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Requirements

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Texas A&M University Engineering Honors students majoring in general engineering (ENGR) must satisfy the academic and non-academic requirements for this track.

NOTE: These are the base requirements for Engineering Honors. After you are admitted into your major via the Entry to a Major (ETAM) process, check the track requirements associated with your new department.

Academic Requirements

Students must earn at least 18 hours of honors credits (undergraduate honors courses with HNR prefix or graduate courses) in courses offered by the College of Engineering or College of Science.*

*Any course offered by the College of Science (e.g., biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, or statistics) can be used to fulfill Engineering Honors requirements, as long as it is approved of the student's degree plan.

Your hours can consist of the following:

  • At least 12 hours must be engineering credit (including Honors ENGR courses plus honors courses from all departments or majors)
  • At most 3 hours can come from satisfactory/unsatisfactory coursework
  • No more than 6 hours of graduate courses registered for undergraduate credit
  • Between 4-6 hours of research (ENGR 491H)**
  • No more than 2 hours of directed studies (ENGR 485H)**
  • 1 hour of Engineering Honors seminar (ENGR 181H)

For ways to earn credit, please visit the General Requirements page.

** Students can use no more than 6 hours of research toward the total 18 hours. Research credits can consist of 485H and/or 491H.

Graduation requirements:

  • Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
    • Earn a GPA of 3.25 or higher in honors courses
  • Earn no grade lower than a B in the required honors courses
  • Receive no honor code violations

Non-Academic Requirements

  • Honors Required Meeting: Meet with the Engineering Honors-Program Director/Track Coordinator in their preferred future department during each academic year (please note that meeting with your academic advisor does not fulfill this requirement)
  • Activity: Participate in at least one Engineering Honors program-approved activity (marked with an * on the calendar) during each regular semester
  • Annual Report: Submit an annual Engineering Honors report in May of each year