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Undergraduate Programs

Each of the curricula offered by the College of Engineering provides a fundamental science-oriented university education with coverage of communications, the humanities, and social sciences, as well as the basic physical sciences of mathematics, physics, and chemistry. The curricula also encompass engineering sciences common to all engineering disciplines and elective engineering courses that introduce the engineering method of design.

Entering engineering freshmen may choose to attend any of the University of Hawai'i system campuses to complete lower division curriculum requirements in the areas of mathematics, chemistry, physics, lower division (100- and 200-level) engineering, history, humanities, and social sciences. As an engineering student on any system campus, students are entitled to benefits such as computer accounts, membership in engineering student clubs, invitations to student events, and scholarship eligibility. Students electing to defer enrollment are required to re-enter the Manoa campus within three years of initial acceptance. Tuition and fees are based on the campus attended.

Any academic actions (e.g., probation, suspension, etc.) will be administered by the appropriate student services office of the attending campus. In addition, re-entering students must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average for all transfer-level courses (numbered 100 and above) based on the University of Hawai'i at Manoa grading standard. Students are required to submit a common application form to the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Office of Admissions and Records for the sole purpose of updating student records prior to re-entry no later than May 1 for fall semester re-entry or November 1 for spring semester re-entry.

Admission Requirements
Requirements for admission to the University are described in the front of the Catalog. High school students applying to the College of Engineering should have completed trigonometry, physics, and chemistry. The college also uses aptitude tests and high school records in its screening procedure.

Transfer students must have completed ENG 100, MATH 241 and 242/242L, PHYS 170/170L, and CHEM 161/161L and 162 or their equivalents and have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

College Requirements
Course work in each curriculum consists of a set of required courses common to all engineering majors and additional courses to satisfy departmental requirements. The courses required of all engineering students, which also satisfies the General Education Core requirements of the University, consist of the following:

Communications

• ENG 100 Expository Writing (3)

Humanities

• SP 251 Principles of Effective Public Speaking (3)
• Two electives (3/3)

Social Sciences

• ECON 120 Introduction to Economics or ECON 130 Principles of Economics (3)
• Two electives (3/3)

World Civilizations

• HIST 151 World Civilizations I (3)
• HIST 152 World Civilizations II (3)

Quantitative and Logical Reasoning

• MATH 241 Calculus I (4)
• MATH 242 Calculus II (3)
• MATH 242L Calculus Computer Lab (1)
• MATH 243 Calculus III (3) or MATH 243 (3)
• MATH 244 Calculus IV (2) or MATH 244 (3)

Natural Sciences

• CHEM 161/161L, and 162 General Chemistry/Lab (3/1/3)
• PHYS 170/170L General Physics I/Lab (4/1)
• PHYS 272/272L General Physics II/Lab (3/1)

BS Degree Requirements
The undergraduate curricula are designed to be completed in eight semesters.

To receive a bachelor of science degree in engineering, a student must adhere to the following:

1. Complete the course work for one of the engineering curricula, which also satisfies all University requirements;
2. Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all registered credit hours; and
3. Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all upper division courses (numbered 300-499) in mathematics, science, and engineering.

Major Requirements
See appropriate departments for specific major requirements leading to a bachelor's degree.

Other Requirements
Undergraduate engineering students are subject to the policies of academic probation, suspension, and dismissal of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa as specified in the Catalog. In addition, engineering students with either a cumulative GPA of less than 2.0 or an upper division GPA of less than 2.0 may be placed on academic probation. The student must raise his or her cumulative and upper division (if applicable) GPAs to 2.0 or higher by the end of the probationary semester. Failure to meet any of the above conditions may result in suspension or dismissal. Engineering undergraduates may also be suspended when they fail to achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 1.7 after attempting 24 credit hours.

Students who are suspended must reapply for admission to the Office of Admissions and Records within specified deadlines. Students who do not take courses after being suspended for the required one semester are eligible to be readmitted to the College of the Engineering. Suspended students who attend another institution (including other University of Hawai'i system campuses) will be considered "transfer" students when reapplying to the University and must meet the transfer requirements of the College of the Engineering.

Graduate Programs

See appropriate department for specific description and requirements.

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