Academic Advising | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Academic Advising

For Undergraduates in the MAE Department

Advising Overview

Welcome to MAE Undergraduate Advising. Kindly note that following:

  • General advising is available throughout the semester
  • You may make an advising appointment using the links below
  • Regarding general course advising for the upcoming semester:
    • Email requests for academic hold removal will not be accepted
    • Come prepared with a tentative schedule
    • Course permission information can be found under FAQs

Who is my Advisor?

For Sophomores, Juniors, and Transfer Students

  Ms. Jess Ferrante

For Seniors and Transfer Students

  Prof. Lee

For students in the situations listed below:
  • 3+2 program with NYUCAS
  • BS/MS program

  Prof. Borowiec

Electives

Any course not required for the degree and begins with the prefix AE-UY, ME-U/GY, or ROB-U/GY can count as a MAE Elective. Please note:

  1. Courses that mimic those in the Mechanical Engineering program (e.g., Statics offered by Civil Engineering) cannot be used
  2. MAE Electives can count as either a STEM2 or Free Electives
  3. Courses offered by NYUSPS (School of Professional Studies) cannot be used toward a degree program at Tandon

MAE seniors with a GPA of at least a 3.5 are eligible for graduate courses. If a graduate-level course is applied to satisfy an MAE elective, it cannot be used to fulfill a graduate degree requirement.

STEM2 Electives are satisfied only by the following Tandon courses:

  • Any level 2 or higher course starting with the prefix AE-UY, BMS-UY, CBE-UY, CM-UY, CE-UY, CS-UY, ECE-UY, EG-UY, FIN-UY, DM-UY, MA-UY, ME-UY, MG-UY, PH-UY, ROB-UY, STS-UY, or VIP-UY
  • Any graduate course starting with BE-GY, BI-GY, BT-GY, BTE-GY, CBE-GY, CM-GY, CE-GY, CS-GY, DM-GY, IE-GY, MG-GY, MA-GY, ME-GY, ROB-GY, or TR-GY
  • Any course that satisfies Humanities credit from the prefixes above must be in excess of the NYU Tandon 24 credit Humanities and Social Sciences (HuSS) requirement to be eligible for STEM2 elective credit. Double-counting HuSS credits and STEM2 credits is not permitted.
  • If a graduate course is applied to a STEM2 Elective, it cannot be used to fulfill a graduate degree requirement.

Students must complete at least 24 total credits of HuSS, which includes the first-year writing sequence (EXPOS-UY 1 and EXPOS-UY 22). Of the remaining electives, at least one must be an Advanced Seminar Series course and another must be an Ethics course. Advanced Seminar Series humanities course suffixes end with -UY 4504.

The overall requirement of 24 credits must be met regardless of how the courses add up in credit value. The most current list of Tandon HuSS requirements and courses can be found by clicking on Tandon HuSS requirements, which contains additional information for Tandon Ethics courses and approved HuSS and Advanced Seminar Series courses at various Schools of NYU.

A Math/Science Elective is any Tandon math or science course that is level 2 or higher starting with the prefix BMS-UY, CM-UY, MA-UY, or PH-UY. This elective applies to students who entered Tandon in Fall 2022 or later.

A Physics Elective is any Tandon physics course level 2 or higher starting with the prefix PH-UY. This elective applies to students who entered Tandon in Fall 2022 or later.

A Free Elective is any college level course in any department of the University for which the student has the prerequisites. Free Electives may include internships for credit (CP-UY 2xxx or Study Abroad courses). A total of six internship credits may be applied to the BSME degree. Letter graded and pass/fail approved internship courses are allowable. Note that Tandon students are not allowed to take courses at NYUSPS.

In general, all other Free Electives must be letter graded unless they are graded only as P/F. Tandon students are not allowed to elect the P/F option for an A, B, C, D, F graded course.

If a graduate course is applied to a Free Elective, it cannot be used to fulfill a graduate degree requirement.

Curriculum Pre/Co-Requisite Summary

All courses with descriptions and requirements can be found in the Bulletin. View all requirements for courses contained in the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum.

Tandon Global Study Away Program

The Tandon Global Study Away Program at London provides a curriculum-friendly approach to studying abroad. It's ideal for Sophomores who are considering such an experience. For more information, visit Tandon's Study Away page.

Graduation Checklist

Below are checklists for the curriculum as it existed at various points in time. All of the requirements in a chosen curriculum must be met to earn the degree. By default, students follow the curriculum in effect when they started their first semester at Tandon.

MAE Department Academic Probation/Residency

All MAE majors who started at the School of Engineering during fall 2012 or later are subject to Department level GPA requirements. The School of Engineering has separate GPA requirements related to academic disqualification.

Any student who is academically disqualified from the MAE Department generally has until several weeks before the first day of classes in a subsequent semester to find a new major. If the student does not find or is not accepted by another major by this date, then the student effectively becomes disqualified from the School of Engineering.

In general, the MAE Department requires a 2.5 GPA for students wishing to change their major to MAE. The combined GPA of all completed math and physics courses must also meet the 2.5 threshold.

As part of the MAE Department's residency requirement, all junior and senior mechanical engineering courses must be taken at Tandon (unless the students is part of an approved Study Abroad experience in their junior year). The senior capstone experience must be taken at Tandon.

Frequently asked Questions

Each department administers any permission numbers for their courses. The MAE Department only provides permission numbers for courses beginning with the prefixes AE-UY, ME-UY, and ROB-UY. View the Permission Numbers Contact List for all Departments.

To request permission for MAE courses only, use the MAE Permission Request form.

The only way to drop a class that is a co-requisite to another course is via a paper form process. Please use the Waiver of Co-Requisite Form found on the Registration Forms page

Changes to the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree may occur during your tenure at the School of Engineering. In general, students continue to follow the curriculum in existence during their first semester of attendance.

It is not permissible to mix and match requirements from differing curriculums. Each requirement from a particular curriculum must be met in order to graduate. Please feel free to stop by if you have questions.