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Undergraduate Fall Newsletter

Office Hours

Located in 648 Benedum Hall, the department's undergraduate administration office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm. Also, faculty have designated office hours for the term.

Semester Deadlines

Add/Drop: Friday, September 11, 2009
Withdrawal: Friday, October 30, 2009

December Graduation Application Information

Planning on graduating this Fall Term - click here for graduation application information. Don't forget to schedule an appointment with Dr. William S. Slaughter to review your folder before the add/drop deadline. Graduation applications are due in the Office of Administration, 749 Benedum Hall, by September 17.

Those of you who are graduating and have completed three Co-op rotations, please submit your Co-op Technical Paper to Shannon Kelley by December 1, in order to have your co-op experience satisfy one technical elective.

co-op education Spring job fair

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
8:30am to 1:00pm
William Pitt Union

For more information, please visit the Co-Op Education Program.

Fall 2009 Job and internship Fair

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
10:00am to 4:00pm
Peterson Events Center

For more information, please visit Career Development.

Departmental seminar

MEMS 1085: Departmental Seminar will begin on Tuesday, September 22 at 11:00am in G23 PUBHL. The course syllabus includes the seminar schedule, seating chart and attendance policy.

If you have a conflict with the seminar, please see Shannon Kelley in room 648 to complete an attendance excuse request by September 11.

Valuable Information for current students

On the resources page, you will find valuable information on topics such as scholarships, co-op program, registration, advisor list, curriculum sheets and university forms. Also, make the most of your undergraduate career by exploring the degree options available to you such as: minors, certificate prgrams, dual degrees, cross-registration, and international opportunities.

Rent a Locker

Give yourself the convenience of having your very own locker! Benedum lockers can be rented and registered at the Engineering Student Council (ESC) office in 120 Benedum Hall. See ESC for rate information.

Course repeat policy

A course resulting in a grade of "C-" or lower may be retaken within one calendar year. When calculating the cumulative GPA, the letter grade assigned for the later course will then replace the previously assigned grade, though the original grade will not be removed from the student's transcript. No sequence course may be repeated for credit after a higher-numbered sequence course has been satisfactorily completed with a "C" or better. For the purpose of this rule, grades "R" or "W" do not count as repeats. Students are only permitted to repeat a course twice.

future-Links

FutureLinks is a comprehensive career management system for internship and job postings (full- and part-time), on-campus student employment listings, upcoming event listings, On-Campus Interviewing and Information Session opportunities, and much more.

Students login to FutureLinks through the my.pitt.edu portal. Under My Communities, select Career Development. Click on the title "FutureLinks" contained in the gold box on the lower right-hand side.

For more information, please visit Career Development.

Engineering Licensure

Are you interested in registering for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam? One of the most important decisions you can make early in your engineering career is to place yourself on a professional course and plan to become licensed as a professional engineer. The licensing of engineers is important to the public sector because of the significant role engineering plays in society. The profession regulates itself by setting high standards for professional engineers. The high standards help protect the public's safety and welfare.

All applicants for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) must submit the required materials by the postmarked deadline of December 1 for the April examination and July 1 for the October examination.

my.pitt.edu

Log onto my.pitt.edu to view your class schedule, account summary, course availability and descriptions, grades, and degree progress report etc... Using PeopleSoft (PDF) instructions can help you navigate your way through the portal.

schedule classes online for spring!

Online self-enrollment for the spring term begins on October 22, 2009. Students are assigned a specific date on which they are eligible to begin registering. Students will have online access to add classes, drop classes, and edit class enrollments.

For more information or questions, please visit MEMS Spring Registration Page

STUDENTS

More than 300 undergraduates, 70 master's students, and 40 PhD students make up the student body.