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Progression Requirements

Students are expected to follow the advice and recommendations of their advisors and are expected to know and follow all prerequisite, corequisite and progression requirements of their program. Persistent attempts to circumvent that advice and guidance will result in not being allowed to enroll in W.S. Lee College of Engineering courses.

Students must demonstrate that they are making satisfactory progress toward completion of their major degree. They are in violation of this requirement and will not be allowed to enroll in W.S. Lee College of Engineering courses if they have two consecutive semesters of unsatisfactory progress.

The Academic Plan of Study identifies the courses required in the four-year curriculum. Prior to registering each semester, students create an Academic Plan that is approved by their advisor. It is the student’s responsibility to register only for those courses approved by the advisor. Engineering majors are prohibited from registering in sophomore-level W.S. Lee College of Engineering courses until they satisfy all first-year requirements noted below. Students who register for sophomore-level courses but are not eligible will be administratively dropped. Failure to follow the advice of the advisor is a violation of progression policy and will result in not being allowed to enroll in W.S. Lee College of Engineering courses.

Students in the civil, computer, electrical, mechanical and systems engineering programs may take a course in their curriculum a maximum of two times, including withdrawing from the course with a grade of W. Failure to achieve a satisfactory grade in a course to progress in the program within the allowed attempts will result in not being allowed to enroll in College of Engineering courses.

First-Year Requirements

All new first-year students are initially advised by a central office within the W.S. Lee College of Engineering. Students must satisfy the following requirements in order to progress in the curriculum and matriculate to their major department.

Students who started in Fall 2025 or later

Complete all Core Courses (ENGR 1300 – 1303), MATH 1103 (ET), MATH 1241, MATH 1242 (EN), PHYS 2101/2101L.

  • Two attempts for each course, including withdrawing from a course with grade of W
  • C or better in every course except theme courses
  • Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in the first semester to continue into the second semester
  • Complete the first year curriculum in four semesters.
  • The GPA requirement at completion of the first year curriculum is 2.5 for Engineering Majors (2.80 for Mechanical Engineering), and 2.0 for Engineering Technology majors.

While most W.S. Lee College of Engineering majors participate in the common first year, Construction Management and Fire & Safety Engineering Technology have specialized requirements and follow a separate first-year program concentrating on industry-specific skills and knowledge.

Construction Management Progression Requirements:
ETCE 1222, ETCE 1211/L, MATH 1103, CMET 1400, CMET 2105/L

Fire & Safety Engineering Technology (Fire & Safety) Progression Requirements:
ETFS 1201, MATH 1100 and ETFS 1120

Fire & Safety Engineering Technology (Occupational Safety) Progression Requirements:
MATH 1103, WRDS 1103 and ETFS 1201

  • Pass all courses within three attempts, including withdrawing from a course with a grade of W
  • C or better in every course except theme courses
  • Complete the Freshman curriculum within four semesters
  • Earn a 2.0 cumulative GPA upon completion of the First-Year core courses
  • Students must complete all of the above requirements before enrolling in Construction Management or Fire & Safety junior-year courses.

W.S. Lee College of Engineering students are also expected to demonstrate satisfactory progress toward completing their major courses. If a student violates this progression requirement, they will not be allowed to enroll in any further College of Engineering courses.

Students who started in Fall 2024 or before Fall 2024

Engineering Majors

  • Complete all First-Year core courses in the first-year curriculum with grades of C or above.
    • MATH (1241 and 1242)
    • PHYS (2101 and 2101L)
    • CHEM (1251 and 1251L) or MEGR 1100 (for Mechanical Engineering majors)
    • ECGR 2103 (for Computer and Electrical Engineering majors)
    • MATH 2164 (for Computer, Electrical, and Systems Engineering majors)
  • Pass all courses within two attempts, including withdrawing from a course with a grade of W.
  • Complete the first-year curriculum within four semesters.
  • Earn a 2.5 cumulative GPA upon completion of the first-year core courses.

In addition, engineering majors must complete all of the above requirements before enrolling in W.S. Lee College of Engineering sophomore-year engineering courses.

Engineering Technology and Construction Management Majors

  • Complete all first-year core courses in the first-year curriculum with grades of C or above.
    • Civil Engineering Technology:
      ETCE 1104, ETCE 1222, ETCE 1211/L , ETCE 2105, CMET 1680, MATH 1103, ETGR 1201 
    • Construction Management Majors (Before Fall 2024):
      ETCE 1104, ETCE 1222, ETCE 1211/L , ETCE 2105, MATH 1103, ETGR 1201, CMET 1680
    • Construction Management Majors (Fall 2024 and After):
      ETCE 1222, ETCE 1211/L, MATH 1103, CMET 1400, CMET 2105/L
    • Electromechanical Engineering Technology Majors:
      MATH 1103, ETGR 1201, PHYS 1101/L 
    • Fire & Safety Engineering Technology (Fire & Safety) Majors:
      ETFS 1220, ETFS 1252, ETFS 1244, MATH 1100, ETGR 1201 
    • Fire & Safety Engineering Technology (Occupational Safety) Majors:
      ETFS 1220, ETFS 1252, ETFS 1244, CMET 1680, MATH 1103, ETGR 1201 
    • Mechanical Engineering Technology Majors:
      ETME 1111, ETME 1112, MATH 1103, ETGR 1201
  • Pass all courses within three attempts, including withdrawing from a course with a grade of W.
  • Complete the first-year curriculum within four semesters.
  • Earn a 2.0 cumulative GPA upon completion of the first-year core courses.

In addition, engineering technology and construction management majors must complete all of the above requirements before enrolling in W.S. Lee College of Engineering junior-year courses.

Sophomore through Senior Year Requirements

In addition to College and University requirements for continued enrollment, students must maintain a major cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all courses in the departmental curriculum.  Failure to meet this requirement for two consecutive semesters will result in not being permitted to enroll in W.S. Lee College of Engineering courses.

All engineering courses at the 2000-level and above used to satisfy degree requirements within the W.S. Lee College of Engineering are restricted to majors and minors of the college.  Students enrolling in these courses must meet the prerequisite requirements for enrollment.  Others wishing to enroll in these courses must obtain departmental authorization.

Requirements for Reenrolling in the College of Engineering

An undergraduate student who fails to satisfy one or more of the progression requirements stated above, but who nonetheless meets the conditions for continued enrollment in the University, will be ineligible to reenroll in the W.S. Lee College of Engineering until an appeal is accepted by the College of Engineering.  Once an appeal is accepted, requirements for continued enrollment appropriate to the individual situation are specified in a “Continuation Agreement” that is mutually agreed upon and signed by the student and his/her appropriate advisor.

A student who has been suspended by the University must follow University guidelines for appeal.  Readmission to the W.S. Lee College of Engineering after a University suspension is not automatic.  An application for readmission must be made by the student and approved by the College/department.  Students who are readmitted by the W.S. Lee College of Engineering after suspension by the University must meet requirements for continued enrollment appropriate to their individual situation.  These requirements are specified in a “Continuation Agreement” that is mutually agreed upon and signed by the student and his/her appropriate advisor.  The consequences of failure to meet the requirements of the agreement may be articulated in the agreement itself.  However, if these consequences are not included in the agreement, failure to meet the requirements will automatically result in the student’s not being permitted to continue to enroll in W.S. Lee College of Engineering courses.