Academic Policies and Procedures

Academic Progress

Stay on Track to Complete Your Degree

Academic Progress and Aid Eligibility
Determining Your Class Rank and Class Year
Calculating GPA (and strategies for raising it)
Grades of D
Grade Appeals
Pass/No Credit Courses
Repeating Courses
Getting Credit for Classes Completed Prior to Enrollment
Dean's List and Honors

Majors and Minors

Tailor Your Program to Get the Degree You Want

Declaring a Major
Minors, Second Majors, Dual Degrees

Scheduling and Course Loads

How to Adjust Your Courses and Timelines

First Semester Scheduling
Degree Requirements
Absences (short- and long-term) and Exam Schedule Conflicts
Credit Loads (part-time or overload)
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Withdrawal (course or semester)
Taking Summer or Winter Courses
Obtaining Special Permission Numbers for Registration Overrides

Admission, Transfers, Dismissal

Special Circumstances for Entering or Leaving the School of Engineering

Probation and Dismissal
Readmission After Dismissal
Transferring Out of Engineering
Re-enrollment into Engineering
Non-matriculating Students
Academic Amnesty

Other Policies