Resources | MechE Master’s Students
Welcome to the BU MechE resources page dedicated to our Master’s students. We have compiled all of the most requested forms and links for your convenience. For general resources, such as student payroll, room access, and what to do if a door is broken, you can click to go to Resources | Students. If there are any forms you wish to have listed here, please let us know. You can also click the link to go directly to all College of Engineering Graduate Student Resources.
You can click to download and save the MechE Master’s Handbook for a handy quick reference. It contains valuable information regarding academic policies, an overview of degree requirements, financial information, graduate student resources, and academic code of conduct.
Please note that students are subject to being removed from a course if not they do not meet the pre-req / co-req requirement, or if they’re not considered a primary cohort (senior standing, registered concentration, etc.).
MS, Mechanical Engineering
Program Planning Sheet (non-thesis) Pre-2024
Program Planning Sheet (non-thesis) Post-2024
Program Planning Sheet (thesis) Pre-2024
Program Planning Sheet (thesis) Post-2024
Graduate Course Offerings | Fall 2025
MS, Product Design & Manufacture
Program Planning Sheet (non-thesis)
Independent Study
MechE Independent Study Proposal Form
Independent Study (ENG ME951) Deadlines | Fall 2025
| Required Paperwork / Important Action Items | Due Date |
| Express interest in independent study with consent of instructor (email mechems@bu.edu) | August 15, 2025 |
| Due to mechems@bu.edu – Independent Study Proposal form, signed by faculty member – Graduate Petition Form, signed by academic advisor – Written (3-5 pp.) proposal |
September 8, 2025 |
| Final deliverable due to mechems@bu.edu along with brief (one-paragraph) description of your overall project and experience with taking an independent study | December 14, 2025 |
Thesis
Thesis Proposal Form
Thesis Defense Form
Important: See the breakdown of the Graduate Program Office’s thesis defense deadlines here.
Thesis Timeline for 1st-Semester Thesis Students (ME & RAS)
| Required Paperwork / Important Action Items | Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 |
| Due to mechems@bu.edu: – Written thesis proposal – proposal form (signed by thesis advisor) |
September 8, 2025 | January 31, 2026 |
Thesis Timeline for 2nd-Semester Thesis Students (ME & RAS)
| Required Paperwork / Important Action Items | Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 |
| Meet with Juliana to discuss second-semester timeline | No later than September 12, 2025 | No later than January 31, 2026 |
| Due to mechems@bu.edu: – Thesis defense form with Sections 1-4 filled and signed – Most up-to-date abstract (Word or PDF) |
No later than 10 days before your selected defense date | No later than 10 days before your selected defense date |
| Last possible day to present defense *it is advised that you defend at least one week before the 12/19 deadline in order to have time for edits or revisions, if needed |
December 19, 2025 | April 17, 2026 |
| Due to mechems@bu.edu: – Thesis defense form with advisor signature and proof of passing grade (Sections 6 + 8) – Signed approval form (provided by library) – Title page (formatted to library guidelines) |
No later than 1 week after you present your defense *ideally, the student will drop off their signed defense form to the MechE office right after the defense has taken place |
No later than 1 week after you present your defense *ideally, the student will drop off their signed defense form to the MechE office right after the defense has taken place |
| Last possible day to submit approved thesis defense to BU Library | January 2, 2026 | April 24, 2026 |