ECE Graduate orientation

1. ECE Graduate orientation Fall 2019

2. Outline • General Info; • Deadlines; • Register for Courses; • Take Advantage of Your Time in Graduate School.

3. Download the Slides Slides will be posted in the ECE Website -> Students -> Graduate Program -> Newsletter for Incoming Graduate Students

4. general info

5. ECE Department • Read your OSU emails • It is always best to confirm rules with faculty/staff (do not take something for granted because a friend of a friend told you that) ECE Website Plenty of resources are available in the website • Handbook, forms, deadlines https://ece.osu.edu-> Students -> Handbook, Form & Deadlines • Courses (https://ece.osu.edu/courses) Engineering Technology Services (ETS) • Computing Devices and Software (https://ets.osu.edu)

6. Courses https://shi.osu.edu/about-the-health-insurance-requirement/

7. Courses COURSES Youare responsible for: • adding/dropping your courses on time; • paying your fees and tuitions on time; • keeping your full-time student status (if required) • GRA, GTA appointees: 9hours minimum (4 in the Summer) • Fellow appointees: 12 hours minimum (6 in the Summer) • International Students: 8 hours minimum (no requirements for the Summer) • Includes any required English courses • Students can apply for reduced course load in the semester of graduation http://oia.osu.edu/pdf/ReducedCourseLoad-Academic.pdf Watch for Law of Unintended Consequences: When adding/dropping courses, timing is important (mind the deadlines)

8. Tuition You can find out the amount of your tuition in the Registrar website http://registrar.osu.edu -> Tuition and Fees -> Graduate and Professional Students-> Graduate Students -> Engineering and Architecture Note that tuition increases almost linearly up to 8 credits and it is the same from 8 to 18 credits

9. MS Students - Plan of Study • Meet with your advisor to get the Plan of Study approved • Meet with out MS Program Coordinator to check-in and discuss resources

10. English Courses ENGLISH COURSES All international students, including Fellowship students, must take the English Proficiency Test administered by the English as a Second Language Program (ESL), and either have their English classes waived, or enroll in the appropriate class. • EDUTL 5901 • EDUTL 5902 Those courses count towards the credits necessary to keep the full-time student status, but they do not count towards your degree credits requirements. The required English courses must be completed within one year of the start of the graduate program.

11. Buckeyelink • http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/ • You need to have your OSU email account set up to be able to access the site. • You can use the Buckeyelink to: • Enter/update your Personal Information • Address: you need to enter your local address. • It is your responsibility to keep this information current. • Register for courses • Check Waitlist • View Grades  • Class Schedule • Course Offerings  • Final Exams • Statement of Account

12. Carmen https://carmen.osu.edu You need to have your OSU email account set up to be able to access the site. This is the site that Professors use to post material related to the courses that they are teaching

13. Miscellaneous GRA/GTA/FELLOWSHIP APPOINTEES Check with your advisor. ORIENTATIONS Make sure to attend all orientations (OIA, GTA, etc.) PAY TUITION AND FEES BY DEADLINE Pay online (Buckeyelink) or at the Student Academic Services building, 281 W. Lane Ave GET A BuckID Go to 3040 Ohio Union, 1739 High Street. PARKING PERMITS • Go to South Campus Gateway, 1560 N. High St. or apply on-Line. GRAs, GTAs, and Fellows are eligible for “B” permits

14. DEADLINES

15. Graduate School Deadlines Every Semester, you can find all deadlines on: http://registrar.osu.edu/registration/index.asp Click on the Semester of interest in the “Important Dates” Section

17. Register for courses

18. Register for courses • ECE COURSES • For ECE courses to count towards your MS or Ph.D. degree, they have to be 5000-level or higher. You can take lower level courses in ECE but they will NOT count towards your MS or Ph.D. COURSES OUTSIDE ECE Approved related fields are: Engineering, Biological Sciences, Physics, Math, Chemistry, Business, Economics, ACCAD. For these courses to count towards your MS or Ph.D. degree, they have to be 4000-level or higher, not taught by a graduate student enrolled at this university (Please refer to the Graduate School Handbook) and approved by your advisor.

19. Register for courses If the “Prerequisites” list includes “Grad standing in engineering” you can register yourself using the Buckeyelink by the first Friday of the Semester. • “Course Enrollment Permission” form • take it to the Graduate School (247 University Hall) • email it to Registration Services at the Graduate School • Grad-SchoolRegistrationServices@osu.edu • Email permission from faculty to Registration Services

20. Course Enrollment Permission • Use it to: • Waive Prerequisite Requirements • Enter a Course Requiring Permission • (E.g. ECE 6193 Independent Study) • Override the Limit and Enter a Full Section • Add a course after the 1st week • Audit a course • … Instructor’s Signature Sometimes more than the Instructor’s Signature is required • The form is available in the ECE website • https://ece.osu.edu • -> Students • -> Handbook, Form & Deadlines • -> Course Enrollment Permission

21. Take advantage of your time in graduate school

22. Challenge yourself STRUGGLE IS WHAT MAKES EDUCATION VALUABLE

23. Challenge yourself: • You will work on projects and will be asked to do research on some topics • Take challenging courses; • Go to seminars; • Work on your soft skills; • .. Don’t do it because it’s a requirement, do it because you are eager to learn new things and develop new skills Take advantage of your time in graduate school • On the same time, if you feel like you are getting overwhelmed, we are here for you: • Talk to your advisor; • Talk to our MS and Ph.D Coordinators; • Come to our Department events; • Take advantage of the OSU resources (Dennis Learning Center, Wellness Center,..); • ..