Learn about the Texas A&M University Engineering Honors (EH) Program in the biological and agricultural engineering (BAEN) department.
Department Coordinators
Elena Castell-Perez
- Professor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering
- Office: 311 Scoates Hall
- Phone: 979-862-7645
- Email: ecastell@tamu.edu


The basic requirements for EH students in BAEN are below. Current EH students can view their progress in the EH status portal. For a more detailed list of requirements, see the information section below.
Each semester:
- Maintain a 3.5 GPA
- Attend at least 1 EH activity
- See our calendar page for upcoming EH activities
Each academic year (fall and spring semesters):
- Schedule and attend your honors meeting with one of the BAEN Department Coordinators
- Complete the EH Survey in May
Before graduating:
- Earn 18 honors credit hours
- Must be engineering, math or science courses
- 4-6 credit hours must come from 491 honors research
- Complete a thesis with the Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS) Program