METALS Resources

Follow this procedure

Software for free while you are at CMU Carnegie Mellon provides a number of software that is freely available at https://www.cmu.edu/computing/software/. Software includes MS Office, Adobe CC, Acrobat DC and many other packages. Additional software from SCS can be found here: https://computing.cs.cmu.edu/desktop/os-software including CrashPlan for backups. Access a andrew server virtually with Virtual Andrew: https://www.cmu.edu/computing/services/endpoint/software/virtual-andrew.html

Current students can access the Carnegie Mellon library (https://www.library.cmu.edu/) to see if books for your courses are freely available online. You will need to have an andrew id to download available books. Books that are available online as of this writing include: Other textbooks available (not currently used in courses, but very good resources):

The timeline and instructions for making course changes, including adds, drops, withdrawals, and pass/no pass (P/NP) elections, can be found at https://www.cmu.edu/hub/registrar/course-changes/. This includes instructions for using vouchers to either drop a course or elect to take a course as pass/no pass after the deadlines. To see the current add/drop dates, please refer to the

If you want to take courses that are not in the approved METALS elective list, you must email metals-help@lists.andrew.cmu.edu with the following details: We will check with the Program Director and let you know if the course is approved or not. Taking unapproved electives will not count towards your degree. To graduate, keep in mind that:

Academic Calendar For all semester deadlines, please check the 2024-25 Carnegie Mellon Academic Calendar. Course Questions METALS specific questions?