1. Preregistration Meeting for the School of Mechanical Engineering Kristin Deckard Dawson Associate Director of ME Advising School of Mechanical Engineering Office: ME 2008 Email Contact: kedeckar@purdue.edu Web: http://www.purdue.edu/ME/Undergrad/

2. Key People and Places Rm 2008B – Prof. Jim Jones, Assoc. Head Rm 2008A – Tarri Brickler, Director of Advising Rm 2008D – Kristin Deckard-Dawson, Associate Director of Advising Rm 2008C – John Haller, Academic Advisor Rm 2008 – Helen Kendig, Administrative Assistant Rm 2058 – Jerry Matthews, Dir., Office for Industrial Experience Rm 3061G – Prof. Chuck Krousgrill, Co-op Coordinator Rm 2007A – Dr. Anil Bajaj, Head of Mech. Engr.

3. Outline Introduction Three Main Points ME Admission & Graduation Requirements ME Policy and Procedures ME Program Overview (ASSIGNMENT) Plan Your Electives Concluding Thoughts Open Question & Answer Period

4. ME Admission Requirements Successfully complete all FYE engineering courses with required grades for the program. Earn an Engineering Admissions Index (EAI)of EAI > 3.2. and a Cumulative > 3.2 GPA. *The EAI is based on all CORE FYE Engineering courses (except CGT 163). It also does not include remedial courses (e.g., MA 151, PHYS 149) or other extra courses (Band, Gen Eds., ROTC, etc.)

5. First-Year Engineering Requirements MATH 165*, 166* (or 161* &162*) 8-10 hrs CHEM 115* 4 hrs ENGL 106*/108*, COM 114 6-7 hrs PHYS 172* 4 hrs ENGR 131/ENGR 132* 4 hrs Science Selective* 3-4 hrs CGT 163 (Not Required in FYE) 2 hrs ===================================== Total Hours Required 29 hrs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * EAI Courses You must complete CGT 163 and COM 114 by the end of your first semester in ME.

6. Graduation Requirements Graduation (Cumulative) GPA > 2.0 (Includes all courses taken while at Purdue) Core GPA > 2.0 (Note On-Line Core GPA Calculator & your MyPurdue Plan) (Core courses includes all required soph. & greater engr., math and science core courses) Non-Core GPA > 2.0 (Includes all other Non-Core required courses) ==================================== If Core GPA falls below 2.0 One semester grace period allowed to bring up Core GPA > 2.0

7. ME Policies and Procedures Scheduling Problems Read Your Purdue E-mail Regularly. Always keep your local and home address information on MyPurdue current. Start an Academic Program file Register Math (MA) courses first if they are a co-req. for another course taken in the same semester Policy on Schedule Changes See Curriculum Notes, page 3 All courses required for the BSME degree must be taken for a grade. However, extra courses may be taken Pass (P)/No Pass (NP).

8. Drop Policy Weeks 1 - 2 Weeks 3 - 4 Weeks 5 - 9 Advisor (Course not Recorded) Advisor (Course recorded with a grade of “W”) Dropping permitted with the instructor’s/advisor’s and Head’s signature. A grade (either a “W” or “WF”) will be assigned. Drop Dates Required Signatures REMEMBER: Treat the Staff with Respect !!!

9. Repeating Courses (Remember the 2.0 Core GPA Requirement) Core courses 300 level and above (plus ME 290 and ME 263) MUST be taken at the W. L. campus. If you receive a: F, you MUST repeat the course C- or lower, you MAY repeat the course (Strongly Recommended) C or better, you CANNOT repeat the course You CANNOT concurrently repeat a course and take the follow-on course. You CANNOT repeat a course if you have taken the next course in the sequence. You MUST successfully complete each course within three attempts.

10. Professionalism (Treat your class as you would a job) Arrive to class on time and ready to participate. Chronic tardiness/absenteeism is unprofessional. If you are ill or need to be absent from class (e.g., for a plant trip), inform you instructor prior to class. Treat faculty and staff with respect. Passively disruptively behavior (e.g., talking during lecture, sleeping, texting, reading a newspaper, working on other coursework, leaving class without permission, etc.) is unprofessional. Be honest and ethical in all assignments. Take care of and pride in your ME facilities.

11. Seven Most Common Errors in POS Select Any Unspecified Elective Courses for the UPCOMING SEMESTER (e.g., FREE, ECON, WAC, GE-1, GE-2, GE-3, GE- 4, PE-1, PE-2, PE-3, PE-4, RE-1, RE-2). RETAIN LABELS for Elective Courses After a Specific Course is Selected (e.g., ECON 252 (ECON), PSY 120 (GE-2), CSR 342 (Free), etc.) Name, PUID, GPAs, Date, Email missing. Insufficient credit hours (128 crs. req. for grad.). Transfer Credit, AP Credit, Test Out (e.g., Languages) Loads too heavy (see POS worksheet) or unbalanced. Prerequisites not met. ME 463 should be in your final semester Remember. The POS is your responsibility.

12. Other Information Use Schedule of Classes to verify a course is offered. You can find your time ticket on MyPurdue. Specify upcoming semester elective courses – You don’t have to specify future electives. ME Ugrad Homepage – Has links to Schedule of Classes and Course Catalog. Foreign Lang.Test – Apr. 8 – 10 th at 6pm in SC 231. Permission form required (avail. in ENE or ME). Foreign language is NOT required If you choose to take a Foreign Language course, must have at least 6 credit hours of that language if you plan to use it as a degree requirement. (i.e. If you take GER 101, must take GER 102 to even use GER 101 as a General Education Elective.

13. Co-op Student Responsibilities Enter Co-op Program in good faith Maintain satisfactory academic record and co-op job performance. Act in ethical & professional manner Follow required alternating work session/ academic session of Co-op Program Register for each of the three to five required work sessions and pay required fees. Submit required evaluation and work experience reports immediately after each work session Keep current address on file w/ME Co-op Office.

14. Registration Process (March 23rd – March 26th) Prepare your POS. Be sure you avoid the “Seven Most Common Mistakes in POSs”. Sign up for a registration time using the link that is emailed to you tomorrow morning. (You will need to put in your username & password, then fill out your first name/last name & select a time that works with your schedule & click register.) Bring a hardcopy of your POS with you to your appointment. If changes to your POS are requested, complete those ASAP to avoid delays in scheduling. Check your courses on MyPurdue.

16. A Universe of Opportunity Gen. Ed. Minors Global Engrng. Minor Engrng. & Public Policy Intellectual Property Law Pre-Health Professions Minor 5 Year BS/MSME (GPA>3.2) Honors Certificate (Top 10%) Ugrad Research (SURF/DURI) Technical Minors ME Concentrations BSME 2 REs 4 PEs 4 GEs Free El. 5Yr BSME/MBA (GPA>3.5) 5Yr BSME/MS Econ (On-Line) Entrepreneurship Certif. MGMT Minor Econ Minor

17. Class Schedule Planning Form Class Schedule for MyPurdue Name: ______________________________________PUID:_____________________________________________ TimeMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 7:30- 8:20 a.m. CRN: 8:30- 9:20 a.m. CRN: 9:30- 10:20 a.m. CRN: 10:30- 11:20 a.m. CRN: 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. CRN: For an easy registration tool to organize your classes go to: http://www.emilstefanov.net/Projects/PurdueCourses/

18. Concluding Thoughts Recognize the ME Admission and Graduation Requirements Know the ME Policy and Procedures Plan your ME Program (POS ASSIGNMENT) A John Doe POS is not acceptable Some courses are available On-Line Use elective courses to specialize your background. Read your Purdue Email regularly.