Lyle School of Engineering - Academic Regulation
Graduation from the Lyle School of Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree requires
that the following standards of academic performance be met:
- A passing grade must be received in every course in the prescribed
curriculum.
- An overall G.P.A. of 2.0 or better must be attained in all college and
university courses.
- An overall G.P.A. of 2.0 or better must be attained in all course work
attempted at SMU for the degree.
- An overall G.P.A. of 2.0 or better must be attained in all course work
attempted for the degree in the major field of study.
- A minimum of 122 term hours of credit, including 35-41 hours in
the General Education Curriculum and the requirements for a major in
engineering or applied science.
Residence Requirements
For graduation from the Lyle School of Engineering, 60 term credit hours must
be earned in residence, including 30 term credit hours in the major department or
interdisciplinary program. Of the last 60 term credit hours earned toward a degree,
45 must be in residence. Exceptions to this requirement will be made only under
unusual circumstances at the discretion of the Lyle School of Engineering faculty.
The Major
A candidate for a degree must complete the requirements for a major in one of
the departments of the Lyle School of Engineering. The major requirements of
each department and program are stated in the next section. The applicable requirements
of the major are those in effect during the academic year of matriculation,
or those of a subsequent academic year. Course work counting toward a major may
not be taken pass/fail. Majors must be officially declared (or changed) through the
Office of Undergraduate Studies.
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All SMU undergraduate students have a common college requirement that is
designed to assure them of a broad liberal education regardless of how specialized
their majors might be. This requirement is designed to help each student learn to
reason and think for oneself; become skilled in communicating meaning and in
understanding it; understand something about both the social and the natural worlds
and one’s own place and responsibilities in them; and understand and appreciate
human culture and history in their various forms, including religion, philosophy
and the arts.
The general education requirements for the Lyle School of Engineering program
must follow the requirements of the University. See the General Education Curriculum
section of this catalog for more information.
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