Graduate Student Handbook

Welcome to Penn Engineering!

This handbook is for graduate students enrolled in Penn Engineering. Since it is your responsibility to fulfill the requirements of your degree, this handbook helps identify those requirements and guide your way toward graduation.

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

1. Before registration begins, graduate students should read over and 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 any individual departmental brochure(s) and handbook(s). In addition, faculty advisers, Graduate Group Chairs and their assistants, and senior graduate students are excellent sources of information. Click here for additional resources.

If you do not find answers to your questions, please come to the Academic Programs Office in 111 Towne Building or email Betty Gentner. All of you are encouraged 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.

Table of Contents:

Welcome
Graduate Programs Overview	Master's and Ph.D.
Academic Requirements	Grading Scale Graduation Procedures
Academic Options	Full and Part-Time Study Change of Programs Dual Degree Programs Dual Major for MSE Degree Transfer of Credit The Exchange Scholar Program
Graduate Groups	Graduate Group Requirements Transfer of Graduate Group Graduate Group Contacts
Registration Procedures	Registration Overview 990 Registration (Master’s Thesis) 995 Registration (Ph.D. Dissertation) Course Unit Registration Requirements Auditing a Class Drop/ Add/ Change Period Withdrawal from Courses
Billing and Tuition Fees	Billing and Registration Billing and Financial Aid
Student Code of Conduct and Ethics	Policy