INTRODUCTION

These information pages were written by materials science graduate students primarily for use by new students. We have experienced the difficulties involved in moving into this program, university, and city, and we would like to make available to you some of what we have learned. We have tried to address questions you may have now or in the near future, so please browse through the PDF handbook (300 KB) and feel free to email any questions to any of the people listed below or to the entire Student Advisory Committee. Please note: we have removed the HTML version of the handbook and replaced it with a PDF file. The links listed below are of interest to prospective or incoming graduate students, and they are included in the PDF document as well. Please let us know if you would like to see any additional links listed, or if have any trouble with the ones that are there.

SAFETY

Safety Department

MSP LINKS

• Terminal MS requirements
• MS and PhD requirements:   Degree requirements for students who matriculated on or after January 2010.
• MS and PhD requirements:   Degree requirements for students who matriculated September 2002 through December 2009.
• Degree Requirements and Curriculum Only for Graduate Students in the Materials Science Program Who Matriculated between September 2000 and June 2002
• Preparing for your RRE/MS Defense (PDF)
• Preparing for your Thesis Proposal/Prelim (PDF)
• Preparing for your PhD Defense (PDF)
• Advisor Approval Verification Form (63 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF)
• Illustrative Ph.D. Curriculum for New Students
• Timeline and critical deadlines for passing your degree milestones (PDF)
• Photo album: MSP graduate students, fall 2011
• Student Advisory Committee members
• Graduate Women in Science
• Energy Hub

GENERAL INFORMATION LINKS

• New Graduate Student Informational Sheet (PDF)
• Information for Campus Visits
• Campus Assistance Center
• Most administrative questions can be directed to Diana J. Rhoads, rhoads@engr.wisc.edu, the administrator for the Materials Science Program (264 MS&E Bldg., 1509 Univ. Ave., 263-1795).

COLLEGE SERVICES

• College of Engineering Services

  The college has a variety of services for industry, government and students to share technology, undertake cooperative projects and enhance engineering education. These offices address issues of diversity, technology transfer and educational development.

HOUSING LINKS

• Housing Listing Service
• University housing

MORE OR LESS ACADEMIC LINKS

• Academic Calendar
• UW Office of the Registrar
• UW timetable
• Tuition information
• Graduate student tuition information
• Office of Fellowship and Funding Resources
• Office of Student Financial Aid
• Bursar’s office
• EASI, or where and how to enter your address information after you register (again, this system may undergo some change during the 1999 Spring semester due to software upgrades)
• Teaching Assistants Association

OTHER LINKS

• Taxes
• Bus schedule
• City of Madison, Wisconsin, rankings: In the 12th annual ranking of the best places to live in America, Madison came out on top for medium-sized city in the Midwest! Madison was ranked #1 in 1996 by Money magazine in its 1996 Best Places to Live listing.