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Frequently Asked Questions about Major Form Preparation
Directions below are for Spring and Fall 2019 graduates only. Starting with Spring 2020 grads we'll have an online graduation application process with minimal paperwork. Details will be available by the start of the Spring 2019 semester.
Note that all major forms must be typed.
- What catalog 一年 should I put 下来 on my major form? What does "catalog 一年 mean?
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It's often best to put 下来 the academic 一年 in which you are graduating.
“目录 一年” means that you are following the approved curriculum of that particular 一年. Technically, you can put 下来 the catalog for the 一年 that you entered 菠菜网lol正规平台 or a California community college (as long as you were continuously enrolled), the 一年 you are finishing, or any 一年 in between. If you wish to take advantage of any of curriculum changes that occurred while you were a student at 菠菜网lol正规平台, you’ll need to put 下来 the 一年 you are finishing. In this case, put 下来, for example, “18-19” if you’re graduating in Spring 2019. (Note that if you put 下来 a catalog 一年 prior to 14-15, you will be required to take four electives – probably not what you want 要做.)
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- I took a bunch of classes at other schools. How do I put these 下来?
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Strike through the class number and name. Right underneath put the name of the class you took along with the number of units and grade, something like this:
Phys 50 Gen Physics: Mechanics 4
Phys*4a Physics for Scientists & Engineers 4 B+
的n at the bottom of the top section where it says “Course taken at”, you’ll put 下来:
*Course taken at Fresno City College
You can use multiple symbols if you took classes at more than 一个 other school, such as
Course taken at *Fresno City College ** Mission College ^菠菜网lol正规平台
Note that you can substitute an 菠菜网lol正规平台 course with a different 菠菜网lol正规平台 course using the 相同的格式. Substituting CE 99 for CE 95 and Engr 11 for Engr 10 are the most common 这种情况.
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- What are ENGR 195A and B? Do I need to take them?
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的se are two 1-unit classes that are used to replace 菠菜网lol正规平台 Studies areas S 和V (i.e., upper division GE) when taken in conjunction with ME 195a and b. 的 Engr and ME 195a and b classes MUST be taken together, and all four classes are needed to replace S 和V. You need a “C” or better in all four to 数 for 菠菜网lol正规平台 Studies credit.
Effective with Spring 2017 graduates, these courses are required. 的 only exceptions are if you took an S or V course prior to Fall 2015 or if you are part of the GTI tour and thus are required to take ME 198. Any other exceptions must be approved by the department chair and are rarely granted. If you have an approved exception, cross out Engr 195a/b on your major form (with no replacement courses underneath), and put a note on your Major Form Checklist why you believe that those courses are waived.
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- 英语1B怎么样? I see that shows up on the major form, and I didn't take an equivalent
course at my community college.
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Most second semester composition classes qualify as a substitute. 这些课程可以 show up under area GE area A3 when taken at a community college. 的 工程 Student Success Center (ESSC) evaluates substitutes for Engl 1B, and if approved in writing by ESSC the ME Department will likewise honor the substitution on your major form. Appointments with ESSC can be made from their website http://chorographer.tb35018.net/essc/ (Note that if they approve an A3 course to substitute for Engl 1b, which falls under GE area C2 at 菠菜网lol正规平台, that does not mean that your class will 数 for GE area C2 – you will must cover that GE area. It means that you have covered the major requirement of a second semester composition class, and you can substitute it on your major form.)
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- I already turned in my major form, and now I want to change my capst一个 design course
或选修课. 我该怎么办??
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Turn in a substitution form, available on the registrar's website. 网址是 在这里找到:
http://chorographer.tb35018.net/registrar/docs/substitution_form.pdf (pdf)Turn the form in at the ME front desk. Do not turn in the form until you are registered in the substituted class.
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- I haven't decided my electives yet. 我该怎么办??
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You need to pick electives to put on your form, but you can change them later using a substitution form, as discussed above.
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- Do my electives have to be in the same area as my capst一个 design course?
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No. 的re is a list of recommended technical electives depending on which capst一个 你选择的课程. 看到我们的 Technical Electives [pdf].
You are welcome to choose electives in different areas of ME – they do not need to be in the same area as your capst一个 course. Other upper division technical courses beyond this list may be acceptable, but make sure to check with an advisor for approval before taking any electives – particularly any outside of ME. Note that ME 157, the capst一个 design course for mechanical system design, has a co-requisite of ME 110 Manufacturing Methods. If you choose ME 157 as your capst一个 design course, then ME 110 must show up as 一个 of your two electives on your major form.
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- Is ME 198 a technical elective? ME 140怎么样?? ME 109?
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No. ME 198 is an 菠菜网lol正规平台 Studies (upper division GE) course. ME 140 likewise does not 数. ME 109 is a somewhat easier version of ME 114 for Computer and Electrical Engineers and thus will not 数 as an elective.
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- Can I take CE 99 instead of CE 95 if I want?
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Effective Fall 2014, you need to take CE 95. If you have a special situation and really need to take CE 99 instead of 95 (typically because of scheduling purposes), see an advisor for approval before you register. While CE 95 and CE 99 both cover introductory statics, CE 95 goes more in depth since it is 3 units instead of two. ce95应该 prepare students better for ME 101 and CE 112, which are typically difficult classes that require a lot of knowledge of statics.
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- I took an Intro to 工程 course at a community college. Will it 数 for GE
区域E?
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No. Instructors had to add new material into ENGR 10 to get it to 数 for E, and that material is not included in equivalent courses at community colleges.
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- I'm a transfer student, and I never took an Introduction to 工程 course. Do
我必须接受它?
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Your advisor can recommend some substitutions. For example, you can also take SCI 75 Life is a Start-Up. This is a 3-unit course that focuses on developing leadership skills, and you will work with leadership coaches from industry. Engr 160SL,其中 is a 1-unit course where you work on design projects to serve the community, can also 被使用. ME also has a class on career planning that will 数 and is highly recommended (this is 一个 of the ME 180 sections offered each semester). See your advisor for other 建议. Note that these classes will NOT 数 for GE 区域E -- only for the major requirement.
Some schools have Introduction to 工程 courses that are not articulated with Engr 10 and are not officially equivalent. 的 工程 Student Success Center will evaluate those kinds of articulations. We may be able to substitute a course that is not officially equivalent to Engr 10. If your substitution is not approved, see the ME Department Chair to see if a substitution may still be OK.
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- My advising report on mysjsu says that I'm missing electives, but I have taken the
two on my major form. Should I be concerned.
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No. This report often is not accurate for technical electives. As long as you have taken the electives on your major form, you are OK. Also, if you started at 菠菜网lol正规平台 before Fall 2014, the system will say that you need 10 units of electives (the old requirement) instead of the current 6. 的 graduation evaluators will go by what was approved on your major form rather than mysjsu.
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- 的 graduation application asks if I have a concentration. Should I put something
下来?
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No. ME has unofficial areas of focus (mechatronics, design, thermal-fluids), but they are not official concentrations recognized by the university and thus will not show up on your diploma.
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