Engineering Honors Program for Incoming First Year Students
The Cockrell School of Engineering has an honors program designed for outstanding students. Incoming first year students can apply through the Texas Common Application. Opportunities for selected students include Honors sections of classes, opportunities for research activities, Honors academic advising, membership in the Engineering Honors Council, special seminars, and Honors social and cultural events.
Up to 10 percent of entering first year students are accepted into the Engineering Honors Program.
Eligibility for the program is determined by the following:
- Scholastic Rank in High School
- Standardized Test Scores (SAT, ACT, AP)
- Academic Honors
- Awards and Extracurricular Activities
- Leadership Activities and/or Experience
- Letters of Recommendation
- Faculty Review
Deadline: February 1st of a high school
student's senior year
(in order to be admitted into the Engineering Honors Program in the fall)
Submit an online Engineering Honors Program application
Engineering Honors Program for Current Students (Invitation Only)
After the first year, the engineering student who has completed at least 24 semester credit hours "in residence" with at least 60 semester credit hours remaining in the degree program and holds at least a 3.5 "in residence" GPA may be eligible to apply to the EHP. Selection is based on Class Rank in his or her degree plan class, "in residence" GPA in courses counted toward the degree, Extracurricular Activities, Letters of Recommendation from Faculty, and Faculty Review. Once accepted to the EHP, the student would remain in the program so long as his or her "in residence" GPA was 3.5 or higher. Evaluations will be done once each year after spring grades.
An EHP student who completes an Undergraduate Honors Thesis will receive special honors designation on his or her transcript.
Engineering Honors Societies
The College also has several Honor societies, which recognize students who maintain outstanding academic records and who demonstrate exceptional leadership and teamwork skills. Embracing all branches of engineering is the Texas Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi.
Some branches of engineering also have a chapter of national honor societies:
- Aerospace Engineering - Sigma Gamma Tau
- Architectural Engineering - Pi Alpha Epsilon
- Chemical Engineering - Omega Chi Epsilon
- Civil Engineering - Chi Epsilon
- Electrical Engineering - Eta Kappa Nu
- Mechanical Engineering - Pi Tau Sigma
- Petroleum Engineering - Pi Epsilon Tau
- Co-Op - Kappa Theta Epsilon
Engineering students are also eligible for membership in the Golden Key National Honor Society and Phi Kappa Phi, a national academic honor society.
Engineering Honors/Plan II Honors Dual Degree Program
The Cockrell School of Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts jointly offer the Engineering Honors/Plan II Honors Dual Degree Program, whereby students may pursue a Bachelor of Science in engineering and a Bachelor of Arts, Plan II. It should be noted that a student can pursue an engineering degree and a Plan II degree without being in the Engineering Honors Program. Questions may be directed to Plan II Honors Program, WCH 4.104, phone (512) 471-1442, e-mail: pii@austin.utexas.edu, or visit the website. More information on University Honors Programs is available.