Scholastic Performance Requirements

The Texas A&M University Student Rules stipulate that a student must achieve a minimum grade point ratio (GPR) of 2.0 both overall, as well as in those courses in the major, in order to graduate from the University. The University also classifies students with less than 30 credit hours as freshmen (U1), 30 to 60 hours as sophomores (U2), 60 to 94 hours as juniors (U3), and 95 hours or more as seniors (U4). The Chemical Engineering Program imposes additional requirements for students to be accepted into, and progress through, the Chemical Engineering curriculum, based upon classification with regard to the courses which have been completed in the Chemical Engineering curriculum, as follows.

Freshmen. Students will complete the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in the freshman year of the curriculum (e.g., all of the required first year English, chemistry, physics, math, and engineering courses), with no grade below a C.

Sophomores. All students are required to complete both CHEN 204 and CHEN 205, each with a grade of C or better. Neither CHEN 204 nor CHEN 205 can be repeated more than once.

Juniors. Students who have successfully completed all 200-level CHEN courses, but have not completed all of the 300-level CHEN courses in the Chemical Engineering curriculum are classified as Chemical Engineering juniors regardless of the total number of credit hours they have earned. Students must complete each 300-level CHEN course in the Chemical Engineering curriculum with a grade of C or better, while maintaining a cumulative average GPR of 2.0 or better for all CHEN courses.

Seniors. Students who have successfully completed all required 300-level CHEN courses are classified as Chemical Engineering seniors. All students must complete each of the 400-level required prerequisite CHEN courses with a grade of C or better, and have a cumulative average GPR of 2.0 for all CHEN courses, as well as an overall GPR of 2.0, in order to qualify for graduation with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. Graduating seniors in their final semester should see their academic advisor for their final degree checks.