Advising
Advising is a key element in succeeding in the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program.
At first glance the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum for FAMU and FSU students looks quite complicated -- and it is. Your academic advisor will help you select the proper courses in the proper order.
To find your advisor, check the advisor list.
In addition, your advisor can:
- inform you of course availability;
- provide limited career guidance;
- direct you to campus resources;
- periodically assess your graduation readiness.
It is your responsibility to see your advisor EVERY semester:
- One (1) month before the end of the semester is a good time. (Finals' week is a bad time; during the summer or holidays is even worse, and can take up to 3-4 weeks!).
- NO COURSE ADVISING will occur without an advising form or a completed web/email advising request.
- DO -
- call/email your advisor to make an appointment BEFORE you come over to the College of Engineering (CoE). Professors are not always in their CoE office.
- be prepared to discuss your progress in your current classes.
- be prepared to discuss your performance in the previous semester's classes.
- be sure to bring an advising form with you (or you will have to go back to the ME office to get one).
- tell your advisor your plans for the next 6-12 months (classes, internships, activities, etc.).
- DO NOT -
- try to skip seeing your advisor.
- try to "slip something past" another professor (to avoid your advisor).
- drop a course without consulting your advisor.
- You can find your advisor using the Listing of Departmental Advisors.
