Student Guidebook 2012 (PDF) - College of Engineering - The ...

Engineering HonorsNational Scholarships and FellowshipsThe Office of National Scholarships and Fellowshipsexists to both inform and mentor students who wishto apply for nationally competitive scholarships andfellowships like the Truman, Rhodes, Marshall orFulbright. We also assist outstanding undergraduateswho wish to apply for Rotary Ambassadorial, Goldwaterand Udall Scholarships.The Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships willwork with students to determine what fellowship wouldbest fit their interests. Once students have decided toapply, we will assist them with the application process.To apply for most scholarships administered by ouroffice, students need to begin the application processover a year before the scholarship period begins.For more about each of the scholarships handled by theOffice of National Scholarships and Fellowships, visitF101 Melrose Hall or call (865) 974-7875 to schedule anappointment.ORNL Summer Research and InternshipThere exist numerous opportunities for undergraduatesto supplement their academic learning with real worldexperience. The Chancellor’s Office and Oak RidgeNational Laboratory (ORNL) each sponsor summerinternship programs designed to promote research andcreative activity among undergraduate students. TheDepartment of Energy (DOE) also sponsors summerand semester length opportunities.The role of the faculty mentor is paramount in theseprograms as they will provide guidance in the choiceof a project and in the practice of professionalapproaches and methods. Projects proposed may bea student’s undergraduate thesis, a part of the facultymentor’s research program, another research projector an ongoing project begun previously. The key isthat the student be involved in actual scholarly workindependent of a classroom setting.For more information visit the website at www.ornl.govFor more honors information, contact:Dr. Chris PionkeEngineering Honors Director103 Estabrook Hall(865) 974-9810.Engineering Honors RequirementsBeginning students who wish to pursue an honorsconcentration in one of the engineering majorswill normally be part of the Chancellor’s HonorsProgram or the Haslam Scholars Program. Requirementsfor first-year coursework are:Four 100- or 200-level departmetal honorscourses. For engineering students, these wouldnormally be EF 157 - Honors: Physics for EngineersI, EF 158 - Honors: Physics for EngineersII, and two courses chosen from MATH 147,MATH 148, MATH 247 or CHEM 128, CHEM 138.The combination of a UH 101-102 - Chancellor’sHonors First-Year Seminar AND a UH 200 levelcourse may be used as an approved substitutefor a single 200-level departmental honorscourse.Other departmental honors courses may beapproved by the individual engineering departmentsupon entry to their honors concentration.Coursework requirements in the upper divisionare specific to the individual departments,and the student is referred to those individualdescriptions for explanation.38