GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The information on general requirements that apply to engineering students is presented in alphabetical order.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND/OR CREDIT BY EXAMINATION

See "Admissions," p. 14 of this catalog.

AUDITING COURSES

A student enrolling in a course as an auditor must satisfy the same corequisites and prerequisites required of students taking the course for credit.

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

To fulfill the requirements for a baccalaureate degree awarded by the College of Engineering, a student must do the following: (a) successfully complete all courses specified in one of the degree programs; (b) complete on this campus at least one-half of the work required within the engineering discipline of the degree (i.e., AE courses for a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, CE courses for a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, etc.); (c) earn at least a "C" average (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) for all work attempted; (d) earn at least a "C" average (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) for all work attempted on this campus; (e) earn at least a "C" average (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) for all work attempted in his or her professional courses; (f) earn at least a "C" average (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) for all work attempted in his or her professional courses on this campus; (g) present evidence that the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination has been taken; and (h) meet all additional academic requirements of the department offering the degree. Computer secience majors are exempt from item (g).

BACCALAUREATE DEGREE, SECOND

A student with a baccalaureate degree may earn a second baccalaureate degree, provided that all requirements for the second degree are met and that at least 32 semester hours applied to the second degree were not applied to the first degree. A student awarded a baccalaureate degree from another division of The University of Alabama who is seeking a second baccalaureate degree in the College of Engineering must comply with all policies and procedures described under "Student Responsibility" (p. 187-188). A student may simultaneously receive two baccalaureate degrees from the College of Engineering, provided that all requirements for both degrees are met and that at least 32 semester hours applied to one degree are not used to complete requirements of the other degree. Also see "Second Baccalaureate Degree" on p. 27 of this catalog.

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION

In order to transfer credit that was earned at another institution while the student was also enrolled at The University of Alabama, approval of the transfer credit must be secured from the Engineering Student Services office prior to enrolling at the other institution. Such transfer credit is subject to the following provisions:

• The student may not be on academic probation.
• The sum of the credit hours at both institutions may not exceed the maximum course-hour load permitted at the University.

COREQUISITES AND PREREQUISITES

The College of Engineering interprets a corequisite as a course that may be taken either prior to or concurrently with the course it serves as a corequisite. A prerequisite is interpreted as a course that must be taken prior to the course for which it serves as a prerequisite.

CORRESPONDENCE CREDIT

All engineering students must secure approval from the director of Engineering Student Services in order to take courses by correspondence; approval must be obtained prior to enrollment. The following are criteria for approval:

• Normally, approval is granted only if the student is not currently enrolled.
• Normally, approval is granted only if the student has at least a "C" average at The University of Alabama and at least a "C" average overall.
• The course taken by correspondence must be completed and a grade must be recorded prior to the beginning of the next term in residence.
• Approval will not be granted to take a course in which the student has previously received a grade of "D" or "F."

COURSE-HOUR LOAD

See "Student Records and General Academic Policies," p. 20 in this catalog.

DEGREE, APPLICATION FOR

An application for degree should be filed with the head of the department of the student's degree program one semester prior to the semester of graduation (see "Graduation" on p. 26-27).

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The College of Engineering reserves the right to modify its curricula and specific courses of instruction, to alter the requirements for graduation, and to change the degrees to be awarded at any time the College determines such action is appropriate. Such changes are applicable to both prospective and matriculated students.