Is the College of Engineering Honors program by invitation? Or can any student go into these?Trying to understand how this works.
Found this on their site. Looks like it is for selected students.
http://guide.wisc.edu/undergraduate/engineering/#honorstext
In general, the concept of academic honors programs in higher education focuses resources on especially able students who are interested in challenging themselves at unusually high levels. This concept does not translate to the College of Engineering programs. All engineering classes are challenging, focused, and require high academic ability in math and science. Further, in engineering, resources must be used to make sure all engineering graduates—not just a few—excel in every respect. Nonetheless, honors opportunities are available on a limited basis in the College of Engineering.
ENGINEERING HONORS IN RESEARCH
Select students in degree-granting departments may pursue the Honors in Research distinction in certain departments. It requires completion of a certain number of semesters of faculty-guided independent study work and completion of a written thesis. Honors in Research programs have been developed for majors in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, engineering mechanics, geological engineering, industrial engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and nuclear engineering. Interested students should contact their department for more information.
ENGINEERING HONORS IN THE LIBERAL ARTS (EHLA)
EHLA allows for a small group of highly motivated students who have special, broad interests in liberal arts to take challenging background courses in physical science, natural science, humanities, foreign language, and social science to supplement their engineering program. The EHLA program will allow students access to honors sections in these College of Letters & Science courses. Honors courses in physical and natural science are available to invited engineering freshmen whether or not they are selected for EHLA. Conversely, no engineering courses are available as honors courses. Admission to EHLA is based on applications from high school students submitted before May 31 of their last year in high school. Fewer than 30 students are admitted each year. Interested students should contact Dr. Andrew Greenberg at greenberg2@wisc.edu for an application.
The EHLA designation will be awarded to those admitted to the EHLA program who meet the following requirements when they graduate with an engineering degree: