Advising & Registration

As a UB MAE student, you have the ability to utilize a variety of advising services. 

1. SEAS Office of Undergraduate Education

SEAS Engineering Advisors are available for Freshman and Sophomore students as well as first semester transfer students. They also assist with areas such as:

• UB Curriculum
• SEAS-wide policies (i.e. Academic review, Admissions)
• University-wide policies (i.e. TAP, Leave of Absense)

2. MAE Department Advising

The Undergraduate Coordinator advises current Junior and Senior MAE students, and assists with:

• MAE course registration issues (see Registration tab)
• MAE-specific policies (i.e. Tech Electives)

The Undergraduate Coordinator does mostly walk-in advising in 251 Bell Hall, but will take advising appointments by request.

3. MAE Faculty Mentors

Faculty mentors assist with questions related to career aspirations, research goals, and graduate school guidance. Students will need to sign up to be assigned an MAE Faculty Mentor.

Included here is a breakdown of electives based on each major within MAE.

Aerospace Engineering, BS

• 1 SEAS Technical Elective: Any 300/400 level 3-credit course that is offered by a department within SEAS can be used as an SEAS technical elective.

Mechanical Engineering, BS

• 3 MAE Technical Electives: Any 300/400 level 3-credit course in MAE that is not a required course qualifies as a MAE technical elective.
• 2 Track Electives: Students will elect to take either the Professional Practice track or the Science and Mathematics track; mixing of tracks is not permitted. You can find a list of courses in the Undergraduate Catalog.
• 1 Applied Math Elective: You can find a list of courses in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (Double Major), BS

• 1 Professional Practice Track Elective: You can find a list of courses in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration BS/MBA

• 3 MAE Technical Electives: Any 300/400 level 3-credit course in MAE that is not a required course qualifies as a MAE technical elective.

Reminder: A maximum of 6 total credits (2 courses) are permitted to count towards degree requirements for informal courses (496/498/499).

If you have completed Junior level MAE courses, and did not complete MAE 277/278, you should replace this course with an SEAS Technical Elective. This is a 3-credit 300-400 level course within SEAS (BE, CE, CIE, CSE, EE, IE, or MAE).

To count as an elective, you must register for 3 credits of MAE 496/498/499. A maximum of 6 total credits are permitted to count towards degree requirements for informal courses (496/498/499). Additional information can be found at the links below.

If you took MAE 177 (Graphics) or EAS 230 (Computer Programming) at another school, you may not have the appropriate software that is required for upper level courses. If this is the case, please review the links below.

• MAE 177 software: Creo Parametric | Additional Information
• EAS 230 software: MATLAB | Additional Information