The undergraduate curricula in civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. For information on programs in biosystems engineering, please refer to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. All students in the College of Engineering must receive approval of their program of courses from their advisers prior to registration each semester. Updated curriculum check sheets summarizing all of the requirements for each undergraduate curriculum are available in the college's Student Academic Services Office. An orientation session for new students is held each semester before classes begin.
Incoming students receive approval of their program of courses at that time.
Undergraduate Programs Each of the curricula offered by the College of Engineering provides a fundamental science-oriented university education with coverage of communications, the humanities, and social sciences, as well as the basic physical sciences of mathematics, physics, and chemistry. The curricula also encompass engineering sciences common to all engineering disciplines and elective engineering courses that introduce the engineering method of design. As an engineering student on any system campus, students are entitled to benefits such as computer accounts, membership in engineering student clubs, invitations to student events, and scholarship eligibility. Students electing to defer enrollment are required to reenter the Manoa campus within three years of initial acceptance. Tuition and fees are based on the campus attended.