Student Resources and Advising

• CPB 244 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
• CPB 423/523 Biomechanics
• CPB 482/582 Process Control
• CSE 153 Introduction to C/C++ Programming or CSE 174 Fundamentals of Problem Solving
• CSE 271 Object-Oriented Programming
• CSE 273 Optimization Modeling
• CSE 372 Stochastic Modeling
• ECE 287 Digital Systems Design
• ECE 291 Energy Systems Engineering
• ECE 302 MATLAB and its engineering applications
• ECE 304 Electronics
• ECE 306 Signals and Systems
• MME 331 Advanced Manufacturing and Design
• MME 334 Quality Planning and Control
• MME 337 Manufacturing Automation
• MME 360 Special Topics
• MME 375 Human Robot Interaction
• MME 435/535 Process Engineering
• MME 451/551 Sustainability Considerations in Design and Development

*Students wishing to petition a technical elective course must reach out to their advisor before the course begins*

Students wishing to seek an exception to the requirements for their major course of study are required to prepare and submit a petition for review and possible approval. Exceptions include taking courses at other universities for the purpose of substitution for required MME courses. Students are encouraged to obtain approval for substitution of transfer courses prior to enrolling in the course to be transferred. Visit www.transferology.com to verify if courses will transfer.

Students are responsible for initiating petitions, and meeting with their advisor. The link to the Petition form is below. The Petition Committee meets in a timely fashion and rules on each petition received. The student and faculty are notified of decisions in writing by email. Questions should be directed to the student’s advisor, the petition committee chair, or the department chair.

Submit a Petition to Modify Academic Requirements

Independent study allows you to explore topics beyond the standard curriculum under the guidance of a faculty member. To register, follow these steps:

1. Discuss with your instructor – Decide on requirements and credit hours (1–5 per semester, max 10 per year).
2. Complete and submit the Independent Study form – Fill out your section and get signatures from your instructor and the department chair.
3. Check your schedule – Confirm in Banner Self Service that the course has been added.

All courses that are used to fulfill requirements of the major must be taken for a letter grade, including those in CHM, PHY, MTH, STA, ECE, ENG, and ECO. Courses that may be taken credit/no-credit (C/NC) are Miami Plan electives. For example, the Miami Plan Foundation IIB-Humanities course may be taken C/NC since there is a list to choose from and no specific course is required for any MME major. However, the Miami Plan Foundation IIC-Social Science course is specified to be ECO 201 for all MME majors and must be taken for a letter grade. To receive credit for a C/NC course, you must receive a D- or better. Courses taken on a C/NC basis are not included in your GPA. Miami policy stipulates that no more than 10% of your coursework can be taken C/NC. You must declare your intention to take the course credit/no-credit before 20% of the class meetings have occurred. Visit the OneStop for more information.

Students should be knowledgeable concerning the rules, definitions, and procedures governing academic integrity/academic dishonesty. See the Policy Library for information regarding Miami’s Academic Integrity policy and procedure.

The student grievance procedure is in accordance with MUPIM Section 5.5 and Section 1.7 of the Undergraduate and Graduate Student Handbooks:
The departmental grievance procedure is as follows:

• The student submits a written, dated, and signed complaint to the department chair
• The chair convenes the department academic grievance committee. This committee consists of three faculty members, one of whom is designated as the chair.
• The grievance committee will verify that full discussions among the student, instructor and department chair have been exhausted as a means of resolving the grievance, determine hearing procedures, and hold hearings to determine the facts.
• Committee recommendations will be in accordance with those discussed in Section 1.7 of the respective student handbook.
• The department chair receives recommendations from the committee and communicates them to the student and instructor.
• The department chair maintains communication with the divisional grievance committee, and retains documents of the entire incident.