Gallogly College of Engineering

107 Carson Engineering Center
202 W. Boyd
Norman, OK 73019-1021
Phone: (405) 325-2621
FAX: (405) 325-7508
engineering@ou.edu
coe.ou.edu

Administrative Officers

John Klier, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Engineering
Randa Shehab, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development
Zahed Siddique, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
Jeff Volz, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Partnerships and Online Programs
Annette Moran, Assistant Dean of Students

General Information

Instruction in professional engineering was first given at the University of Oklahoma in 1899 when a course in surveying was offered. The following year, 1900–01, the first two years of engineering were presented. In 1902–03 a curriculum in civil engineering was established, and a School of Mines was organized. At the same time, courses in electrical and mechanical engineering were listed. In 1904 the courses in engineering were organized as a School of Applied Science. In 1909 the School of Mines and the School of Applied Science were joined and reorganized as the College of Engineering. The first professional degrees were conferred in 1909.

The college has grown substantially since that time. It now is home to 7 schools, 2 programs, and the OU Polytechnic Institute. It offers degrees in 19 bachelor degree options across engineering technology and science. The student body includes approximately 3,500 undergraduate students and 1100 graduate students. Its facilities fill seven major buildings with research facilities in portions of seven other buildings.

The college continues to lead in defining and adopting best practices in modern engineering education. Experiential learning is central to the student experience, with creativity and problem solving emphasized throughout the engineering design process—from the first engineering course through the culminating capstone experience. Students are also actively engaged in research, where they develop creativity, critical thinking, and real-world problem-solving skills. The Engineering Pathways program further strengthens this commitment by providing an innovative, student-centered approach focused on education and mentoring, helping students build a strong foundation for academic success.

The college's schools and programs hold the responsibility for administering the undergraduate and graduate programs of study, or curricula, as listed in the later pages of this catalog. The professional subjects in these curricula are supported by courses from other colleges of the University. Upon satisfactory completion of one of the curricula, a student will be recommended for a degree.

Faculty

The Gallogly College of Engineering has seen tremendous growth in faculty, reaching over 200 total faculty. The faculty is dedicated to excellence in carrying out the University mission of teaching, research and service. The faculty are drawn from many of the nation’s leading universities, including University of California, Georgia Tech, MIT, Rice, and Yale, to name a few. Approximately one in four faculty members in the college hold an endowed chair or professorship, and many hold distinguished university professorships recognizing excellence in areas of faculty responsibility. Many faculty are recognized as Fellows of national professional societies. 

Computing

The OU Network consists of a high-speed backbone with connections to faculty, staff, laboratory, and classroom computers. Wireless technology extends the network to cover the engineering buildings, outside areas, laboratories, and classrooms. For more detailed information, visit the OU Information Technology Support page.

Programs Offered

Programs & Facilities

Our research enterprise is intentionally interdisciplinary and closely connected to practice. Through advanced laboratories, field research, prototyping, data-driven discovery, and partnerships with industry, government, and community organizations, students gain experience that translates research into real-world impact. We further expand access through rigorous online graduate programs developed with industry partners, offering flexibility without compromising academic excellence.

The college has experienced sustained growth in research activity, investment, and graduate enrollment. Expanding research expenditures, a strong portfolio of externally funded projects, and interdisciplinary research clusters reflect our commitment to an environment where graduate students are central to discovery. Graduate researchers benefit from hands-on training, close faculty mentorship, and competitive support through graduate research and teaching assistantships, as well as college-, university-, and externally-funded fellowships.

Research Clusters: Research for Impact, Scale, and Discovery

Materials & Manufacturing

• Redefining how materials are designed, produced, and deployed.
• Advances next-generation materials and manufacturing processes that enable innovation across aerospace, defense, biomedical, and energy applications.
• Graduate researchers contribute to digital manufacturing pipelines, advanced materials development, and sustainable production methods.

Key Initiatives

Digital Advanced Manufacturing

Additive, subtractive, and hybrid manufacturing; metal AM for aerospace and biomedical applications; digital thread integration; non-destructive testing and evaluation.

Polymers & Coatings

Advanced polymers and composites; corrosion-resistant and biodegradable materials; coatings for thermal, structural, and protective performance; novel polymer-based manufacturing platforms.

Graduate Research Experience

Materials characterization; process optimization; prototyping; certification-focused testing

Sensing Technologies

• Expanding how we observe, measure, and understand the world.
• Develops advanced systems that improve safety, security, environmental awareness, and scientific discovery.
• Graduate students work at the intersection of theory, simulation, hardware development, and field deployment.

Key Initiatives

Radar

Home to the nation’s largest academic radar research program, spanning theory, simulation, prototyping, field experiments, and applied electromagnetics for weather, defense, and environmental applications.

Quantum Sensing

Quantum photonics, infrared and mid-infrared devices, chemical and biological sensing, nanofabrication, and next-generation optoelectronic technologies.

Graduate Research Experience

System design; modeling; laboratory fabrication

Medical Technologies

• Engineering solutions that advance health, equity, and precision medicine.
• Integrates engineering, computation, and life sciences to develop technologies that improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
• Graduate researchers engage in both foundational research and clinical translation.

Key Initiatives

Medical Imaging

Cancer imaging systems, image analysis, machine learning, MRI screening, ultrasound, endoscopy, and radiological technologies.

Immuno-Engineering

Vaccine engineering, cancer immunotherapy, immuno-informatics, regenerative immuno-engineering, and immune-system modulation - addressing health disparities
and underserved populations.

Bio-Manufacturing

Cell culture optimization, bioprocess monitoring, predictive analytics, controls, bioseparations, and technology commercialization.

Graduate Research Experience

Interdisciplinary lab environments; collaboration with clinical partners; translational research; regulatory-aware development

Infrastructure Technologies

• Designing resilient, sustainable systems for a changing world.
• Addresses the foundational systems that support society (water, energy, and transportation) by integrating engineering, data, policy, and environmental science.

Key Initiatives

Water

Water security; wastewater-based epidemiology; climate resilience; water quality; treatment technologies; hydrological modeling; food-energy-water nexus research.

Energy Transition

Carbon-free hydrogen production, storage and use; alternative energy technologies; economic development; risk communication for a just energy transition.

Energy Management

Power-grid integration; battery and PV systems; cyber-physical energy systems; networked infrastructure optimization.

Transportation

Intelligent transportation systems, autonomous and unmanned vehicles, pavements and materials, climate-adaptive infrastructure, and transportation analytics.

Graduate Research Experience

Field research; computational modeling; policy-informed engineering; interdisciplinary collaboration

Data Science and Analytics

• Turning data into discovery across every engineering discipline.
• Supports data-driven research across the college, enabling new insights through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and scalable analytics.
• Graduate students contribute to both methodological advances and applied research.

Key Initiative

Explainable and reliable AI, interactive and scalable analytics, modeling large-scale systems, and architecting data-centric discovery platforms.

Graduate Research Experience

Algorithm development; simulation and modeling; interdisciplinary applications; integration across engineering domains

Research Centers and Labs

Advanced Radar Research Center

The ARRC’s mission is to create a confluence of science and engineering in radar and applied electromagnetics that empowers research, enhances collaboration, inspires discovery, and improves lives.

Bioprocessing Core Facility

The OU Bioprocessing Core Facility prepares advanced engineers to enter the workforce and bridges academia to industry and the local community to advance the biotech industry in the state of Oklahoma.

Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Lab

The Sooner Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (SAML) is developing advanced additive manufacturing capabilities supported by digital workflows, materials research, and AI-enabled qualification. We collaborate with defense, industry, and academic partners to create reliable, scalable, and certifiable manufacturing processes.

Southern Plains Transportation Center

The Southern Plains Transportation Center is a U.S. Department of Transportation Region 6 Regional University Transportation Center led by OU with 10 partner institutions across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas. The Center was established in 2013 based on an award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology to conduct a multidisciplinary program of transportation research, education, and technology transfer.

Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center

The WaTER Center, a faculty-led initiative launched in 2006, addresses global water and sanitation challenges through sustainable, university-driven solutions. Its mission is to promote peace by advancing health, education, and economic development in underserved regions through innovative teaching, research, service, and leadership.

For a detailed list of labs, visit this page.

Engineering Buildings

Most of the engineering buildings are located in the northeast area of campus, across from historic Campus Corner. Some buildings are in the south research campus. The Carson Engineering Center serves as the home for the College of Engineering Dean's Office as well as classrooms and laboratories for the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Data Science and Analytics Institute. Felgar Hall houses classrooms and laboratories and is the home of the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, the McCasland Foundation Engineering Pathways Hub, The Boggs Foundation Engineering Pathways Studio, and the Williams Student Services Center (WSSC). Sarkeys Energy Center houses the School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering. Devon Energy Hall houses the School of Computer Science and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering as well as classrooms, team and forum rooms, and laboratories, and a state-of-the-art clean room. Gallogly Hall houses the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, the Engineering Learning Center, our Engineering Broader Impacts program, our large active learning classroom, and teaching and research laboratories. The Exxon-Mobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility is our student-focused facility and serves as the home for engineering outreach and recruitment, our leadership and career development programs, and houses our engineering competition teams.

The University's south and north campuses house additional offices and labs in support of the college's research enterprise and makes OU Engineering one of the finest engineering education and research complexes in the Southwest.  The Infrastructure Innovation Building (I2B) houses interdisciplinary research in transportation, communication, and sensing. Our faculty are also housed in the Radar Innovation Lab, Stephenson Research and Technology Center, and other buildings across campus.

Undergraduate

Engineering Pathways

The McCasland Foundation Engineering Pathways Hub
Felgar Hall Room 222
865 Asp Avenue
Norman OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-2621
www.ou.edu\coe\academics\pathways

Engineering Pathways (EP) is a framework to bring cohesive research-informed practices and an ethos of care to nurturing and supporting students along each stage of their journey to becoming engineers. Components of EP provide entry to engineering through educational outreach with preK-12 schools and families and active recruitment of high school students; support students in their transition to college life and along whatever their engineering academic path may be; and ensure students have access to technical and professional development for success in the workplace. A student-focused EP faculty and staff team welcomes incoming students to the Gallogly College of Engineering in first and second-year courses required for all students, as well as through elective opportunities, student organizations, events, and so much more. 

Engineering Pathways implements many programs to help young people on their engineering path, from deciding on an engineering career, choosing the University of Oklahoma for their engineering education, and successfully navigating their education for this exciting career. 

Engineering Catalyst

The Engineering Catalyst Program is a two-year support program designed to help students with a drive to succeed in engineering build their academic and professional success as they travel through their curriculum-to-career pathway. Engineering Catalyst is a selective, by-application program designed for students entering engineering in mathematics prerequisites. The number of Scholars admitted is limited to ensure each Scholar receives optimal resources and support for the duration of the two-year program. As a part of the program’s resource-rich framework, Engineering Catalyst Scholars engage in a variety of custom-tailored building blocks for success, including: Specialized classes, Robust learning support, Personalized planning, Community connections, and Financial support.

EMPOWER - Engineering Mathematics Program for Orientation, Workshops, and Other Educational Resources

Loving mathematics is NOT required for being an engineer; engineers only need to be able to use it. Because math is one of the important tools or languages that engineers use, Engineering Pathways EMPOWER offers various degrees of support for GCoE students, beginning before students arrive on campus and continuing during their time here. These include: summer on-campus or virtual math study sessions (Math ‘Til You Drop) and suggested review material to support first-year math placement for incoming students and Math ‘Til You Drop study sessions, workshops, optional support classes and emailed math study tips to support first-year math classes once students are here. 

Undergraduate Advising at Williams Student Services Center

Whether you are a prospective, first-time, continuing or graduating student, the Williams Student Services Center provides centralized support for academic and curricular guidance. Our advising team provides basic information about academic programs and advising, scholarships, student groups, organizations, college support programs, tutoring, mentoring, and graduation. Advisors are available to answer questions and provide guidance regarding courses, academic performance and requirements, and transfer equivalencies.

The Gallogly College of Engineering provides students the support of a college academic advisor related to their discipline. All incoming engineering freshmen are advised in the college by the Williams Student Services Center advisors during the University’s New Sooner Orientation program. Students are required to meet their academic advisor each semester prior to enrollment to ensure they are effectively making progress toward their degree. Students also have access to the faculty in their major for career advising.

Engineering Laptop Policy

All Gallogly College of Engineering students are required to have a laptop in order to fully participate in their academic program. Visit the college's webpage to learn more about the college's laptop policy.

Admission to the Gallogly College of Engineering

The OU Gallogly College of Engineering uses the same admissions policies for accepting new students into its programs as that of the institution. Students are admitted to the University of Oklahoma using a holistic admissions process. Entry into the Gallogly College of Engineering is open to all students who wish to major in an engineering discipline.

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission to the Gallogly College of Engineering are:

• A declared College of Engineering major;
• Maintain at least a 2.00 combined retention grade point average on all college-level work attempted.

Transfer Admission

Students transferring to the University of Oklahoma, College of Engineering must have earned a minimum of 24 non-remedial hours of college credit to be considered for admission. Transfer students must have a retention GPA of 2.50 for fewer than 60 earned hours of college-level work or a 2.00 for more than 60 earned hours of college-level work.

The Office of Admissions conducts all initial assessment of transfer coursework. Transfer students who wish to apply un-equated transfer courses towards degree completion are urged to meet with one of the college's academic advisors.

Major specific transfer coursework will be evaluated by the faculty in the specific discipline. For more information regarding pre-approved transfer coursework, visit the University's Transfer Equivalency Database.

Scholastic Requirements & Equivalencies

Academic Standards

Students in the Gallogly College of Engineering must meet the following academic standards:

• A minimum grade of C in each course required in the curriculum.
• A 2.00 minimum OU Retention and Combined Retention grade point average in all degree required coursework.
• A 2.00 minimum OU Retention and Combined Retention grade point average of 2.00 or higher¹ in all attempted college-level coursework.
• No more than two unsuccessful attempts (D or less) in a course required in the curriculum.

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Note: The Gallogly College of Engineering (GCoE) requires a 2.0 OU and Combined GPA to be in good academic standing. If the OU and/or Combined GPA remains below a 2.0 for two consecutive semesters (excluding summer term), the student might be dismissed from the GCoE. Specific accelerated degree programs within the Gallogly College of Engineering may require a higher minimum grade point average. Please contact Williams Student Services Center (WSSC) 112 Felgar Hall for specific requirements. 

For purposes of graduation and retention, these grade point averages may be affected by academic forgiveness policies. Students should consult the Academic Records - Academic Forgiveness Policy section of this catalog for more information.

Students who do not meet these standards will be notified by the Director of Advising and guided to meet with their assigned college advisor for support.

The University of Oklahoma utilizes a 4.0 or A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0 system. The Gallogly College of Engineering requires:

• a minimum grade of C in any course applied toward degree completion.
• P/NP coursework does not count toward degree completion (except for those P/NP grades earned in SP2020 due to Covid-19).
• S grades are accepted toward degree completion as obtained by Advanced Placement (AP), Departmental, higher-level IB, and CLEP exams.

Time Limitations on Coursework

A student may elect to graduate under the requirements for an undergraduate degree plan in effect at the time of their first enrollment in the state system, provided that they complete the work for a degree within a maximum of six years, which is reflected in the degree check. If the work for a degree covers a period longer than that specified by the college, the college will determine the degree plan to be in effect for that student’s graduation.

A student whose initial enrollment in the state system is during the summer session will be subject to the University of Oklahoma catalog in effect for the year following that summer.

Credit in the student’s major field or area of concentration that is more than 10 years old may not be applied toward a bachelor’s degree unless is it validated by the major department, or by the departments in the student’s area of concentration. The term “area of concentration” is included in addition to “major field” to allow for those cases in which the equivalent of a major may be earned by a combination of work in several departments.

Honor Roll

To be eligible for the Dean’s Honor Roll, a full-time undergraduate student must earn at least 12 or more hours and attain a grade point average of 3.00 or higher during a regular fall or spring semester. Part-time students may qualify for the honor roll by earning at least six but less than 12 hours and attaining a grade point average of 3.00 or higher, provided they have no W’s for that semester. There is no college honor roll during the summer session. Hours and grades earned during this session are not included in any way in determining eligibility for inclusion on regular semester honor rolls.

State-Mandated Articulation Agreements that Impact Engineering Programs

To facilitate the transfer of students within Oklahoma’s state system of higher education, the state Board of Regents created the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Course Equivalency Matrix. The Regents established a policy that Freshman and Sophomore-level general education requirements are deemed satisfied for students who complete a two-year Associates of Arts or Associates of Science degree from an Oklahoma public college, and who transfer to a four-year university.

For these reasons, general education coursework readily transfers from Oklahoma colleges into OU. Additionally, if the student has completed the Associates of Arts or Associates of Science, and they earned a D in one of the general education courses used to complete that degree, the GCoE will accept the course toward degree completion unless it is a direct pre-requisite for an engineering course.

Non-Collegiate Learning Experiences

For more information, visit the Academic Records and Transcripts webpage.

Enrollment & Major Declaration

Enrollment Limitations

Pass/No Pass Course Enrollments

Pass/No Pass Course Enrollments may not be used to satisfy Gallogly College of Engineering course requirements. Engineering students may not proceed in their major courses until they have achieved a minimum grade of C in all prerequisites. All required courses listed on the official University of Oklahoma degree checksheet for any engineering major must be completed with a grade of C or better (except for those P/NP grades earned in SP2020 due to Covid-19.)

Minimum Grade Requirement/Course Repeats

Students may retake a course in their curriculum a maximum three times (i.e. retake due to not completing the course with a grade of C or above.). If the course is completed unsuccessfully after three attempts (grades such as: I, AU, W, AW, D, F) and if it is a course required in any curriculum in the College of Engineering, the student will receive an Enrollment Stop from the College. (Note: A first course attempt which results a final grade of I, W, AW, or an audit AU) is not counted in the “three attempts” rule.) If the course is taken unsuccessfully three times and is required only in the major, the possibility of a student continuing in a different engineering major will be determined on an individual basis. 

Enrollment in Upper-Division Courses

Enrollment in upper-division Gallogly College of Engineering courses, except any courses specifically exempted in the General Catalog or Class Schedule, is restricted to students who are admitted to a specific degree program, have completed the necessary grade and course prerequisites, and are advised into the classes by their engineering faculty or staff advisor. Qualified students from outside the Gallogly College of Engineering are welcome in advanced courses if they have completed the necessary grade and course prerequisites, and are encouraged to explore specific interests with the schools and instructors involved. Approval must be obtained from the professor teaching the course and the Director of Advising in the Williams Student Services Center (WSSC), 112 Felgar Hall.

Conduct of Courses in the Gallogly College of Engineering

A student is responsible for the prerequisite and the content of any course in which they are officially enrolled. The establishment of specific policy concerning class attendance requirements, as well as announced and unannounced examinations, is the responsibility of the individual instructor. When absences seriously affect a student’s classwork, the instructor may report this fact to the Office of Student Affairs and the information will be directed to the student’s college dean.

The Gallogly College of Engineering requires final examinations to be given during the regularly scheduled examination periods in all undergraduate courses excluding directed readings, pure laboratory courses and project type design courses and seminars. No faculty member is authorized to depart from this regulation or from the published examination schedule for a class or an individual without prior approval. Special early examinations given to individual students or groups of students as substitutes for final examinations are prohibited. A student will not be expected to take more than two examinations in one day.

Academic Appeals

The Gallogly College of Engineering has established an Academic Appeals Panel to hear grade appeals and academic misconduct cases. To obtain the procedures to be followed, a student should contact the Dean’s office in 107 Carson Engineering Center, and refer to Title 14 of the Student Code.

Credit Hour Load

Students requesting to enroll in more than 19 maximum hours in a fall or spring semester or 14 hours in a summer semester must obtain permission from the GCoE Director of Advising. 

Change of Major Requests

Students interested in pursuing a change of major within engineering must meet with an academic advisor in the GCoE WSSC academic advising unit to change majors. To add or change majors outside of the GCoE, students must contact the advising office in that college. The advisor will assess the student’s GPA and completed courses. If the student lacks necessary preparation to begin coursework in the major, the student might be advised to remain in their current major until they are adequately prepared for the course curriculum. Approved changes of major requests are only processed by the Office of the Registrar within the first 10 weeks of the semester or after final grades are posted. In accordance with State Regents’ requirements, students are assigned to the degree program year that was current at the time they entered the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

Graduation Requirements

The student must satisfy the following requirements:

• Curricular Courses: complete all prescribed curricular courses or equivalent courses as approved by the faculty with a minimum grade of C in each course.
  • Students graduating from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET must complete 37.5% or 48 hours of engineering and 25% or 32 hours of combined mathematics (at the calculus level or above), physics, chemistry, or other science coursework.
  • Students graduating from a program accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET must complete a minimum of 40 hours in computing, 15 hours of mathematics and 30 hours of combined mathematics and science coursework with some exposure to laboratory work.
• Two-year College Transfer Credits: a minimum of 60 semester hours must be earned in a senior college or four-year school for a baccalaureate degree.
• Degree Requirements: fulfill all requirements listed on the official degree checksheet. Gallogly College of Engineering academic advisors in the Williams Student Services Center (WSSC) clear undergraduate degrees and encourage consultation on remaining degree requirements. However, responsibility for meeting graduation requirements lies with the student.
  • Be in good academic standing both scholastically and in accordance with academic integrity standards of the College and University.
  • Apply for graduation of your respective degree by the deadline for the semester in which you intend to graduate.
  • To ensure that the above conditions will be met, students are encouraged to request a degree check in the Williams Student Services Center (WSSC). This action should be taken at least two semesters before the student expects to graduate. The student can access their degree audit at any time online through Stellic. 
    NOTE: Students will not be cleared for graduation if they have an I or N grade on their transcript from the University of Oklahoma. These must be resolved prior to degree clearance. 
• Residence Requirements — to be recommended for a degree, a candidate must have:
  • spent two semesters or the equivalent in residence, with at least one semester enrolled as a Gallogly College of Engineering student;
  • completed at OU 36 of the hours listed in the junior and senior years on their curriculum checksheet, 24 of these 36 hours must be in the major field;
  • fulfilled the grade and grade point requirements of the college and school.
    NOTE: Academic credit from any division of the University of Oklahoma — Norman campus, OU Health Sciences Center, OU-Tulsa, OU Polytechnic, OU Online or The College of Professional and Continuing Studies — is considered resident credit at the University of Oklahoma. Grades and hours earned at any of these divisions are included in the OU retention and cumulative grade point averages for purposes of determining completion of degree requirements.
• Undergraduate degrees offered in the Gallogly College of Engineering:
  • Bachelor of Science: the Gallogly College of Engineering is organized into departments and schools. The degree of Bachelor of Science is qualified by the name of the engineering field pursued and is conferred upon graduates of the college.
  • Honors: Please refer to the Office of Academic Records.

Degrees are formally conferred at spring commencement and fall convocation exercises. However, degrees are also awarded in absentia at the end of summer session. All diplomas are mailed to students following the official graduation date. The degree and date of the diploma are entered on the student’s permanent academic record. The date of graduation is the last day of the semester or summer session in which all requirements for the degree are completed. When a student completes all requirements for a degree, other than at the close of a semester or summer session, the Office of Academic Records, upon request, will issue a certified statement that the student is eligible for the degree as of the date when the requirements for the degree were completed.

Graduate Study

Opportunities

Engineering Pathways Mentors

The Engineering Pathways Mentors Program fosters connections to the community within the Gallogly College of Engineering through student-to-student interaction. These interactions are based on service, dedication, respect, encouragement, and professionalism. Program members are current engineering students with excellent academic credentials, and a desire to provide strong mentorship and leadership. Program members serve as mentors to first-year engineering students. EP Mentors are selected through an application process.

Undergraduate Research

GCoE students have many opportunities to participate in individual or team research projects with faculty. The Engineering Pathways faculty offer workshops to assist students in getting started with research and in fundamental research skills. Sophomore courses are adding course-based research projects to benefit learning. GCoE also offers an Opportunity Portal to assist students in being matched with a faculty-member's project. GCoE also offers a limited number of research fellowships for students. 

Engineering Broader Impacts

The Engineering Broader Impacts Program provides support and services for all students, including veterans, Pell Grant recipients, first-generation students, and those from underserved or low-income backgrounds, helping them succeed in their academic journey. With evidence-based initiatives, the program eases the transition from high school to college and connects students to a strong alumni network. Collaborating across the college and university, it offers enriching experiences focused on retention, creativity, and innovation. The program’s goal is to help students feel confident, prepared, and equipped to succeed both academically and personally.

Engineering Student Life

Engineering Student Life promotes students’ professional and leadership development by hosting and supporting a variety of co-curricular opportunities. These opportunities include workshops, career fairs, tech talks, and the support of a multitude of engineering and STEM focused student organizations including technical and professional societies, service organizations, social organizations, competitive student teams and more.

Engineering Student Competition Teams

The Gallogly College of Engineering supports a variety of student organizations with the focus of competing in specific regional, national, and international engineering competitions.  These teams give students a unique opportunity to work on interdisciplinary projects and apply their academic knowledge while learning hands-on skills that will help them in their future careers.  Teams also work with faculty and staff on further developing their foundation of engineering and project management skills.

Competition team projects include building and designing planes, rockets, formula-one cars, off-road vehicles, steel bridges, concrete canoes, and creating and programming robots.

Engineering Catalyst

The Engineering Catalyst Program is a two-year radical support program designed to help students with a drive to succeed in engineering build their academic and professional success as they travel through their curriculum-to-career pathway. Engineering Catalyst is a selective, by-application program designed for students entering engineering in mathematics prerequisites. The number of Scholars admitted is limited to ensure each Scholar receives optimal resources and support for the duration of the two-year program. As a part of the program’s resource-rich framework, Engineering Catalyst Scholars engage in a variety of custom-tailored building blocks for success, including: Specialized classes, Robust learning support, Personalized planning, Community connections, and Financial support.

Jerry Holmes Leadership Program for Engineers and Scientists

The Jerry Holmes Leadership Program for Engineers and Scientists (JHLP) provides leadership education for undergraduate and graduate students in the Gallogly College of Engineering and the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy. Through JHLP’s pillar-based approach, students enhance their capabilities across five domains: personal development, interpersonal relationship, management and teamwork, generative leadership, and intercultural competence. Leadership development opportunities include retreats, workshops, courses, Distinguished Speaker days, and an academic Undergraduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students have the option to further develop their leadership capabilities as Holmes Leadership Associates (HLAs). HLAs work with professional mentors to design a personal leadership development plan. They attend monthly topical meetings and other events where they hone their leadership skills, and they create real impact as leaders within the University and surrounding communities.

Career Development for Engineers and Scientists

Career Development for Engineers and Scientists is an initiative focused on helping students develop their readiness for pursuing and succeeding in post-graduation opportunities. The program has overlapping focal areas in leadership, inclusive excellence, and workplace readiness. CDES serves the entire student population within OU Engineering with its primary focus will be to serve existing students in successfully transitioning back out of OU and into career.

Study Abroad | International & Global Opportunities

Educational and co-curricular experiences are offered through the College's Study Abroad and International & Global Opportunities (IGO) program. This program includes engineering-specific coursework, opportunities for practice-related service learning, internships and research. These programs are open to current OU students in collaboration with the University's Education Abroad Office and affiliated partner universities. 

Honor Societies

In addition to University-wide honor societies and organizations, the Gallogly College of Engineering has a robust participation in engineering honor societies such as Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau, Chi Epsilon, Eta Kappa Nu and Alpha Pi Mu.

Tau Beta Pi

The Tau Beta Pi honor society, which was founded at Lehigh University in June 1885, offers students of technical schools membership in an honorary association. Students who are qualified in any branch of engineering may become members. The annual election to the society, which is based upon scholarship, integrity, breadth of interest (both inside and outside of engineering), adaptability and unselfish activity, is limited to the upper one-fifth of the senior class and to the students who have grade averages within the upper one-eighth of the junior class. The government of the organization in each chapter is under the direction of the elected student officers and an advisory board consisting of four faculty members of Tau Beta Pi. Membership in Tau Beta Pi is one of the highest scholastic honors that an undergraduate engineering student can receive. The Oklahoma charter was granted in 1926.

Pre K-12 Outreach

Engineering faculty and students drive sustained pre K-12 engagement across Oklahoma. The Boggs Family Sooner Engineering Education Student Ambassadors reach more than 3,000 students, teachers, and families each year through hands-on engineering design and computer science experiences. These programs build early awareness of engineering, strengthen problem-solving skills, and increase student confidence in pursuing STEM pathways.

We deliver structured, high-impact programs throughout the year. Schools visit campus for immersive field trips aligned to classroom learning; high school students participate in summer Engineering Days that introduce majors, careers, and the college experience; schools participate in the annual High School Open House that has existed at OU since 1912; and families engage through interactive Engineering Nights that make engineering accessible and relevant. We also support educators with resources and programming that extend impact into the classroom through the Kenney Teacher Development Program.

Across the college, individual schools and faculty expand this work through discipline-specific camps, competitions, and partnerships with pre K-12 districts. Together, these efforts create a consistent pipeline that connects early exposure to college access and future enrollment in engineering.

Scholarships and Financial Aid Information

Future Students

To be considered for first-year scholarships from the Gallogly College of Engineering, you must apply for admissions to the University of Oklahoma by December 15^th. Scholarships are competitive for students demonstrating strong academic merit, leadership, community service, co-curricular activities, financial need, etc. Incoming students can learn more about additional scholarship opportunities through the Office of Admissions & Recruitment.

Transfer Students

To be considered for a transfer scholarship from the Gallogly College of Engineering, you must apply for admissions to the University of Oklahoma by March 1st and have completed 24 non-remedial hours or more from an accredited two or four year institution. Scholarships are competitive for students demonstrating strong academic merit, leadership, community service, co-curricular activities, financial aid, etc. Incoming transfer students can learn more about additional scholarship opportunities through the Office of Admissions & Recruitment. 

Current Students

All undergraduate and graduate engineering students can apply for scholarships through the Centralized Academic Scholarship Hub (CASH).  CASH opens on October 1 and closes on February 1.  Students must submit their application by the deadline to be considered for any CASH scholarships.  Scholarships are competitive for students demonstrating strong academic merit, leadership, community service, co-curricular activities, financial aid, etc.

Financial Aid

The FAFSA (or Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the government-provided application for need-based funds to help pay for college. For students that are FAFSA eligible, OU highly recommends completing the FAFSA regardless of family income.  Students that are ineligible to complete a FAFSA are still eligible for OU scholarships.  Many scholarship opportunities do not require the FAFSA to be completed.

Career Guidance

Our mission is to provide engineering students with a strong foundation for success through responsive, supportive and meaningful academic and career guidance. Each semester, students are required to meet with their College Academic Advisor and are encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor, in order to assist with their academic progression and address concerns related to career pathways, internships, graduate school, etc. Faculty with past and/or current corporate collaborations are excellent resources for our students, as are the college’s alumni, many of whom welcome connecting with students regarding career questions. The college hosts a Graduate School Fair for the undergraduate students and collaborates with the OU Career Services Office to host two annual Career Fairs for engineering students; the Engineering Career Fair in September and the Oklahoma Engineering Futures Fair in March.  Many companies also commit to a regular presence on campus working closely with our student organizations and college programs to offer professional skill development.

The OU Career Services offers specialized services to students and alumni, that includes:

• Job search and interviewing skills
• Resume and cover letter writing
• Major specific career advice
• Internship and Job postings
• Information regarding Career Fairs and on-campus interviews

Co-op Program

The Co-op Program offers a work-study experience that combines a sequence of academic study and engineering employment in industry or government. Participating in the Co-op Program allows the engineering student to gain first-hand experience in the application of academic studies to engineering problems.

Participation in the Co-op Program is optional and open to students enrolled full-time in a degree program administered by the Gallogly College of Engineering. Students who wish to participate in the Co-op Program must have completed all of the requirements of the first year of their degree program with a minimum 2.50 GPA. Students also must have the approval of the director of the school of their major. Employment in a Co-op position requires the approval of the participating company. Interested students should apply as soon as possible during their first three semesters on campus.

The time required to complete an engineering degree program as a Co-op student will be longer than the usual eight-semester program. (Caution: Major courses in several GCoE degree programs are sequential and offered only one time per year.) For further information and application forms, contact the Gallogly College of Engineering Undergraduate Advising Office.

Internships

The Gallogly College of Engineering encourages all students to seek an internship, either with college faculty assisting with research or with external employers. Our annual career fairs bring industry, government, and agency partners to campus to meet and interview students for internship opportunities. Both the college’s Career Development for Engineering and Scientists and the OU Career Center office work to facilitate this process.

Work Experience

Students may request to receive credit for internship or co-op experiences. Specific faculty oversee such enrollments and may require the student to provide a final project report and presentation. The faculty of the student’s program determine if the credits may apply towards degree completion, and if so, if the credits will apply as a professional or technical elective in the student’s program. For more information, contact the college’s Undergraduate Advising Office.

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