These standards are supported by university, college and departmental policies. University policy is published in the Schedule of Classes.
Departmental policy is published in departmental advising material.
Engineering students are responsible for reading, understanding, and satisfying university, college and departmental requirements. Upon admission to the university, engineering students are placed in the pre-engineering program. On a competitive basis, students who successfully complete a set of required lower division courses advance to the professional program. The major difference between the two programs is that students in the pre-engineering program may not take upper division courses offered within the College of Engineering. Definitions College academic policies apply to most courses taken to satisfy degree requirements.