ENGINEERING required to receive credit for a correspondence course. Drop Policy: Students classified 1 and 2EG are allowed a total of two drops after the pub- lished drop date. Similarly, students classified 3, 4, 5, and 6EG are allowed a total of two unre- stricted drops (free drops). A student with an initial course load of 15 credits or more will be permitted to drop a course without penalty pro- vided this is done by the end of the seventh week of class and the total credits remaining are 12 or more. If these drop criteria are not met, the student will be assessed one unrestricted drop for each course dropped. The College of Engi- neering drop policy for the summer terms will allow a student to drop a course during the first three weeks of the "A" or "B" terms without penalty if he or she has an initial registration of 7 credit hours or more and will not drop below 5 credit hours. Students enrolled for the "C" term may drop a course during the first six weeks without penalty if they are registered for at least 13 credit hours and will not drop below 10 credit hours. Calculation of registration for the "A" and "B" terms will be credit hours in "A" or "B" plus one-half of "C." Calculation of registration for the "C" term will be credit hours in "C" plus 2 times the "A" registration. No exceptions are made to this drop policy and no petitions regarding it will be accepted. Dean's List: This recognition is accorded to students in the College of Engineering who: earn a minimum of 14 hours of credit dur- ing a semester or 12 hours of credit during the summer terms; receive a 3.2 average during the period; and have no grade below C for the period. Honors Honors: Students in the College of Engineer- ing are designated as honor students when they have met all the following conditions: A college grade point average of 3.30 or higher (college GPA is defined as all work taken after being classified as a junior); registration in the college for at least one semester; completion of at least 16 credit hours while enrolled in the College of Engineering; recommendation by the major department after the departmental faculty has reviewed the student's record for satisfactory conduct and academic progress. Special consideration is given when honor students wish to substitute courses, provided they have. maintained the conditions for honor student designation and have met all Accredita- tion Board for Engineering and Technology and college core course requirements. The student will prepare a written petition, obtain depart- mental recommendation, and receive approval of the associate dean for academic programs for such substitutions. Graduation with honors requires, in addition to the normal requirements for graduation, completion of all work required by the major department and a college grade point average of 3.30 or higher; recommendation of the major department; approval by the college faculty. High or Highest Honors: Certain honor stu- dents may be recommended by the faculty of the major department to participate in a special program leading to graduation with high or highest honors. Eligibility for the high or highest honors pro- gram requires: a college grade point average of 3.50 or higher; recommendation by the faculty of the major department. Participation in the high or highest honors program requires that the student: accept in writing the dean's invitation to participate in the program no later than the end of the term before graduation; carry out a high or highest honors project and submit a thesis based on the research project. If the student accepts the invitation to partic- ipate in the high or highest honors program, a committee is appointed to oversee and approve all stages of the research project, thesis submit- tal, and oral examination. The committee, rec- ommended to the associate dean for academic programs by the department chair, comprises two faculty members from the student's major department and one faculty member from another department of the university. In planning the student's high or highest honors program, the committee takes into account the academic and career goals of the student. The committee supervises the high or highest honors research project and the oral examination; upon satisfactory completion of all requirements, the candidate is recommended by the committee to the faculty of the major depart- ment. Students graduating with a college grade point average of 3.8 or higher, meeting all high honors requirements, will be awarded highest honors. Graduation with High or Highest Honors requires: completion of all required work of the major department and a college grade point average of at least 3.50 for high honors and 3.8 for highest honors approval by the student's committee recommendation of the major department approval by the college faculty When a high or highest honors project is a part of a student's program, credit may be obtained by registration in a course carrying the prefix of the appropriate department. A student may not apply more than eight credit hours total for individual study including high or highest honors projects, co-op work experience, practical work experience and special problems or special topics which are credited toward a degree program. Registration for variable credit of one to four hours per semester requires com- mittee approval. Eligibility for graduation with honors, high or highest honors: Students who became juniors (a classification of "3") in Fall 1991 or later are eligi- ble for the honors designations established in the 1991-92 and following catalogs. Students who achieved junior status prior to Fall 1991 follow the honors designations established in the 1990- 91 catalog. Grievance Procedures The College of Engineering supports the University Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Program. Anyone who believes that he or she has been discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin should contact the associ- ate dean for academic programs who serves as the Affimative Action/Equal Opportunity Offi- cer for the college. If a student feels that his or her performance in a course has not been evaluated accurately the situation should be discussed with the instructor. If the disagreement is not resolved, the student may pursue the matter with the instructor's department chair, the associate dean for academic programs for the college, and the University Ombudsman. Cooperative Education Program In cooperation with the College of Engineer- ing, a number of employers participate in a cooperative program for engineering education. Students in this program alternate terms between study at the university and a minimum of three supervised learning assignments in selected industrial and government facilities. Application for the Cooperative Education Program is made through the University Place- ment Office. Acceptance is based on the aca- demic standing of the student and, of course, the availability of a suitable cooperative assign- ment. The first and last years of the degree pro- gram are normally completed in residence at the university. Students in the cooperative program require at least five years to earn the degree. Community and junior college students who have been on a cooperative education program may continue their arrangement with the same employer, with the approval of the University Placement Office. The periods spent working are intended to be educational as well as productive. The stu- dent gains experience as an employee through the usual employment procedures of interviews, job assignments, training and so on; receives pay commensurate with the assignment; and takes on assignments of increasing difficulty to parallel academic advancement. Upon assignment to an employer, the coop- erative student becomes a member of a two-per- son team. The two team members alternate industrial-assignment periods with each other, so that the cooperating employer has continuity in the program. Immediately prior to each period to be spent in the job assignment, the student is required to register for participation in the Cooperative Education Program.