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. |