As student in Mechanical Engineering you have a number of Advising Options (in sequential order):

1. Your Advisor at the College of Engineering (COE)
   For Freshmen, Sophomores and transfer students, your advisor at the COE will be your best resource regarding courses and degree requirements. They are keepers of your academic record and the primary enforcers of COE's academic policies. They are also your first stop if you wish to file a petition. Each individual student has an advisor at the College - assignments are made alphabetically. If you are unsure of who your advisor is please refer to http://www.me.berkeley.edu/StudentAffairs/CurrentStudents/Undergraduate/UgradAdvisersF11.pdf


2. The ME Student Services Office at 6189 Etcheverry Hall
   This office should be your primary source of department-specific administrative information. If you are not sure if you should come here or go to the COE, you are always welcome to visit us. For a list of individual staff duties, please click on staff names on the right-hand sidebar.


3. Your ME Faculty Advisor
   Faculty advisors for new students will be assigned by the beginning of October and a listing will be available online as well as outside of the ME Student Services office. Faculty are great sources for information regarding classes, research opportunities, and career planning. Furthermore, all ME students for Fall 2009 will be required to get Advisor Codes through faculty advising to sign up for classes for Spring 2010.


4. The Vice Chair for Undergraduate Matters: Prof. Tarek Zohdi
   The Vice-Chair handles all undergraduate student petitions and can serve as a liasion between students and their respective advisors as well as students and the ME Chair. He is also responsible for ME ugrad curriculum and heads the Committee on Undergraduate Study.


5. The ME Chair: Prof. David Dornfeld
   In rare instances when issues cannot be resolved by the Vice-Chair, the ME Chair may become involved.