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Comparison of EHC and CHP

(Fall 2022 and earlier cohorts)

Comparison of the Engineering Honors Concentration (EHC) and Chancellors Honors Program (CHP) Requirements

EHC CHP
Writing Course None One Vol Core honors writing course1
Honors Courses Six courses:

  • 4 at 100-200 level (at least 2 in STEM areas2)
  • 2 upper division courses in major
Five additional courses3
Senior Capstone Regular capstone experience in major or Interdisciplinary Senior Design sequence (EF 437-438) Satisfied by regular capstone experience in major or Interdisciplinary Senior Design sequence (EF 437-438)

Breadth Requirements

EHC

Students must have approved experiences in two of the following areas:

  • Research
  • Interdisciplinary Coursework
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Global Experience
  • Service-Learning

One of these must be at an Intermediate level and the other at an Introductory level. More details are here »

CHP

  • Students must undertake approved international/intercultural learning to fulfill the Chancellor’s Honors Program graduation requirements (e.g., a study-abroad program, an international research or service experience, intercultural experience, completion of an undergraduate major or minor in a modern foreign language).4
  • See this page for more information
  1. This can count as one of the EHC honors courses
  2. Engineering Fundamentals, Physics, Math, Chemistry, Biology, or Statistics
  3. If chosen wisely, most of these courses would also satisfy the EHC requirement.
  4. Most of these will also satisfy the EHC Global Experience requirement.

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