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| Aeronautical & Astronautical Engr. | AE 440 and AE 441 |
| Agricultural Engr | campus list* |
| Civil & Environmental Engr | BTW 261 |
| Computer Engr | campus list* |
| Computer Science | campus list* |
| Electrical Engr | campus list* |
| Engineering Mechanics | TAM 324 |
| Engineering Physics | campus list* |
| General Engr | GE 400 |
| Industrial Engr | IE 470 |
| Materials Science & Engr | MSE 307 and 308 |
| Mechanical Engr | ME 470 |
| Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engr | campus list* |
Policy
The following policy statements may help in answering questions regarding this requirement.
- It must be satisfied on this campus.
- AP or transfer credit will not be accepted.
- If the requirement is satisfied in one curriculum and the student transfers to another, the requirement will remain satisfied. However, if the new curriculum uses a specific course for Advanced Composition that is required as part of the curriculum, the student must take that course.
- Advanced Composition courses can satisfy social sciences and humanities credit as well, if the course is on the approved SS&H list.
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AUDITING
- Students carrying a full program (12 or more semester hours) may audit (visit)
a class with the written permission of the instructor and approval of the Office of
the Associate Dean for Academic Programs. No credit will be given for audited classes.
Laboratory, military, physical education, or studio classes may not be audited. Additional
information can be obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records.
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BRONZE TABLET
- The Bronze Tablet is a recognition of continuous high academic achievement.
The student's name is inscribed on the Bronze Tablet, which hangs on a wall in the Main
Library Building. Undergraduate students must meet the following qualifications.
- They must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average for all work taken through the academic term before graduation (academic term before graduation means: for August graduates, the preceding spring semester; for October graduates, the preceding summer session; for May graduates, the preceding fall semester).
- They must rank, on the basis of the cumulative grade-point average through
the academic term before graduation, in the top three percent of the students
in their college graduating class. (College graduating class means all
students receiving bachelor's degrees from the same college between July 1
of each year and June 30 of the next.)
In addition to the above rules, transfer students must meet the following qualifications. - They must have cumulative University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign grade-point averages as high as the lowest ones listed for students in their college who qualify on the basis of having completed all of their work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- They must earn 40 or more semester hours at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign through the academic term before graduation.
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CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
- Correspondence courses are available through the Guided Individual Study Office
of the Office of Continuing Education and Public Service.
Students enrolled for courses in residence are not permitted to enroll in correspondence courses without the approval of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs. Approval also is required for students who have been dropped from the college and wish to apply for admission to correspondence work. Students in residence during the spring and fall semesters, but not in the summer, may take correspondence courses during the summer.
Full information on the application procedure and available courses can be obtained from the Guided Individual Study Office, Suite 202, 302 East John Street, Champaign, IL 61820 and their web site: http://www.conted.uiuc.edu.
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CREDIT/NO CREDIT (CR/NC) OPTION
- Advisory Comments
- Courses specifically required by name for graduation cannot be taken under the credit/no credit option.
- Technical electives and secondary field electives taken under this option must be specifically approved by the major department, and such occurrences are rare.
- A full-time student may take a maximum of two courses each semester under the option. Part-time and summer session students may take one course per semester.
- Free electives may be taken credit/no credit.
- A maximum of eighteen semester hours, including correspondence courses, under the credit/no credit option may be applied toward a degree.
- Courses taken to satisfy the campus general education requirements may NOT be taken under this option.
- Campus general education courses must be taken for a grade. The six additional hours required by the college may be taken as credit/no credit.
- A student currently on probation may not take any class on credit/no credit.
- If a student changes majors or field of concentration, courses taken as credit/no credit while in the old major or field may qualify for meeting requirements in the new major or field.
- Grades of C- or better are required to earn credit (CR). Grades below C- will be recorded as NC.
- Credit/no credit courses are not used in determining grade-point averages. Grades of S, U, CR, NC, and PASS are reported on the official university transcript.
- Instructors are not informed of those students in their classes who are taking work under the credit/no credit option. They report the usual letter grades at the end of the course. These grades are automatically converted to CR or NC.
- Final grades of CR or NC are recorded on the student's permanent academic record and will not be subsequently changed to letter grades.
The credit/no credit grading option is designed to encourage students to explore areas of academic interest that they might otherwise avoid for fear of poor grades. All students considering this option are cautioned that many graduate and professional schools consider applicants whose transcripts bear a significant number of nongrade ("credit" CR) symbols less favorably than those whose transcripts contain none or very few. Likewise, in computing a preadmission grade-point average, some of these schools may convert the "no credit" NC symbol to a failing grade because they do not know whether the actual grade was a D, F, or ABS.
Eligibility
Any undergraduate student in good academic standing (not on probation) may elect the credit/no credit option subject to the rules and regulations listed below. Students not in residence but enrolling in correspondence courses who are in good academic standing are also eligible.
Procedure
Fill out the credit/no credit option form, available in 206 Engineering Hall, and obtain advisor approval within the first eight weeks of instruction (first four weeks of the summer session). This option form cannot be submitted during the advanced enrollment period. The credit/no credit option can be dropped during the same time period, using the same form and procedure.
Rules and Regulations
Details can be found in the Code on Campus Affairs, Section 73. A summary is given below.
Grading and Recording
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DEAN'S LIST
- The names of undergraduates who have achieved a grade-point average in the top
20 percent of their college class for a given semester will be included on a list
prepared for the dean of the college. This list is publicized within the university
and is sent to news agencies throughout the state.
To be eligible for Dean's List recognition, students must successfully complete 14
academic semester hours taken for a letter grade (A through F).
Only grades in hand at the time the list is compiled will be considered
in determining eligibility unless the final grade average can be established as above
the minimum required regardless of the grade eventually received. Students with I (Incomplete), DFR,
or missing grades will be added as soon as letter grades are received and eligibility
can be determined.
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DEPARTMENTAL GPA REQUIREMENTS
- Currently, four departments have established GPA requirements in addition to
the campus rules. If these requirements are not met, the student will be placed on
the associated probation level for the next semester and will be subject to drop
action if their probation is not met.
- all computer science courses
- any calculus sequence
- ECE 205,206
- MATH 225 or 415
- MATH 385 or 441
- MATH 461/STAT 451 or MATH 463/STAT 400
Computer Science
To qualify for registration in the junior year of computer science courses,
a combined GPA of 2.25 is required in the math, physics, and computer science courses
that are required in the freshman and sophomore years.
To continue or graduate after the first 30 hours, a 2.0 technical GPA is required in the following courses:
Electrical and Computer Engineering
After the first 30 hours, to continue or graduate, a student must have a minimum technical GPA of 2.0 in all electrical engineering courses.
Engineering Physics
To remain in good academic standing, a student continuing in or transferring
to this curriculum must have a grade-point average of 2.5 (A = 4.0) in all university
subjects exclusive of military science, physical education, and band and a combined
grade-point average of 2.5 in all courses in mathematics and physics taken, and a separate
grade-point average of at least 2.5 for all 300-level mathematics and physics courses.
A transfer student must have a corresponding record in the institution from which he
or she has transferred and must maintain such status at the university.
Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
To qualify for registration in the industrial or mechanical engineering courses
shown in the third (junior) year of the curriculum in industrial and mechanical
engineering, a student must have completed the mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer
science, and engineering courses that are shown in the first (freshman) and second
(sophomore) years of the curriculum with a combined grade-point average of at least
2.25 (A = 4.0). When registering in or being graduated from this curriculum, a student
must have a grade-point average of a least 2.0 in all 200- and 300-level required
engineering courses and technical elective courses taken on this campus prior to such
registration or graduation. These technical GPA requirements will be implemented for
freshmen entering in fall 1995.
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DROP RULES
- The following summary of the rules is from the
Code on Campus Affairs,
Section 80.C.
- Failure to earn at least a GPA of 1.0 in any semester (not including summer session).
- Failure to meet the assigned probation level if the cumulative GPA is below 2.0
- Failure to make satisfactory progress toward a degree.
- Failure to meet departmental GPA requirements.
A student is subject to drop action under any of the following conditions:
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DROPPING AND ADDING COURSES
- ADDING COURSES
Students can add courses using UI-Integrate Self-Service (https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice) during the first 10 days of class. There must be seats available and the addition may not result in more than 18 hours of courses. The Associate Dean's office (206 Engineering Hall) can approve an overload.
- DROPPING COURSES
- Certain freshmen and sophomore courses such as chemistry, calculus, differential equations, physics and rhetoric are required and cannot be dropped once classes start without approval by a Dean in 206 Engineering Hall. POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ALONE IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR DROP APPROVAL.
- Some departments have their own restrictions on dropping required courses in addition to the controls in UI-Integrate Self-Service (https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice). Consult your department and review the course notes in the Timetable.
- Students are required to maintain 12 hours of courses except in the final semester. Dropping below 12 hours requires the approval of a Dean in 206 Engineering Hall.
- Enrolling in extra courses with the intention of dropping some later is strongly discouraged. Drop requests under these circumstances may be denied. Overload requests for this purpose will not be approved.
Students can drop courses using UI-Integrate Self-Service (https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice) up to the appropriate drop deadline which is posted in the timetable. This deadline is mid-semester for semester courses. However, there are restrictions as noted below:
Advice -- NEVER stop attending class and assume you can drop the course later.
INCOMPLETE (I) GRADE
- If a student is unable to complete the final examination or other requirements at the
end of the course, a temporary time extension may be granted in the form of an I
grade.
If this situation arises, the student should first discuss it in advance with the course instructor. If the instructor agrees, the student should present the request to a dean in 206 Engineering Hall. The Associate Dean's office approval is required and, if given, will issue an authorization for the instructor to issue an I grade. Unauthorized I grades will not be accepted by Admissions and Records.
The I grade will not be included in the GPA computation. However, the course work must be completed by the first eight weeks of the following semester or the grade may be changed to an F grade. To avoid this, the instructor must issue a Supplemental Grade Report Form on which the final grade is reported.
It is the student's responsibility to arrange for completion of the course work to clear an I grade.
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FREE ELECTIVES
- In general, each student may elect at least 6 semester hours of free electives.
However, the following restrictions apply.
Religious foundation courses--maximum of 4 semester hours
Military courses--maximum of six hours of military science courses may be used as free electives; transfer courses are subject to individual review
Kinesiology--maximum of 3 hours of skill courses; no limit on professional kinesiology courses
Overages --may be used for free electives if they go beyond the required course credits
Examples:
- If the CHEM 202/203, 204/205 sequence is taken in lieu of the CHEM 102/103
sequence, the extra hours may be used as free electives.
When ESL 114 and 115 are taken in lieu of RHET 105, the extra two hours may be used as free electives.
Remedial courses -- Credit cannot be used in any math course below MATH 220 (MATH 012, 014, 016, 017, etc.) or in CHEM 101 or basic military science.
Duplicate courses -- No credit will be used toward graduation requirements that duplicates credit earned in previous college course work. If courses appear to be similar, the student is responsible for investigating duplication. If duplication is suspected, the student should consult the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs about this problem.
Foreign Language -- College credit may be used if a language placement
examination has been taken and the college hours used do not duplicate more than the
last two years of high school course work. Credit earned in the students native language
is not allowed.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES
- Humanities elective credit
College elementary, intermediate, and advanced courses in non-native languages may be used to satisfy humanities requirements for all students who were freshmen before fall 1994. Intermediate speaking and reading courses are eligible as well. However, in many cases, these represent equivalent levels of language placement, for example SPAN 102 and 122 are equivalent. Credit is not given for both courses. The student is responsible for determining whether another language course is equivalent to a 101-, 102-, 103-, or 104-level course. Any questions about foreign language credit should be directed to the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs.
Starting in fall of 1994, freshmen must also satisfy the campus general education requirements which include six hours of humanities from the campus list. Foreign languages are excluded from the list. However, foreign language taken as part of the International Minor in Engineering will be used for campus humanity credit.
High school language
Beginning in Fall 2000 for freshmen and Fall 2002 for transfer students, third level college foreign language credit is required as part of the campus general education requirements. Details can be found at www.engr.uiuc.edu/Advising/ssh-gened.html.
If a student has taken a foreign language in high school, a placement test is required before the student may enroll in a college course in that language. The first year of high school language credit is equivalent to a college 101-level course, the second year of high school language is equivalent to a 102-level college course, and so on. If testing shows that repetition is needed, credit will not be granted for college courses more than two college semesters below the high school achievement level. For example, if a student has had three years of high school foreign language and, as a result of the language placement test, is placed at the 101-level, credit will not be given for a 101 course, but 102-level credit will be given.
If the placement test is not taken, no credit will be given for repeated course work. Thus, in the above example, a 104-level college course is the lowest level course that can be taken for credit.
Proficiency Credit
Proficiency credit for courses at the 103- or 104-level or higher can be obtained by proficiency examination (subject to the placement rule described in the previous section). A placement test is required before taking a language proficiency examination.
PROBATION
- Probationary status is a warning that improved academic performance is required.
If the probation GPA level assigned is not met in the following semester, the student
is subject to drop rules. The minimum academic goal of any student should be to keep his
or her GPA for any semester above 2.0.
A detailed description of the campus probation regulations appears in the Code on Campus Affairs, Section 80.B. The rules are summarized here for convenience.
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| Cumulative GPA > 2.0 or beginning freshman Semester or summer GPA <2.0 | 2.00 probation |
| Cumulative GPA = 1.75 - 1.99 | 2.25 probation |
| Cumulative GPA < 1.75 | 2.33 probation |
| Combined Transfer and U of I GPA < 2.0 | 2.00 probation |
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PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS
- Proficiency exams are offered for most freshman- or sophomore-level courses.
Departmental offices can provide information on time, location, and preparation.
Proficiency exams for advanced courses may be taken with the approval of the department
and the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs. If the proficiency exam is
passed, all credit for the course toward graduation is given. However, credit cannot be
duplicated and must be acceptable in the student's curriculum.
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RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
- The residency requirements for graduation are described in the Programs of Study
and are summarized below:
For students who began as new freshmen at UIUC:
- 90 credit hours earned on this campus, including AP and Proficiency
For transfer students:
- 60 credit hours earned at a senior institution (UIUC or other 4 year university)
- -and-
- last 30 hours earned at UIUC
For more information, go to Courses, Schedules, and Requirements. Click on "Programs of Study", select "Graduation Requirements", and then select "Residence Requirements for Graduation".
The requirements to establish residency for tuition purposes are also described in the Programs of Study. Go to Courses, Schedules, and Requirements, click on "Programs of Study" and then on "Residency" under "Useful Links".
This page revised 23-Dec-2004