1. Preregistration Meeting for the School of Mechanical Engineering
Kristin Deckard Dawson
Director of ME Undergraduate Advising
School of Mechanical Engineering
Office: ME 2008D
Web:

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

3. Key People and Places Rm 2007A – Dr. Anil Bajaj, Head of Mech. Engr.
Rm 2200 – Prof. Jim Jones, Assoc. Head
Room 2008 – Undergraduate Advising Office
Kristin Deckard Dawson, Director of Advising
Holly Englert, Associate Director of Advising & Schedule Deputy
John Haller, Academic Advisor
Ashley Maloff, Academic Advisor
Justin Wolfe, Academic Advisor
Helen Kendig, Administrative Assistant

4. ME Admission Requirements
Successfully complete all Freshman Engineering Courses with a passing grade.
Earn an Engineering Admissions Index of EAI > 3.2. and a 3.2 GPA.
* The EAI is based on all CORE Freshman Engineering courses. It does not include remedial courses (e.g., MA 151, PHYS 149) or other extra courses (Band, Gen Eds., ROTC, etc.)
*** Should it be ENGR 131, instead of ENGR 100?

5. First Year Engineering Requirements
MATH 165*, 166* (or 161* &162*) hrs
CHEM 115* hrs
ENGL 106*/108*, COM 114* hrs
PHYS 172* hrs
ENGR 131/ENGR 132* hrs
Science Selective* hrs
CGT 163 (Not Required in FYE) hrs
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Total Hours Required hrs
* EAI Courses

6. ME Policies and Procedures
Scheduling Problems
Read Your Purdue Regularly.
MUST CLEAR HOLDS from Registrar’s Office.
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
All courses required for the BSME degree must be taken for a grade, including General Education Electives and the required FREE elective. However, extra courses may be taken Pass (P)/No Pass (NP).

7. 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.

8. 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)
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If Core GPA falls below 2.0
One semester grace period allowed to bring up Core GPA > 2.0

9. How to create your POS
Go to Mechanical Engineering’s website. All information is provided in the “Academics” pull-down menu under “Undergraduate Programs”. Go to Plan of Study link. Find the accurate template that fits your current status.
ME Undergraduate Website

10. 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, 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.

11. Registration Appointment Process (November 2nd – 5th)
Prepare your POS. Be sure you avoid the “Seven Most Common Mistakes in POSs”.
Tomorrow, you will receive an from one of the 5 ME advisors. You need to follow to instructions in the and sign up for a registration time using the link provided in the . Read for detailed instructions. (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.)
Only one chance for an appointment. Arrive to appointment on time. If appointment is missed, you will NOT be able to reschedule your appointment, you will have to contact the advisor to meet later in the semester.
Bring a hardcopy of your POS with you to your appointment.
You will not be seen for an appointment if you don’t have a hardcopy of your customized POS.
*** Are Registration dates: November 1st through November 19th?

13. 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 regularly.