• Spring 2021 Registration Notes

• IE Worksheet 2020

• ME Worksheet 2020

• Materials Engineering Certificate Program

• Independent Study Request

FAQ

• Gen Ed Requirements
  • What is the significance of the AL, HS, SB, AT, G and U designations?
  • How can I find courses which have a specific Gen Ed designation?
  • Are the BS and SB designations the same?
  • What are the I and SI designations?
• Course Prerequisites
  • Can I take a course if I haven’t taken one of the prerequisite courses?
  • Spire lets me register for a course. Does this mean I’ve satisfied the prerequisites and can enroll?
  • What is the difference between a prerequisite and a corequisite?
  • I failed a course last semester. Do I need to change the courses which I registered for during the preregistration period?
• Scheduled Course Offerings
  • The flow chart indicates that I need to take a specific MIE course this semester and it is not available. What do I do?
  • A course which I need this semester is full. What do I do?
  • What should I do if scheduling issues make it impossible for me to enroll for a full slate of courses?
• Alternatives to Previously Approved Electives
  • What courses can be used to satisfy the ME Technical Elective requirement?
  • What courses can be used to satisfy the MIE Elective requirement in the ME degree program?
  • Which courses satisfy the Tech Elective requirements in IE?
  • I’d like to take a course from another department in place of one of the pre-approved electives. How do I obtain permission?
• Advisors
  • How can I find out who my advisor is?
  • I can’t meet my advisor during the preregistration period. What should I do?
• Commonwealth College, Department Honors
  • What is Commonwealth College?
  • How can I find out about Commonwealth College admission and requirements?
  • What is the departmental honors track?
• Independent Study, Theses, Projects
  • What is an independent study?
  • How do I arrange an independent study?
  • Must I be a member of Commonwealth College to undertake an honors thesis?
• Engineering Management Minor
  • How can I find out more about the Engineering Management minor?
• Co-op
  • I’m going on co-op. Do I need to tell someone
  • How do I arrange for a co-op?
  • Can I earn academic credit by going on co-op?