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23 23  Academic use is any reservation for an assignment in a **non-research** MEEN course. Research courses must use the pathway for research requests. Academic use is also available to instructors teaching a MEEN course, as long as it is related to that course.** It is the instructor's responsibility to contact RPS Staff within the first 2 weeks of the semester to request credits for their course.**
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25 -* All students with an assignment that uses the Rapid Prototyping Studio will be given credits prior to the start of their assignment. The number of credits will vary depending on expected usage, as agreed between RPS Staff and the course instructor.
25 +* All students with an assignment that uses the Rapid Prototyping Studio will be given credits prior to the start of their assignment. The number of credits will vary depending on expected usage, as agreed between RPS Staff and the instructor.
26 26  * Academic reservations that exceed a student's credit balance must be approved by their instructor in writing, usually via email. Once approval is received, RPS Staff will add an agreed upon number of credits to the student's balance to allow completion of the assignment.
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28 28  == Personal Use (Self-Use) ==
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30 -All students who are actively taking a MEEN course are given an allowance of 15 credits for personal use during that semester. This can be used on any of the machines in the shop.
30 +All students who are actively taking a MEEN course are given an allowance of 15 credits for personal use during that semester. This can be used on any of the machines in the shop, and can also be used for academic assignments
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32 -* To get trained, log in with your NetID and make an appointment using the training slot on our [[reservation system>>url:https://reservations.rapidprototypingstudio.com/schedule.php?]].
33 33  * If a personal reservation exceeds your credit balance, you have a few options:
34 34  ** You can purchase additional credits from our [[online store>>url:https://tamu.estore.flywire.com/products?storeCatalog=5754]]. Credits are non-refundable, but do not expire, except upon graduation. Credits can also be transferred to other students upon request.
35 35  ** On equipment where the reservation includes material charges, you can get a credit discount by bringing in your own material, provided it meets our quality standards for use in our machines. Please note: If you are bringing in your own material, you will need to have RPS Staff manually return the credits to your account balance, and possibly create the reservation for you.