Major: Bachelor of Science

Honors programs are designed to allow undergraduates with strong academic records and enthusiasm for independent research to engage in a significant project leading to a degree with departmental honors. This option is particularly valuable for students who plan to pursue a PhD because it provides research experience that helps prepare for doctoral-level work. These programs require that the student find a faculty member from the Academic Council in the School of Engineering to supervise the work, in addition to a second reader.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Honors opens in a new tab. This program provides a unique opportunity for qualified mechanical engineering majors to conduct independent study and research at an advanced level with a faculty mentor.

Honors Criteria

• GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major

• Arrangement with an ME faculty member who agrees to be the thesis advisor; the advisor must be a member of the Academic Council

• Apply no later than the end of the second week of the autumn quarter of your senior year

To receive departmental honors, students admitted to the honors program must, in addition to satisfying the standard requirements for the undergraduate degree, do the following:

1. Declare the honors program in Axess

2. Maintain a 3.5 GPA in the major required for admission to the honors program

3. Under the direction of the thesis advisor, complete at least nine units of ME 191H during the senior year

4. Complete an honors thesis deemed acceptable by the thesis advisor and at least one additional faculty member