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Admission into the Professional Program

In the Fall of 1976, the College of Engineering initiated a program that recognized two distinct levels in the program of study leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. Work which is normally completed during the freshman and sophomore year is designated the "Pre-Professional Program." The remainder of the requirements for the degree program constitute the "Professional Program."

The principal feature of the bi-level engineering curriculum structure is that certain admission criteria must be satisfied before credit can be earned in the Professional Program of the Mechanical Engineering Program. These criteria are distinct from the general University requirements; see the Undergraduate Catalog.

Students enter the Professional Program via the Pre-Professional Program normally after their sophomore year. Transfer students could, possibly, enter the Professional Program during their first semester of attendance if the Pre-Professional requirements are met.

Students who have successfully completed the initial program of studies may apply to their department for advancement to the professional program. Prior to admission to the professional program, students are required to demonstrate their intellectual talent, work habits, and professional ethics to warrant acceptance for study toward an engineering or computer science degree.

Hereafter, the term "pre-professional courses" is used for courses required in the first two years of the degree program as specified by the department, and the term "professional courses" is used for courses required in the third and fourth years of the degree program. The professional program includes students who have been accepted by an engineering department into the professional program course sequence. For advancement to a department's professional program, students must meet the following requirements:

Academic performance:
Students must have completed all pre-professional courses with a grade of C or better, complied with the Three-Attempt Rule, and achieved a minimum three-calculation GPA of 2.0.

Limitations on Enrollment:
The University and the College of Engineering reserve the right to limit enrollment in any program, based on the availability of facilities and staff. To achieve such limitations, grade point averages and other measures of student potential beyond the minimum stated above may be applied.

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