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Current Graduate Students

Explore the resources below to learn more about how to navigate the program and get the most from your time in graduate school. Can’t find the answer? Contact the MAE Graduate Office Staff.

Graduate Student Handbook

Key resources for students regarding program timelines, requirements, policies, and expectations. It is a complement to the University Graduate School Handbook which contains the detailed Graduate School policies. Download or print to have a quick checklist of your path through the program.

View the Handbook

MAE Degree Timeline

Navigate your program by viewing your plan at a glance and learning about important degree milestones.

Download the Timeline
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Upcoming Dates & Events

DateEvent
09/04/2025 Fall 2025 POP Back party
10/31/2025 Graduation Application Deadline
09/05/2025 MAE 801 for PhDs: Building Your Professional Development Network
10/31/2025 First Draft due to ETD Reviewer for registered students
09/16/2025 Wellness Day
11/14/2025 Final Error Free ETD Deadline
10/01/2025 Deadline to apply for in-state residency for this semester
11/21/2025 Last week of classes
10/13/2025 Fall Break; No classes (Oct. 13-14)
11/26/2025 Thanksgiving Holiday – No class
10/23/2025 Drop / Revision Deadline
11/28/2025 ETD committee approval deadline

Written Qual & Prelim Exams

Faculty: Submit completed and approved written exams

Submit Approved Exams

Oral Exam Scheduling

Students: Schedule your MS or PhD defense and PhD prelim with the Graduate School

Schedule my Defense or Prelim

Exemption Requests

Request exemptions for program requirements (MAE 801, symposium, course requirements)

Submit my Exemption Request

Other Student Requests

Change of degree, course audit, co-op reports, late arrival letters, deferrals, etc.

Submit my Request

MAE Graduate Student Professional Development and Career Services Hub

Your hub for jobs, internships, fellowships, professional growth, and more.

Visit the Hub
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Calendars and Catalogs

Key Forms

  • Graduate School Forms
    • Includes exam scheduling requests, change of degree, parental leave.
    • All forms should be submitted directly to the MAE Graduate Office, who will obtain necessary signatures

Intake for forms, exams, exemption requests, and equipment requests

  • Submit Written Exams
    • Faculty chairs should use this to submit APPROVED written qualifying and preliminary exams. Written prelims must be submitted before oral prelims can be scheduled.
  • Submit Oral Exam Scheduling Request
    • Students should use this to submit Oral Exam requests (Oral Prelim, Oral Thesis Defense, Oral Dissertation Defense)
  • Submit MAE Exemption and Exception Requests
    • Exemptions for MAE program requirements may be requested for academic reasons or unavoidable conflicts
    • Topics: MAE 801 enrollment, Graduate Research Symposium, technical elective course request
  • Submit Other Student Forms and Requests
    • Submit forms and requests for processing and DGP signature
    • Topics: Change of Degree, Course Audit, CFR letters, Late Arrival letters, Deferrals
  • Equipment request from MAE Graduate Office
    • Requests to borrow equipment for professional activities such as departmental poster sessions

Student Support

  • Campus Resources
    • Many resources are available on campus for those in need, including food support. We’ve compiled some of the key ones here. Information for incident is also provided.
  • Embedded Counselors
    • Mental health is crucial. The College of Engineering has embedded counselors dedicated to supporting engineering students