Academic Requirements and Scheduling

In order to participate in the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors (FEH) Program, students must be officially designated as a University Honors student. Prospective students must have taken at least four units of high school mathematics, one unit of high school physics, and must achieve an OSU Math Placement of L (1151) or higher; a higher math placement score can also be achieved through either Advanced Placement (AP) or PSEOP credit. The FEH Program itself is a package of courses that Honors students can choose to take during their first-year studies.

The following information regarding course sequencing are general recommendations provided by the Engineering Advising Office. Each student’s academic path is different and students will work with their academic advisor prior to registering for courses each semester.  Incoming students will schedule for their first semester with an advisor during their Orientation program.

First Semester FEH Breakdown

There are three options for Engineering 1281H, which are explained in more depth on the Engineering 1281.0xH Offerings page:

• ENGR 1281.01H: Covers Excel and MATLAB, and introduces C/C++ programming.

NOTE: Taking either ENGR 1281.01H or 1281.02H earns credit for ENGR 1181 and ENGR/CSE 1222 (Programming in C/C++).

Second Semester FEH Breakdown

There are also three options for Engineering 1282H, which are explained in-depth on the Engineering 1282.0xH Offerings page:

• ENGR 1282.01H: Incorporates an 11-week long robotics design-build project.
• ENGR 1282.02H: Incorporates an 11-week long nanotechnology research and development project featuring a “lab-on-a-chip.”

First-Year Math Breakdown

The course options listed below depend upon students' math placement results.

Honors students interested in pursuing a double-major or minor in math can consider MATH 1181H and 2182H.  This is a more rigorous and accelerated sequence, and requires permission from the Math Department (along with an AP score of 5 on either the AB or BC test).  Most Engineering Honors students will choose their math course based on the table above.

Physics Breakdown

• FEH Physics 1260 and 1261 (only open to FEH students)

Students with AP or post-secondary credit for Physics 1250 are allowed to take PHYSCIS 1260 for a more in-depth treatment but are not required to do so.  If a student skips the first physics course in the fall semester, they can take a General Education (GE) or chemistry course instead, and then can continue with FEH Physics 1261 in the spring semester.

Chemistry Breakdown

Students pursuing a chemistry-heavy major can take CHEM 1910H followed by CHEM 1920H, an Honors-level treatment of general chemistry for the well-prepared student.  It is open to any Honors student (does not require participation in FEH).

Sample FEH Schedule

A sample first-year course schedule is shown below. There are several paths within the FEH course sequence a student may take depending on the demands of your intended academic major/ engineering discipline. Two examples are outlined below: the chemistry-heavy sequence and the physics-heavy sequence.

NOTE: FEH courses highlighted in bold count as "Honors" courses within the College of Engineering.