Advising

Below are the steps for advising and registration: 

1. Check your Registration Information Sheet (RIS) for your registration schedule and for any bars you might have. Non-advising bars, such as financial holds, must be taken care of before you can register in the system.

2. Check the course schedule for courses offered in the upcoming semester.  Approved MS&E program courses will be posted on the TMI website.

3. Discuss appropriate courses with your research supervisor and get his/her approval.

4. Fill out the MSE Advising form with the required information and courses you want to take. The system will automatically route the form to your supervisor, the Graduate Program Coordinator, and the Graduate Advisor.

5. The GPC will check that your courses fit (generally) within your Program of Work. The Graduate Adviser must approve your proposed schedule before your advising bar can be cleared and you can register.

6. Once the Graduate Advisor has signed off, the GPC will lift your advising hold. If you have no other holds, you can now register for courses. Be aware that some courses offered by other departments might require you to contact that department for approval and enrollment.

7. If you are unable to register for the courses you picked and discussed with your advisor, be sure to discuss alternatives with them. If you have questions about how courses would fit in with your requirements, you can also contact the GPC.

Students who have advanced to Candidacy AND passed the Preliminary Oral Exam can skip these steps. The Graduate Program Coordinator will “batch lift” these bars by a set date detailed in the registration email. If after this date, if your bar has not been lifted, contact the GPC. All other holds (financial, paperwork, visa) will need to be taken care of before you can register, even if the GPC lifts your advising hold.