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September 2007


Dear Graduate Student,

Welcome to Penn Engineering and the beginning of your graduate student career.

This handbook is for graduate students in PENN ENGINEERING. Since it is your responsibility to fulfill the requirements of your degree, this helps identify those requirements and guide your way toward graduation. You may also find this information online, http://www.seas.upenn.edu/grad/gar.html

Registration consists of several steps, each of which is addressed in this handbook:

(1) Before registration begins, graduate students should understand the specific
Requirements of their
     (a) degree program;
     (b) full- or part-time status; and
     (c) graduate group;

(2) Registration follows the requirements of the student's total academic program;

(3) Correct billing is contingent upon correct registration;

(4) Graduation must be applied for formally in advance of the proposed graduation date.

This handbook is intended to be used with other references such as your individual departmental brochure and handbook. In addition, faculty advisers, Graduate Group Chairs and their assistants, and senior graduate students are excellent sources of information. Additional resources are identified at the end of this booklet as well as on our website, http://www.seas.upenn.edu/grad/.

If you do not find answers to your questions, please come to the Office of Academic Programs at 111 Towne Building and ask.

I encourage all of you to participate in the rich research programs of Penn Engineering. There are abundant opportunities for personalized interaction with faculty through research courses, independent studies, and seminars.

I wish you the best success in your graduate work.


Best regards,
Sampath Kannan
Associate Dean

Created by Elizabeth Gentner, January 15, 2003
Last modified August 1, 2007