Plan of Graduate Work
All Master of Engineering online students must complete a Plan of Work (POW) upon completion of 15 credit hours, including transfer credits and/or PBS courses.
Steps to Completing a Plan of Graduate Work
- Complete the Plan of Graduate Work form.
- Include all credit hours taken and pending, including transfer credits and PBS courses.
- You must show all 30 credit hours required to satisfy your degree requirements.
- Select an advisor. Your advisor will need to approve your POW.
- Complete the Patent Agreement.
Steps for Submitting a Plan of Graduate Work
- Complete and sign the POW. (If your computer does not accept the signature option. you can type your name in this field.)
- Email the file to your advisor. (Please cc the Graduate Student Services Manager, rfillin@ncsu.edu)
- Ask your advisor to approve and email his/her approval to the Graduate Student Services Manager, rfillin@ncsu.edu.
- Mail the signed Patent Agreement to:
Robyn Fillinger Graduate Student Services Manager NCSU - College of Engineering 113 A Page Hall Raleigh, NC 27596
You will receive an email confirmation when your POW has been approved.
Submitting a POW with Transfer Credits
- Prior to submitting the POW form, you will complete the Transfer Credit form.
- You must include the course syllabus and NCSU equivalent course number.
- You must include a transcript from the University where the course was taken.
- Submit the transfer credit form and supporting documents to Dr. Ezat Sanii.
- Only courses with a grade of B or Better will be accepted.
- You can transfer up to 12 credits.
- Follow the same procedure for completing the POW.
Graduating
At the beginning of the semester in which you plan to graduate, you must contact the Graduate Student Services Manager at 919.515.1818. At that time you will:
- Review your Plan of Graduate Work.
- Submit a Request to Revise POW form if there were any changes to your original POW.
- Complete your graduation paperwork Request for Option B and Diploma Order Request Form.
- Submit by the deadline to the GSSM (usually the third week into classes).
- If you do not submit your graduation paperwork on time, you will not graduate in that semester.
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