ADMISSION

For pre-department status and admission to the ME major see the Engineering Student Services Office, 1150 Engineering Hall, 608/262-2473 or 608/262-3484.

ADVISING

You have been assigned an advisor (see below), whom you are encouraged to see at any time during faculty office hours. During the 1st week of registration, faculty advisors are available in the second floor mechanical engineering lounge from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm for consultation. However, any ME faculty member can advise you, and you can also visit the Student Services Office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building or to the ME Registrar's Office, ECB 3136. Print a current Degree Audit Reporting System report and bring it with you for advising purposes. Basic curriculum information is contained in the ME Curriculum Flow Chart. You are encouraged to see your advisor about course selection, pre-requisite questions, technical and non-technical electives and career mentoring.

ME = Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Avenue
ECB = 1550 Engineering Drive
ERB = Engineering Research Building, 1500 Engineering Drive
EH = Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Drive

General advising concerning curriculum, registration and courses for all students will be done by the Mechanical Engineering Faculty. Students are urged to contact any of the faculty listed if they are unable to see their assigned advisor in a reasonable length of time. (Effective Fall 1996.)

WEB
REGISTRATION

The registration period typically starts in November for the Spring semester and in April for the Summer and Fall semesters. Students admitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering are eligible to web register for project courses (ME 291, ME 491 and ME 492 or independent study ME 299 and ME 699.

ADDING &
DROPPING
COURSES

You can add courses via the web ("My UW Madison" page) up to the end of the second week of the semester, and you can drop a course using the web up to the end of the ninth week. After these deadlines, you will need to get the proper authorization(s). Forms are available outside of the Student Services Office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building when available or at the website: http://registrar.wisc.edu/forms/student/. Department approval may be obtained in the Student Services Office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building.

DARS
REPORT

Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) reports can be ordered through the "My UW Madison" page on the internet and are sent to your e-mail account. A new DARS report should be printed every semester before registration begins. Use the DARS report and curriculum flowchart as a basis for selecting classes for the coming semester.

TRANSFERRING
COURSES AND CREDITS

For questions concerning the transfer of courses into the University of Wisconsin-Madison, contact Bonnie Schmidt, Engineering General Resources, 1150 Engineering Hall, 608/262-4822. If you have received an Evaluation of Transfer Credit form or are transferring unusual courses from other departments or schools, and have questions concerning mechanical engineering course equivalence, visit ME Student Services, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building, 262-0665 Hobson, ME Registrar, ECB 3136, 263-2893.

STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SCHEDULING

Each student is responsible for arranging a course list that will permit satisfactory progress towards degree requirments and a class schedule that:

• avoids class and final exam scheduling conflicts and
• avoids an excessively demanding final exam schedule and
• verifies registration in chosen classes.

ELECTIVE
COURSES

Not all elective courses are offered every semester. The planned schedule is given in the Schedule of Elective Course Offerings. However, it is important to check with the Student Services Office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building, or the Timetable to ensure that a specific elective course will be taught.

PROJECT &
INDEPENDENT
STUDY
COURSES

To enroll in ME 291, ME 299, ME 491, ME 492, or ME 699, you must:

• Have a 2.5 GPA or a 3.00 for the two preceding semesters
• Find a consenting adviser (visit the Mechanical Engineering Student Services, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building, for helpful suggestions).
• Draw up a tentative title and outline for the study.
• Decide on the number of credits (1-3 crs.).
• File an adviser signed Independent Study Request form with the Student Services Office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building, that will allow you to Web register. (This should be done before the end of the second week of classes.)

SENIOR THESIS

The ME Department's Undergraduate Honors in Research Program allows students to participate in the creation of new knowledge and experience the excitement of the research process. Students in the program write and submit a senior thesis. Admission requirements include:

• At least two semesters completed on the Madison campus with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5;
• Majoring in Mechanical Engineering;
• Approval of an appropriate professor who will serve as the thesis advisor.

The "Honors in Research" designation will be awarded to graduates who meet the following requirements:

• Satisfaction of the requirements for an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering;
• A cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.3;
• Completion of a total of at least 6 credits of ME 489.
• Receive a final grade of at least "B" in ME 489.

PASS-FAIL
OPTION

This is an alternate way to be graded in either liberal or free elective courses. Only two Pass-Fail courses can count towards your degree and you need to file a Pass-Fail form (available on the web http://registrar.wisc.edu/forms/student/). When complete, it is turned in to Room 2630 Engineering Hall. The deadline to file is the end of the fourth week of the semester. See the official College of Engineering Regulations for further information.

AUDITED
COURSES

A student may audit a course only if the instructor consents. Auditors are expected to attend with a reasonable regularity and to participate in the class, as determined by the instructor. Audited courses carry no degree credit and do not count in determining the minimum number of credits permitted in each term. The only valid grade for audited courses is a grade of S (Satisfactory) or NR (No report). A student may change to or from credit to audit only during the first four weeks of classes.

INCOMPLETE

An incomplete may be reported for a student who has carried a subject with a passing grade, but because of illness or other unusual and substantiated cause beyond control has been unable to complete the final examination or some limited amount of term work. A student who stays away from a final examination without proof of being prevented from attending as indicated above will receive a grade of F, N, or U (whichever is appropriate). Even with such proof, if the term work has convinced the instructor that the student cannot pass, the grade shall be F, N, or U (whichever is appropriate).

RESOLUTION
OF AN INCOMPLETE

At the instructor's option, a course marked incomplete may be completed at any time no later than the end of the student's next semester of resident attendance at UW-Madison, or it will lapse into a fail. An incomplete may not be removed after five years of absence from UW-Madison without special permission of the Dean. Such an incomplete remains on the record with a grade of PI and does not lapse into an F, N, or U.

PROBATION

A student is placed on academic probation when that student has, in the semester just completed,

• attained less than a 2.0 GPA; or
• passed less than 12 credits without part-time permission from the Dean.

Once on probation, the student is continued on probation until either removed from probation or dropped.

REMOVAL FROM PROBATION

All of the following requirements must be satisfied for the removal of a student from academic probation.

• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
• A GPA of at least 2.0 for the semester just completed;
• At least 12 credits passed in the semester just completed;
• A total of at least 24 degree credits passed in the two most recent semesters in residence.

DROP

• A student on academic probation will be dropped at the end of any semester for which that student has attained a GPA of less then 2.0 or passed less than 12 credits for a student without part-time permission from the Dean or passed less than 3/4 of the credits attempted for a part-time student.
• A student not on academic probation will be dropped at the end of any semester for which that student has passed less than half of the credits attempted.

RE-ADMISSION

A student who has been dropped for academic reasons may be readmitted by the Dean and their department advisor, only after the student has been out of the College of Engineering for one semester.

GRADUATION

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that graduation requirements have been met. All students should regularly consult their Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) document in conjunction with their advisor to ensure that all the following graduation requirements are being met:

• have fulfilled the published graduation requirements of that curriculum, with all substitutions formally approved.
• have a PCR (point-credit ratio) of at least 2.0 for those semesters and sessions containing the last 60 credits taken at UW-Madison or for all credits taken at Madison if less than 60.
• have departmental PCR of at least 2.0 for all courses taken in the degree-granting department that count toward graduation.
• have completed at least 30 credits in residence in the College of Engineering, including 15 credits of work in the degree-granting department.
• have completed the last two semesters in residence in the College of Engineering as a full-time student.
• have a GPA of at lest 2.0 both for the last semester and also for the combined last two semesters.
• have filed a personal record form with the College of Engineering Career Services Office.

COOPERATIVE
EDUCATION

For information and availability of cooperative education positions in industry, see the Co-op Office, Rm. M1002 ECB (608) 262-5691.

GRADUATE SCHOOL

This slide show describes opportunities for graduate study in mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SCHOLARSHIPS

A large number of scholarships (50 to 80) are awarded by the Department of Mechanical Engineering each year. Beginning in the Spring of 2008, the scholarship application will be on-line. An announcement will be sent to all Mechanical Engineering undergraduates and flyers will be posted to alert students to the availability of the Mechanical Engineering Scholarship application and deadlines. The College of Engineering (Connie Brachman emails undergraduate students for specific scholarships) and the Diversity Affairs Office (2640 Engineering Hall) also have scholarship programs. See them for their specific scholarship information.

FINANCIAL AID

In addition to the campus Student Financial Services Office, the ME department can assist students with student loans from ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). See the department chair, 3065 ME, if you have special financial needs.

WORK STUDY

Faculty often hire undergraduate students to work in their research labs with the pay coming from the Work Study program. Ask individual faculty about this opportunity.

PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES

Students are encouraged to join an engineering professional society. Student run chapters of professional societies for mechanical engineers include:

• American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Society of Quality Control (ASQC)
• Engineers for Environment and Technology (EET)
• Pi Tau Sigma - ME Honor Society for Juniors & Seniors
• Polygon Engineering Council
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Students Uniting Business and Engineering (SUBE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Tau Beta Pi
• UW Technology Club
• National Society of Black Engineers-Wisconsin Black Engineering Student Society (NSBE-WBESS)

For additional information, see the bulletin boards in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Lobby or visit the Student Leadership Center.

DEPARTMENTAL
NEWS

Bulletin boards outside the Student Services Office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building and the ME Registrar's Office, ECB 3136, list curriculum changes, required texts, new courses, projected course offerings, etc. It is good policy to periodically review these bulletin boards.

STUDENT
SERVICES
OFFICE

The ME Student Services Office is located in 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building. Student Services can answer questions about the timetable and proposed class offerings. In the event you are not able to register for a class, Student Services maintains wait lists. It is also a place to report errors in your DARS. Most departmental forms that you will need as an undergraduate in ME are available outside of the Student Services Office (there are some general forms on the web).

OTHER
RESOURCES

The catalogs are also available in the ME Student Services Office or on the web:

• Undergraduate Catalog (www.wisc.edu/pubs/ug)
• Graduate Catalog (www.wisc.edu/grad/catalog)
• College of Engineering (www.engr.wisc.edu)
• Mechanical Engineering (www.engr.wisc.edu/me)

PERSONAL
COUNSELING

To help you identify reasons for poor academic performance, to help you develop better study habits, and to generally find ways to make your college education a more positive experience, you may wish to contact the College of Engineering Counselor, David Lacocque, 115 N Orchard St, Appointments: 608/265-5600. Office: 608/265-5480, Email: delacocque@uhs.wisc.edu. He will have counseling hours on Fridays, noon to 3:00 pm in Rm. M1080 ECB. Schedule an appointment ahead of time.

TUTORING

Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Student Society offers free tutoring in physics, chemistry, calculus and all mechanical engineering required courses. Tutoring is located on the 4th floor of the Kurt F. Wendt Library on a first-come, first-served basis. One-on-one sessions can be arranged between tutors and students as necessary. One-on-one sessions can also be arranged by filling out a Tutoring Request form which can be obtained outside of the Student Services Office, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building, and dropped off in the Pi Tau Sigma mailbox located in the ME lobby. Typical tutoring hours are from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Sunday - Thursday and 9:00 - 10:00 pm, by appointment only. For further information on Pi Tau Sigma, tutoring or other Pi Tau Sigma activities, please visit their website at www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/pitau.

ADMISSION TO
GRADUATE
SCHOOL ON
SENIOR-
GRADUATE
BASIS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison seniors within one (1) to six (6) credits (including incompletes) of graduation, who otherwise meet the requirements for admission with full standing, may apply for a semester's concurrent enrollment in an undergraduate college and in the Graduate School. Application for senior-graduate status must be received by the Graduate School at least six weeks before the student plans to start graduate work. Departmental admission deadlines must also be considered. All Senior-Grads pay graduate fees and are eligible for TA or PA appointements, including tuition remission. They are not eligible for fellowships or research assistantships. All grade points earned as a senior-graduate are counted in the computation of the cumulative undergraduate grade point. The student's program is subject to the regulations and requirements of the Graduate School. Graduate credits will be awarded only if the requirements for the bachelor's degree are completed by the end of the semester of senior-graduate enrollment.

INFORMATION
& SERVICES

Information, Lost & Found for Mechanical Engineering Building, 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building.
Information, Lost & Found for Engineering Hall, Room 1150 Engineering Hall.
Information, Lost & Found for Engineering Centers Building, Room M1080 ECB.

RECYCLING

The University has an extensive recycling program. There are receptacles for recyclable materials throughout the building. Currently, newspapers, office paper, and soda cans/bottles are collected. Please do not throw these materials in the regular trash.

IMPORTANT
ADDRESSES

• Department Chair
  Roxann L. Engelstad
  3065 Mechanical Engineering Building
  1513 University Avenue
  Madison, WI 53706
  608/262-5745
  engelsta@engr.wisc.edu
• Student Services Office
  3182 Mechanical Engineering Building
  1513 University Avenue
  Madison, WI 53706-1572
  608/262-0665
  mestserv@engr.wisc.edu