Graduate Student Resources

Graduate Progress Online System Instructions

• Graduate Progress Online System Instructions

ME Graduate Student Handbook

• 2022-2023 ME Graduate Student Handbook

Prospectus Documents

• Prospectus Outline
• Prospectus LaTeX Template
• Prospectus MS Word Template

Dissertation/Thesis Documents

*Graduate Students beginning the dissertation/thesis writing process Fall 2022 or later should follow the new formatting guidelines and use the new LaTex/ Microsoft Word templates established by the College of Engineering.

New Formatting Guidelines and Templates

• Dissertation/Thesis Format Guidelines (NEW)
• Dissertation/Thesis LaTeX Template (NEW)
  
  • Students may choose 1 of 2 LaTeX templates available: 1) Simple or 2) Fancy.
  • The LaTeX version of the college thesis/dissertation template is also available on Overleaf. Overleaf is a cloud-based LaTeX compiler and is an easy was to start using LaTeX and a convenient way to access the college LaTeX template. To access and use the template in Overleaf, you will first need to register (create an account) on overleaf.com.
• Dissertation/Thesis Microsoft Word Template (NEW)

*Graduate Students who began the dissertation/thesis writing process prior to Fall 2022 may continue using the old formatting guidelines and LaTeX/Microsoft Word templates.

Old Formatting Guidelines and Templates

• Dissertation/Thesis Format Guidelines (OLD)
• Dissertation/Thesis LaTeX Template (OLD)
• Dissertation/Thesis Microsoft Word Template (OLD)

Defense Information

• Schedule a Defense
• Defense Outline
• Review ME Graduate Student Handbook (above)

Graduation Information

• 2022-2023 Graduation Deadlines
• MS Graduate Student Exit Survey
• PhD Graduate Student Exit Survey

PhD Qualifying Exam Information and Sample Exams

• Classical Dynamics
• Design
• Fluids
• Heat Transfer
• Material Science
• Mathematics
• Solid Mechanics
• System Dynamics and Controls
• Thermodynamics