AU19 Enrollment Guidelines

Be enrolled for AU19 by August 6

We are asking that all students funded by a GRA or Fellowship be properly enrolled for his/her funding type by Tuesday, August 6. If you cannot meet this deadline, inform Mark Cooper(.73) & Mei Wang(.235) and explain your situation.

All students may make online changes to their schedules through the first Friday of AU19, 8/23. See also the semester add / drop dates below.

Funded student enrollment levels

Funded students (i.e., GRA or Fellow): A student's status relative to passing the Candidacy Exam and type of funding dictate the minimum number of credits required to activate funding. Please refer to this AU19 Enrollment Guide (pdf) to keep you above the minimums.

Minimum credits to activate funding in AU19— n e v e r drop below these credits after the 1st Friday:

Post-candidacy = 3 credits (see more detail at the bottom of this page)
Pre-candidacy / MS GRA = 8 credits (if GRA is not administered by the Grad School)
Pre-candidacy / MS Fellowship & Grad School-administered GRA = 12 credits

If your credits drop below the minimum needed to activate your funding, the fees will revert to you and you will be responsible for the cost of enrollment.

See also the semester add / drop dates below.

Self-funded student enrollment levels

Examples include Distance Learning, GEACE, company-funded, etc.

Self-funded students pursuing a Master's degree or who have not yet passed the Candidacy Exam may enroll as needed; you are not required enroll.* PhD students who have passed the Candidacy Exam are required to enroll in a minimum of three graduate credits per term through the term of graduation.

Ref: Enrollment Guide (pdf)

Fee payment deadlines

If you are enrolled in AU19 credits on or before Tuesday, August 13, your AU19 fees must be paid by close of business on August 13. Failure to do so will cause a $200 late payment fee to be applied to your account. If you find it impossible to pay by this date, please email Mark Cooper(.73).
If you enroll on or after August 14, you will have five business days to pay your fees.

* International self-funded students--different visa types may require minimum or maximum levels of enrollment to maintain the visa status. Please consult OSU's Office of International Affairs (OIA) for guidance.

Need permission to enroll in a course?

If you are unable to enroll in a course due to prerequisite issues, please provide Mark Cooper with the following in a single email:

The instructor’s permission to enroll—this can be a forwarded email
Your OSU Student number
Course number
Class number for the specific section of the course in which you wish to be enrolled (be careful to select the class number with the correct “Instruction Mode”, i.e., In-person (meaning on-campus) or Distance Learning (meaning on-line))

MSE & WE graduate elective courses in AU19

MATSCEN 6000 & 7000-level Grad-level courses

6193.01 Practical Scanning Electron Microscopy, 2 cr

NOTE: This course is graded S/U and thus cannot be used to fulfil graded graduate degree requirements.
On-campus: #7576; no online offering
W 10:00-11:50 a.m., meets at CEMAS facility
This is a practical course designed to introduce students to basic operation techniques of the Scanning Electron Microscope. At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of 1) the capabilities of an SEM, 2) the types of samples compatible with SEM analysis, 3) how to prepare samples for SEM investigation, 4) how to obtain quality images from various types of specimens, and 5) how to overcome some of the issues encountered while analyzing specimens. Students who pass this course will be allowed to book time on Quanta SEM at CEMAS after demonstrating practical understanding of sample loading and vacuum pumping systems. Completion of this course does not count as training on more advanced SEMs and techniques, but will allow future SEM training sessions to focus on proper analysis of the students’ samples, as opposed to basic microscope operation.
Prereq: none. Student advisor approval required to confirm that SEM techniques are an important component of their planned research project (provide to instructors on first day of class). MSE 6741 / 6715 are NOT prereqs.

6730, Thermodynamics of Materials, 3 cr--Primary Core

Thermodynamics of mixtures and phase equilibria relevant to metallurgy and materials science.
Prereq: Grad standing or permission of instructor.

6735, Corrosion Science and Materials Electrochemistry, 2 cr

Electrochemistry fundamentals, corrosion thermodynamics and kinetics, experimental approaches, corrosion phenomenology, corrosion control strategies, nonmetallic material degradation, electrochemistry of batteries, fuel cells, and electrodeposition.
Prereq: Grad standing in MatScEn or permission of instructor.

6741, Practical Transmission Electron Microscopy Lab, 1 cr

Transmission Electron Microscopy with emphasis on practical methods.
Prereq: Grad standing in MatScEn or WeldEng; or permission of instructor.

6747, Structure and Defects in Materials, 3 cr--Primary Core

Elements of crystallography, structure and defects in solids.
Prereq: Grad standing in Chem, Engr, or Physics; or permission of instructor.

6756.71, Computational Materials Modeling - Continuum Scale, 1 cr --Secondary Core

Practical computational materials modeling and simulation techniques with focus on methods at the continuum scale.
Prereq: Grad standing in MatScEn or permission of instructor.

6756.72, Computational Materials Modeling - Atomic Scale, 1 cr--Secondary Core

Practical computational materials modeling and simulation techniques with focus on the atomic scale.
Prereq: Grad standing in MatScEn or permission of instructor.

7531, Epitaxial Heterostructures, 2 cr

Science and techniques behind thin film growth and engineering for combining different materials, altering chemical composition at the nanometer scale, while controlling defects and strain. Epitaxial crystal growth will be explained. Students will gain an understanding of the kinetics, thermodynamics, and technology involved in epitaxial heterostructures and self-assembled nanostructures.
Prereq: Grad standing. Cross-listed in ECE.

WELDENG Grad-level courses

Each is offered in an on-campus and online format.

7001, Physical Principles in Welding Processes I, 3 cr--Primary Core course

Study of the application of physical principles in engineering of arc welding processes and equipment.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor.

7012, Resistance Welding Processes, 3 cr

Addresses the fundamentals, theory, and application of Resistance Welding processes, with emphasis on processes, equipment, materials, and quality control.
Prereq: 7002 or 4002, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.

7021, Solid-State Welding/Joining, 3 cr

The welding and joining of materials in the solid state with emphasis on physical processes and metallurgical principles.
Prereq: 7001, 7002, 7101, 7102, 4001, 4002, 4101, or 4102, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.

7023, Brazing and Soldering, 3 cr

Brazing and soldering processes with emphasis on physical and metallurgical principles, materials, design and application considerations.
Prereq: 7101 or 4101, and 7102 or 4102, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.

7102, Welding Metallurgy II, 3 cr

Addresses the welding metallurgy and weldability principles associated with stainless steels, and nickel-base, aluminum-base, and titanium-base alloys.
Prereq: 7101 or 4101, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.

7112, Weldability, 3 cr

Teaches the basic concepts of weldability and focuses on failure mechanisms in welded construction. Failure phenomena that occur during fabrication, repair, and during service are discussed.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor.

7193.02, ("Individual Study") Introduction to Additive Manufacturing, 3 cr

Lecture class, M & W 3:30-4:50 p.m.
On-campus class #: 9997 | online class #: 9375
The field of manufacturing is always evolving. With the advent of digital manufacturing, traditional manufacturing techniques will see the addition of advanced new techniques like additive manufacturing (AM). The most commercially relevant AM process have been leveraging knowledge and experience that have been developed for years for materials welding. Therefore, industry is looking to Welding Engineering professionals to apply their knowledge to this new field. This course offers Welding Engineering undergraduate and graduate students an introduction to AM and the most commonly used processes to better prepare them for the digital manufacturing era.
Prereq: Grad standing

7201, Engineering Analysis for Design and Simulation, 4 cr--Primary Core

Fundamentals of engineering analysis of heat flow, thermal and residual stresses, and fracture and fatigue with applications to design and simulation in welding and manufacturing.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor.

7240, Fitness-for-Service of Welded Structures, 2 cr

The interrelationship of design, fabrication, nondestructive evaluation, fracture mechanics, and reliability concepts in establishing the overall fitness-for-purpose of welded structures.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor.

Time conflict? Do not enroll in online (Distance Learning) courses

Do not enroll in both on-campus and online (DL) credits to address a time conflict.

Time conflict? If an on-campus student has a time conflict between two courses and would like to use recorded lectures to address the conflict, the student must register for only the on-campus sections. To address the conflict, use a Course Enrollment Permission form (pdf) to register the class with the conflict. Take the signed form to the Grad School or forward a scan of the signed form to Mark Cooper who will ask the Graduate School to register the course with a time conflict.

Why? Courses formatted for the two populations (those on Columbus campus and those accessing classes online) are assessed different fees. The fees are triggered based on the "instruction mode" of the course, "in person" or "distance learning". If a student registers for DL and on-campus credits, the student is charged all of the on-campus fees plus the extra DL fees.

Add / Drop dates and other important AU19 dates

OSU students are responsible to adhere to the university’s schedule for the adding and dropping of courses.

Please see the University Registrar Important Fees and Dates

The key dates to keep in mind are:

August 6—Be properly enrolled for your funding type per the enrollment guide.

[August 13—Fee payment date for self or company-funded students.]

August 20 (1st Friday of AU19)—Last day student may make online enrollment changes in BuckeyeLink.
Add and drop credits on-line through the 1st Friday of a term (8/23).

After the 1st Friday, DO NOT DROP ANY CREDITS ONLINE, SERIOUSLY! Talk to Mark first.

Many students, in a well-intentioned desire to adjust their research credits to meet the 18 credit max, drop all 6999 credits after the first Friday thinking that they’ll just re-add the correct number. However, they find they can’t re-add credits without a paper form. This leaves the student in an under-enrolled status and reverts all the fees back to the student [GASP!]

The Fixer. So, after the first Friday, email Mark with your planned schedule changes (with all permissions and class numbers) and he will ask the Grad School to make the adjustments to your schedule.

August 24-30 (4:30 p.m., i.e., through the 2nd Friday)—A course may be added through the 2nd Friday by sending in a single email to Mark Cooper(.73) the following items:

the instructor’s emailed permission,
the course number,
unique class number, and
student's OSU student ID number

Mark will forward your email to the Grad School to ask that they add you to the course.

August 30—Full-term courses added after the 2nd Friday will be assessed a $100 late add fee per course (beginning 8/31). Check with Mark about how to add credits after the 2nd Friday.

Dropping credits (withdrawing from a course)—be sure when dropping credits to not fall below the minimum needed to activate your funding (see above).

September 13—the 4th Friday of the term (9/13)…

drops on or before this date will not be reflected on the transcript.
If dropping a course between the 1st and 4th Fridays (8/23 through 9/13), please send in a single email to Mark Cooper(.73) the following items:
- the instructor’s emailed permission to drop,
- the course number,
- its unique class number,
- student's OSU student ID number

Mark will forward your email to the Grad School to ask that they remove you from the course.

Septmeber 14 through October 25—Dropping credits after the 4th Friday and on or before 4:30 p.m. on the 10th Friday (9/14-10/25) will cause a “W” to appear as the grade for the course (does not have a negative effect on your GPA).

To drop a course during this period, please send in a single email to Mark Cooper(.73) the following items:

your advisor’s emailed approval
the instructor’s emailed permission to drop,
the course number,
its unique class number,
student's OSU student ID number

October 26-December 4—After the 10th Friday (10/25) a student cannot withdraw from a class.

View the Registrar's complete list of relevant AU19 dates (pdf)

Important Misc.

Help! There’s a hold on my account!

Did you click through the Financial Responsibility Statement to release the hold?

The link for this will be on the right side of your Student Center home page, under either the “Holds” or the “To Do” section. View instructions (pdf)

Register with Engineering Career Services (ECS)

Go to ECS site

Engineering Career Services provides information, assistance, friendly support and technology resources necessary for candidates to effectively utilize program services and develop career management skills that last a lifetime. Whether you need a resume consultation, help with job search questions, or assistance with preparing for on-campus interview and recruiting events, we are here to help you!

Welding Engineering Qualifying Exam (PhD)—during 1st year

WELDENG PhD-track students--WHO WISH TO FOLLOW THE PRE-AU19 CURRICULUM--are required to take the WE Qualifying Examination within the first year of starting the PhD program. The Qualifier has a written and oral portion; the written takes the form of a comprehensive proposal and during the oral portion the student presents and defends this proposal.

The student is to petition his/her advisor to take the Qualifying Exam. The petition is to occur no less than four weeks prior to the proposed examination date. The student must also alert the WE Graduate Studies Coordinator of his/her interest in taking the exam. [more]

MSE and WE 7895 Seminar and Colloquium

A note about the class times for MSE 7895 and WE 7895 in the Fall…

WELDENG 7895 will meet Mondays at 2:00 p.m. in ED 111. Occasionally, speakers of interest to both groups of students, WE & MSE, will be scheduled. In such cases the announcement will list the location, probably 264 MQ.
MATSCEN 7895 will meet in 264 MQ M - W @ 4:10-5:05 p.m. and F @ 3:00-5:05 p.m.

Speaking schedules are being developed and will be posted on the MSE Department's Events page.

Candidacy Exam and AU19 enrollment

If you have not passed the Candidacy Exam as of Monday, August 19, please enroll for the pre-Candidacy credit amount, per the Enrollment Guide for AU19. If you satisfactorily complete the Candidacy Exam at any point during AU19, between 8/20/19 and 1/3/20, you will enroll in 3 credits in SP20.

Ref: Enrollment Guide (pdf)

Post-Candidacy enrollment

Three credit rule

After passing Candidacy, the Graduate School requires a student to be enrolled in at least three graduate credits every term through the term of graduation. So, for MSE & WE post-Candidacy (a.k.a. “PCD”) students, the goal is to enroll in three credits; this is the minimum needed to be full-time in post-candidacy and the max that project funding (GRA/Fellowship) must pay.

Typical: 1 cr of 7895 + 2 of 8999

If a post-candidacy student needs to enroll in some other credits—for example a class, IA service, Dissertation Overview, etc.—the student should reduce the 8999 credits in order to get to three total.

Examples:

1 cr 7895 + 1 cr MSE 8000 + 1 cr 8999
1 cr 7895 + 2 cr IA service (6193.01)
1 cr 7895 + 2 cr graded grad course
1 cr 7895 + 3 cr graded grad course *

* Any situation in which a post-candidacy student is enrolling in more than three credits requires prior approval from the student’s advisor (or funding source).

Why—Budgeting for the expenses of post-candidacy students is based on paying for three credits per term. Enrollment at OSU for each credit from 1 to 8 has an increasing, per credit cost (see Fee Tables). If a post-candidacy student enrolls in more than the mandated three credits the funding source is compelled to pay fees for which it may not have budgeted. Unexpected costs may be passed along to the student, so be sure the funding source is willing to pay for additional credits before enrolling.

MATSCEN 8000, MSE Dissertation Overview

Timing--During the MSE Ph.D. student’s fourth year of study--and at least six months before Dissertation Defense--an MSE Ph.D. student is to provide a Dissertation Overview [more].

Post-Candidacy MSE students giving a Dissertation Overview sometime between 8/20/19 and 1/3/20 must register for MSE 8000. This is a one credit S/U “course”, the sole requirement of which is submission of an MSE Dissertation Overview Report form to the MSE Graduate Studies Chair during the term of enrollment. Doing so will allow a grade of S to be posted.

Enrollment in the term of a Dissertation Overview:

1 cr MSE 7895 + 1 cr MSE 8000 + 1 cr MSE 8999

Tips:

Do not sign up if you do not intend to hold your Overview, you don’t want a “U” on your transcript next to Dissertation Overview.
Communicate with the GSC Chair if you’re having a hard time meeting deadlines (no surprises, please).
DO NOT put this off to the term before or the term of graduation!

Watch your campuses!

Probably not a big deal for grad students, but BuckeyeLink/Student Center no longer defaults its searches to Columbus campus courses. Instead, it provides search results for all OSU campuses. Since there are no grad-level MSE or WE courses offered at Lima or Marion, etc. this won’t be a big deal. However, if you take a course in, for example, the Arts & Sciences College, be sure to specify the campus in the “Advanced Search” fields.