Requirements to earn credits on an MDP Project for Honors Program
Honors & MDP partner to help Honors Engineering students complete requirements for both programs. See below for options available.
Honors students must be earning 400-level credit on their MDP Project in order to be eligible for Honors Capstone approval.
Please make sure to meet with Honors staff to confirm your completion of Honors requirements.
| Honors Student Minor | Type of MDP Project | Honors Capstone | Credits Counted |
| MDP Minor | Student Organization Project* or Faculty Research Team |
Individual Proposal Required to Honors Program | 15 credits Minor (includes SO Project credits) + 9 credits Focus Area + Capstone as separate projects/credits |
| MDP Minor | MDP Partner Sponsored Project | Allowed as an extension of the MDP Organized Project | 15 credits Minor (includes Project) + 9 credits Focus Area + Capstone as separate project/credits |
| Other Minor | Student Organization Project* or Faculty Research Team |
Individual Proposal Required to Honors Program | Other UM minor + 9 credits of Focus Area (can include maximum of 3 project credits in focus area proposal) + Student Organization Project as Honors Capstone (requires proposal/approval from Honors) |
| Other Minor | MDP Partner Sponsored Project | Approved as Honors Capstone | Other UM minor + 9 credits of Focus Area (can include maximum of 3 project credits in focus area proposal) + MDP Project approved as Honors Capstone |
| *Student Organization Project = Wilson Center-based competition teams (such as Steel Bridge or Mhybrid); BLUElab, MHEAL, S3FL, etc. | |||
