Catalog for The School of Engineering

Certification Process

1. Orientation

   Graduation requirements for each program offered by the School of Engineering are described in detail in the Undergraduate Catalog of the University. At an orientation session (which each new student is required to attend prior to or at the time of the first registration), these requirements are explained by the assistant dean of engineering. Each student is given a copy of his/her chosen curriculum and counseled as to the courses in which to enroll for the first semester of attendance. (See "Typical First Semester Course Schedules" on the following pages.)

2. Application for Degree

   Early in the final semester prior to completing degree requirements for a particular degree each student is required to make formal application for that degree. He/she contacts the Office of the Dean of Engineering and is given instructions and the necessary forms for making application for the degree for which qualified. (See "Procedure for Applying of Degree" on the following pages.) The "Application for Degree" form is carefully checked by the staff of the Office of the Dean for completeness and accuracy. It is then forwarded to the appropriate department chair for checking and approval as to meeting the requirements for the particular degree for which the student is making application. When courses for the final semester are completed and grades are submitted, the assistant dean of engineering makes the final check and computations to assure that the student has met all graduation requirements. The dean of engineering then checks the assistant dean's evaluation and certifies that the student has met all requirements, and the student's name is submitted to the Office of the Registrar for the granting of the diploma.

The University operates on the "semester" system. Each is sixteen (16) weeks in length, with a minimum of fifteen (15) complete weeks dedicated to classroom instruction. A semester hour is defined as the unit of credit value of work involved in attending lectures or recitations for one class hour a week for one semester or upon laboratory work varying from two to four hours a week for one semester.

All programs offered by the School of Engineering are regular (full-time day) programs.

1. Minimum University Grade Requirement

   For the awarding of a bachelor's degree from any school or college in the University, a 2.00 grade-point average must be earned for all work submitted in fulfillment of degree requirements. In addition, the student must earn a minimum GPA of 2.00 on all course work attempted at The University of Mississippi. Finally, the student must have a minimum 2.00 GPA on all college work attempted at any institution of higher learning.

2. Engineering Requirements

   In addition to the number of semester hours of prescribed courses, candidates for degrees must have earned a grade-point average of 2.00, on a 4.00 system, on all courses submitted in fulfillment of degree requirements, in all engineering courses and in the designated major department courses. The faculty reserves the right to change at any time the required courses and semester-hours credit thereof or to prescribe additional requirements for those who have failed a number of courses. Bare completion of minimum requirements shall not be considered as qualifying a candidate for a degree in engineering.