Professors (in Pittsburgh) may instruct you to pick up or drop off coursework from us during our office hours. We look forward to seeing you, and always remember to bring your student ID!

Homework and other coursework is kept during the term in question. Final exams are kept for one year.

You may send any printing/copying or grade submission requests to ece-asc@andrew.cmu.edu. Please contact the academic services coordinator for incidental requests (e.g., room reservations for grading meetings). Feel free to stop by, or contact us as needed!

If you are interested in proposing a NEW course or updating the information for an existing course (e.g., title, description, prerequisites), please contact the director of advising & academic services. For further course support needs, see additional services.

If you would like further information about the likelihood of clearing an ECE (18-XXX) waitlist, feel free to inquire at ece-waitlists@andrew.cmu.edu. This will not change the likelihood of being enrolled one way or another.

Note that professors and academic advisors do NOT manage ECE waitlists. 

If you are on a waitlist for a course, and enrolling would create a scheduling and/or max unit conflict, then if you clear the waitlist you will receive a timed invitation via email to resolve the conflict(s) and enroll in the course. The invitation window shrinks as the Add Deadline approaches, to a minimum of 24 hours. It is very important to monitor your university email at all times.

You may be on a maximum of five waitlists at any given time. Registration planning (including alternatives for waitlisted courses) should be discussed with your academic advisor.

Feel free to direct student waitlist inquiries to ece-waitlists@andrew.cmu.edu. All ECE waitlists will be cleared on an ongoing basis through the Add Deadline, up to the max enrollment stated in S3 and according to departmental priorities. Waitlists cannot be reordered. If you have questions or concerns about enrollment, please feel free to contact the director of advising & academic services.

The TA application system (TAPS), is turned on for all ECE courses in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley around the time of registration for the upcoming term. You will be notified of this by the academic services coordinator. Students are encouraged to speak with the instructors of the course(s) they are interested in working for, but student applications in TAPS are a necessary first step in the hiring process. Students may submit applications for up to three courses.

*If you have NOT been hired in TAPS, you have NOT BEEN HIRED.* This is equally true for doctoral students doing TI credits.

The TA application system (TAPS) is turned on for all ECE courses in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley around the time of registration for the upcoming term. You will be notified of this by the academic services coordinator. The typical TA-to-student ratio is one TA per 15–20 students. In order to select a TA applicant, click "Request" within TAPS, and the academic services coordinator will then be able to extend an offer. 

If you hire a TI (teaching intern, or a doctoral student receiving credit), you will be expected to provide a letter grade at the end of the term.

If you are interested in having a doctoral student support your course who has already completed both TI requirements, the student is in "TI+" status, and departmental approval must be sought. Please contact the director of advising & academic services in such cases.

If you are a student and/or TA in a lab course, please promptly notify the ECE lab specialist about any equipment issues. It is everyone's responsibility to use the labs respectfully, avoid food and drink, and put everything back as it is found.

Please note that auditing a course is not an alternative to registration. Rather, auditing is an alternative grading option for registered students.

If you wish to audit a course for which you are registered, please contact your academic advisor to submit the appropriate paperwork.

Final exams offered during the official final exam week are scheduled by the Registrar's Office in Pittsburgh. The Registrar's Office optimizes the final exam schedule to ensure minimal-to-no student conflicts. The schedule is published here, around the middle of each term: https://www.cmu.edu/es/grading-and-exams/index.html (PDF along the right-hand side).

Students are expected to wait to make end-of-term travel arrangements until the final exam schedule has posted. If you have a conflict, please follow the guidelines provided here: https://www.cmu.edu/es/grading-and-exams/conflict.html.

Please note that auditing a course is not an alternative to registration. Rather, auditing is an alternative grading option for registered students.

Any registered student who wishes to audit your course should be directed to their academic advisor to begin the necessary paperwork.

All university grading policies, including details for Incomplete grades, are available on this page: https://www.cmu.edu/policies/student-and-student-life/grading.html

The university also provides an Incomplete Grade Agreement form which all faculty are encouraged to utilize in agreeing to grant an Incomplete and in setting expectations for its completion.

Of note is the expectation that the student's work to date has been "of passing quality." Furthermore: "In awarding an I grade, an instructor must specify the requirements for completing the work and designate a default letter grade where no further work is submitted. Students must complete the required course work no later than the end of the following academic semester, or sooner if required by prior agreement."

Instructors should request course pages through the CMU Canvas website and can reach out to the ASC for assistance as needed. The ASC team will have access to all ECE Canvas pages, so we may perform various administrative functions.

This document provides additional instructions that may be useful, especially if you have cross-listed or broadcasted sections: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iev0Ohd7wyzzkQHl4PPW-8NhpBRexZ60WzJMtPvDwUU/edit

Information for grade deadlines and adding proxy access will be sent to you every term by the Registrar's Office and academic services coordinator course support contact.

DIRECTIONS FOR ADDING PROXIES:

1. Go to S3 (https://s3.as.cmu.edu/s3/)
2. Click on the "Registrar" tab
3. Click on the wheel at the far right of your course information
4. Select "Add Proxy"

Final exams offered during the official final exam week are scheduled by the Registrar's Office in Pittsburgh (thus impacting any broadcasted courses with Pittsburgh sections that need a final exam week slot). In order to request a final exam during final exam week, your course must be flagged accordingly in S3 at the beginning of the term. The Registrar's Office optimizes the final exam schedule to ensure minimal student conflicts.

The schedule is published here: https://www.cmu.edu/es/grading-and-exams/index.html (PDF along the right-hand side). A draft schedule will be provided before publishing for students to view, around the middle of each term. Once the days and times are thus finalized, rooms will be assigned and published before the end of the term.

If you are unable to get into HH 1107 or one of the ECE lab spaces, please email ece-asc@andrew.cmu.edu or stop into HH 1113.

For all other classrooms, campus police are the only ones who can assist. You are welcome to contact the ASC, or call campus police directly at 412-268-6232.