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Engineering Science Undergraduate Program

Q: I have a problem with HKLMNOP?
A:We are willing to help, but before you come to the Undergraduate Program Director (Professor Gary Halada) or the Department Administrator, (Chandrani Roy), please do the following:
  1. Bring your schedule
    Know your error message!!
  2. Problems we can help with:
    Prereqs not met
    Recitation time conflicts
    All Sections or Recitations or Labs not showing in SOLAR
    Closed classes: sometime space can be reserved, closures overridden
    Standard as well as unusual course substitutions
  3. Problems we cannot help with:
    Overloads – see CEAS office
    DECS – see CEAS office
Q: Who is the Undergraduate Program Director?
A: Professor Gary Halada. He is in room 308 in Old Engineering. If Professor Halada is not available, you can contact the department's Administrator, Chandrani Roy, Room 314, Old Engineering.
Q: How do I contact Prof. XYZ?
A: Check the email lists. All of the faculty have office hours. Check with the department for times and days. Some professors will make appointments. You can also stop by their offices to see if they have a free moment.
 
Q: Can the two design electives of a Specialization be changed?
A: If you think that you have a special case, then see the Undergraduate Program Director to discuss this.
 
Q: How do I write a CV or resume?
A: See Marion Mastauskus in Room 127, Old Engineering. Her office hourse are M, TU, TH 9-5. She can help you refine your CV and let you know what is worth including and what to leave out.
Q: What is the best why to schedule my classes?
A: Plan this out in advance, if not several semesters in advance. We pretty much know when the classes are being taught, up to 2 years in the future. If you need help planning your schedule, see Ms. Roy.
Q: How do I prevent delays in graduation?
A: The biggest way is to watch out for the prerequisites, minimum-grade-requirements and to follow the sample course grid.
Q: Can a "P/NC" course be used for the graduation requirements of the ESG major.
A: No. If the course is a required course that needs a letter grade, then the P/NC option can not be used. You will need to retake the course to obtain a letter grade. Also, courses can not be transferred into the ESG major under the P/NC; i.e., CHE 131, 132 and 133 (which can be used to substitute for ESG 198). Again, you will need to retake these courses.
Q: Can I register for more than 17 credits?
A: Yes. The limit is raised to 19 credits a few days before classes begin. Students who have above a 3.0 gpa can register for up to 23 credits. For those students who have between a 2.5 and a 3.0 or for those students who want to register for more than 23 credits, they must 'petition to overload.' Petitions for overloads are handled by the CEAS office, Room 127 Old Engineering. A form needs to be filled out, and a committee meets to review your request, and you have one opportunity to appeal their decision. Students who have below a 2.5 gpa are not eligible for overloads above 19 credits.

Materials Science Graduate Program

 
Q: Who is the Graduate Program Director (GPD)?
A: Right now, it is Professor Dilip Gersappe. He is in room 316.
Q: Who is the Graduate Program Secretary (GPS)?
A: Debby Michienzi. She is in room 314.
Q: How do I contact Prof. XYZ?
A: Check the email lists.
Q: How do I pick my defense committee?
 
A. Talk to your advisor and the GPD. For the prelim committee you need two faculty members. For the defense committee you need three faculty members and one outsider. The outsider should have relevant experience in your field of interest. (Please note that adjunct appointments are NOT considered outsiders.) Every student should provide the name, title, department and college/university/academic research organization for every outside member of a dissertation committee, along with a two or three sentence statement concerning their relevant expertise. Also the outsider's CV must be provided.
 
Q: Do I have to go to the seminars/colloquia?
A: Yes!!!!!!

Q: Do graduate students have to TA classes?

A: Yes, as part of your academic obligations, all PhD students must be teaching assistants for their first five semesters.

 
Q: Do I get paid a stipend?
 
A: Yes. Your first year you are paid a stipend by the department which means you are issued a state check every other Wednesday. After the first year you must find an advisor who will support you for the remainder of your academic career. These checks are issued through the Research Foundation every other Friday. Master's students are not supported by the department but are sometimes supported by a faculty member.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q: How do I pick an advisor?
A: Talk to each of the faculty members and their graduate students.
 
Q: Are my tuition costs covered?
 
A: Yes, as long as you are a PhD student and registered as full-time. For G3 PhD students this means 12 credits. For G4 and G5 PhD students this means 9 credits. Master's students are not supported by the department but are sometimes supported by a faculty member. In this case a portion of your tuition will be covered.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q: Do I have to have health insurance?
 
A: Yes. You can enroll in a health insurance plan at a discounted rate through either the state or the Research Foundation, depending on how you are being paid.