Consulting and Outside Employment

Consulting is a privilege, not a right. We grant this privilege for one of two reasons:

• The consulting task is relevant to the student's thesis work or a Carnegie Mellon research project.

• The student has exceptional financial obligations.

Consulting is normally limited to a maximum of one day per week.

A student who wishes to consult should obtain permission from his or her advisor and the Director of Graduate Programs, and fill out an approval form, available from the Associate Department Head.

We may require that students limit outside employment in order to be in compliance with university rules.