ACADEMIC PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS: BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN ENGINEERING

I. Freshman Engineering is essentially a freshman advising program for students who meet the requirements for admission as an engineering major, but who are not admitted directly to one of the engineering degree programs. Freshman Engineering students may be admitted to the lower division after completing the freshman year of study and meeting these requirements:
  1. Maintain a GPA of at least 2.0.
  2. Achieve a grade of C or better in CHEM 1251 (Formerly CHEM 1101), MATH 1141, 1142, PHYS 2221,ENGR 1100, and EEGR 1102 or MEGR 1102 or CEGR 1102.
  3. Retake (i.e., take again for a new grade) of no more than two courses in mathematics, physics, and engineering. In no case may a single course be repeated more than once (i.e., taken for a grade more than twice) without the Dean's approval.
II. Lower Division is essentially the first two years of study. Although the content is not identical for the three major programs (civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering), the academic progression requirements are the same for all students majoring in engineering (including those who have not declared a specific major):
  1. Maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.0 and an engineering course GPA of at least 2.0.
  2. Achieve a grade of C or better in CHEM 1251 (Formerly CHEM 1101), MATH 1141, 1142, PHYS 2221, ENGR 1100, and EEGR 1102 or MEGR 1102 or CEGR 1102.
  3. Retake a total of no more than three courses in mathematics, physics, and engineering. In no case may a single course be repeated more than once (i.e., taken for a grade more than twice) without the Dean's approval.
III. Upper Division is essentially the last two years of study in an engineering major. There are no undecided majors in the upper division.
  1. A student can be admitted to the upper division from the lower division of a department only upon satisfactory completion of 59 hours of lowerdivision courses including all freshmanyear courses, all required mathematics courses, and all required lower division courses in the major. Consequently, transfer students normally are admitted initially to the lower division of the bachelor's degree program. Also, students who change their major into engineering normally are admitted only to the lower division of the program.
  2. A student in the lower division may, with the approval of the adviser, take no more than 12 credit hours of upperdivision courses. In no case may a student in the lower division take an upperdivision course which has another upperdivision course as a prerequisite.
  3. A student may retake no more than three engineering courses in the upper division. In no case may a single course be retaken more than once (i.e., taken for a grade more than twice) without the Dean's approval.
IV. Discontinuance: A student who is deemed to be making unsatisfactory academic progress will be recommended for discontinuance from the bachelor's degree program. Some of the conditions under which students will be recommended for discontinuance include:
  1. Failure to satisfy the requirements in I, II or III above or to be admitted to the upper division.
  2. Failure to satisfy any prerequisite course after one retaking of that course.
  3. Receiving two F's in any course in the program.
  4. Compiling a grade point deficit of 14 or more in engineering courses.
  5. Two successive semesters with a cumulative GPA of less than a 2.0 in engineering courses
  6. Failure to satisfy the University academic progression requirements.
The procedure for appeal of any discontinuance decision follows the standard policies of the departments of the William States Lee College of Engineering. See the section of this catalog on Academic Policies and Degree Requirements for the regulations and procedures pertaining to readmission.

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