Graduate Study -To Do List First Semester - Upon Your Arrival (Year 1) Student ID Card ME Email Account Registration (Every Semester) Meet with Major Field Advisor Confirmation of class schedule Petition to Change Class Schedule (Office of Registrar site) Funding Your Studies (Every Semester) Jobs in ME Application forms for GSI and Readership in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellowship Deadlines and Applications Preliminary Exam (PhD Bound Students) Preliminary Exam Application Prelim Frequently Asked Questions Copies of Old Exams Graduate Student Verification Form Application for Non-Resident Tuition Qualifying Exam (PhD Students) Committee Members Program of Study for Doctoral Candidates in Mechanical Engineering Request for Change in Higher Degree Committee (PDF) Application for Candidacy (Plan B) (PDF) Graduate Student Verification Form Completing Your MS Degree Application for Candidacy for Master's Degree (Plan 1) (PDF) Application for Candidacy for Master's Degree (Plan 2) (PDF) Request for Change in Higher Degree Committee (PDF) Filing Fee Application (PDF) How to Prepare a Correct Title Page for the Masters Report Completing Your Ph.D. Degree Committee Members Request for Change in Higher Degree Committee (PDF) PhD Candidate Seminar Request for Certificate of Degree Completion (PDF) Library Permission Form (PDF) Instructions for Preparing and Filing Your Thesis or Dissertation (PDF)   Note: All Graduate Division forms must be signed by your major field advisor and research advisor in the margin prior to acquiring the authorized signature from ONLY the "Head Graduate Advisor" aka Vice-Chair for Graduate Study. The Graduate Student Affairs Officer will obtain the signature of the Vice-Chair for you and forward the completed form to the Graduate Division. The Graduate Division will return all forms with unauthorized signatures.