Academic Requirements
Advising and Program Planning
All students who enroll in a major in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology are assigned a professional academic success advisor who works with the student to select courses and who helps the student navigate university policies and procedures. All students are encouraged to opt-in to the Ohio University Guarantee Plus program, in which students work with their advisors to construct a semester-by-semester plan that helps them graduate on time and on plan. Students are also assigned a faculty mentor in their academic major who can provide discipline-specific advice about advanced coursework, internship opportunities, and opportunities for graduate school.
After completing one of the engineering degree programs in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, students are qualified and encouraged to seek, by examination, registration as a professional engineer from the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers in the state of Ohio and other states where they may intend to practice. It should be noted that the laws that govern professional licensure differ from state to state, and students should consult those laws if they intend to seek licensure in a state other than Ohio. It is advantageous for students to take the fundamentals of engineering (FE) examination during the spring semester closest to the expected time of graduation or as soon after graduation as possible.
With careful planning you can, in addition to the Bachelor of Science degree from this college, obtain a second degree or a minor from another college in the University. (See “Earning a Second Degree” in the Graduation Requirements – University-wide section.) The Russ College also offers a certificate program in Construction Engineering Management.
Graduate programs leading to the M.S. degree are available in all of the engineering programs and in computer science. In addition, graduate work leading to the Ph.D. degree is available in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and an interdisciplinary program in integrated engineering. These programs are described in detail in the Graduate Catalog.
Degree Requirements
As a candidate for a degree in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, you must satisfy all of the curriculum requirements that are applicable toward a degree in your particular field, as specified in the program information. You must earn a minimum of 24 semester hours applicable toward your degree after entering one of the degree programs. You must also complete 50 percent of the coursework applicable to your degree while in residence at Ohio University. In addition, you must:
- Have a 2.0 (C) average on all courses attempted at Ohio University.
- Have a 2.0 (C) average on all courses attempted in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology.
- Have a 2.0 (C) average on all courses attempted in the major area of study.
- Successfully complete a course by the end of the third enrollment in that course. “Enrollment” includes classes in which FS, or WF grades are earned. In some courses, a grade at C or C- is needed.
Requirements for Continuing in the College
Once you are enrolled in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, you will continue in your program unless there is demonstrated weakness in the mathematics-, science-, and engineering-related subjects that indicates your inability to meet the academic requirements of the program. The associate dean for academics and department chair will make decisions concerning cases of this nature, and you will be notified accordingly.
Academic Probation
Once you are enrolled in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology you will continue in your program in a normal manner, provided:
- You maintain an average of 2.0 (C) or better in all hours attempted at Ohio University.
- You maintain an average of 2.0 (C) or better in all hours attempted in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology.
- You maintain an average of 2.0 (C) or above in all courses attempted in your major.
- You successfully complete a course by the end of the third enrollment in that course. “Enrollment” includes classes in which FS or WF grades are earned. In some courses, a grade of at least C or C- is needed.
Averages in any of these categories below 2.0 (C) result in probation. If you are on probation in any semester, your academic record is reviewed by the associate dean for academics to determine if you may continue in the program.
In the subsequent semester, if your academic progress is such that you are not eligible to be removed from probation, your academic record will be reviewed to determine if you should be continued.
If you are dropped from the University, college, and/or major, you may appeal by contacting the associate dean for academics.
Normally, a petition for reinstatement will not be considered until 12 months after you are dropped.
Students who are placed on academic probation during their first year are required to complete an Academic Success Workshop. In addition, students who are placed or continued on probation are provided with additional academic advising until they return to good academic standing. Students who are placed on academic probation receive a detailed notification that provides numerous resources to help them achieve academic success. Notification is provided via email and a letter that is mailed to the student’s permanent address.
Retaking Courses
As a student in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, you must succeed in a required program course by the third time you enroll in the course. (“Enrolling” in a course is defined as being on the class roster after the fifteenth day drop date.) If you do not meet this requirement, you will be dropped from your program. Success is a passing grade or, in those courses in which a grade of C or C- is required to continue a sequence, a minimum grade of C or C-.
When you retake a course, only the grade received in the most recent attempt is used to determine your accumulative GPA. You may not retake a course after an advanced course in the same field has been passed if the course that you desire to retake was a prerequisite for the advanced course.
Course Credit by Examination or correspondence may not be used to earn credit in a course required for graduation if you have previously failed that course.
OHIO BRICKS Requirement
Many courses required for majors in the Russ College also satisfy components of the OHIO BRICKS requirements. Students should consult with their faculty advisors before choosing additional courses for the purpose of satisfying OHIO BRICKS requirements.
English Requirement
In addition to the curricular requirements as stated in the program information for departments in Engineering and Technology, you must also satisfy the University written communication requirement.
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