The University of Texas - Pan American
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Handbook
Student Advising
Table of Contents
Advising Procedure …………………………………………………………….
Appointment Signup Sheets……………………………………………………
Student Information Form………………………………………………………
Schedule of Technical Electives………………………………………………
University Policies………………………………………………………………
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Advising Procedure
These advising procedures supersede all previous advising instructions (as of March 2007). Please read all of
these instructions.
1. The Department of Mechanical Engineering requires mandatory advising where students meet with the
assigned faculty as shown on the advising poster. Advising assignments are made by the last digit of the
student’s ID number. Please encourage students to be advised by their assigned faculty advisor.
2. Students must make appointments to meet with their advisors during the advisement period. Faculty will
post an advisement signup sheet on their office door throughout the first two weeks of advisement with a
minimum of 50 advisement slots (12.5 hours).
3. Student must complete and save the advising worksheet before coming for advising. The tutorial movie
should answer their basic questions.
http://crown.panam.edu/advising/index.html
4. Students that need a co or prerequisite waiver should request a letter from Dr. Mahdi or Dr. Fuentes who
will approve the request with input from the appropriate faculty member(s). Only under exceptional
circumstances will a pre-requisite waiver be granted.
5. Faculty are encouraged to take advantage of the advisement meeting to student to accomplish the rest of the
student advising objectives (monitoring, mentoring, and information). The advising information form
promotes discussion about student concerns and helps the advisor monitor student performance,
progress, and study habits. Additionally, the questions below may help faculty to break the ice.
Question 1.
Question 2.
Question 3.
Have you thought about what you want to do when you graduate?
When do you expect to graduate?
Do you know why it is important to plan out several semesters in advance in the advising
spread sheet? (Answer: The data is going to a database to help the ME Department schedule
necessary courses for students and balance ME faculty teaching load.)
6. During the advisement meeting, the faculty member and student review the student advising worksheet. The
faculty member saves the approved degree plan with the advisor password on the website:
http://crown.panam.edu/advising/index.html
7. Provide feedback about the advising process to Dr. Mahdi, Dr. Fuentes, or Dr. Crown after the advisement
period for continuous quality improvement. Please keep track of student frequently asked questions and
interests and any other information that may be useful to include in this faculty handbook.
Advisor: Dr.
ADVISING SIGNUP SHEET
Student ID ending with: ___
Please sign up for a 15 minute advising appointment. You must sign up for an advising time at
least one day in advance and submit the advising spreadsheet (www.crown.panam.edu/advising)
prior to your appointment. You may also drop by any time for advising if I am available.
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Advisor: Dr.
ADVISING SIGNUP SHEET
Student ID ending with: ___
Please sign up for a 15 minute advising appointment. You must sign up for an advising time at
least one day in advance and submit the advising spreadsheet (www.crown.panam.edu/advising)
prior to your appointment. You may also drop by any time for advising if I am available.
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Advising Information Form
Last Name:
First Name:
Advisor:
MI:
SID#
Appointment Time:
Questions to ask your advisor (electives, internships, career opportunities, etc.):
Semester (please select one): F
S
SI
SII
Year: 2007
2008
2009
Typical hours per week allocated for studying:
Hours Enrolled:
Current GPA:
x3 =
Minimum hours needed per week for school
FT Job
PT Job
number of hours per week
1) Box in your class schedule in the weekly planner below and indicate the course number in each box.
2) Indicate planned study periods on the planner.
Note: It is recommended that you allocate 3-4 hours per week per credit hour. For example, a student taking
15 credit hours should allocate a minimum of 45 hours/week. The student should then set aside a minimum
of 26 hours/week for studying (45 total hours-13 lecture hours-6 lab hours=26 study hours).
Time
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Degree Plan: Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
2007-2009 Catalog
Dear Mechanical Engineering Faculty,
Below is a list of all the technical elective courses that have been approved by the undergraduate curriculum
committee and that will appear in the next catalog. Starting from this coming fall (semester code 071), the courses will appear
with the course number and title shown in the list below.
Course #
Course Title
073
074
081
082
092
Offered
By
X
Fuentes
Mechanical Vibrations
MECE 4304
Automatic Control Systems
MECE 4305
Vehicle Systems Modeling and Control
MECE 4315
Compressible Fluid Flow
MECE 4316
Introduction to Acoustics
MECE 4320
Introduction to Mechatronics
MECE 4321
Intermediate Mechanics of Solids
MECE 4322
Introduction to the Practice of Finite
Elements
X
X
Fuentes
MECE 4323
Introduction to Combustion Engineering
X
X
Qubbaj
MECE 4324
Energy Systems, Analysis and Design
MECE 4325
Composite Material Design
MECE 4326
Introduction to Ceramics Engineering
MECE 4327
Intermediate Materials Engineering
MECE 4328
Polymer Engineering
MECE 4329
Introduction to Nanotechnology
MECE 4360
Solar Energy
MECE 4380
MECE 4333
Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Design
Introduction to Computational
Biomechanics
X
101
MECE 3385
MECE 4333
X
091
X
Kypuros
X
Kypuros
X
Tarawneh
X
X
X
X
X
Tarawneh
X
X
X
X
Jones
Jones
X
Jones
X
X
X
X
Lozano
Lozano
X
X
Vasquez
Crown
Crown
Freeman
Other
Code Key:
Summer I 2007 = 073, Summer II 2007 = 074, Fall 2007 = 081, Spring 2008 = 082, Fall 2008 = 091,
Spring 2009 = 092, Fall 2009 = 101.
Advisement Information Sheet: Important Policies
Policy
Effective Year
Three-peat
Rule
Fall 2005
* Subchapter F
13.105-13.107
45-hour
Enrollment
Cap
(Includes
drops,
repeats and
withdrawals)
Fall 1999 –
Summer 2006
Effects
1) Classes before Fall 2002 (UTPA term 031) do not count in three peat
calculation.
2) Classes taken during or later than Fall 2002 (UTPA term 031) can
be taken twice within the same institution at the state resident
tuition;
3) The third enrollment to a class taken at the same institution will be
charged a “repeat class fee” in addition to the state tuition.
(UTPA repeat class fee: $100 per credit hour)
1) Students first enrolled in Texas public university or college credit courses
before Fall of 1999 (UTPA term 001) have no enrollment cap.
2) Students first enrolled during Fall 1999 through Summer 2006 have
a 45 hour enrollment cap. The student will be charged additional
fees for those accumulated attempted college credit hours above
the enrollment cap (= required degree plan credits + 45 ).
3) Once the student has exceeded the enrollment cap, he/she will be
charged an additional “Excess Hour fee” for each credit hour:
(UTPA Excess Hour Fee: AY07-08 $84 and AY08-09 $125 per credit hour)
(NOTE: No student will be charged for both “Repeat Class Fee” and Excess Hour
fee for the same course.)
* Subchapter F
13.102-13.104
30-hour
Enrollment
Cap
(Includes
drops,
repeats and
withdrawals)
Fall 2006 Present
1) Students who first enrolled in Texas public university or college
credit courses during Fall of 2006 (UTPA term 071), will have a 30
hour enrollment cap. The student will be charged additional fees for
those accumulated attempted credit hours above the enrollment cap
(= required degree plan credits + 30).
2) Once the student has exceeded the enrollment cap, he/she will be
charged an additional “Excess Hour fee” for each credit hour:
(UTPA Excess Hour Fee: AY07-08 $84 and AY08-09 $125 per credit hour)
(NOTE: No student will be charged for both “Repeat Class Fee” and Excess Hour
fee for the same course.)
* Subchapter F
13.102-13.104
Six Course
Drop Rule
Fall 2007
* Subchapter A
4.10
Seven Year
Catalog
Limit
UTPA 20052007 Catalog
p. 66
College
Catalog for
1998-2000
has expired
1) Applies to students who first enrolled in Texas public university or
college credit courses during Fall 2007 (UTPA term 081).
2) An institution of higher education may not permit an undergraduate
student to drop a total of more than six courses. Includes any
course a transfer student has dropped at another institution of
higher education
3) Concurrent enrollment courses and developmental courses continue
to be under consideration
1) The degree requirements that must be completed for graduation
are those in effect at the time of the student’s entrance or those
provided in a subsequent catalog. In any case, the catalog used to
determine the degree requirements must not be more than seven
years old.
2) The College Catalog for 1998-2000 expired for students who did not
graduate by August 7, 2007. Therefore, students who were under the
1998-2000 Catalog have been automatically moved to the 2000-2002
catalog and must obtain 51 advanced hours for graduation.
* Based on the Texas Coordinating Board Rules Applying to All Public Institutions of Higher Education in Texas. Specifics are
outlined in the Subchapter and the Chapter.Section(s) indicated. More information may be found online:
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Rules/TAC.cfm .