All engineering majors must abide by the academic regulations of the University and the following additional rules established by the College of Engineering:

Regulations regarding work at other institutions

1. Enrollment in Another Institution: To insure adequate coverage of needed material, once enrolled at U.T. Arlington as an engineering major, a student cannot, without the prior written permission of the department, transfer courses to U.T. Arlington from another institution for credit toward a U.T. Arlington engineering degree.

2. Transfer Courses: Only equivalent courses in a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or those freshman and sophomore courses accepted by the College of Engineering or the student's major department can be counted toward an engineering degree.

3. Validation of Transfer Credit: Transfer credit that constitutes a part of a continuing course sequence in the same area will be validated only upon satisfactory completion of the succeeding course in the sequence at U.T. Arlington. Students whose per- formance in subsequent courses at U.T. Arlington is poor may be required to repeat courses taken elsewhere.

Regulations regarding work at U.T. Arlington

4. Academic Honesty: The College of Engineering takes academic honesty and ethical behavior very seriously. Engineers are entrusted with the safety, health, and well-being of the public. It is the policy of the College that a student found guilty of academic dishonesty shall be punished to the full extent permitted by the rules and regulations of U.T. Arlington.

5. C-Grade Rule: A grade of D in a freshman or sophomore course indicates unsatisfactory preparation for further engineering education. Any such course in which a D or lower is received must be repeated before enrolling in any course for which it is a prerequisite. This requirement is subject to the Three-Attempt Rule. A student unable to raise his or her grade to at least a C in a freshman or sophomore course within three enrollments (attempts) shall be required to change his or her major to a field outside of the College of Engineering.

6. English as a Foreign Language: Courses in English as a foreign language will not substitute for either ENGL 1301 or 1302.

7. Foreign Language Deficiency Removal: Students admitted to the College of Engineering with a deficiency in foreign language must remove that deficiency prior to graduation by tak- ing two courses in a single modern foreign language totaling not less than six semester hours credit (eight semester hours is required in the current U.T. Arlington introductory foreign language sequence). Latin may not be used to remove the deficiency.

8. Academic Load: A student may not enroll in more than the University's maximum permitted academic load without receiving the permission of the student's department and the Dean of Engineering. The College of Engineering considers 12 semester hours in the fall and spring terms and nine semester hours in the 11-week summer term to be a minimum "full load" for undergraduates.

9. Three-Attempt Rule: A student may not attempt a course (at U.T. Arlington and/or at any other institution) more than three times and apply that course toward an engineering degree. Enrollment in a course for a period of time sufficient for assignment of a grade, including a grade of W, is considered an attempt.

Regulations regarding academic standing

10. Three-Calculation GPA: The College of Engineering uses three GPA calculations to evaluate students for admission and continuation. These calculations employ only the grades received in courses that are applicable to the engineering degree being sought. Any references in this catalog to a particular three-calculation GPA requirement mean that the student's GPA must meet or exceed the requirement in each of the following three categories:

a. all courses,
b. all math, science, and engineering (MSE) courses, and
c. all courses, if any, taken in the major subject.

(The College will use the university's current grade-repeat policy in determining the three-GPA calculations.)

11. Satisfactory Academic Standing: An engineering student is in satisfactory academic standing if the student is not on University or College of Engineering probation. The U.T. Arlington university-wide probation system is described earlier in the catalog. The College probation system is described below.

12. College of Engineering Probation: Students in the General Engineering, Lower-Division, and Upper-Division Programs will be placed on College of Engineering probation if any of the three parts of their three-calculation GPA falls below 2.0. A student's academic standing is determined as soon as grades are reported by the Registrar at the end of each period in which the student has completed 12 or more semester-hours of courses (or, to accommodate part-time students, this period may extend to more than a single semester or summer term).

13. College of Engineering Academic Suspension: A student whose three-calculation GPA remains less than 2.0 for three consecutive periods in which 12 or more semester-hours are completed shall be suspended from the College of Engineering for a minimum period of one calendar year. No engineering courses may be taken at U.T. Arlington, nor taken elsewhere for transfer to U.T. Arlington for credit toward an engineering degree, during any period of suspension from the College. At the end of that period, a student may petition the Dean of Engineering for readmission to the College.

14. Advancement Under Probation: No student who is under College of Engineering or University probation shall be advanced from General Engineering to Lower-Division or from Lower-Division to Upper-Division status.