandTaking&ReturningfromLeaveofAbsence:http://www.cmu.edu/hub/registration/leave.html.

7.13 ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION

EnrollmentServicesistheonlyUniversityofficethatcanprovideanofficialletterofenrollment,officialtranscriptandenrollmentverification.EnrollmentverificationcanberequestedonlinethroughTheHUBat:https://www.cmu.edu/hub/records/verifications/enrollment.html.

7.14 PRACTICUM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (FOR INTERNSHIPS)

Studentscompletinganinternshiporco‐opmayregisterfor3unitsof24‐799PracticuminMechanicalEngineeringandthoseunitsmaybeusedtowardthedegreerequirements(butnotascourseunits).Thestudentwillbeassessedtuitionfortherequired3unitsasanessentialcomponentofthedegreerequirements.Theinternshiporco‐opmustbeintegraltothestudent’scurriculum.Studentsmustprovidetheiracademicadvisorwithanofferletterfromthehiringcompanythatincludesthetitleoftheinternshiporco‐opandthejobdutiestobeperformed.Theacademicadvisorand/orMSSubcommitteeChairwilldetermineiftheinternshiporco‐opisintegraltothestudentscurriculumbasedontheofferletterfromthehiringcompany.Additionalinformationmayberequirediftheofferletterdoesnotclearlyreflecthowthepositionisintegraltothestudent’scurriculum.Onceregisteredforthecourse,studentsmustsubmitawrittenreport(1‐2pages)totheiracademicadvisordetailingthenatureofthejobdutiesandhowtheirexperiencerelatestotheirMechEdegree.Thereportshouldbesignedbythestudent’sinternshipsupervisor.Studentswillreceivealettergrade(A,B,C,etc.)for24‐799basedonthewrittenreport,andthegradewillfactorintothestudent’sQPA.

Whilemostinternshipandco‐opexperienceshappenduringthesummersemester,itisalsopossibletohaveaninternshiporco‐opexperienceduringtheregularacademicyear(FallorSpring).Thepolicystatedabovestillapplies.

InternationalStudentsmayberequiredtosecureworkauthorizationandshouldconsultwiththeOfficeofInternationalEducationtodeterminetheirworkauthorizationneedsandoptions.

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8.1 GRADES AND GRADING

TheMechanicalEngineeringDepartmentfollowstheCITandCMUpolicyforgrading.• PleasevisittheCollegeofEngineering’swebsitetolearnmoreabouttheCITgradingandQPA

requirements:https://engineering.cmu.edu/education/academic‐policies/graduate‐policies/registration‐grading‐credit.html.

• CMU’sgradingpolicycanbefoundattheUniversityPolicieswebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/Grades.html.

CMU’sgradingpolicyoffersdetailsconcerninguniversitygradingprinciplesforstudentstakingcoursesandcoversthespecificsofassigningandchanginggrades,gradingoptions,drop/withdrawals,andcourserepeats.Italsodefinestheundergraduateandgraduategradingstandards.

ProjectworkmaybegivenanS(Satisfactory)gradeonasemester‐by‐semesterbasis,butalettergrade(A,A‐,B+,B,B‐,C+,C,C‐,D+,D,orR)mustbegiveninthefinalsemesterforamulti‐semesterproject.TheunitswithanSgradearecountedtowarddegreerequirementsbutarenotincludedincomputingtheaveragegrade.

CourseworkorgraduateprojectunitswithagradeofC‐orlowerdonotcounttowardgraduatedegreerequirements.CoursestakenasAuditorPass/Failmaynotbeusedtowardsgraduationrequirementsfordegreecertification.

8.1.1 Policy on Retaking a Course

Onlycoursestakenwithagradeof“C”orbettermaybeusedtowardsgraduationrequirements.Agradeof“C‐”orlowerwillnotcounttowardstheunitrequirementsforthedegree.However,gradesof“C‐”andbelowwillremainontheCMUtranscriptandcounttowardsthestudent’suniversityQPA.DepartmentalQPA(theQPAusedtowardsMechEdegreerequirements)willnotbeaffected.

Studentsmayretakeanycoursewheretheyhavereceivedagradeof“C‐”orlowerinanattempttohavethecoursecounttowardsdegreerequirements.Ifastudentreceivesagradeof“C”orabovefortheretake,thecoursemaythenbecountedtowardsdegreerequirements.OnlythegradeofCorabovewillfactorintothestudent’sMechEQPA.Coursesmayonlyberetakenonce.

8.1.2 QPA

AllMechEM.S.degreesrequireaQPAof3.0orabovetograduate.QPAcalculationsfollowtheCITpolicy.FortheMSCoption,thestudentmaychooseany96unitsofthefirst120unitsattemptedtocomputetheQPA.However,the96unitsthatareselectedfortheQPAcalculationmustfulfillallofthedegreerequirements.AstudentmustreceivealettergradeofatleastaCinanycoursethatisusedtosatisfythedegreerequirement.(CourseswithgradesofC‐andlowerdonotsatisfyanydegreerequirement;pass/fail

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andauditcoursesdonotsatisfydegreerequirements.)MSCstudentswhohavecompleted120unitsofcourseworkwhileenrolledintheM.S.programwithoutsatisfyingtheQPArequirementshallnotcompletetheM.S.degree.

FortheMSRoption,allfactorableunits(coursesandresearchtakenforalettergrade)shallbeusedtocomputetheQPA.(CourseswithgradesofC‐andlowerdonotsatisfyanydegreerequirement;pass/failandauditcoursesdonotsatisfydegreerequirements.)

QPACalculation:AQPAof3.0oraboveisrequiredforgraduationandforsuccessfulacademicstanding.Ifastudent’sQPAdropsbelow3.0,theyareconsideredtobeonprobation.NostudentwithaQPAbelow3.0atthetimeofgraduationwillhavetheirdegreecertifiedorbepermittedtograduate.

TheQPAiscalculatedonlywithcourses,supervisedreading(24‐793),orresearch(24‐794)takenforalettergradeandusedtosatisfydegreerequirements..Auditcourses,withdrawncourses,orcoursesorresearchtakenasauditorpass/failarenotincludedintheQPAcalculation.OnlylettergradesofCorbetterwillbecounted.GradesofC‐orbelowdonotcounttowardstherequirementsofthegraduatedegreesandthereforewillberemovedfromtheQPAcalculation.“A”isthehighestgradepossible.A+doesnotexist.

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8.2 AUDIT AND PASS/FAIL COURSES

CMUstudentsarepermittedtotakeclassesfornocreditviatheauditorpass/failprocess.StudentsmustregisterforthecourseandsubmittheappropriateformwithsignaturestotheHUB.Bothauditandpass/failcoursesrequireacademicadvisoranddepartmentheadapproval.Auditcoursesrequireinstructorapprovalaswell.

Auditandpass/failcoursesdonotcounttowardsdegreerequirements,donotfactorintotheQPAcalculation,anddonotcountascoursesconsideredasmakingadequateprogresstowardsthedegree.

Studentsshouldconsulttheiracademicadvisorwithanyquestionsbeforeselectingtotakeacourseasauditorpass/fail.

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8.3 PITTSBURGH COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION (PCHE) COURSES

CarnegieMellonUniversityoffersstudentstheopportunitytotakecoursesforcreditatothercollegesoruniversitiesinthePittsburghareathroughacross‐registrationprogramofferedthroughthePittsburghCouncilonHigherEducation(PCHE).TheCarnegieMellonUniversitytranscriptwillincludeinformationonsuchcoursesasfollows:Coursestakenthroughtheuniversity'scross‐registrationprogramwillhavegradesrecordedonthetranscriptandbefactoredintotheQPA.AmaximumofonecoursepersemestermaybetakenthroughPCHE.StudentsmustberegisteredfulltimeatCMU(atleast36units)andhaveenoughroomavailableintheircoursescheduletoaddthePCHEunits.

PCHECross‐RegistrationInformationcanbefoundat:http://www.cmu.edu/hub/registration/undergraduates/cross/.

8.4 TRANSFER COURSES

CarnegieMellonUniversityoffersstudentstheopportunitytoreceivetransfercreditfromotheraccreditedinstitutions.TheCarnegieMellonUniversitytranscriptwillincludeinformationontransferredcoursesasfollows:CarnegieMelloncoursesandcoursestakenthroughtheuniversity'scross‐registrationprogramwillhavegradesrecordedonthetranscriptandbefactoredintotheQPA.Allothercourseswillberecordedonthistranscriptindicatingwherethecoursewastaken,butwithoutgrade.Suchcourseswillnotbetakenintoaccountforacademicactions,honorsorQPAcalculations.(Note:suspendedstudentsmaytakecourseselsewhere,andmayreceivetransfercreditbasedonthepetitionprocessoutlinedbelow.)

TheUniversityTransferPoliciescanbefoundat:http://www.cmu.edu/policies/student‐and‐student‐life/transfer‐credit‐evaluation‐and‐assignment.html.CollegeofEngineeringTransferPoliciescanbefoundat:https://www.cit.cmu.edu/education/academic‐policies/graduate‐policies/registration‐grading‐credit.html#transfer‐credit‐&‐special‐students.

8.4.1 Transfer Policy (for courses taken at a university other than CMU excluding courses taken through PCHE)

Note:Departmentpolicydoesnotsupersedeuniversitypolicy.

• DecisionsontransfercreditaremadebytheGEC.StudentswhowishtoreceivetransfercreditforcoursescompletedwhilenotenrolledasagraduatestudentinMechEmustpetitiontheGEC.Thepetitionshouldincludethefollowingmaterial:coursedescription,transcriptdocumentinggrade,

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analogousCMUcourse,syllabus,studentworkproduct(assignments,projects),andthereasonforthetransferrequest.

• Transfercreditmayonlybegrantedifthecourse(s)takenisfromanABETaccreditedinstitution.• Amaximumof24units(twocoursesorequivalent)ofgraduatecourseworkcompletedwithagradeof

Borbetteratanotheruniversitymaybegiventransfercreditprovidedthatsuchcourseworkispartofthegraduateprogramleadingtothedegreesoughtandthecoursewasnotcountedtowardanyotherdegreereceivedbythestudent.

• AtransfercoursemustbeanalogoustoaCMUcoursethestudenthasnottaken.• Transferredcoursesappearonthestudent’stranscriptastheanalogousCMUcoursewithatransfer

designationadded.• ForatransferredcoursetocountasMechEunits,itmustbeanalogoustoacoursefoundintheMechE

department.• Courseunitstransfer,butgradesdonot.• Transfercreditisnotgrantedpriortoadmission.Transfercreditmaybegrantedafterthestudenthas

successfullycompletedatleast36unitsofgraduatecourseworkatCMU.• Transferredcoursesmustbe“technical”courses(equivalenttoacoursethatmaybefoundinany

engineeringdepartment,thenaturalsciences,computerscience,robotics,machinelearning,human‐computerinteraction,etc.atCarnegieMellon).Coursesthatarenon‐technicalinnature(humanities,finearts,business,management,etc.)willnotcounttowardsgraduationrequirementsandcannotbetransferredforusetowardstheMechEdegree.

• TransferGrades(forcoursestakenatotherdepartmentsatCMU):StudentsmaytransfercoursesandgradesfromotherinternalCMUdepartmentstakenpriortoenrollingintheMechEM.S.programprovidedthatthecoursesandgradesmeetthedegreerequirements.

• DistanceEducation–Thedepartmentdoesnotacceptdistanceoronlineeducationcredits.

8.5GRADUATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

TheGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC)anditssubcommittees(Ph.D.andM.S.)establishgraduatecurriculaandrequirements,policies,andcoursechangesandadditions.

Graduatestudentconcerns,suggestions,etc.,shouldbedirectedtotheGECChairthroughtheGraduateAdministratororthroughtheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateStudentOrganization(MEGSO).

8.6 RESEARCH‐RELATED RESOURCES

• ResourcesandRegulationsGoverningResearchatCarnegieMellon:• OfficeofSponsoredResearch:http://www.cmu.edu/osp/• OfficeofResearchIntegrity&Compliance:

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research/

8.7 CITI RESEARCH COMPLIANCE COURSE Inanefforttoincreaseawarenessandcomplianceofresearchethics,theCollegeofEngineering(CIT)Dean’sOfficehasaskedthatallpersonnel(students,faculty,post‐docs)passtheCollaborativeInstitutionalTrainingInitiative(CITI)researchethicstrainingcourse.ThepolicyisavailableontheCollegeofEngineering’sGeneralGraduatePolicieswebsiteat:https://www.cit.cmu.edu/education/academic‐policies/graduate‐policies/general‐policies.html#responsible‐conduct‐of‐research‐(rcr)‐education.ThisisamandatoryrequirementofallMechEMasters&PHDstudents,facultyandpost‐docs.Youneedonlypassthecourseonce.

TocompletetheCITIon‐lineeducationcoursegotoCITI'swebsite:https://about.citiprogram.org/en/homepage/.CreateanaccountandselectCarnegieMellonUniversityasyour"organization.”Onceyourregistrationiscomplete,youwillbedirectedtoalistofcourses.PleasechoosethefollowingcourseunderResponsibleConductofResearch(RCR):

• PhysicalScienceResponsibleConductofResearchCourse

Somehelpfulhintsonnavigatingthroughthecourse:

• Forthequestion:“DoyouanticipaterequestingCMU/CEUcreditsforthecourse?”Answer:No• For“InstitutionalEmailAddress”pleaseenteryourAndrewemail.For“Department”pleaseenter

“MechanicalEngineering.”• Pleasecomplete“TheIntegrityAssuranceStatement”beforebeginningthecourse.• Aftersubmittingtheintegritystatement,youshouldbedirectedintotheresearchethicscourse

itself.Pleasereadthematerial,watchthevideosandanswerthesubsequenttestquestions.Ascoreof80%isneededtopass.

Thecoursemaytakeafewhourstocompletebutcanbedoneoveraperiodoftime.Youmaysaveyourtestatanytimeandreturntoitlater.Whenyoucompletethecourse,CITIwille‐mailyourcompletionrecordtoyou.Inordertoreceivecreditforpassingthecourse,pleasesubmityourcompletionreportthroughtheapplicableassignmentontheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateProgramcanvascourse:https://canvas.cmu.edu/courses/1088.

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8.8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

StudentsenrolledinMechEmustfollowtheUniversityIntellectualPropertyguidelines:http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/IntellProp.html.

8.9 ACADEMIC CONFLICT

Graduatestudentsareexpectedtodiscussanyconcernsorgrievancesinitiallywithmembersoftheiracademicdepartments,includingtheiracademicadvisorandDepartmentHead,asappropriate.Ifastudentwishes,theAssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsoftheCollegeofEngineeringisavailableforconsultation.Allsuchdiscussionswillbeconsideredconfidentialattherequestofthestudent.

Ifresolutionofanacademicgrievanceorconcerncannotbeobtainedwithintheiracademicdepartments,graduatestudentsmayfileaformalappealofacademicactionstotheAssociateDeanforAcademicAffairsofthecollege.InaccordancewiththeCarnegieMellonStudentHandbook,suchappealswillordinarilybeheardanddecidedbytheCIT(Engineering)CollegeCouncil.

Writtenmaterialsandfindingsofsuchappealprocessesareconsideredconfidentialforallpartiesinvolved.

Ifaresolutioncannotbereachedbythisprocess,anappealmaybemadetotheProvostattherequestofeitherthestudentorthecollege.

8.10 SUMMARY OF GRADUATE STUDENT APPEAL AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

GraduatestudentswillfindtheSummaryofGraduateStudentAppealandGrievanceProceduresontheGraduateEducationResourcewebpage:

http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/policies/appeal‐grievance‐procedures.html.

Thisdocumentsummarizesprocessesavailabletograduatestudentswhoseekreviewofacademicandnon‐academicissues.Generally,graduatestudentsareexpectedtoseekinformalresolutionofallconcernswithintheapplicabledepartment,unitorprogrambeforeinvokingformalprocesses.

Whenaninformalresolutioncannotbereached,however,agraduatestudentwhoseeksfurtherreviewofthematteristofollowtheformalproceduresoutlinedhere.TheseappealandgrievanceproceduresshallapplytostudentsinallgraduateprogramsoftheUniversity.Studentsshouldrefertothedepartmentspecificinformationinthishandbookfordepartmentandcollegeinformationabouttheadministrationandacademicpoliciesoftheprogram(SeeAcademicIntegrity)

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Studentsmayconferwiththeuniversitygraduateombudsman,SuzieLaurich‐McIntyre,[email protected],onissuesofprocessorotherconcernsastheynavigateconflicts.SuzieLaurich‐McIntyreistheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation.

Examplesofsituationswherestudentsareencouragedtoseekadviceorassistancefromtheuniversitygraduateombudsmaninclude:

• Difficultyincommunicationswithadvisor,particularlywhenthosedifficultiesmayleadtoconsideringchangingadvisorsorleavingtheprogram

• Conflictwithothergroupmembersthatisdifficulttoresolvewithinthegroup• Issuesrelatedtodiversityorthedepartmentalclimateforthoseingroupswhoarehistorically

underrepresentedinscience,or• Personalconcernsthatinterferesignificantlywiththeabilitytomaketimelyprogressinresearchor

programrequirements.Thesemightbeduetohealth,familyorfinancialchallenges.

Uponthestudent’srequest,informationsharedwillbekeptinconfidence,aslongasnolawsrequireotherwise.Shouldhelpbeneededfromadditionalsources,thestudentwouldbeaskedbeforesharingconfidentialinformation.

Intheeventthatadifficultycannotberesolvedwithinthedepartment,theombudspersoncanalsoassistwithfollowingthegrievanceproceduresforresolvingdifficultmatters,whichareavailablehere:www.cmu.edu/graduate/policies/appeal‐grievance‐procedures.html.

8.10.2 Steps in Grievance procedure

• Studentprovidesformal,writtenpetitionofgrievancetoboththeacademicadvisorandfacultymember.

• Ifresolutionofanacademicgrievanceorconcerncannotbeobtainedatthefacultylevel,studentsmayfileaformalappealatthedepartmentlevelwiththeDepartmentHead.

• Ifresolutionofanacademicgrievanceorconcerncannotbeobtainedatthedepartmentlevel,graduatestudentsmayfileaformalappealofacademicactionstotheAssociateDeanforGraduateandFacultyAffairsofthecollege.InaccordancewiththeCarnegieMellonStudentHandbook,suchappealswillordinarilybeheardanddecidedbytheEngineeringCollegeCouncil.Writtenmaterialsandfindingsofsuchappealprocessesareconsideredconfidentialforallpartiesinvolved.

• Ifaresolutioncannotbereachedbythisprocess,anappealmaybemadetotheProvostattherequestofeitherthestudentorthecollege.

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419B8.11 SAFEGUARDING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY: POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

SexualharassmentandsexualassaultareprohibitedbyCMU,asisretaliationforhavingbroughtforwardaconcernorallegationingoodfaith.Thepolicycanbeviewedinitsentiretyat:http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/SA_SH.htm.Ifyoubelieveyouhavebeenthevictimofsexualharassmentorsexualassault,youareencouragedtomakecontactwithanyofthefollowingresources:

• SexualHarassmentAdvisors,foundinAppendixAofthePolicyAgainstSexualHarassmentandSexualAssault;

• SurvivorSupportNetwork,foundinAppendixBofthePolicyAgainstSexualHarassmentandSexualAssault;

• SexualHarassmentProcessandTitleIXCoordinators,foundinsectionIIofthePolicyAgainstSexualHarassmentandSexualAssault;

• UniversityPolice,412‐268‐2323• UniversityHealthServices,412‐268‐2157• Counseling&PsychologicalServices,412‐268‐2922

8.12 MATERNITY ACCOMMODATION PROTOCOL

Studentswhoseanticipateddeliverydateisduringthecourseofthesemestermayconsidertakingtimeawayfromtheircourseworkand/orresearchresponsibilities.Allfemalestudentswhogivebirthtoachildwhileengagedincourseworkorresearchareeligibletotakeeitherashort‐termabsenceorformalleaveofabsence.Studentsincourseworkshouldconsidereitherworkingwiththeircourseinstructortoreceiveincompletegrades,orelecttodroptopart‐timestatusortotakeasemesterleaveofabsence.Studentsengagedinresearchmustworkwiththeirfacultytodevelopplansfortheresearchforthetimetheyareaway.

Studentsareencouragedtoconsultwithrelevantuniversityfacultyandstaffassoonaspossibleastheybeginmakingplansregardingtimeaway.StudentsmustcontacttheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairstoregisterforMaternityAccommodations.StudentswillcompleteaninformationformandmeetwithamemberoftheDean’sOfficestafftodetermineresourcesandproceduresappropriatefortheindividualstudent.Planningforthestudent’sdiscussionwithheracademiccontact(s)(advisor,associatedean,etc.)willbereviewedduringthismeeting.

8.13 “GRANDFATHER” POLICY

Whenpoliciesarechangeditisbecausethedepartmentbelievesthenewrulesofferanimprovement;anysuchchangeswillbediscussedatameetingwiththeGEC.However,studentscurrentlyenrolledwhosedegreeprogramisaffectedbyachangeinpolicymaychoosetobegovernedbytheolderpolicythatwasin

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8.14 ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

TheOfficeofDisabilityResourcesatCarnegieMellonUniversityhasacontinuedmissiontoprovidephysicalandprogrammaticcampusaccesstoalleventsandinformationwithintheCarnegieMelloncommunity.WeworktoensurethatqualifiedindividualsreceivereasonableaccommodationsasguaranteedbytheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)andSections503and504oftheRehabilitationActof1973.StudentswhowouldliketoreceiveaccommodationsmustsubmitaVoluntaryDisclosureofDisabilityFormtoaccess@andrew.cmu.edutobegintheinteractiveaccommodationprocess.

Formoreinformationpleaseseehttp://www.cmu.edu/education‐office/disability‐resources/.Studentswithdisabilitiesareencouragedtoself‐identifywithEqualOpportunityServicesbycontactingCatherineGetchel,412‐268‐6121,getchell@cmu.edutoaccesstheservicesavailableattheuniversityandinitiatearequestforaccommodations.

8.15 VACATIONS AND TIME‐OFF

[NOTE:ThefollowingpolicygenerallyappliestoPh.D.students,butmayapplytoM.S.studentsiftheyarereceivingafundedresearchassistantship(extremelyrare).Inmostcases,M.S.studentswillnothavedepartmentalfundingandwillthereforebeallowedthenormalsemesterbreaksandvacations.]

Studentswithgraduateassistantshipsareexpectedtocontinuewiththeirresearchduringacademicbreaks(includingtheSummermonths)withtheexceptionoftheofficialuniversityholidays.AcompletelistoftheofficialuniversityholidayscanbefoundbelowandattheHumanResourceswebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/hr/benefits/benefit_programs/time_off/holidays.html.

Duetofederalregulationsgoverninggraduatestudentsupport,paidtimeoffforpersonalbusinessandvacationsisnotprovided.Asupportedgraduatestudentwantingtotakeaoneweekbreakduringoneofthesummermonthsinwhichtheyarereceivingastipendisexpectedtoreceiveapprovalforthatbreakfromtheiradvisorandmakeuptheworkduringtheotherthreeweeksofthatmonth.Supportedgraduatestudentswishingtotakelongerperiodsofpersonaltimeoffmustdosowithoutpayandmustreceiveadvancedapprovalfromtheirresearchadvisoraminimumoffourweekspriortotherequestedtimeoff.TheadvisormustthennotifytheGraduateProgramAdministratorandBusinessManagerofthisapprovalsothatstipendadjustmentscanbeprocessed.

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440B8.17 GRADUATION

Theuniversityhasthreegraduationdates:May,August,andDecember.Thereisonlyonegraduationceremony(May).ItgenerallytakesseveralmonthstoreceivetheAugustandDecemberdiplomasdependingonwhentheyareorderedthroughtheregistrar’soffice.Besuretoprovideacompletemailingaddressintheon‐linegraduationinformationaswellastoyourAcademicAdvisortoensurethatthediplomaisforwardedtoyoupromptlyafterdegreecertification.

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442B9.AppendixA:DepartmentResources

9.1 FACILITIES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

TheMechanicalEngineeringdepartmentprovidesavarietyoffacilitiestosupportourstudents,faculty,andaffiliates.

9.1.1 MS Collabora ve Space

M.S.studentshaveaccesstoacollaborativestudyspaceinWeanHall(WH3716).TheroomisaccessibleviaIDcardswipeandincludestablesandchairsforpersonalorcollaborativestudy,akitchenette,asmallconferenceroom,and60storagelockers.Lockersmaybereservedforuptoonesemesteratatime.PleaseconsulttheMechEreceptionist(SH402)forinformationonhowtoreservetheconferenceroomoroneofthelockers.

TheMSstudentcollaborativespaceisasharedspace.Studentsareexpectedtokeeptheareacleanandfreeofobstructions.Furnitureshouldremainintheconfigurationitisfound.Cleaningsuppliesandavacuumcleanerareavailableinthekitchenetteforyourconvenience.PleasecontacttheMechEreceptionist(SH402)toorderadditionalcleaningsuppliesortocontactuniversityfacilitiesmanagement(FMS)forhelpwithlargemesses.

Note:TheMSCollaborativeSpaceandotherDepartmentofficespacesareshared.Pleasepracticecourtesyatalltimes.Theseareworkareasandtherefore,personalbelongings,suchasbicycles,arenotpermittedintheoffice.TherearebicyclerackslocatedinfrontofScaifeandHamerschlagHalls.

9.1.2 Computer Cluster

TheMEdepartmentmaintainstheShimpCollaborativeComputerCenteronClevel(C101)inHamerschlagHall.Thespacemaybeconfiguredtocreateasmallgroupstudyarea.45Windowsworkstationsareequippedwithavarietyof engineeringsoftwarepackages.ThesefacilitiesareforuseonlybyMechEstudentsandfaculty.StudentscangainaccesstotheMechEclusterusingtheirCMUIDcard.IfyourIDcardaccessisnotworkingandyouareacurrentMechEundergraduateorgraduatestudentpleasecontacttheMechEMainOffice:412‐268‐2500(pleaseprovideyourCMUIDcardnumberwhenyoucall).

9.1.3 Compu ng Services

MechEComputingServicesandITismaintainedbytheElectricalandComputerEngineering(ECE)department.PersonalcomputingorMechEcluster‐relatedquestionsandconcernsmaybedirectedto:help@its.me.cmu.edu.PleaseindicatethatyouareastudentinMechEandthenatureofyourcomputingquery.

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9.1.4 Laboratories

MechEFacultymaintainstateoftheartresearchlabs.Tolearnmoreaboutfacultylabs,pleasevisiteachlab’swebpage.

9.1.5 ME Machine Shop

MechanicalEngineeringstudentshaveaccesstoastateoftheartmachineshoptocompletecourseprojects.AllMechEstudentsarerequiredtotake24‐200MachineShopPracticebeforeusingthemachineshop.Shopstaffarehappytoadviseondesignformanufacturing.Theshop’smissionistoprovideasafeandinnovativeinstructionalworkshopfacilitythatservesMechanicalEngineeringstudents,researchers,staffandfaculty.Weofferourstudentsandresearchersanopportunitytolearnthe“manufacturingside”ofMechanicalEngineeringmakinguseofmanualaswellascuttingedgeCAD/CAM/CNC,lasercutting/engraving,rapidprototypingmachines,and3Dprintingaftercompletingashopsafetycourse.Ourstaffbringsmanyyearsofexperienceinprototypingtomentorourstudentsandresearchersthroughtheprocessofdesign,fabricationandmodificationofprototypesbringingtheirideastolife.Forshophours,equipment,andsafetyguidelines,pleaseseetheshopwebpage:http://www.cmu.edu/me/facilities/student‐shop.html.

9.1.6 Shared Facili es

Thedepartmentpridesitselfonthefacilitiesitmaintainsforresearchandtesting.UniversityandoutsideresearcherscanuseourfacilitiesattheratesoutlinedontheMachineShop’swebsite:https://www.cmu.edu/me/facilities/machine‐shop.html.

9.1.7 Department Keys

MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentBuilding/Lab/Roomkeysaredisbursedtoenrolledgraduatestudentswithauthorizationofafacultyorstaffmember.Keysarerecalleduponjobtermination,beforegraduation,orattherequestoftheauthorizingfaculty/staffmemberasappropriate.A$5cashdepositisrequiredonallkeysissuedtograduatestudentsandpostdoctorates.Thedepositisforfeitedonkeyslostornotreturned.PleaseseetheMechEDepartmentOffice(ScaifeHall402)foraKeyRequestForm(theformmustbesignedbytheappropriatefacultymemberifforalabspace)andpaythecashdeposittoobtainakey.

9.1.8 Mailroom

ScaifeHall408hasmailboxesassignedtofaculty,staff,andgraduatestudents.Eachbinissharedbyseveralgradstudents,sopleasecheckyourmailfrequentlytoavoidoverstuffedbins.Campusandregularmailispickedupfromthesameroomdailywhenthenewmailarrivesatabout9:00a.m.Thenewmailisusuallysortedandinthebinsbynoon.Graduatestudentsmayhavemailsentto:

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9.1.9 Copy Machines

ThedepartmentofferstheuseoftwoCopyMachines,locatedintheMailroom,forallfaculty,staff,andgraduatestudents.Studentsmaymakeanylaborcourse‐relatedcopiesusingthesemachines.

9.2 PURCHASING AND REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

9.2.1 Purchasing

9.2.2 Reimbursements

Allexpensereportsmustbesubmittedwithin30daysfromthedateofpurchase.

PleaserefertotheGuidelinesforExpenseReimbursementspriortosubmittingyourrequest.IfyouareaCMUemployee,pleasesubmittheEmployeeReimbursementRequestformalongwiththeappropriateitemizedreceiptstotheAdministrativeCoordinatorsforpreparation.IfyouarenotaCMUemployee,pleasesubmittheNon‐EmployeeReimbursementRequestFormalongwiththeappropriateitemizedreceiptstotheAdministrativeCoordinatorsforpreparation.AllformsandguidelineswillbeavailableontheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateProgramcanvascourse:https://canvas.cmu.edu/courses/1088.

Toviewthecompletepolicyonreimbursements,pleaseseehere:http://www.cmu.edu/finance/controller/bte/files/bte_policy.pdf.

9.3 PRESS & MEDIA RELATIONS

Toassureconsistencyinallcommunicationsandtomaximizeexternalvisibilitytotargetaudiences,theCollegeofEngineeringmarketingandcommunicationsteamworkstogethertocoordinatekeymessagesandactivitiesinvolvingpublicity.

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488BTheManagerofCommunications,LisaKulick,isthepoint‐of‐contactbetweennewsmediaandtheMechEcommunity,includingfaculty,students,administratorsandstaff.Thecommunicationsteamcanassistwithstrategicplanningforpublicity,interviewpreparation,and(dependingonthespecificprojectorissue)mayassistindevelopingnewsstoriesormulti‐mediafortheMechEwebsiteandsocialmediachannels.

IfanyMechEstudent,stafforfacultymemberiscontactedbyamediarepresentative,theyarerequiredtoimmediatelyinformtheManagerofCommunications(oranothermemberofthecollege’smarketingandcommunicationsteam).PersonsarenotrequiredtoansweranyquestionsfromjournalistswithoutfirstseekingcounselfromtheMechEcommunicationsstaff.

Themarketingandcommunicationsteamworkstomaintainproductiverelationshipswithlocal,nationalandinternationalmediarepresentingavarietyofcommunicationchannels—newspapers,magazines,radio,television,blogsandonlinenewssites.Personsinterestedinpublicizingaprogram,project,event,orotheractivityaffiliatedwithMechEshouldcontacttheManagerofCommunications.Theycanprovidecounseltocoordinatepublicityeffortsinternally(internalnewschannels,magazines)orexternally(pressreleases,podcasts,webvideo,pressreleases,etc.).

9.4 DEPARTMENT/COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY BRANDS & LOGOS

StudentsinterestedinusingtheMechEbrandnameorlogoshouldcontacttheManagerofCommunications,LisaKulick,forinformationonthedepartment’sbrandingandidentitystandards.

CarnegieMellonUniversitybrandingandlogousemustfollowtheregulationsofandhavebeenapprovedbytheTrademarkLicensingOffice:http://www.cmu.edu/trademark/trademarks/

9.5 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

9.5.1 MEGSO

TheMechanicalEngineeringGraduateStudentOrganization(MEGSO)existstoenhancethegraduatestudentlifeinthemechanicalengineeringdepartment.MEGSOisadedicatedgroupofgraduatestudentswhoorganizeacademicandsocialeventsandserveasliaisonsbetweenthestudentbodyandthedepartmentaladministrators.MEGSOorganizesanannualstudentconferencetoencourageinterdepartmentalexposureandcollaboration.Socially,MEGSOhostshappyhours,cookouts,andendofsemesterpartiestofacilitateinformalinteractionamongstudents,staff,andfaculty.

MEGSOisavaluableresourceforstudentconcernsandhasabudgettoimplementappropriateprojects.Pleasedon'[email protected],onFacebookathttps://www.facebook.com/cmuMEGSO,orthroughtheirwebsite:https://www.cmumegso.com/

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Visittheselinksformoreinformationaboutgettinginvolvedoncampus:

• GraduateProgramsOffice:http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/• StudentLeadership,Involvement,andCivicEngagement:http://www.cmu.edu/student‐affairs/slice/• Athletics&FitnessFacilities:http://athletics.cmu.edu/landing/index

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10.1 KEY OFFICES FOR GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT

10.1.1 Office of the Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Educa on

www.cmu.edu/graduate;grad‐[email protected]

TheOfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation(AVPGE)directedbySuzieLaurich‐McIntyre,AssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation,providescentralsupportforgraduatestudentsinanumberofroles.Theseinclude:beinganombudspersonandresourcepersonforgraduatestudentsasaninformaladvisor;resolvingformalandinformalgraduatestudentappeals;informingandassistinginformingpolicyandproceduresrelevanttograduatestudents;andworkingwithdepartmentsonissuesrelatedtograduatestudentsandimplementationofprogramsinsupportofgraduatestudentdevelopment.

TheOfficeoftheAVPGEoftenpartnerswiththedivisionofStudentAffairstoassistgraduatestudentswiththeirCarnegieMellonexperience.Seniormembersofthestudentaffairsstaffareassignedtoeachcollege(collegeliaisons)andareoftenconsultedbytheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducationanddepartmentsonanindividualbasistorespondtograduatestudentneeds.

TheOfficeoftheAVPGEoffersarobustscheduleofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities.Somearegearedtowardsaspecificpopulation(master’sstudents,Ph.D.studentsatthebeginningoftheirprogram,graduatestudentsseekingtenuretrackpositions,etc.)andothersareopentoallgraduatestudents(timemanagement,balancing,stayinghealthy).Afullscheduleofprogramscanbefoundat:http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/.

TheOfficeoftheAVPGEalsocoordinatesseveralfundingprograms,andacademicallyfocusedseminarsandworkshopsthatadvise,empowerandhelpretainallgraduatestudents,particularlygraduatestudentsofcolorandwomeninthescienceandtechnicalfields.Thefundamentalgoalsofourprogramshavebeenconstant:first,tosupport,adviseandguideindividualgraduatestudentsastheyworktocompletetheirdegrees;second,tocontributetothegreatestdegreepossibletothediversificationoftheuniversity.VisittheGraduateEducationwebsiteforinformationabout:

• ConferenceFundingGrants• GraduateSmallProjectHelp(GuSH)ResearchFunding• GraduateStudentProfessionalDevelopment:seminars,workshopsandresources• GraduateWomenGatherings(GWG)• Inter‐universityGraduateStudentofColorSeries(SOC)

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www.cmu.edu/student‐affairs/index.html

TheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairsprovidescentralleadershipofthemetacurricularexperienceatCarnegieMellon.TheofficesthatfallunderthedivisionofStudentAffairsledbyVicePresidentandDeanofStudentAffairs,GinaCasalegno,include:

• Athletics• TheCareerandProfessionalDevelopmentCenter(CPDC):http://www.cmu.edu/career/.

• MechEhasspecificcareercounselorslocatedattheCPDC.Connectwiththemoftenforsupportwithresumereview,mockinterviews,internships,andjobsaftergraduation.

• CohonUniversityCenter• Counseling&PsychologicalServices(CAPS)• DiningServices• HousingServices• OfficeofCommunityStandardsandIntegrity• OfficeofStudentLeadership,Involvement,andCivicEngagement• UniversityHealthServices• WellnessInitiativesGraduatestudentswillfindtheenrollmentinformationforDomesticPartnerRegistrationandMaternityAccommodationsintheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairsandonthewebsite.TheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairsalsomanagestheEmergencyStudentLoan(ESLs)process.TheEmergencyStudentLoanserviceismadeavailablethroughthegenerousgiftsofalumniandfriendsoftheuniversity.TheEmergencyStudentLoanisaninterest‐free,emergency‐basedloanrepayablewithin30days.Loansareavailabletoenrolledstudentsforacademicsupplies,medication,foodorotherexpensesnotabletobemetduetounforeseeablecircumstances.TheOfficeofIntegrityandCommunityStandardsalsoprovidesconsultation,support,resourcesandfollow‐uponquestionsandissuesofAcademicIntegrity:www.cmu.edu/academic‐integrity.

10.1.3 Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence & Educa onal Innova on

www.cmu.edu/teaching

SupportforgraduatestudentswhoareorwillbeteachingisprovidedinmanydepartmentsandcentrallybytheEberlyCenterforTeachingExcellence&EducationalInnovation.TheEberlyCenteroffersactivitiesforcurrentandprospectiveteachingassistantsaswellasanygraduatestudentswhowishtopreparefortheteachingcomponentofanacademiccareer.TheCenteralsoassistsdepartmentsincreatingandconductingprogramstomeetthespecificneedsofstudentsintheirprograms.SpecificinformationaboutEberlyCentersupportforgraduatestudentscanbefoundat:www.cmu.edu/teaching/graduatestudentsupport/index.html.

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10.1.4 Carnegie Mellon Ethics Hotline

10.1.5 Graduate Student Assembly

www.cmu.edu/stugov/gsa/index.html

TheCarnegieMellonStudentGovernmentconsistsofanExecutiveBranchandaLegislativeBranch.Thisisthecoreoftraditionalstudentgovernment,asgovernedbytheStudentBodyConstitution.TheExecutiveBranchservestheentirestudentbody,graduateandundergraduate,andconsistsofonepresidentandfourvice‐presidents.TheLegislativeBranchforgraduatestudents,TheGraduateStudentAssembly(GSA)passeslegislation,allocatesstudentactivitiesfunding,andotherwiseactsonbehalfofallgraduatestudentinterests.GSAalsoplansvarioussocialopportunitiesforgraduatestudentsandmaintainsawebsiteofgraduatestudentresourcesonandoff‐campus,www.cmu.edu/stugov/gsa/Resources/.EachdepartmenthasrepresentationonGSAandthedepartmentrep(s)isthemainavenueofgraduatestudentrepresentationofandinformationbacktothegraduatestudentsinthedepartment.

10.1.6 Office of Interna onal Educa on (OIE)

http://www.cmu.edu/oie/ JumptoAppendixC

CarnegieMellonhostsinternationalgraduateandundergraduatestudentswhocomefrommorethan90countries.OfficeofInternationalEducation(OIE)istheliaisontotheUniversityforallnon‐immigrantstudentsandscholars.OIEprovidesmanyservicesincluding:advisingonpersonal,immigration,academic,socialandacculturationissues;presentingprogramsofinterestsuchasinternationalcareerworkshops,taxworkshops,andcross‐culturalandimmigrationworkshops;supportinginternationalandculturalstudentgroupssuchastheInternationalStudentUnionandtheInternationalSpousesandPartnersOrganization;maintainingaresourcelibrarythatincludesinformationonculturaladjustment,internationaleducationandstatisticsoninternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates;postingpertinentinformationtostudentsthroughemailandtheOIEwebsite,andconductingorientationprograms.

10.1.7 Intercultural Communica on Center (ICC)

www.cmu.edu/icc/ JumptoAppendixC

The health, safety and well-being of the university community are top priorities at Carnegie Mellon University. CMU provides a hotline that all members of the university community should use to confidentially report suspected unethical activity relating to financial matters, academic and student life, human relations, health and campus safety or research.

Students, faculty and staff can anonymously file a report by calling 877-700-7050 or visiting www.reportit.net (user name: tartans; password: plaid). All submissions will be reported to appropriate university personnel.

The hotline is NOT an emergency service. For emergencies, call University Police at 412-268-2323.



TheInterculturalCommunicationCenter(ICC)isasupportserviceofferingbothcreditandnon‐creditclasses,workshops,andindividualappointmentsdesignedtoequipnonnativeEnglishspeakerswiththeskillsneededtosucceedinacademicprogramsatCarnegieMellon.Inadditiontodevelopingacademicliteracyskillssuchasspeaking,reading,andwriting,studentscanlearnmoreaboutthecultureandcustomsoftheU.S.classroom.TheICCalsohelpsinternationalteachingassistants(ITAs)whoarenon‐nativeEnglishspeakersdevelopfluencyandculturalunderstandingtoteachsuccessfullyatCarnegieMellon,andprovidesITAtesting.

10.1.8 Global Communica on Center (GCC)

http://www.cmu.edu/gcc/ JumptoAppendixC

TheGlobalCommunicationCenter(GCC)providesfreecommunicationinstructionandsupporttostudentsandfacultythroughone‐on‐onetutoring,campusworkshopsandclassroomsupport.GCCstaffofferresearch‐basedstrategiestoassiststudentsonwritten,oral,orvisualprojectstohelpthemcommunicatemoreeffectively.TheyworkwithallstudentsatalllevelsofEnglishlanguageability.

10.1.9 Veterans and Military Community http://www.cmu.edu/veterans/MilitaryveteransareavitalpartoftheCarnegieMellonUniversitycommunity.Graduatestudentscan indinformationonapplyingveteraneducationbene its,campusservices,veteran’sgroupsatCMU,non‐educationalresourcesandinternationalmilitaryserviceinformationthroughtheVeteransandMilitaryCommunitywebsite.TherearealsolinksandconnectionstoveteranresourceinthePittsburghcommunity.TheNavalROTCandVeteranAffairsOf icesarelocatedat4615ForbesAvenue,uro‐vaedbene [email protected],412‐268‐8747.

10.1.10 Consumer Informa on

CarnegieMellonUniversitysuggeststhatallcurrentandprospectivestudentsbeinformedconsumers.Pleaseseethislinkfordetailedconsumerinformation:http://www.cmu.edu/hub/consumer/index.html.

10.2 KEY OFFICES FOR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SUPPORT

10.2.1 Compu ng and Informa on Resources

www.cmu.edu/computing

ComputingServicesprovidesacomprehensivecomputingenvironmentatCarnegieMellon.GraduatestudentsshouldseekComputingServicesforinformationandassistancewithyourAndrewaccount,networkaccess,computingoff‐campus,campuslicensedsoftware,email,calendar,mobiledevices,computersecurity,clusterservicesandprinting.ComputingServicescanbereachedatit‐[email protected].

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10.2.2 Research at CMU

www.cmu.edu/research/index.shtml

Theprimarypurposeofresearchattheuniversityistheadvancementofknowledgeinallfieldsinwhichtheuniversityisactive.Researchisregardedasoneoftheuniversity’smajorcontributionstosocietyandisanessentialelementineducation,particularlyatthegraduatelevelandinfacultydevelopment.Researchactivitiesaregovernedbyseveraluniversitypolicies.GuidanceandmoregeneralinformationisfoundbyvisitingtheResearchatCarnegieMellonwebsite.

10.2.3 Office of Research Integrity & Compliance

www.cmu.edu/research‐compliance/index.html

TheOfficeofResearchIntegrity&Compliance(ORIC)isdesignedtosupportresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.ThestaffworkwithresearcherstoensureresearchisconductedwithintegrityandinaccordancewithfederalandPennsylvaniaregulation.ORICassistsresearcherswithhumansubjectresearch,conflictsofinterest,responsibleconductofresearch,exportcontrols,intellectualpropertyrightsandregulations,andinstitutionalanimalcare&use.ORICalsoconsultson,advisesaboutandhandlesallegationsofresearchmisconduct.

10.3 KEY OFFICES FOR HEALTH, WELLNESS & SAFETY

10.3.1 Counseling & Psychological Services

http://www.cmu.edu/counseling/

Counseling&PsychologicalServices(CAPS)affordstheopportunityforstudentstotalkprivatelyaboutissuesthataresignificantfortheminasafe,confidentialsetting.Studentssometimesfeelconfusedaboutwhytheyarefeelingupsetandperhapsconfusedabouthowtodealwithit.AninitialconsultationwithaCAPStherapistwillclarifyoptionsandprovidearecommendationtotheappropriatementalhealthresourceatCarnegieMellonorthelargerPittsburghcommunity.CAPSservicesareprovidedatnocost.Appointmentscanbemadeinpersonorbytelephone,412‐268‐2922.

10.3.2 Health Services www.cmu.edu/HealthServices/

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10.3.3 Campus Wellness

http://www.cmu.edu/student‐affairs/wellness/

Attheuniversity,webelieveourindividualandcollectivewell‐beingisrootedinhealthyconnectionstoeachotherandtocampusresources.Thereareawidevarietyofresources,opportunitiesandpeoplethathelpstudentsthriveinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.TheBeWell@CMUe‐newsletterseekstobeacomprehensiveresourceforCMUregardingallwellness‐inspiredevents,announcementsandprofessionalandpersonaldevelopmentopportunities.Tosignupforthee‐newsletter,textBEWELLATCMUto22828andshareyourpreferredemailaddress.

10.3.4 University Police

http://www.cmu.edu/police/

412‐268‐2323(emergencyonly),412‐268‐6232(non‐emergency)

TheUniversityPoliceDepartmentislocatedat300SouthCraigStreet,Room199(entranceisonFilmoreStreet).Thedepartment’sservicesincludepolicepatrolsandcallresponse,criminalinvestigations,shuttleandescortservices(additionalinformationincludedintheParkingandTransportationsectionofTheWORD,seebelow),fixedofficerandfootofficerpatrols,eventsecurity,andcrimepreventionandeducationprogramming.Visitthedepartment’swebsiteforadditionalinformationaboutthestaff,escortandshuttle,emergencyphonelocations,crimeprevention,lostandfound,fingerprintservices,andannualstatisticreports.

ShuttleandEscortServices

UniversityPolicecoordinatestheShuttleServiceandEscortServiceprovidedforCMUstudents,faculty,andcommunity.Fullinformationabouttheseservices,stops,routes,trackingandschedulescanbefoundonlineat:http://www.cmu.edu/police/shuttleandescort/

CarnegieMellonUniversitypublishesanannualcampussecurityandfiresafetyreportdescribingtheuniversity’ssecurity,alcoholanddrug,sexualassault,andfiresafetypoliciesandcontainingstatisticsaboutthenumberandtypeofcrimescommittedonthecampusandthenumberandcauseoffiresin

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campusresidencefacilitiesduringtheprecedingthreeyears.GraduatestudentscanobtainacopybycontactingtheUniversityPoliceDepartmentat412‐268‐6232.Theannualsecurityandfiresafetyreportisalsoavailableonlineatwww.cmu.edu/police/annualreports.

10.3.5 The WORD

http://www.cmu.edu/student‐affairs/theword/

TheWORDisCarnegieMellonUniversity’sstudenton‐linehandbookandisconsideredasupplementtothedepartment(andsometimescollege)handbook.TheWORDcontainscampusresourcesandopportunities,academicpolicyinformationandresources,communitystandardsinformationandresources.Itisdesignedtoprovideallstudentswiththetools,guidance,andinsightstohelpyouachieveyourfullpotentialasamemberoftheCarnegieMelloncommunity.InformationaboutthefollowingisincludedinTheWORD(notanexhaustivelist)andgraduatestudentsareencouragedtobookmarkthissiteandrefertoitoften.Universitypoliciescanalsobefoundinfulltextat:http://www.cmu.edu/policies/.CarnegieMellonVision,MissionCarnegieCodeAcademicStandards,PoliciesandProcedures EducationalGoals AcademicandIndividualFreedom StatementonAcademicIntegrity StandardsforAcademic&CreativeLife

AssistanceforIndividualswithDisabilitiesMaster’sStudentStatuteofLimitationsConductofClassesCopyrightPolicyCross‐college&UniversityRegistrationDoctoralStudentStatusPolicyEvaluation&CertificationofEnglishFluencyforInstructorsFinalExamsforGraduateCoursesGradingPoliciesIntellectualPropertyPolicyPrivacyRightsofStudents

Research HumanSubjectsinResearch

OfficeofResearchIntegrity&ComplianceOfficeofSponsoredProgramsPolicyforHandlingAllegedMisconductofResearchPolicyonRestrictedResearch

Student’sRightsTaxStatusofGraduateStudentAwards

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CohonUniversityCenter Copying,Printing&Mailing DivisionofStudentAffairs DomesticPartnerRegistration EmergencyStudentLoanProgram GenderPrograms&Resources HealthServices DiningServices TheHUBStudentServicesCenter

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LGBTQResourcesMulticulturalandDiversityInitiatives

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603B11.AppendixC:ResourcesforInternationalStudents

11.1 POLICIES TO NOTE:

Internationalstudentsshouldtakespecialnoteofthefollowingpolicies:

x Part‐timestatusx Internships/Co‐ops

11.2 RESOURCES TO NOTE:

Internationalstudentsshouldtakespecialnoteofthefollowingcampusresources:

x OfficeofInternationalEducation(OIE)x InterculturalCommunicationCenter(ICC)x GlobalCommunicationCenter(GCC)

11.3 ESL RESOURCES

11.3.1 CMU – On Campus Program

ICCLanguageProgramhttp://www.cmu.edu/icc/languagetraining/TheInterculturalCommunicationCenteroffersclasses,workshops,andseminarstodevelopvariousaspectsofacademicfluency(e.g.,pronunciation,fluency,grammarusage,presentationskills,academicwriting,andcross‐culturalunderstanding).Theyalsoofferself‐pacedworkvideosandwebsitestosupplementICCclasswork.11.3.2 Academic ESL Programs

UniversityofPittsburgh‐EnglishLanguageInstitute(ELI)http://www.eli.pitt.edu/Offersintensivefee‐basedprogramsforseriousadultswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglishforacademic,professionalorpersonalreasons.OptionsincludeclassesinGeneralEnglish,EnglishPronunciation,TOEFLpreparation,andeveningcoursesforpart‐timestudents.UniversityofPittsburghscholarshipsareavailableforeligiblefull‐timefacultyandresearchassociates.

Phone:412‐624‐5901Fax:412‐624‐6130Email:[email protected]

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Phone:412‐396‐5091ChathamUniversity‐EnglishLanguageProgramwww.chatham.edu/elpChathamUniversityoffersinstructioninEnglishtovariouslevelsofESLstudentsandprovidesa"bridge"throughshelteredcollegeclassestostudentswhoarestrivingtoattainahighlevelofacademicEnglishlevelproficiency.

Phone:412‐365‐1267Email:[email protected]

LaRocheCollege‐EnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)Programhttp://www.laroche.edu/esl/TheEnglishAsaSecondLanguage(ESL)ProgramatLaRocheCollegeisdesignedtoprovideproficiency‐basedinstructioninEnglishfordegreeandnon‐degreeseekingstudents,topromotestudents'participationintheirchosenfield,andtosupportadjustmenttoandparticipationinthelifeofthecollegeandthecommunity.

Phone:412‐536‐1279Email:[email protected]

PointParkUniversity‐ELSLanguageCenterhttp://www.els.edu/en/ELSCenters/Detail?locid=PITTheLanguageCenteroffersthreemonth‐longprogramsbasedontheintensityofinstructiondesired.

201WoodStreetPittsburgh,PA15222Phone:412‐392‐3802

11.3.3 Private Tutors

ContacttheICCforalistoflocalESLinstructorsavailableforprivatework(languagetrainingandediting).Phone:412‐268‐4979.

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CarnegieLibraryofPittsburgh–ESLProgramshttp://www.carnegielibrary.org/services/for‐language‐learners/TheCarnegieLibraryofPittsburghoffersavarietyofresourcesfornon‐nativeEnglishspeakers.GreaterPittsburghLiteracyCouncilhttp://www.gplc.org/our‐programs.cfmOffersEnglishclassesatbeginning,intermediate,andadvancedlevelsatitsnewDowntownCenter(411SeventhAvenue)aswellasotherlocationsthroughoutAlleghenyCounty.GoodwillLiteracyInitiativehttp://www.nationalliteracydirectory.org/goodwill‐literacy‐initiativeThisprogramoffersbeginningtoadvancedclasses,classsizelimitedto6‐10students.Inadditiontoanindividualizedstudyplan,adedicatedstaffoftutorswillassiststudentswithcollegeorjobapplications,coverletters,interviewing,recommendationletters,andothertypesofprintedmaterials.WealsooffercomputerlaboratorieswithfreeemailandInternetaccess.StudentsareencouragedtovisitourStudentSupportSpecialist,whoassistsourstudentsinfindingotherstudentservicessuchashousing,visas,healthinsurance,academicadvising,andmanyothers.InternationalWomen'sAssociationofPittsburgh(IWAP)http://iwap‐home.blogspot.com/Theprimarypurposeofthegroupistodevelopunderstandingandappreciationamongpeoplesfromdifferentnationsandcultures,andtoassistinternationalwomeninenjoyingtheirstayinPittsburghandintheUnitedStates.TheyofferinformalfreeconversationclassesinEnglishasaSecondLanguageonMondaymornings(10to11:30a.m.)ChurchoftheAscension.TheyalsodisplayintheirwebsiteacompletelistofEnglishprogramsinPittsburgh,check:AlleghenyIntermediateUnit(aiu3)–AdultESLProgramhttp://www.aiu3.net/Level3.aspx?id=310TheAIU'sAdultESLprogramseekstohelpanynon‐EnglishspeakingpersontolearnAmericanEnglish.Eachyear,theprogramservesnearly1,000learnersfrommorethan40countries.PittsburghRegionalInternationalStudentMinistries‐PRISMhttp://prismpgh.org/Designedespeciallyforspousesofvisitingstudentsandscholars,introductoryandintermediateinstructionisofferedonBellefieldPresbyterianChurch,everyMondayintheafternoons.Noregistrationneeded,$1donationeachweek,childcareavailable($2perchild).

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11.3.5 Intensive Regional Programs

WashingtonandJeffersonCollegeEnglishLanguageInstitute(ELI)http://www.washjeff.edu/english‐language‐instituteTheEnglishLanguageInstituteatWashingtonandJeffersonCollegeoffersanintensiveEnglishforacademicpurposesprogramthatpreparesstudentsbothacademicallyandculturallyforundergraduatestudyintheUnitedStates.WestVirginiaUniversity‐IntensiveEnglishProgram(IEP)http://iep.wvu.edu/TheIntensiveEnglishProgramintheDepartmentofForeignLanguagesatWestVirginiaUniversityhasbecomeawell‐establishedprogramforinternationalstudentsneedingtoimprovetheirEnglishproficiencypriortoenteringanacademiccourseofstudy.11.3.6 Online ESL Resources

ActivitiesforESLStudentshttp://a4esl.org/Thiswebsiteoffersgrammarandvocabularypracticethoroughquizzesandcrosswordpuzzles.LearnToSpeakEnglishhttp://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/English.aspFindpen‐pals,practicewrittenconversationusingtextchat,andpracticespeakingusingvoicechat.SoundsofEnglishhttp://www.soundsofenglish.org/Thiswebsiteofferspronunciationinstructionandactivities.LearnEnglishVocabularyhttp://www.vocabulary.co.il/PlaygamestopracticeEnglishvocabulary.

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686B12.AppendixD:MathRequirement

12.1 LIST OF COURSES THAT SATISFY THE MECHE MATH REQUIREMENT:

ChemicalEngineeringx 06‐713MathematicalTechniquesinChemicalEngineering

CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering

x 12‐704/24‐704ProbabilityandEstimationMethodsforEngineeringSystemsx 12‐726/19‐726MathematicalModelingofEnvironmentalQualitySystemsx 12‐755/24‐755FiniteElementalMethodinMechanicsIx 12‐756FiniteElementalMethodinMechanicsIIx 12‐758BoundaryElementMethodsinMechanicsx 12‐759OptimizationinMechanics

ElectricalandComputerEngineering

x 18‐660NumericalMethodsforEngineeringDesignandOptimizationx 18‐751AppliedStochasticProcessesx 18‐771/24‐771LinearSystems

EngineeringandPublicPolicy

x 19‐726/12‐726MathematicalModelingofEnvironmentalQualitySystemsMechanicalEngineering

x 24‐701MathematicalTechniquesinMechanicalEngineeringx 24‐703NumericalMethodsx 24‐704/12‐704ProbabilityandEstimationMethodsforEngineeringSystemsx 24‐718ComputationalFluidDynamicsx 24‐755/12‐755FiniteElementalMethodinMechanicsIx 24‐771/18‐771LinearSystemsx 24‐785EngineeringOptimization

12.2 Other Miscellaneous Courses that Can be Used to Sa sfy the MechE Math Requirement (added 5/9/02)

RoboticsInstitutex 16‐811MathematicalFundamentalsforRobotics

UniversityofPittsburghMathcoursesatUniversityofPittsburghmayalsocount.However,theGraduateEducationCommittee(GEC)mustapprovethePittcourseasbeinganalogoustoaCarnegieMelloncourselistedabove.MechanismforAddingCoursestotheMathList:StudentsmaypetitiontheGECtoaddaCITcoursetothelist.PleasesubmitacompletedpetitionformtoyourAcademicAdvisor.Themathcontentmustbe50%ormore.

Updated8/31/2017

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0B13.AppendixE:DegreeRequirementTrackingSheets

13.1 MS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – COURSEWORK OPTION TRACKING SHEET

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1B14.Index1.WelcometoMechanicalEngineering________________________________________________________________ 1

1.1 DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL_____________________________________________________________________________________11.2CollegePersonnel_____________________________________________________________________________________________2

2.UniversityPolicies,CMUStatementofAssurance,&CMUCode ___________________________________ 32.1 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY STATEMENT OF ASSURANCE________________________________________________32.2 THE CARNEGIE MELLON CODE_________________________________________________________________________________4

3.MechanicalEngineeringDepartmentStructure____________________________________________________ 53.1 GRADUATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE__________________________________________________________________________5

4.DegreesOffered&Requirements____________________________________________________________________ 64.1 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING—COURSE‐WORK OPTION (MSC)_____________________64.2MasterofScienceinMechanicalEngineering—ResearchOption(MSR)_________________________________84.3 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – INTEGRATED MASTER’S/BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAM________________________________________________________________________________________________________114.4MasterofScienceinComputationalDesignandManufacturing(MSCDM)_____________________________12

4.4.1 MSCDM Degree Requirements:_________________________________________________________________________134.5 ADDITIONAL MS DEGREE PROGRAMS_______________________________________________________________________134.5.1DualDegreewiththeMasterofScienceinEngineering&TechnologyInnovationManagement(ETIM) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________134.5.2DualDegreewiththeMasterofScienceinTechnologyVentures___________________________________14

4.6 SWITCHING DEGREE OPTIONS WITHIN MECHE _____________________________________________________________144.7 INTERNAL TRANSFER TO ANOTHER GRADUATE DEPARTMENT WITHIN CMU ______________________________15

5.AcademicAdvising___________________________________________________________________________________165.1 ADVISOR‐ADVISEE RELATIONSHIP ___________________________________________________________________________165.2 DEGREE ADMINISTRATION___________________________________________________________________________________16

6.FinancialSupport ____________________________________________________________________________________186.1 DEPARTMENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT_______________________________________________________________________18

6.1.1 Tui on & Other Costs___________________________________________________________________________________18

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171B6.1.2 Research Assistantships_________________________________________________________________________________186.1.3 Course Assistantships___________________________________________________________________________________186.1.4 Outside Employment____________________________________________________________________________________196.1.5 Consumer Informa on__________________________________________________________________________________196.1.6 Travel/Conference Funding _____________________________________________________________________________196.1.7 Research Funding _______________________________________________________________________________________19

6.2 UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AID__________________________________________________________________________________206.3 EXTERNAL FUNDING _________________________________________________________________________________________20

6.3.1 U.S. Department of Educa on Resources_______________________________________________________________206.3.2 Addi onal Loan Resources______________________________________________________________________________206.3.3 Other Resources_________________________________________________________________________________________216.3.4 Addi onal Sources of Financial Aid for Interna onal Students ________________________________________21

7.DepartmentPolicies__________________________________________________________________________________237.1 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY________________________________________________________________________________________23

7.1.2 Department Expecta ons_______________________________________________________________________________237.2 FULL & PART TIME STATUS___________________________________________________________________________________237.4 DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES_________________________________________________247.5 COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED POLICIES/PROTOCOLS_____________________________________________24

7.5.1 Policy on Double Coun ng Courses_____________________________________________________________________257.5.2 Policy for Courses and Advising from Outside of the Department/College____________________________257.5.3 Policy for Incompletes___________________________________________________________________________________257.5.4 Policy for ‘W’ Grade in a Course________________________________________________________________________257.5.5 Policy for Make‐Up Exams ______________________________________________________________________________267.5.6 Pe on/Waiver Procedures_____________________________________________________________________________26

7.6 SUPERVISED READING/INDEPENDENT STUDY/RESEARCH___________________________________________________267.7 SEMINAR _____________________________________________________________________________________________________277.8 ACADEMIC PROBATION______________________________________________________________________________________277.9 OUTLINE OF REGULAR REVIEWS & EVALUATIONS BY DEPARTMENT________________________________________28

7.9.1 Inadequate Progress Toward Degree___________________________________________________________________28

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305B7.10 REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO PH.D. PROGRAM_______________________________________________________287.11 GRADUATE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND DEGREE TITLE__________________________________________________287.12 WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM & LEAVE OF ABSENCE___________________________________________________297.13 ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION_______________________________________________________________________________297.14 PRACTICUM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (FOR INTERNSHIPS)_________________________________________29

8.AdditionalUniversityPolicies/Protocols___________________________________________________________308.1 GRADES AND GRADING______________________________________________________________________________________30

8.1.1 Policy on Retaking a Course_____________________________________________________________________________308.1.2 QPA______________________________________________________________________________________________________30

8.2 AUDIT AND PASS/FAIL COURSES_____________________________________________________________________________318.3 PITTSBURGH COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION (PCHE) COURSES__________________________________________328.4 TRANSFER COURSES__________________________________________________________________________________________32

8.4.1 Transfer Policy (for courses taken at a university other than CMU excluding courses taken through PCHE)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________32

8.5GRADUATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE________________________________________________________________________338.6 RESEARCH‐RELATED RESOURCES ____________________________________________________________________________338.7 CITI RESEARCH COMPLIANCE COURSE_______________________________________________________________________348.8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY____________________________________________________________________________________358.9 ACADEMIC CONFLICT ________________________________________________________________________________________358.10 SUMMARY OF GRADUATE STUDENT APPEAL AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES ____________________________35

8.10.1 Resources for Excep onal or Challenging Situa ons__________________________________________________368.10.2 Steps in Grievance procedure _________________________________________________________________________36

8.11 SAFEGUARDING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY: POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT378.12 MATERNITY ACCOMMODATION PROTOCOL _______________________________________________________________378.13 “GRANDFATHER” POLICY ___________________________________________________________________________________378.14 ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES_________________________________________________________388.15 VACATIONS AND TIME‐OFF_________________________________________________________________________________38

8.16.1 University Holidays ____________________________________________________________________________________398.17 GRADUATION _______________________________________________________________________________________________39

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442B9.AppendixA:DepartmentResources_______________________________________________________________409.1 FACILITIES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES _______________________________________________________________________40

9.1.1 MS Collabora ve Space_________________________________________________________________________________409.1.2 Computer Cluster _______________________________________________________________________________________409.1.3 Compu ng Services_____________________________________________________________________________________409.1.4 Laboratories_____________________________________________________________________________________________419.1.5 ME Machine Shop_______________________________________________________________________________________419.1.6 Shared Facili es_________________________________________________________________________________________419.1.7 Department Keys________________________________________________________________________________________419.1.8 Mailroom________________________________________________________________________________________________419.1.9 Copy Machines__________________________________________________________________________________________42

9.2 PURCHASING AND REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES________________________________________429.2.1 Purchasing_______________________________________________________________________________________________429.2.2 Reimbursements________________________________________________________________________________________42

9.3 PRESS & MEDIA RELATIONS__________________________________________________________________________________429.4 DEPARTMENT/COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY BRANDS & LOGOS____________________________________________________439.5 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS___________________________________________________________________________________43

9.5.1 MEGSO __________________________________________________________________________________________________439.5.2 GSA______________________________________________________________________________________________________43

10.AppendixB:HighlightedUniversityResourcesandTheWORD,StudentHandbook_________4510.1 KEY OFFICES FOR GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT _________________________________________________________45

10.1.1 Office of the Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Educa on _________________________________________4510.1.2 Office of the Dean of Student Affairs__________________________________________________________________4610.1.3EberlyCenterforTeachingExcellence&EducationalInnovation________________________________4610.1.4CarnegieMellonEthicsHotline______________________________________________________________________4710.1.5GraduateStudentAssembly_________________________________________________________________________4710.1.6OfficeofInternationalEducation(OIE)_____________________________________________________________4710.1.7InterculturalCommunicationCenter(ICC)_________________________________________________________4710.1.8GlobalCommunicationCenter(GCC) _______________________________________________________________48

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10.1.9VeteransandMilitaryCommunityhttp://www.cmu.edu/veterans/MilitaryveteransareavitalpartoftheCarnegieMellonUniversitycommunity.Graduatestudentscanfindinformationonapplyingveteraneducationbenefits,campusservices,veteran’sgroupsatCMU,non‐educationalresourcesandinternationalmilitaryserviceinformationthroughtheVeteransandMilitaryCommunitywebsite.TherearealsolinksandconnectionstoveteranresourceinthePittsburghcommunity.TheNavalROTCandVeteranAffairsOfficesarelocatedat4615ForbesAvenue,uro‐[email protected],412‐268‐8747. __________________________________________________________4810.1.10ConsumerInformation _____________________________________________________________________________48

10.2 KEY OFFICES FOR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SUPPORT______________________________________________________4810.2.1 Compu ng and Informa on Resources _______________________________________________________________4810.2.2 Research at CMU_______________________________________________________________________________________4910.2.3 Office of Research Integrity & Compliance____________________________________________________________49

10.3 KEY OFFICES FOR HEALTH, WELLNESS & SAFETY___________________________________________________________4910.3.1 Counseling & Psychological Services__________________________________________________________________4910.3.2 Health Services_________________________________________________________________________________________4910.3.3CampusWellness_____________________________________________________________________________________5010.3.4 University Police_______________________________________________________________________________________5010.3.5 The WORD _____________________________________________________________________________________________51

11.AppendixC:ResourcesforInternationalStudents______________________________________________5411.1 POLICIES TO NOTE:__________________________________________________________________________________________5411.2 RESOURCES TO NOTE: ______________________________________________________________________________________5411.3 ESL RESOURCES_____________________________________________________________________________________________54

11.3.1 CMU – On Campus Program___________________________________________________________________________5411.3.2 Academic ESL Programs _______________________________________________________________________________5411.3.3 Private Tutors__________________________________________________________________________________________5511.3.4 Free Programs__________________________________________________________________________________________5611.3.5 Intensive Regional Programs __________________________________________________________________________5711.3.6 Online ESL Resources__________________________________________________________________________________57

12.AppendixD:MathRequirement__________________________________________________________________5812.1 LIST OF COURSES THAT SATISFY THE MECHE MATH REQUIREMENT:______________________________________58

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13.AppendixE:DegreeRequirementTrackingSheets_____________________________________________5913.1MSinMechanicalEngineering–CourseworkOptionTrackingSheet_________________________________5913.2MSinMechanicalEngineering–ResearchOptionTrackingsheet_____________________________________6013.3MSinComputationalDesignandManufacturingTrackingSheet______________________________________61

14.Index________________________________________________________________________________________________62

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