314A Leonhard Building

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-8063

Welcome to the graduate program in Additive Manufacturing & Design (AMD)!

I’m Jaclyn Stimely, Program Coordinator, and I work with Dr. Simpson, Director of the AMD Program, on
program administration, logistics, policies, and procedures. As such, I’ll work with each of you
individually to ensure that you meet your academic goals through the program, including working to
match you with a faculty advisor, assisting with academic planning, and navigating Graduate School
policies. Below I want to share some important information with you.

Next Step
After you accept the offer of admission from the program, the Graduate School will begin verifying your
eligibility to be admitted to the Graduate School. Once this step is complete (24-48 hours post
acceptance), you will be matriculated and receive an email from Identity Services about activating your
Penn State Access Account. Once you activate your Access Account, it will initiate the activation of your
LionPATH account.

Please note, you may not be able to access some of the below action items until your Access Account is
activated.

Registration
Many students in the MEng AMD program are full-time working professionals, so the typical workload is
1-2 courses a semester. You will register for classes via LionPATH. Course content will be accessed via
Canvas.

For planning purposes, the program is scheduled to offer ESC 545 and IE 527 each fall semester, EDSGN
562 and MATSE 567 each spring semester, and ME 566 each summer semester. For your reference, I
attached my AMD Plan of Study template, which includes an academic plan for completing the program
in 1.5 years or 3 years. These templates are meant to serve as a guide. I am happy to work through an
individualized plan of study with you.

Please be sure to complete your Summer 2019 Pre-Registration Guide found in your LionPATH To-Do’s.
The system will not allow you to register until this step is complete.

Core Courses
The program offers ME 566 each summer, but new incoming students are not eligible for
enrollment as the course has a prerequisite of IE 527.

Colloquium
Colloquium is not offered during the summer semester. You will fulfill your colloquium
requirement (ME 590) either fall semester 2019 or spring 2020.

Electives
We are offering a new elective, AMD 597: Legal Issues with Additive Manufacturing (2 credits).
The course is offered during the 2nd six-week summer session (6/26/19 – 8/7/19). Additionally,
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attached is the approved elective listing for the program. If you wish to take an elective not found on
this list, please contact me for program approval.

SARI@PSU
SARI@PSU is a required responsible conduct of research (RCR) education program for graduate students
at Penn State that must be completed in order to graduate. There are two parts to SARI@PSU:

Part 1: Online CITI Program –Due June 28, 2019. Instructions to access the CITI program are attached.

Part 2: SARI@PSU Canvas Modules – Due July 31, 2019. Instructions to complete the activities are
attached.

AMD Canvas Student Center

The AMD Student Center on Canvas was created to share important program resources, policies, and
procedures with you. Please reference the material and don’t hesitate to contact me with any
questions!

Thank you,
Jaclyn

Jaclyn Stimely
Program Coordinator, Additive Manufacturing & Design Graduate Program
The Pennsylvania State University
College of Engineering
314A Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-8069
 AMD Plan of Study
1.5 years, online, part‐time
Name (Last, First):
9‐digit PSU ID:
Degree:   MEng AMD
GPA:

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS TOTAL EARNED NEEDED Transfer Credits (max 10c)

Core Courses 19 19 0 Course Category Credits
Electives 9 9 0
Colloquium 1 1 0
Individual Study + Pass Paper 3 3 0
TOTALS 32 32 0
Total Transfer Credits 0

Semester 1: Summer Semester 2: Fall Semester 3: Spring

Course Category Credits Course Category Credits Course Category Credits
TBD Elective 3 ESC 545 Core Course 4 EDSGN 562 Core Course 4
TBD Elective 3 IE 527 Core Course 4 MATSE 567 Core Course 4
ME 590 Colloquium 1

Semester Credits 6 Semester Credits 9 Semester Credits 8

Cumulative Credits 6 Cumulative Credits 15 Cumulative Credits 23

Semester 4: Summer Semester 5: Fall Semester 6: 

Course Category Credits Course Category Credits Course Category Credits
ME 566 Core Course 3 AMD 596 Individual Study 3
TBD Elective 3

Semester Credits 6 Semester Credits 3 Semester Credits 0

Cumulative Credits 29 Cumulative Credits 32 Cumulative Credits 32

Semester 7: Fall  Semester 8: Spring  Semester 9: Summer

Course Category Credits Course Category Credits Course Category Credits

Semester Credits 0 Semester Credits 0 Semester Credits 0

Cumulative Credits 32 Cumulative Credits 32 Cumulative Credits 32

CULMINATING EXPERIENCE  GRADES
Type: Paper
Oral Presentation: DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Adviser: ∙ > 30 total graduate credit hours 
Second Reader:     ∙ Including  19 core course credits
Director of AMD:       (EDSGN 562, ESC 545, IE 527, MATSE 567, ME 566)
    ∙ Including  ≥ 8‐9 credits of electives
    ∙ Including  3 credits of individual study/project (AMD 596)
SARI@PSU ∙ Pass final paper + optional presentation
Activity Date # of Hours ∙ 1 credit of colloquium (ME  590)
CITI Online Training ∙ Must complete SARI@PSU
SARI RCR Hour ∙ GPA ≥ 3.00
SARI RCR Hour
SARI RCR Hour
SARI RCR Hour
 AMD Plan of Study
3 years, online, part‐time
Name (Last, First):
9‐digit PSU ID:
Degree:   MEng AMD
GPA:

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS TOTAL EARNED NEEDED Transfer Credits (max 10c)

Core Courses 19 19 0 Course Category Credits
Electives 9 9 0
Colloquium 1 1 0
Individual Study + Pass Paper 3 3 0
TOTALS 32 32 0
Total Transfer Credits 0

Semester 1: Summer Semester 2: Fall Semester 3: Spring

Course Category Credits Course Category Credits Course Category Credits
TBD Elective 3 IE 527 Core Course 4 EDSGN 562 Core Course 4
ME 590 Colloquium 1

Semester Credits 3 Semester Credits 5 Semester Credits 4

Cumulative Credits 3 Cumulative Credits 8 Cumulative Credits 12

Semester 4: Summer Semester 5: Fall Semester 6: Spring

Course Category Credits Course Category Credits Course Category Credits
ME 566 Core Course 3 ESC 545 Core Course 4 MATSE 567 Core Course 4

Semester Credits 3 Semester Credits 4 Semester Credits 4

Cumulative Credits 15 Cumulative Credits 19 Cumulative Credits 23

Semester 7: Summer Semester 8: Fall Semester 9: Spring

Course Category Credits Course Category Credits Course Category Credits
TBD Elective 3 TBD Elective 3 AMD 596 Individual Study 3

Semester Credits 3 Semester Credits 3 Semester Credits 3

Cumulative Credits 26 Cumulative Credits 29 Cumulative Credits 32

CULMINATING EXPERIENCE  GRADES
Type: Paper
Oral Presentation: DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Adviser: ∙ > 30 total graduate credit hours 
Second Reader:     ∙ Including  19 core course credits
Director of AMD:       (EDSGN 562, ESC 545, IE 527, MATSE 567, ME 566)
    ∙ Including  ≥ 8‐9 credits of electives
    ∙ Including  3 credits of individual study/project (AMD 596)
SARI@PSU ∙ Pass final paper + optional presentation
Activity Date # of Hours ∙ 1 credit of colloquium (ME  590)
CITI Online Training ∙ Must complete SARI@PSU
SARI RCR Hour ∙ GPA ≥ 3.00
SARI RCR Hour
SARI RCR Hour
SARI RCR Hour
 AMD Graduate Program Approved Elective Course Listing updated 3/14/2019

Semester Offered*
UP= University Park
WC= World Campus

Sub/ # Course Title Credits Fall Spring Summer

AERSP 597 Advanced Materials for Aerospace Engineering 3 UP
AMD 597 Special Topic: Legal Issues with Additive Manufacturing 2 WC
EDSGN 468 Engineering Design and Analysis with CAD 3 UP UP
EDSGN 547 Designing for Human Variability 3 UP
EDSGN 548 Interaction Design 3 UP
EDSGN 549 Design Decision Making 3 UP UP
EDSGN 558 Systems Design 3 UP
EDSGN 561 Data Mining Driven Design 3 UP
EDSGN 585 Engineering Design Portfolio 1 UP
ENGR 405 Project Management for Professionals 3 UP, WC UP, WC WC
ENGR 501 Engineering Leadership for Corporate Innovation 3 UP, WC UP, WC WC
ENGR 802 Engineering Across Cultures and Nations 3 WC UP, WC WC
ENGR 804 Engineering Product Innovation 3 WC UP, WC WC
ESC 414 Elements of Material Engineering 3 UP
ESC 597.001 Feedstocks for Additive Manufacturing 3 UP, WC
ESC 597.003 Bioprinting 3 UP, WC
IE 479 Human Centered Product Design and Innovation 3 UP, WC
IE 511 Experimental Design in Engineering 3 UP UP, WC
IE 546 Designing Product Families 3 UP
IE 547 Designing for Human Variability 3 UP
IE 549 Design Decision Making 3 UP
IE 550 Manufacturing Systems 3 UP
IE 560 Manfacturing Processes and Materials 3 UP
IE 561 Data Mining Driven Design 3 UP
IE 571 Product Design, Manufacturing Specifications, and Measurements 3 UP
IE 575 Foundations of Predictive Analytics 3 WC WC WC
IE 582 Engineering Analytics 3 UP

*Based on historical course offering data; not a gaurantee that it will be offered.
Note: If you wish to take an elective not on this list, please contact AMDprogram@psu.edu for prior approval
 AMD Graduate Program Approved Elective Course Listing updated 3/14/2019

Semester Offered*
UP= University Park
WC= World Campus

Sub/ # Course Title Credits Fall Spring Summer

IE 584 Time Series Control and Process Adjustment 3 UP
IE 586 Machining Process Design and Theory 3 UP
MATSE 411 Processing of Ceramics 3 UP
MATSE 419 Computational Materials Science and Engineering 3 UP
MATSE 425 Processing of Metals 3 UP
MATSE 427 Microstructure Design of Structural Materials 3 UP
MATSE 430 Materials Characterization 3 UP
MATSE 436 Mechanical Properties of Materials 3 UP
MATSE 440 Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws 3 UP
MATSE 445 Thermodynamics, Microstructure, and Characterization of Polymers 3 UP
MATSE 446 Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Polymers and Composites 3 UP
MATSE 447 Rheology and Processing of Polymers 3 UP
MATSE 501 Thermodynamics of Materials 3 UP
MATSE 503 Kinetics of Materials Processes 3 UP
MATSE 510 Surface Characterization of Materials 3 UP
MATSE 514 Characterization of Materials 3 UP
MATSE 556 Polymer and Composite Materials for Additive Manufacturing 3 UP, WC
ME 405 Indoor Air Quality Engineering 3 UP
ME 445 Microcomputer Interfacing for Mechanical Engineers 4 UP
ME 455 Automatic Control Systems 3 UP, WC
ME 461 Finite Elements in Engineering 3 UP, WC UP UP, WC
ME 480 Mechanism Design and Analysis 3 UP, WC
ME 504 Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics 3 UP, WC
ME 512 Heat Transfer- Conduction 3 UP, WC UP WC
ME 513 Heat Transfer- Convection 3 UP, WC
ME 523 Numerical Solutions Applied to Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Problems  3 UP, WC
ME 555 Linear System Theory and Control 3 WC

*Based on historical course offering data; not a gaurantee that it will be offered.
Note: If you wish to take an elective not on this list, please contact AMDprogram@psu.edu for prior approval
 AMD Graduate Program Approved Elective Course Listing updated 3/14/2019

Semester Offered*
UP= University Park
WC= World Campus

Sub/ # Course Title Credits Fall Spring Summer

ME 560 Solid Mechanics 3 UP, WC
ME 561 Structural Optimization Using Variational and Numerical Methods 3 UP, WC
ME 563 Nonlinear Finite Elements 3 UP, WC
ME 565 Optimal Design of Mechanical and Structural Systems 3 UP, WC
ME 581 Simulation of Mechanical Systems 3 UP, WC
ME 597 Advanced Mathmatics for Engineering 3 UP, WC WC
STAT 500 Applied Statistics 3 UP, WC UP, WC UP, WC
STAT 501 Regression Methods 3 UP, WC UP, WC UP, WC

*Based on historical course offering data; not a gaurantee that it will be offered.
Note: If you wish to take an elective not on this list, please contact AMDprogram@psu.edu for prior approval
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University Park, PA 16802-1412 USA
(814) 863-8069
AMDprogram@psu.edu

SARI@PSU Instructions

Part 1: Online CITI Program

All graduate students are required to complete the CITI program in order to graduate. Please
follow the below directions to access the online training. When complete, please email your
completion certificate to amdprogram@psu.edu.

1. Go to citi.psu.edu
2. Select your appropriate affiliation

3. Log-in using your Penn State access account

4. Select “Add a Course”

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5. Select “I need to take RCR training to satisfy SARI@PSU training requirements, to
satisfy a grant requirement, or for professional improvements”

6. Select “graduate student”

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7. Select “Responsible conduct of research (RCR) course”

8. You will return to the main menu/course listing. Displayed is the RCR course you just
enrolled in. Select this course to begin.

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9. You must read and complete the Integrity Assurance Statement prior to beginning the
course.

10. Complete each required module and one elective module for the course.

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11. At the end of the content for each module, you will be prompted by a link to take the
quiz. Quizzes are short, typically less than 10 questions, but you must complete each quiz
in a single session. You cannot save and return.

If you do not pass the quiz with the minimum score, you will have the option to retake
the quiz. At the end of each quiz, you can take the next module in the course, return to the
module list for the course, or return to the Main Menu.

12. After completing all necessary modules with a passing score, you can view your
completion record by clicking “My Records” from the menu bar. You will also receive
an email with a link to your completion report.

13. Choose “View/Print” to save your completion record as a PDF or choose “Share” to
create a link to your completion record. Email amdprogram@psu.edu either the PDF
version of your completion record or share the link to your completion record in order to
document your completion of the CITI Online Program.

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(814) 863-8069
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SARI@PSU Instructions

Part 2: SARI Canvas Modules

All graduate students are required to complete the SARI Canvas Modules in order to graduate.
Please follow the below directions to access the modules.

NOTE: Do not contact Bonnie Burris for a completion certificate. The AMD program has
access to your progress and module grades to record your completion.

1. Go to canvas.psu.edu
2. Log-in using your Penn State access account
3. On your Canvas Dashboard, select “College of Engr- SARI Training (Canvas) V1”
4. You are responsible to complete the following five SARI modules:
a. Copyright Law
b. Trademark Law
c. Ethics- Academic Honesty
d. Engineers as Social Entrepreneurs
e. Ethics by Sommer

Each module has a video and accompanying quiz. You must watch the video and earn a
passing score on the quiz.

5. Select a module and click the link to watch the video

6. After you watch the video, return to the module list and take the corresponding quiz.

7. Repeat these steps for the remaining modules.