BAEM Advising Guide
BAEM Upper Division Honors Program
For students entering the University Fall 1999 or later. (Fall 2001 for transfer students) Approved April 26, 2001
The University of Minnesota has two types of notations that may appear on your degree related to exceptional achievement: Degrees with Distinction and Latin Honors. If you meet the GPA requirements below, your degree will automatically be conferred with either Distinction or High Distinction. In addition, there are separate requirements listed below for GPA, honors experiences and a Thesis to have a Latin Honors (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude) appear on your degree.
If you wish to complete the Latin Honors requirements, there is a Preliminary Graduation with Honors form that needs to be signed by the Department's Honors Adviser. This form should be completed after you have found a thesis adviser and decided on your honors experiences. For some guidance on finding a thesis adviser, see the Research Opportunities page of this guide.
BAEM Upper Division Honors Adviser:
The AEM Director of Undergraduate Studies is also the BAEM Honors adviser.
Note that the IT Honor Requirements Page is the authoritative site for these requirements.
Degrees with Distinction Requirements
Degrees with Distinction are conferred automatically.
| Degree | Required GPA |
|---|---|
| With Distinction | 3.70 |
| With High Distinction | 3.90 |
BAEM Latin Honors Requirements
Degrees with Honors require a thesis and the appropriate number of honors experiences as shown below.
| Degree | Min UD GPA† | Number of Honors Experiences | Thesis Required (U requirement) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.500 | 1 | yes |
| magna cum laude | 3.667 | 2 | yes |
| summa cum laude | 3.750 | 3 | yes |
† Calculated from last 60 semester hours of course work.
Required Thesis
All Latin Honors require a written thesis. You must find a faculty member to supervise the writing of your honors thesis. This thesis may be about research you have done with the faculty member or about some topic you have studied under the faculty member's guidance. Your thesis must be written solely for the purpose of satisfying the Honors Thesis requirement, it cannot be required for any other purpose (such as a UROP report, as part of class work, or as part of an employment requirement). You may be paid to do the research discussed in the report, but you cannot be paid to write the report itself. Later publication of the thesis in a journal is acceptable and encouraged.
Honors Experiences
- Taking one of AEM 4295, 4495 and 4595 - Independent Study.
- Present a paper at a student or other conference, such as the AIAA Regional Student Conference.
- Complete an outreach project in conjunction with the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium or similar organization.
- Taking a 5xxx level AEM course.
- Participate in a group project, such as a NASA student program or Solar Vehicle Project.
- Work on a research project (for example, through the UROP program or as part of a professor's research program).
Other experiences may be allowed on an individual basis, contact the AEM Director of Undergraduate Studies with your request.
Last Modified: 2007-07-18 at 09:45:34 -- this is in International Standard Date and Time Notation
