The Ohio State University

In order to remain in good academic standing in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, pre-major students are required to maintain a minimum 2.00 quarter point-hour ratio (QPHR), cumulative point-hour ratio (CPHR), and secondary point-hour ratio (SPHR).  Pre-major students who do not meet these minimum standards are eligible for deparmental probation.  Repeated failure to meet these standards will result in dismissal from the department. 

Our goal is for you to be successful, regardless of your major.  In order to be eligible to apply for the mechanical engineering major,  you need to maintain at least a 2.00 SPHR and CPHR (admission to the major, however, remains competitive and requires performance beyond these minimum numbers).  In order to graduate from Ohio State, you need a 2.00 CPHR.  Although it may see punitive, probation gives us the means to monitor students who are not meeting these standards, encourage you to resolve any difficulties, or guide you in a more appropriate academic direction. 

If you are experiencing academic difficulties, we encougage you to see an undergraduate advisor before you find yourself in danger of being put on probation.