The Honors College Policies
Partnership with the College of Engineering

1. Students in the College of Engineering will receive 7 units of honors credit for design work in their major, awarded at the completion of the degree. For this reason, no Honors contracts will be possible for Engineering courses.
2. Completing ENGR 102H adds 3 units of Honors credit.
3. Completing ENGR 196A adds 1 unit of Honors credit.
4. Completing ENGR 196B adds 1 unit of Honors credit.
5. Completing a senior project adds 6 units of Honors credit. In the senior project final report, the students must annotate their roles in the project and show clearly how their work is above and beyond what is normally expected for a senior design project. The vision is that the additional work should involve more analysis that leads to a better design. The final report will be due with annotations when the design class reports are due and will be evaluated by the faculty member in charge of the design class. The format of the report will be specified by the faculty member in charge of the design class. The instructor may require modifications so any required changes will be communicated to the student in a timely fashion so that they can be included in a final draft. If there is no senior design project, the student must complete an Honors thesis in accordance with the rules of the Honors College. This thesis will count for 6 Honors credits.
6. At least 9 units of Honors credit must be earned outside of the College of Engineering and cannot include credit from AP/IB high school courses. It is strongly suggested that students consider taking Honors sections of English and General Education classes; however Math and Science classes may be used as well.
7. This policy takes effect with the freshman class starting in Fall 2007.
8. The following adjustments in the above policy will be made for transfer students entering The Honors College (standard Honors College credit adjustments for transfer students also apply):
   • entering transfer freshman – at least 6 units of Honors credit must be earned outside of the College of Engineering
   • entering transfer sophomore – at least 3 units of Honors credit must be earned outside of the College of Engineering
   • entering transfer junior/senior – no restriction on Honors credits earned in and out of the College of Engineering