Maintaining Honors Status
The College of Engineering monitors the academic and curricular progress of Honors students at the end of each spring semester. Listed below are the requirements you will need to meet, depending on your progress through the curriculum. If you fail to meet the criteria at the end of a year, you will loose your Honors Status. You can always earn it back once you meet all criteria again and are back on track for graduating with Honors.
If you are currently not an Honors student, then you should also review the Joining Engineering Honors webpage.
The requirements for maintaining Honors status changed for students admitted Autumn Semester 2021 and later. Please be sure to pay attention to the correct column below depending on when you were admitted to the University:
Year | Admitted AU21 or Later | Admitted prior to AU21 |
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Year 2 |
Students pursuing Honors Contract
Students pursuing Honors Research Distinction
Everybody
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Year 3 |
Students pursuing Honors Contract
Students pursuing Honors Research Distinction
Everybody
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If you are pursuing an Honors Contract, collect verifications from components you have completed during the past year and submit to the Honors Contract advisor. If you have made significant changes to your plan, please enter revisions to your Honors Contract in the Honors Contract Portal. If you are pursuing an Honors Research Thesis, submit an Application for Undergraduate Research, which includes your Honors Thesis Proposal and will be reviewed for possible scholarship support. If you are not yet ready to begin your research project and submit your application by this deadline, you should work directly with the Undergraduate Research Coordinator to adjust your project timeline. |
Graduation |
Students pursuing Honors Contract
Students pursuing Honors Research Distinction
Everybody
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Students completing the Honors Contract must submit final changes in the Honors Contract Portal no later than the 2nd Friday of the semester prior to graduation. Also, final verification for the contract is due no later than the 2nd Friday of the semester of graduation. If an experience for the Honors Contract will still be in progress after the deadline, please contact the Honors Contract advisor and provide an update by the 2nd Friday deadline. Students completing the Honors Research Thesis must submit an Honors Thesis Defense Form and a Final Thesis to the Knowledge Bank no later than four Fridays prior to their commencement date. |
PLEASE NOTE: Starting Autumn 2020, with the exception of first year students, GPA will be checked at the end of Autumn semester and then again at the end of Spring semester. If your GPA falls below a 3.4, you will lose Honors status until it returns to at least a 3.4. For first year students, the first check of GPA won't happen until after Spring semester.