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Policies and Procedures

Preregistration Information for Juniors and Seniors

During preregistration for Fall and Spring Semesters, the preregistration process includes a special step that requires the careful attention of Junior and Senior students in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

This extra step in the registration process assists us in carefully monitoring prerequisites and corequisites for MAE coursework. During preregistration, you are expected to:

• Fill out the appropriate Prerequisite Confirmation Form as needed (See below).
• Submit the completed form to Betty Brown(311 Furnas Hall blbrown .at. buffalo.edu).

Please notice that students who complete preregistration without submission of a Prerequisite Confirmation Form will not have their MAE course schedule finalized and will be administratively dropped from MAE courses at the Junior and Senior level. Also, preregistration each semester includes "gatekeeper" courses in which registration is restricted to students who have completed the Prerequisite Confirmation Form.

For Juniors, these "gatekeeper" courses are:

• MAE 335 (Fall)
• MAE 336 (Spring)

For Seniors, these "gatekeeper" courses are:

• MAE 424 (Fall)
• MAE 451 (Fall)
• MAE 494 S00 (Fall)
• MAE 316 (Spring for AE)

*Note: MAE 416 has been changed to MAE 316 as of Spring 2010.

Betty Brown will force-register students into these courses once their Prerequisite Confirmation Form is received in 311 Furnas. You cannot register into these gatekeeper courses through the normal registration process.

Please note that you should register for all of your other MAE courses in the normal way.

*For Spring 2010 the exception to this is MAE 316. Students who have completed the prerequisite course MAE 415 or who are currently enrolled in it will be able to register with the online process. Transfer students and anyone requesting an exception to the prerequisite will need to complete the form and be force-registered.

Prerequisite and Corequisite Listing

The current list of prerequisites and corequisites for MAE Courses is available here (Excel format). For full course descriptions of MAE courses including prerequisites, see the appropriate Undergraduate Manual or the University Catalog.

Prerequisite Confirmation Forms

Copies of the appropriate Prerequisite Confirmation Forms may be obtained by clicking below:

Semester	Forms (PDF)
Spring	For Juniors
	For Seniors

1. Hard copy forms are also available each semester in the rack outside of the MAE Department Office, 309 Furnas Hall.

More Information

If you have any questions about the Prerequisite Confirmation Form, please contact:

• Dr. Robert Wetherhold
  606 Furnas Hall
  645-3058
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• Dr. John Crassidis
  1007 Furnas Hall
  645-1426
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• Betty Brown
  311 Furnas Hall
  645-2328
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