TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Mechanical Engineering

Master of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Department Administration

Andreas A. PolycarpouDepartment Head

Meinhard J. Kotzebue ’14/Professor

Office: 100 MEOBEmail: apolycarpou@tamu.edu

Arun SrinivasaAssociate Department HeadHoldredge/Paul ProfessorOffice: 505 & 202 MEOB

Email: asrinivasa@tamu.edu

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Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Program

Office

Dr. Daniel McAdams Graduate Director/Assoc

Professor Office: 212 & 411 MEOB

Email: dmcadams@tamu.edu Research:

http://gta.tamu.edu/ 

Tandilyn PhillipsSenior Graduate Advisor

Office: 210 MEOBEmail:

tphillips@tamu.edu

Sandra HavensGraduate Program

CoordinatorOffice: MEOB 211

Email: shavens@tamu.edu

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Graduate Advising OfficeServices Provided:

•Orientation•Assistantships & Fellowship opportunities.•Qualifying, Preliminary, and Final Examinations•Program Assistance (degree progress, academic forms etc.)•Interface with the Office of Graduate & Professional Studies (OGAPS)•Graduate Seminar Series•Social Events/ Social Media Networking

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Graduate Advising OfficeQuestions which can be directed towards this office:

–Qualifying, Prelim, and Final Exam Registration/Details–Degree Requirements & Degree Plan Submission–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–Join Graduate Email list & Facebook Group–How do I apply for a Teaching Assistantship and/or Fellowships

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Graduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees

1.Master of Science (MS) (32 credit hrs. with thesis) http://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical/academics/degrees/graduate/ms

2.Master of Engineering (MEng) (30 credit hrs. non-thesis) http://engineering.tamu.edu/mechanical/academics/degrees/graduate/meng

3.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

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Master of Engineering RequirementsThe 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

•Program Required Project: A graded project/report with an A or B grade from any course can be used to fulfill this requirement.•Program Required Final Exam: Waived if GPA is 3.0 or higher.•Students within the program can transfer up to 12 hours from a peer institution as approved by the Graduate Program Coordinator.•*** These courses may include up to two MEEN senior electives (6 semester credit hours) and up to two graduate courses outside of MEEN but within the College of Science and College of Engineering

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Faculty Chair/Committee Members•The Graduate Department Program Director defaults as the Faculty Chair for all Master of Mechanical Engineering students.

•Dr. Daniel McAdams, is the current Graduate Program Director

•You will not have any faculty committee members

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Degree PlanDocument Processing Submission System

You must submit your degree plan online through: https://ogsdpss.tamu.edu/

Before the Fall 2016 semester.

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.

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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).

•It is recommended that you take 4 classes (12 hours) to complete the degree in 1 year.

•You may register for your classes online through your HOWDY portal.

•All courses on your degree plan should be MEEN courses, with the exception of the MATH course (if necessary).

•**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, the Graduate Advising office, and the Office of Graduate & Professional Studies

•All Graduate Mechanical Engineering students must take a Mathematics course or MEEN 602-Modeling & Analysis of Mechanical Systems.

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Payment of Tuition and Fees

Pay the balance of your tuition and fees before the payment deadline.

Spring 2016 Payment in Full Due Date

If you chose to pay your tuition and fees in full: Tuition and fees due in full by 5:00

PM on February 2, 2016

Spring 2016 Installment Due dates If you enrolled in the installment plan:

•1st payment due by 5:00 PM on February 2, 2016

•2nd payment due by 5:00 PM on February 29, 2016

•3rd payment due by 5:00 PM on March 21, 2016

•4th payment due by 5:00 PM on April 4, 2016

Installment Plans can be added through 5:00 PM on February 10, 2016Access your statement through the Howdy Portal and pay online!

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•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

Office of Graduate and Professional Studies http://ogs.tamu.edu

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Office Graduate Studies DeadlinesAll 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!

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Cheating and DishonestyWe 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.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.

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Questions?

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