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	Advisor's Role
		When a student is majoring in Industrial Engineering, he or she is assigned a faculty advisor. The advisor: (a) provides information, advice, and recommendations in academic and related areas; (b) directs the students to sources which explain in detail academic regulations, course prerequisites and graduation requirements; (c) helps new students to understand the degree to which one should assume responsibility for one's own program planning; (d) provides vocational guidance and occupational information in one's area of specialty, and (e) refers the student to the appropriate individual, office or agency when further assistance is necessary. The Department Chairperson and the Undergraduate Program Coordinator are also available to students needing information about different curricula and help in forming educational plans. Instructors are usually the best source of help to students having difficulty with particular subjects. Members of the faculty keep office hours and expect students to consult them individually whenever special assistance is needed.   The Department emphasizes that students have the primary responsibility for planning their individual programs and meeting graduation requirements.
	Changes in Schedule
		A change in a student's program may be made with the consent of his or her advisor and department chair. Students may drop a course without penalty up until the official deadline of withdrawal. After the time limit has expired, withdrawal from any course will result in a grade of "F".
	Prerequisites/Corequisites
		Prerequisites are courses or levels of achievement that a student is expected to have completed successfully by earning at least a passing grade prior to enrolling in a course. To be effective for any given semester, prerequisites have been set forth in the University Undergraduate Bulletin and this handbook . It is the student's responsibility to satisfy prerequisites for any course enrolled. Computerized prerequisite searches will take place each semester. Failure to satisfy prerequisites will result in removal from enrollment in the course. Those students who do not meet prerequisite or corequisite requirements should drop the course and add other courses if possible before the add/drop deadline; such students will not be allowed to attend class lectures or take tests. They will receive a grade of "F" if the course is not dropped. Substitutions for prerequisites/co-requisites will generally not be allowed for courses listed in this Industrial and Systems Engineering Handbook.
	Industrial and Systems Engineering Policy on Course Registration
		All ISE students should make an appointment with their advisor before the registration period begins. Prior to the meeting, a registration plan must be completed by filling out the Advisement Registration Form made available in the ISE office. Based on the plan and any recommendations from the advisor, the student will be given their Personal Identification Number (PIN). After gaining advisor approval, students can use the web to enter registration data into the administrative database. Failure to see the advisor or registering without approval may cause unnecessary delays in the student's graduation and the Registrar may be informed to drop such a student from all courses.
	Final Exam Review Policy
		Final exam papers are not returned to the students, but the instructor shall keep the final exam until the first month of the next regular semester. During this period, any student shall have an opportunity to review his/her exam paper. The fact that in some instances it may be impossible to provide a student with the opportunity to review his/her final exam paper is not sufficient to justify a re-examination.
	Behavior and Classroom Conduct
		The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering strives to provide an educational environment conducive to learning, and promotes excellence in all areas of personal and professional development. To help the department attain success in this endeavor, ISE students are expected to be professional and courteous inside and outside the classroom, and should seek to develop collaborative relationships with faculty, staff and other students. Students should understand University policies on academic honesty and disruptive behavior (as published in the Undergraduate Bulletin), as well as the policies specific to their respective course instructors. By following the standards set forth in the Aggie Pride Compact, students will properly position themselves for success.