University of Illinois t Chicgo 1 College of Contct Informtion: Cmpus Loction: 123 Science nd Offices (SEO) (312) 996-3463 engineering.uic.edu Administrtion: Den, Peter Nelson Associte Den Undergrdute Affirs, Michel McNlln, mcnlln@uic.edu Director of Admissions nd Records, Jmes Muench, jmuench@uic.edu Student Services: 123 SEO Acdemic Advising: 123 SEO (for ppointments) Deprtments: Bioengineering (BIOE), Chemicl (CHE), Civil nd Mterils (CME), Science (CS), Electricl nd (ECE), nd Mechnicl nd Industril (MIE) Introduction (p. 1) Mission of the College (p. 1) Undergrdute Study in (p. 1) Eductionl Objectives (p. 2) Accredittion (p. 2) Degree Requirements (p. 2) Semester Hour Requirement (p. 2) Course Requirements (p. 2) Other Requirements (p. 3) College Policies (p. 4) Acdemic Lod (p. 4) Acdemic Probtion nd Dismissl Rules (p. 4) Chnge of Course Schedule Dropping Courses (p. 4) Chnges within Mjor (p. 4) Clss Attendnce (p. 4) Course Prerequisites (p. 4) Credit/No Credit Option (p. 5) Declring Mjor (p. 5) Double Mjor, Double Degree, nd Second Bchelor s Degree (p. 5) Grdute-Level Courses for Undergrdute Credit (p. 5) Proficiency Exmintions (p. 5) Registrtion Approvl (p. 5) Repet Policy for Stndrd Grded Courses (p. 5) Trnsferring (p. 6) Undergrdute Reserch in (p. 6) Minors (p. 6) Requirements for the Minor (p. 6) Admission to n Minor (p. 6) Minors for Non- Students (p. 6) Minor Ares Outside of for Students (p. 7) Are of Concentrtion (p. 7) Acdemic Advising (p. 7) Advising Policy (p. 7) Acdemic Honors (p. 7) University Honors (p. 7) Den's List (p. 7) Specil Progrms nd Opportunities (p. 7) Coopertive Eduction Progrm (p. 7) The Minority Recruitment nd Retention Progrm (MERRP) Student Orgniztions (p. 7) Introduction The College of offers degree progrms in engineering nd computer science. These degree progrms prepre men nd women for one or more of the mny creer opportunities in the engineering or computer science professions, such s those in design, production, reserch, development, mngement, or sles. An engineering or computer science eduction lso prepres student for further study in medicine, lw, business dministrtion, nd other res. Instruction in the college is complemented by intensive reserch ctivity by most of the fculty. Reserch is directed towrd supporting the eductionl progrms of the college, solving contemporry technologicl problems, nd extending the frontiers of scientific knowledge. This continuing reserch ctivity helps to ensure the integrity nd progressive evolution of instructionl progrms t ll levels. In conjunction with their teching nd reserch, mny of the fculty lso engge in public service ctivities in the community nd in government on the locl, stte, nd federl levels. Mission of the College The mission of the College of t the University of Illinois t Chicgo is to provide the opportunity for ech student to become ll tht he or she is cpble of becoming through excellence in eduction in the three res of teching, reserch, nd service. In the re of teching, the college provides cdemic excellence to its students through ten Bchelor of Science progrms in six deprtments: Bioengineering; Chemicl ; Civil nd Mterils ; Science; Electricl nd ; nd Mechnicl nd Industril. With the chnging dynmics of society, the college continues to strive for excellence nd innovtion in both its instructionl nd reserch progrms. In the re of community service nd s prt of the University s Gret Cities Progrm relted to economic development nd environmentl concerns, the college is continuously strengthening ties with the industril community, especilly the dynmic region of Illinois. Undergrdute Study in A primry gol of the UIC College of is to ensure tht its students re well prepred for: 1. Prctice in the engineering profession; 2. Continued forml eduction t the grdute level; nd 3. Continued eduction to dpt to evolving technologies nd chnging mrkets. College fculty nd dministrtion re continully reevluting nd revising curricul so tht engineering nd computer science degree progrms consistently incorporte the chnges tht re occurring in technology nd society.
2 College of The college ttrcts students nd fculty who represent brod spectrum of ntionlities, cultures, rces, ges, nd genders. Diversity is lso reflected in the number nd types of employment opportunities vilble to students. Are corporte prtnerships support co-op nd internship experiences tht re tilored to individul student needs. Eductionl Objectives The UIC College of offers undergrdute nd grdute students opportunities to join fculty in cutting-edge reserch. In the clssroom, students become fmilir with the fundmentl mthemticl nd scientific principles tht re common to engineering nd computer science disciplines, nd they lern to pply these principles to current engineering nd computer science problems of nlysis, design, nd experimenttion. Through individul nd group projects, students mke use of current techniques, instruments, equipment, nd computers, nd gin proficiency in communicting the results of their work. Study in other disciplines provides students with n understnding of the professionl ethicl responsibilities of prcticing engineers. Students lso hve the opportunity to prticipte in number of the mny on-cmpus student chpters of ntionl engineering professionl orgniztions s wy to supplement their clssroom experiences. In the first two yers, ech student will be required to complete courses in mthemtics, chemistry nd physics (or other science requirements, for computer science mjors), nd University Writing. Beginning in the second yer, the student will strt course work in prticulr mjor tht represents the technicl phse of the student s cdemic creer nd constitutes cohesive progrm of dvnced work in chosen field. Although the course work in the mjor becomes progressively specilized in the junior nd senior yers, ech student is lso required to tke engineering or computer science courses outside of his or her chosen field. A student must lso complete course work in the generl fields of humnities nd socil sciences. Becuse engineers nd computer scientists re no longer nrrow specilists, they must recognize the effects of their work on the generl welfre of society. The humnities/ socil sciences phse of their eduction helps them to become serious contributors to the qulity of life. Requirements for the degrees often include free electives tht introduce flexibility into the curricul. Accredittion Eight undergrdute degree progrms of the College of re ccredited by the Accredittion Bord for nd Technology (ABET) 111 Mrket Plce, Suite 1050 Bltimore, MD 21202-4012 Phone (410) 347-7700 Those progrms receiving pprovl by the Accredittion Commission (EAC) of ABET include bioengineering, chemicl engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electricl engineering, industril engineering, nd mechnicl engineering. The Computing Accredittion Commission (CAC) of ABET hs ccredited the progrm in computer science. Accredittion hs not been sought for two interdisciplinry progrms engineering mngement nd engineering physics. Degree Requirements To ern BS degree from the College of t UIC, students need to complete University, college, nd deprtment degree requirements. University nd college degree requirements for ll College of students re outlined below. Students should consult their deprtment section for dditionl degree requirements. Semester Hour Requirement Degree Progrm School/ Deprtment Degree Conferred Bioengineering Bioengineering BS in Bioengineering Chemicl Chemicl Civil Civil nd Mterils Science Electricl Mngement Physics b Industril Mechnicl b Electricl nd Science Electricl nd Mechnicl nd Industril Electricl nd Mechnicl nd Industril Mechnicl nd Industril BS in Chemicl BS in Civil BS in BS in Science BS in Electricl BS in Mngement BS in Physics BS in Industril BS in Mechnicl Totl Hours Offered jointly with the College of Business Administrtion. Offered jointly with the Deprtment of Physics in the College of Liberl Arts nd Sciences. Course Requirements Generl Eduction Core Generl Eduction t UIC is designed to serve s foundtion for lifelong lerning. Students re required to complete minimum of 24 semester hours in the Generl Eduction Core with t lest one course from ech of the following ctegories: 1. Anlyzing the Nturl World 2. Understnding the Individul nd Society 3. Understnding the Pst 4. Understnding the Cretive Arts 5. Exploring World Cultures 6. Understnding U.S. Society For description nd list of courses for ech Generl Eduction Core ctegory, students should consult the Generl Eduction section of the ctlog. Informtion on meeting the Generl Eduction requirements for ech degree progrm is provided in the College of deprtment sections.
University of Illinois t Chicgo 3 Generl Eduction Proficiencies University Writing Requirement College of students meet the requirement by chieving pssing grde in ENGL 160 nd ENGL 161. Credit for ENGL 160 my be erned on the bsis of score of 4 5 on the AP English Lnguge nd Composition exm, n ACT English subscore of 27 or more, or n SAT Verbl score of 610 or more. Students should consult the Registering nd Enrolling in Courses t UIC nd Acdemic Stnding sections for more informtion on required scores. Orienttion Course Requirement All incoming freshmen nd trnsfer students must tke n engineering orienttion course ENGR 100 during the first or second term t UIC. Stisfctory completion of the engineering orienttion course is grdution requirement. Recommended First-Yer Progrm Orienttion 1 ENGL 160 Acdemic Writing I: Writing in Acdemic nd & ENGL 161 Public Contexts nd Acdemic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry nd Reserch Chemistry ( Science mjors my tke Biologicl 5 Sciences or Erth nd Environmentl Sciences) b Mthemtics c 10 Physics ( Science mjors my tke Biologicl Sciences or Erth nd Environmentl Sciences) /computer course 3 Generl Eduction Core courses 0-6 Totl Hours 28-34 b c ENGR 100 is one-semester-hour course, but the hour does not count towrd the totl hours required for grdution. However, the hour does count in the clcultion of tuition nd towrd full- or prttime enrollment sttus nd finncil id eligibility. The course must be tken in the first or second term t UIC. The norml chemistry requirement is CHEM 112 for students who pss the plcement exmintion in chemistry. Students who do not pss the exmintion my be required to tke CHEM 101. The beginning mthemtics course in the College of is MATH 180 for students who pss the mthemtics plcement exmintion. Students who do not pss the exmintion will be plced in specific preprtory mthemtics courses by the mthemtics deprtment. Other Requirements Course Work Limittions For the degree of Bchelor of Science, minimum of semester hours cceptble to the College of is required for grdution. (See individul mjors for the specific hours required for grdution.) Course work tht duplictes previous credit does not count towrd grdution; no credit is given for course in which filing grde is received. Credit erned in ENGL 050, ENGL 060, ENGL 070 or ENGL 071 does not count towrd grdution in the college, except in the following wy: students my ern 3 semester hours of credit in ENGL 070 or ENGL 071 6 4 nd wiver of ENGL 160 for the term in which they receive written uthoriztion from the Deprtment of English. Credit for grdution is not given by the College of for courses numbered below CHEM 112, PHYS 141, nd MATH 180; such preprtory courses cnnot be used s nonmjor electives or free electives. All courses will be used when determining student s full-time or prttime sttus; for computing grde point verges (except for 000-level courses); nd in determining probtion, dismissl, nd Den s List sttuses. Free Elective Credit Students in some mjors must complete 1 6 credit hours in free elective courses to rech hours required for engineering degrees. These hours re in ddition to specific types of elective groups (humnities, socil science, nonmjor-rubric, dditionl mth, technicl, or re electives). These free elective courses my be technicl or nontechnicl, but remedil or duplictive courses re not llowed. A mximum of 2 semester hours of free elective credit in kinesiology is llowed. Progrms tht hve such free electives re chemicl engineering, computer science, nd engineering mngement. Grde Point Averge (GPA) Requirement In order to receive degree from the College of, student must present minimum grde point verge of 2.00/4.00 in ll work in the mjor. In ddition, the student must stisfy the University requirement of 2.00/4.00 grde point verge in two ctegories: 1. ll work tken t UIC; 2. ll work tken t UIC nd ll other two- nd four-yer institutions combined. Grdution Declrtion/Filing to Grdute Students declre their intent to grdute online using my.uic. The dedline for submission to the Pending Degree List is the end of the third week (fll nd spring) or second week (Summer Session 2) of the term in which grdution is sought. Filure to submit the request t this time my dely the wrding of the degree. A finl review will be mde following the close of the term. If student hs stisfctorily completed ll the degree requirements, the student s nme will be plced on the officil degree list. Enrollment Residence Requirement Either the first 90 or the lst 30 semester hours of degree work must be completed in continuous, uninterrupted enrollment residence t UIC. In ddition, t lest one-hlf of the credit hours required in the student s mjor re of study must be completed t UIC. Concurrent ttendnce t the University of Illinois t Chicgo nd nother collegite institution or enrollment during the summer t nother institution, when pproved by the student s college, does not interrupt the UIC enrollment residence requirement for grdution. Work tken t the Urbn-Chmpign or Springfield cmpuses of the University of Illinois cnnot be used to stisfy this requirement. Credit erned through proficiency exmintions, including credit erned through the College Level Exmintion Progrm (CLEP), UIC extension courses, nd Urbn-Chmpign correspondence courses does not pply towrd nor interrupt the enrollment residence requirement.
4 College of Trnsfer Credit Limittions The College of requires tht of the semester hours needed for the degree, t lest 60 semester hours fter ttining junior stnding must be tken t UIC or nother ccredited four-yer institution; the university enrollment residence requirement (see bove) must lso be stisfied. For most trnsfer students, these requirements men tht dditionl trnsfer credits from junior (or community) colleges re severely restricted or not permitted. Upper-division (300- nd 400-level) courses in ABET-ccredited engineering or computer science mjors cn be trnsferred only from other ABET-ccredited engineering or computer science progrms. This limits trnsfer of credits from junior colleges, U.S. voctionl or technology progrms, nd overses progrms to lower-division (100- nd 200-level) courses. All trnsferble courses must hve grde of C or better in order to be considered for credit towrd degree in the College of. Trnsfer Credit for Continuing Students Continuing students plnning to tke non-uic courses must get prior pprovl from the College of. College Policies Acdemic Lod During the fll nd spring semesters, full-time progrm is 12 to 18 semester hours. More thn 18 semester hours is considered n overlod nd students must seek pprovl by filing petition in 123 SEO. For Summer Session 1 (Four-Week) nd Summer Session 2 (Eight-Week), UIC considers totl ggregte of 6 semester hours s the minimum number necessry to constitute full-time enrollment. Students seeking to tke more thn 9 semester hours during the summer should file petition in 123 SEO. Acdemic Probtion nd Dismissl Rules Probtion Rules 1. Any student whose UIC cumultive grde point verge flls below 2.00/4.00 is plced on 2.25 cdemic probtion. A student on 2.25 probtion is required to ern t lest one B nd no grde less thn C in ech ensuing term until both the UIC cumultive grde point verge nd the totl cumultive grde point verge re bove 2.00/4.00. 2. Any student whose grde point verge for ny term flls below 2.00/4.00 but whose UIC cumultive grde point verge is bove 2.00 will be plced on 2.00 cdemic probtion for the following term. The student will return to cler sttus if grde point verge of t lest 2.00 is erned without ny grde less thn C in the following term. Dismissl Rules 1. A student on cdemic probtion who does not meet the probtionry requirements will be dismissed from the University. 2. A student who fils to mke progress towrd degree my be dismissed. Exmples of filure to mke progress include excessive term deficit points, filure to complete required courses, ccumultion of excessive number of Incomplete (I) grdes, filure to ern credit in ny semester, nd filure to mintin 2.00 verge in the mjor discipline. 3. A student my be redmitted fter the first dismissl with petition nd presenttion of bove-stisfctory performnce in collegelevel courses tken outside of UIC. The non-uic work evluted for redmission my or my not pply towrds UIC degree. However, only in rre cses, student will be redmitted fter the second dismissl. Credit-hour weighted sum of following vlues: A=+2, B=+1, C=0, D=-1, F=-2. Chnge of Course Schedule Dropping Courses Undergrdute students my drop courses using my.uic through the end of the second week of clsses for fll nd spring semesters, the first Wednesdy of Summer Session 1, or the first Fridy of Summer Session 2. During weeks 3 through 10 of the fll nd spring semesters (first Thursdy through the second Wednesdy of Summer Session 1 or weeks 2 through 5 of Summer Session 2), students my drop courses with the permission of their mjor college. If the drop occurs between 0 nd 2 weeks in fll nd spring, there will be no nottion on the trnscript. If the drop occurs during weeks 3 through 10 in fll nd spring (first Thursdy through the second Wednesdy of Summer Session 1 or weeks 2 through 5 of Summer Session 2), W is noted on the trnscript. Undergrdute students my drop mximum of four UIC individul courses tht result in W nottion on their trnscript during their entire undergrdute degree progrm. College of students must submit Lte Drop Petition Form to the COE Front Office, 123 SEO. A student who wishes to drop ll courses must withdrw from the University by completing specil form nd submitting it to the College Office, 123 SEO, by the end of the lst business dy before finl exmintions. The grdes of W for ll courses in the term withdrwn do not count towrds the mximum of four llowed lte course drops. Student cn register normlly in the next term. Chnges within Mjor Chnges within degree progrms re hndled through petitions. A Generl Petition or Petition for Modifiction of Mjor is required when student wishes to chnge contents of mjor. Petitions often require long led-times for processing nd the College Office, 123 SEO, should be contcted for specific instructions. If pproved, the student is sent notifiction by mil or fx. Clss Attendnce In cse of excessive bsences, the course instructor my recommend to the college tht student be dropped from the course. Adverse consequences of such involuntry course drop must be weighed ginst high probbility of filure in the course. Moreover, such involuntry course drops must be within the frmework of four llowble lte course drops by sixth week in fll or spring (between the third Wednesdy of Summer Session 1 nd fifth Fridy of Summer Session 2). Course Prerequisites Some deprtments verify whether students hve listed prerequisites nd my drop students who cnnot provide stisfctory proof of hving completed the prerequisites by first or second week of the term. In other instnces, it is students responsibility to ensure tht they hve the listed prerequisites. It is difficult to perform stisfctorily in most engineering courses without hving the listed prerequisites.
University of Illinois t Chicgo 5 Credit/No Credit Option Certin types of courses my be tken on the credit/no credit option in the College of. In this option, student will be llowed to complete limited number of courses with grde of credit (CR) or no credit (NC) insted of letter grde. Courses below the 200-level, required courses, nd essentil prerequisite courses cnnot be tken s credit/no credit. For detiled informtion on the college s policy on credit/ no credit, the student should inquire in 123 SEO. Students must pply t their college office no lter thn the tenth dy of the term (first Wednesdy of Summer Session 1 or first Fridy of Summer Session 2) to hve course designted for credit/no credit grding option. Declring Mjor All students entering the College of must declre mjor in order to be ssigned deprtmentl fculty dvisor fter the first term. Students must declre their mjors t the time of entry to the college or by the end of their first term. Students cn petition to chnge their mjor by completing form in the college office, but the petition will not be pproved if the intended mjor is oversubscribed nd thus closed. Double Mjor, Double Degrees, nd Second Bchelor s Degree Double Mjor This option is not vilble in the College of. Double Degrees Double degrees re possible for some College of students who wnt to pursue two bchelor s degrees in concurrently. Students must complete minimum of 30 dditionl hours of 300- nd 400-level course work for the second engineering degree. Combintion of degrees tht hve substntil overlp is not llowed. Interested students should spek with n dvisor nd submit petition to College of Office, 123 SEO. Double degrees with nother college re not permitted. Second Bchelor s Degree Students who hve lredy erned bchelor s degree must pply nd be dmitted s n undergrdute to the College of in order to pursue second bchelor s degree. Students must complete ll requirements for the second degree s specified by the college nd the mjor deprtment, including minimum of 30 dditionl hours of 300- nd 400-level course work beyond those required for the first degree. The UIC enrollment residence requirement must lso be met, i.e., the lst 30 semester hours for second degree must be tken t UIC. Combintion of degrees tht hve substntil overlp is not llowed. Grdute-Level Courses for Undergrdute Credit Mny 400-level courses re prt of required or elective courses. Students need specil permission from the college to tke 500-level courses. Proficiency Exmintions Students with nontrnsferble college-level credits in Acdemic Writing, mthemtics, sciences, nd computer progrmming my ern credits through proficiency exmintions, if such exmintions re llowed by the deprtments offering these courses. Registrtion Approvl All incoming freshmen nd trnsfer students need pprovl of college dvisor before registrtion for courses. Such pprovl is typiclly obtined during the orienttion visit to the cmpus. All continuing students need pprovl from their fculty dvisor before registering for courses. Repet Policy for Stndrd Grded Courses Students my repet course to increse their knowledge of the subject mtter. There re circumstnces under which repeting course is dvisble nd to student s dvntge. There re lso circumstnces where repeting course my disdvntge student nd nrrow student s options. Some colleges require students to discuss ny pln to repet course with their cdemic dvisor before they register to repet the course. Courses with A or B grdes my not be repeted. Normlly, courses with C grde my not be repeted. Courses with D or F grdes my be repeted once without written permission. In ll cses, the originl grde for the course nd the grde for ech repet will pper on the trnscript. The originl grde will be clculted into the grde point verge, unless the student initites request for Repeting Course with Grde Point Averge Reclcultion s described below. Only one registrtion for the course counts towrd the totl number of credits required for grdution. A course cnnot be repeted fter receiving credit in course for which the repet course is prerequisite. To repet course more thn once requires written permission from the student s college den. Students who hve been dismissed my not ppel on the grounds of intention to repet courses. Certin courses my not be repeted; students should consult their college before repeting course. Repeting Course with Grde Point Averge Reclcultion Importnt Note: Grde point verge reclcultion for repeted course is not utomtic. The student must initite request in the college office s outlined below. For the grde point verge reclcultion policy to pply, student must declre to his or her college the intent to repet course for chnge of grde. Students must submit this request to their college before the end of the officil dd/drop period, no lter thn the second Fridy of the fll nd spring semesters, the first Wednesdy of Summer Session 1, or the first Fridy of Summer Session 2. The course must be repeted within three semesters of the receipt of the originl grde, nd it must be tken t UIC. Only one registrtion for the course counts towrd the totl number of credits required for grdution. Undergrdute students re llowed grde point verge reclcultion in up to four repeted courses. Under the course repet policy, ll courses tken nd their grdes pper on the trnscript in the semester in which they were tken. Under the grde point verge reclcultion policy, the grde erned the first time the course is tken will be dropped from the clcultion of the cumultive GPA nd the grde(s) erned when the course is repeted will be used in the clcultion. This rule holds, even if the second grde is lower thn the first. If course is repeted more thn once, the first grde is not counted in the GPA, but ll other grdes for tht course re clculted in the cumultive GPA.
6 College of Trnsferring Intercollege Trnsfer Students Students enrolled in other UIC colleges who wish to trnsfer to the College of my pply t ny time during the regulr semester; see the Trnsfer Students from Other Colleges nd Universities section below for specific requirements. Trnsfer Students from Other Colleges nd Universities The College of dmits qulified trnsfer students from ccredited institutions. Depending upon spce vilbility, dmission preference will be given to individuls who qulify s Illinois residents s determined by the University (see Regultions Governing the Determintion of Stte Residence Sttus for Admission nd Assessment of Student Tuition). Generlly 60 semester hours (90 qurter hours) of trnsfer work must include English, mth, nd science courses listed below for dmission. Exceptionl students who hve completed most of these listed English, mth, nd science courses my be dmitted even if they hve not completed 60 semester hours by the time of entry to the college. The college will consider residents of the stte of Illinois who hve trnsfer grde point verge of t lest 2.50/4.00 in mth/ science/technicl courses s well s on cumultive bsis. Out-of-stte residents must hve minimum trnsfer GPA (mth/science/technicl nd cumultive) of 2.50/4.00 nd interntionl students tht of 2.75/4.00 to be considered for dmission. Admission criteri my vry for different progrms. Meeting the minimum criteri does not gurntee dmission due to limited spce vilbility. All trnsfer pplicnts should complete the following course work by the time of entry to the College of : 1. Acdemic Writing (two courses). 2. Chemistry, equivlent to CHEM 112 t UIC. ( Science students my substitute Biologicl Sciences or Erth nd Environmentl Sciences.) 3. Physics for engineers, emphsizing mechnics, electricity, nd mgnetism (with clculus s prerequisite). ( Science students my substitute Biologicl Sciences or Erth nd Environmentl Sciences.) 4. Mthemtics through differentil equtions. All trnsferble courses must hve grde of C or better in order to be considered for credit towrd degree in the College of. See the Admissions section for ppliction dedline dtes nd other procedures for trnsfer students. Trnsferring Out of the College Since procedures for chnging colleges differ mong the undergrdute colleges, student should inquire in 123 SEO for proper instructions. Undergrdute Reserch in Severl engineering mjors llow undergrdute reserch within respective engineering deprtments s technicl electives if certin eligibility criteri re met. Prior pprovl of reserch topic nd scope by fculty dvisor nd the director of undergrdute studies is required; specil forms re vilble online nd t the college office. Submission of copies of finl report to the deprtment nd college offices is lso required before undergrdute reserch credits cn be pplied for the degree. Minors Although minor is not required, student my elect to complete one or more minors. The College of will cknowledge, on student s trnscript, the successful completion of minor offered by ny engineering progrm in the college for which the student is eligible to enroll nd for which the student meets the requirements for the minor listed below. The number of semester hours required for the minor vries by the field of speciliztion. Minors offered by the College of include: Minor School/Deprtment Hours Bioengineering Bioengineering 12 Chemicl Chemicl 16 18 Civil Civil nd Mterils Electricl nd 18 19 Science Science 14 17 Electricl Electricl nd Environmentl Interdeprtmentl 18 20 Industril Mechnicl nd Industril Informtion Technology Science 12 Interntionl Studies N/A; contct College of 19 18 12 18-21 Mterils Interdeprtmentl 14 19 Mechnicl Mechnicl nd Industril 16 18 All engineering minors require prerequisite courses. Plese see deprtment sections for informtion on prerequisite courses ssocited with ech minor. Requirements for the Minor See the pproprite engineering progrm for detiled description of ech minor. At lest 9 semester hours in the minor field of speciliztion must be t the dvnced level (200-, 300-, or 400-level courses), nd minimum grde point verge of 2.00/4.00 is required. minors require tht t lest 9 semester hours be tken from the UIC College of. Admission to n Minor Admission to minor in the College of will not be pproved for ny student if there is substntil course overlp between the proposed minor nd the student s mjor. For exmple, students mjoring in Science my not minor in. students who re interested in completing n engineering minor must submit request form in 123 SEO nd obtin pprovl. Minors for Nonengineering Students Nonengineering students will be llowed to complete minor res of study within engineering if they meet the trnsfer eligibility criteri t the time of ppliction nd so long s spce permits. Students must submit request form in 123 SEO nd obtin pprovl. Nonengineering students must lso consult their home colleges bout the cceptbility nd pplicbility of engineering course credits towrd their degrees.
University of Illinois t Chicgo 7 Most engineering clsses re closed to nonengineering students; those students with pproved minors must submit petitions to the college office t the beginning of the term to register for engineering courses needed. Minor Ares Outside of for Students mjors my complete one or more minors offered by other UIC colleges. Successful completion of minor outside the College of will be cknowledged on n engineering student s trnscript if certifiction of completion of the minor is received from the other college by pplicble dedlines for the term of grdution. students must submit request form in 123 SEO nd obtin pprovl before petitioning to nother college. Minors will be pproved by the College of if the requirements for the minor, s defined by the nonengineering deprtment offering the minor, re stisfied. The request for the minor must be pproved by both colleges. Are of Concentrtion Some College of mjors offer res of concentrtion within the mjors by prescribing some or ll of technicl, nonmjor, nd free electives. Completion of n re of concentrtion is noted on the trnscript. On the other hnd, engineering minors offer students the opportunity to study n engineering discipline outside of the mjor; minors generlly require dditionl course work to meet prerequisite nd course requirements. Minors re lso noted on the trnscripts. Acdemic Advising Contct the College Office, 123 SEO, for the nmes of college dvisors nd deprtmentl offices for fculty dvisors. Advising Policy Fculty dvisors re vilble to ssist students with the selection of courses fter the first term. Students declre mjor when they enter the University nd re ssigned fculty dvisor by the pproprite deprtment. In ddition, the College Office for Undergrdute Administrtion on the first floor of SEO dvises newly dmitted freshmn nd trnsfer students, seniors contemplting grdution, nd students fcing cdemic or other difficulties. All continuing students should tke dvntge of dvnce dvising nd dvnce registrtion periods to ensure tht they cn get into the clsses of their choice. Acdemic Honors University Honors At grdution, students re wrded University Honors for cdemic distinction. Such honors re designted on the diploms s Cum lude, Mgn cum lude, or Summ cum lude. The minimum cumultive grde point verge needed to qulify for University Honors is 3.50/4.00 in ll UIC course work. Convoction, wrd recipients re recognized nd given certificte cknowledging their scholstic ttinments. Den s List Any student who chieves grde point verge of 3.50/4.00 with 12 or more grded hours in ny semester is plced on the Den s List. Specil Progrms nd Opportunities Coopertive Eduction Progrm The College of offers coopertive engineering eduction progrm. It is coordinted lternting work nd study progrm tht provides n opportunity for the undergrdute student not only to cquire cdemic knowledge but lso to obtin work experience in the chosen re of study. Interested students re invited to interview representtives of prticipting compnies during the sophomore yer. The first work session usully strts during the summer following the sophomore yer. Further informtion on the progrm is vilble in 820 SEO. The Minority Recruitment nd Retention Progrm (MERRP) The Minority Recruitment nd Retention Progrm promotes cdemic excellence mong minority students of engineering t the University of Illinois t Chicgo. Specificlly, the progrm offers structured nd individul cdemic support progrms for Africn Americns, Hispnics, nd other minorities currently underrepresented in the engineering profession. By combining personl nd cdemic support with opportunities nd incentives, the progrm seeks to increse the number of minority students who receive undergrdute nd grdute degrees from the College of. Further informtion my be obtined by clling (312) 996-2201. Student Orgniztions During their erly yers in the college, students receive informtion bout the mny professionl engineering societies. Ech society hs n officil representtive mong the college fculty. Students re strongly dvised to join t lest one professionl society closely ffilited with their creer interests. Professionl society chpters include those of AIAA, AIChE, ASCE, ASME, ACM, BMES, IEEE, IEEE-CS, IIE, SAE, nd SME. Honor society chpters include those of Alph Et Mu Bet, Et Kpp Nu, Pi Tu Sigm, nd Tu Bet Pi. Other society chpters include those of NSBE, SHPE, nd SWE. Council (EC) is n umbrell orgniztion in the college tht coordintes some of the ctivities of these society chpters. Cum Lude is wrded to student who erns t lest 3.50 cumultive grde point verge; Mgn cum lude is wrded to student who erns t lest 3.75 cumultive grde point verge; Summ cum lude is wrded to student who erns t lest 3.90 cumultive grde point verge. The grdes for militry science courses re excluded unless student completes the four-yer militry science progrm, in which cse 5 semester hours of dvnced credit re included in the determintion of verges for University Honors. The Bell Honors Awrd is given in recognition of ttining the highest grde point verge in ech grduting clss. At the