<p>I am admitted as a ChemE student, in LAS. I will be a James Scholar (34 ACT and top 1%). However, I will be transferring into the Electrical Engineering department next year.</p>
<p>I am wondering if my James Scholar status will carry over, since both majors are in different departments, given that I satisfy the requirements as an engineering James Scholar (>3.5 GPA)</p>
<p>More importantly: LAS requires 2 honors activities per year, while the engineering department requires only 1. As a freshman in the LAS department, will I have to do 2 honors activities or 1 if I plan to transfer? It does seem a bit ridiculous that they would require ChemE’s, engineers, to do 2 simply because of some old political issue (ChemE in LAS).</p>
<p>Has anyone been in this same circumstance or can offer some insight?</p>
<p>james will carry over. after you need to maintain 3.5.</p>
<p>I’m assuming. I </p>
<p>I’m a bit angered that I may need 2 honors courses freshman year. The only honors course I can take freshman year is the honors supplement to Calc III - I’ll need to do a HCLA. Can anyone tell me about HCLA’s and how much time they generally take?</p>
<p>I may see you, although I am transferring top ECE - I’ll be taking classes for ECE.</p>
<p>And in the past years LAS has mailed their James Scholar letters later than Engineering; in early February. So you’ll find out about being a ChemE James Scholar then.</p>
<p>when are you deciding to transfer to ece? as you stated, part of your james scholar program involves doing two honors courses. first semester usually involves being in an honors section for an existing class (calc 3, bio, etc). the second semester, however, las makes you take a course called las 122. its an easy, 1 credit hour, james scholar only course that focuses on leadership and society (they’re changing it for next year so this may be different). that course usually serves as the “honors” course for that semester. </p>
<p>tl;dr you’ll take 2 honors courses, but only one is a real course. the second is some freshman orientation bs.</p>
<p>also, for james scholar notification. the letters go out by the college. my friend in ACES got it before i did in las.</p>
<p>Since I’m already admitted as a ChemE, I’ll have to wait until sophomore year to officially change my major to ECE. I will be taking classes freshman year as if I were an ECE, however.</p>
<p>Thank you for the response, chemesrule! las 122 will be beneficial if anything. I should have the time for it, despite my plan to take quantum physics, intro to diff eqs plus, and intro to computing systems 2nd semester freshman year (sophomore year classes). As long as work outside of class is limited I should be fine.</p>