Texas A&M University Mechanical Engineering (M.Eng) - Graduate Program Information

1. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Mechanical Engineering • (M.ENG): Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

2. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Mechanical Engineering Department Administration Andreas A. Polycarpou Department Head Meinhard J. Kotzebue ’14/Professor Office: 100 MEOB Email: apolycarpou@tamu.edu ArunSrinivasa Associate Department Head Holdredge/Paul Professor Office: 505 & 202 MEOB Email: asrinivasa@tamu.edu

3. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Program Office Dr. Daniel McAdams Graduate Director/Professor Office: 212 & 411 MEOB Email: dmcadams@tamu.edu Research: http://gta.tamu.edu/ Sandra Havens Graduate Program Coordinator Office: MEOB 211 Email: shavens@tamu.edu Tandilyn Morrel Senior Graduate Advisor II Office: 210 MEOB Email: tmorrel@tamu.edu

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5. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Graduate Advising Office • Questions which can be directed towards this office: • QualifyingExam Registration/Details • Degree Requirements & Academic Degree Process Forms • Registration (i.e. Dropping or Adding classes, Q-drops) • Transferring & Substitution Coursework • Academic Enrollment Verification Letters • MEEN 681 Seminar Course/Submit make-up for Seminar • Graduate MEEN Facebook Group & LinkedIn Group • Teaching Assistantship/Fellowships & Travel Awards Applications

6. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Graduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees • Master of Science (MS) (32 credit hrs. with thesis) http://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical/academics/degrees/graduate/ms • Master of Engineering (MEng) (30 credit hrs. non-thesis) http://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical/academics/degrees/graduate/meng • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (64 credit hrs./96 credit hrs. without a Master’s Degree)http://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical/academics/degrees/graduate/phd

7. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Master of Engineering Requirements • The Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree is a non-thesis option and requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours. This degree plan is for both online and on campus students. • http://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical/academics/degrees/graduate/meng

8. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • (CHOOSE 7 COURSES from THE FOLLOWING LIST)

9. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Faculty Chair/Faculty Committee Members • The Graduate Department Program Director defaults as the Faculty Chair for all Master of Engineering students. • Dr. Daniel McAdams, is the current Graduate Program Director • You will not have any faculty committee members.

14. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Registration • Full-time Status:3 classes (9 semester credit hours) is considered full-time during the Fall & Spring semesters and 6 credit hours in the summer (if applicable). • You may register for your classesonline through your HOWDY portal. • All courses on your degree plan should be MEEN courses. • **EXCEPTION: Distance Learning ONLINE M.ENG students may take graduate courses from other departments within the College of Engineering and use on their degree plan. • Your degree plan must be approved by your Faculty Chair (Dr. Daniel McAdams), the Graduate Advising office, and the Office of Graduate & Professional Studies • All Graduate Mechanical Engineering students must take MEEN 602-Modeling & Analysis of Mechanical Systems for their mathematics course requirement.

17. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Office of Graduate and Professional Studies http://ogs.tamu.edu Want to know how to….. • Student forms • Fulfill degree requirements • Submit a degree plan (https://ogsdpss.tamu.edu/) • Submit Petitions (https://ogsdpss.tamu.edu/) • Get involved on campus • Prepare thesis or dissertation • Address an academic concern regarding policy, process, or regulation • Meet requirements/deadlines for graduation • Fellowships and grants • Professional development workshops • Records processing & degree progress information • Confidential advice and problem solving • Thesis preparation support • Graduate Catalogs

21. MECHNICAL ENGINEERING • Degree Plan • Document Processing Submission System • You must submit your degree plan onlinethrough: https://ogsdpss.tamu.edu/ • You have two semesters from the time you’re admitted to do so. • Otherwise, you will be blocked from registration for classes. • If you wish to make changes to your degree plan • Submit MDD petition (Change of major, degree, or department) • Submit Long form petition (Change of courses, committee members, waivers etc.) • These forms must be completed and approved online.

25. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Office Graduate Studies Deadlines • All students should be aware of the various deadlines published on the Office of Graduate Studies calendars • http://ogs.tamu.edu/current-students/dates-and-deadlines/ • You are responsible for meeting these deadlines so that you may complete your degree in a timely fashion! • This means you must turn in your forms to the Graduate Advising Office BEFORE the OGAPS deadline for processing time!

26. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Payment of Tuition and Fees • Pay the balance of your tuition and fees before the payment deadline. • Estimated Cost of Attendance 2016-2017 College Station Graduate Fall and Spring: • http://financialaid.tamu.edu/Graduate/Cost-of-Attendance#0-CollegeStationGraduateStudents • Tuition and fees dates and deadlines are posted on the Student Business Service’s website at: • http://sbs.tamu.edu/resources/important-dates/ • Tuition Estimator: (The following will help you estimate your required tuition and fees for the semester.) http://sbs.tamu.edu/accounts-billing/tuition-fees/estimator/ • Information for New Students: http://sbs.tamu.edu/information-for-new-students/ • Access your statement through the Howdy Portal and pay online!

27. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Probation Policy • Students with an overall GPA less than 3.0 are on Academic Probation. • Full-time students who earn individual semester GPAs below 2.00 twice cannot continue in the Mechanical Engineering Graduate degree program. • Full-time students who earn individual semester GPAs below 3.00 in two successive semesters (fall or spring) cannot continue in the Mechanical Engineering Graduate degree program. • Full-time students who earn a cumulative GPA less than 3.00 will have two following long semesters to raise their GPA above 3.00 to be able to continue the Mechanical Engineering Graduate degree program

28. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Cheating and Dishonesty • We have a departmental “Zero Tolerance” policy on cheating in graduate courses, including MEEN 691 Research and MEEN 685 Directed Studies (for instance, plagiarism in the preparation of a thesis/dissertation or a report). • The Aggie honor code: • “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do.” • Any student who is caught cheating in a graduate course will receive an F* for the course. • A second violation could result in the immediate dismissal of the student from the mechanical engineering graduate program.

29. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • Questions?