Instructions for New MIME Graduate Students

Welcome to graduate studies in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering!

We look forward to helping you achieve your professional and personal goals. To prepare yourself to begin your graduate studies at OSU, you should do the following.

1. Follow the instructions that accompanied your letter of acceptance from OSU.

2. Obtain an OSU ID card following the instructions at http://oregonstate.edu/fa/businessaffairs/idcenter.

   The University ID Center is located in room B094 (basement level) of the Kerr Administration Building. For a campus map, see http://oregonstate.edu/visitors/tour/campusmap.htm.

3. Let us know that you have arrived. Check in at the MIME main office (Rogers 204) and give us your name, local address, local telephone number, and e-mail address.

4. Consult the following documents:

• Graduate Student Guide to Success (printed version available at the Graduate School office, 200 Kerr Administration Building)

• OSU General Catalog and Schedule of Classes (printed version of the General Catalog available at the Office of Admissions and Orientation, 110 Kerr Administration Building; and of the current term Schedule of Classes at the Registrar's Office in 102 Kerr Administration Building or the OSU Bookstore in the Memorial Union)

5. If you haven't done so already, visit the following web sites for information about student life at OSU, the Graduate School, and the School of MIME, and for information specific to your program of study:

• Current OSU Students: http://oregonstate.edu/students/

• OSU Graduate School: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/

• Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering: http://mime.oregonstate.edu/degree/graduate/

• Materials Science: http://matsci.oregonstate.edu/

• Degree-specific information and program requirements:

  • MS in Mechanical Engineering
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering
  • MS and PhD in Materials Science
  • MEng in Mechanical Engineering
  • MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering
  • IME Graduate Policy Manual
    (printed version of this IME Graduate Policy Manual available at 102 Dearborn)



6. Get to know the graduate faculty in your program, and meet with faculty whose research and teaching pursuits most closely match your interests:

• Mechanical Engineering faculty

• Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering faculty

• Materials Science faculty

7. Select a tentative list of courses to take this term and ensure (a) that you satisfy the course prerequisites and (b) that no schedule conflicts exist. Then...

• Mechanical Engineering grads: See the lead professor in your concentration area to discuss your course schedule for the upcoming term.

• Thermal Fluids – Dr. James Liburdy
• Dynamics & Control – Dr. Belinda Batten
• Design & Mechanics – Dr. Tim Kennedy



• Materials Science grads: See Dr. Bill Warnes, Materials Science Program Director, to discuss your course schedule for the upcoming term.

• Industrial Engineering grads: See Dr. Logen Logendran, IME Graduate Program Chair, to discuss your course schedule for the upcoming term.

8. Select your major professor. You must select a major professor by the end of your first term in your graduate program.  Find a faculty member whose research and teaching interests are appropriate and who is willing to advise you and supervise your studies at OSU.

9. Develop a tentative program of study.

• Use the above resources and consult with your advisor to create a tentative program of study for yourself.

• Use a copy of the appropriate (ie., MS, MEng, PhD) Program of Study Form to help you organize your program (paper forms are available at the Graduate School, 200 Kerr Adm Bldg).

10. Register for the current term, following the registration instructions in the OSU Schedule of Classes (available in booklet form at the Registrar's Office, 102 Kerr Adm Bldg).

11. New International Graduate Students: Visit OSU International Programs' Orientation and Arrival Information Web site.

12. Attend the events indicated in the following table. Attendance is required for all that pertain to you.

Note: “OSU Graduate School Fall 07 Welcome Orientation,” which was scheduled for Friday, Sept 14, 10 am–5 pm in the OSU MU Ballroom, has been CANCELLED.

13. If you have received a graduate assistantship offer letter from Mechanical, Industrial, & Manufacturing Engineering, please contact Phyllis Helvie at Phyllis.Helvie@oregonstate.edu to schedule an appointment to sign up for payroll etc. Bring the following items to your appointment:

    • OSU picture ID card or picture drivers license

    • Social Security card (if you don't have one yet, Heather will provide information on how to get one)

    • VOIDED check or savings statement

    • For international students only: passport and papers