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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM IN THE
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 2004-2006
Dean Ben Streetman of the College of
Engineering has filed with the secretary of the Faculty Council the following
proposed changes to the dual degree program in the College of Engineering
chapter in The Undergraduate Catalog, 2004-2006. The faculty of the department
and the dean approved the proposed changes on February 10, 2004. The dean
submitted the changes to the secretary on January 30, 2004. The secretary
has classified this proposal as legislation of exclusive application and
primary interest to a single college or school.
The edited proposal was received from the Office of Official Publications
on March 10, 2004, and was sent to the Committee on Undergraduate
Degree Program Review from the Office of the General Faculty on March
23, 2004. The
committee
forwarded the proposed changes to the Office of the General Faculty
on April 1, 2004, recommending
approval. The authority to grant final approval on behalf of the
General Faculty resides with the Faculty Council.
If no objection is filed with the Office of the General Faculty by the
date specified below, the legislation will be held to have been approved
by the Faculty Council. If objection is filed within the prescribed period,
the legislation will be presented to the Faculty Council at its next meeting.
The objection, with reasons, must be signed by a member of the Faculty
Council.
To be counted, a protest must be received in the Office of the General
Faculty by noon on April 16, 2004.
<signed>
Sue Alexander Greninger, Secretary
The Faculty Council
This legislation was posted on the Faculty Council Web site (http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on April 8, 2004. Paper copies are available on request from the Office
of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM
IN THE
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CHAPTER OF
THE UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG, 2004-2006
| On page 132 under the heading DEGREES in the section DUAL
DEGREE PROGRAMS in the College of Engineering chapter of The
Undergraduate Catalog, 2002-2004, make the following changes: |
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
[ENGINEERING/BIOLOGY DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS]
[A limited number of very strongly motivated students whose high school
class standing and admission test scores indicate strong academic potential
are admitted into one of the dual degree programs in biology and engineering.
Two programs are available: the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
combined with the Bachelor of Science in Biology (cell and molecular
biology option), and the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
combined with the Bachelor of Science in Biology (neurobiology option).
Each program, offered jointly by the College of Engineering and College
of Natural Sciences, provides students with a rigorous education in
both engineering and biology that is designed to prepare them for graduate
study in either discipline. The goal of each program is to provide
the student with equal skill in engineering and biology and with a
full understanding of the different problem-solving strategies of the
two. Students may complete both degrees in five years if they register
for fifteen to eighteen hours of coursework each semester.
Additional information is available from the College of Engineering
Office of Student Affairs.]
RATIONALE: In the two years this program
has existed, no student has applied and we have had only one legitimate
inquiry.
ENGINEERING/PLAN II DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM
A limited number of students whose high school class standing and admission
test scores indicate strong academic potential and motivation may pursue
a curriculum leading to both a bachelor’s degree in engineering
and the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II. This dual degree option, offered
jointly by the College of Engineering and the Plan II Honors Program
of the College of Liberal Arts, provides the student with challenging
liberal arts courses while he or she pursues a professional degree
in engineering. Admission to this program requires at least two separate
applications: one to the University and one to the Plan II Honors Program.
[If the student wishes to enter the First-Year Engineering Honors
Program, he or she must submit an application to that program as well.] Students
should contact both the College of Engineering Office of Student Affairs
and the Plan II office for more information on applications and early
deadlines.
RATIONALE: The First Year Engineering Honors Program is being
replaced.
SIMULTANEOUS MAJORS
An engineering student may pursue two majors simultaneously. The
student must follow all procedures, meet all requirements, and pay
all fees
and charges associated with both majors. An engineering student may
not pursue two engineering majors simultaneously.
The simultaneous
major option is available only to undergraduates who have completed
thirty hours of coursework in residence at the University and who have
been admitted to the second degree program.
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RATIONALE: There
is no educational advantage to pursuing two engineering majors simultaneously.
Students who want to earn two engineering degrees may pursue them sequentially.
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