Constitution Article VIII Sections 2 and 3

SECTION 2. Eligibility of Undergraduates.

(a) To be eligible for election, the candidate shall be a student pursuing an undergraduate engineering curriculum of the institution. An engineering curriculum is defined as one that meets any of the following criteria: ( i ) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET) or its engineering-accreditation successor(s); ( ii ) is administered by a unit (a department, school, or college) of engineering and has the same name as any program accredited as described in criterion ( i ); or ( iii ) is administered by a unit of engineering and includes the noun ‘engineering' in its name. Candidates for membership shall meet the scholarship provisions of this Constitution and shall have exemplary character as enunciated in the Eligibility Code of the Association.
(b) A Chapter may appeal to Convention the eligibility of students of other undergraduate curricula that: ( i ) are administered by a unit of engineering of the institution; ( ii ) have received the three-fourths favorable vote of the active Chapter membership eligible to vote thereon (see Const. Art. VI, Sec. 1); and ( iii ) have received the five-sevenths favorable vote of the Advisory Board of the Chapter. Such curricula that have received the approval of Convention shall be considered engineering curricula as well.
(c) A Chapter may decide for itself by a three-fourths majority vote, subject to the five-sevenths approval of its Advisory Board, to exclude from eligibility all students of a particular undergraduate curriculum that, in the opinion of the Chapter, is not an engineering curriculum. Curricula satisfying criterion ( i ) of Const. Art. VIII, Sec. 2(a) may not be excluded.
(d) A Chapter must list in the Bylaws of the Chapter all curricula that it deems worthy to qualify a candidate for eligibility. See Bylaw V, Sec. 5.03.
(e )Juniors who are scholastically in the upper eighth of all juniors of curricula listed in the Chapter's Bylaws per Subsection (f) shall be eligible for election.
(f) To be considered juniors, students shall be in the next-to-the-last year of their curriculum or shall have completed the institution's requirements for junior standing. In institutions with a cooperative program, students may be regarded as juniors when fifty percent of the institution's specified undergraduate academic degree requirements have been completed.
(g) Seniors who are scholastically in the upper fifth of all seniors of curricula listed in the Chapter's Bylaws per Subsection (f) shall be eligible for election.
(h) To be considered seniors, students shall be in the last year of their curriculum or shall have completed the institution's requirements for senior standing. In institutions with a cooperative program, students may be regarded as seniors after having completed seventy-five percent of the undergraduate academic degree requirements specified by the institution.
(i) The upper eighth and fifth of a class shall be determined by the relative point ratings (except as noted below) based upon the net number of regular engineering students enrolled in the junior and senior classes respectively at the time of election. See Bylaw VI, Sec. 6.02. If a Chapter is unable to obtain the relative point ratings or fulfill the requirements of Bylaw VI, Section 6.02 and/or Section 6.04, the Chapter shall submit in writing the method used for determining the upper eighth and fifth to the Executive Council for approval or disapproval.
(j) Special students and those students who are not candidates for an engineering degree shall not be counted, and transfer students who are not eligible for election need not be counted, in determining the enrollment or the numbers who are eligible for election.
(k) Undergraduate students transferring from another institution shall not be eligible for election until the third regular election after their registration. Students subject to this subsection shall be eligible at the second regular election after their registration, provided the consent of five-sevenths of the Advisory Board is obtained and they meet the other requirements for election. See Bylaw VI, Sec. 6.02 (d).
(l) The cases of students whose eligibility is in doubt because of irregular standing or curriculum shall be referred to the Advisory Board of the Chapter and to the Executive Council for the determination of the terms and times of eligibility.
(m) The existence of conditions or failures in a student's undergraduate record shall not prevent consideration and election, provided the point-rating is within the upper eighth or fifth of the class.

SECTION 3. Eligibility of Graduate Students.

(a) A Chapter may elect to membership any candidate in a graduate engineering curriculum (see Section 2(a) for the definition of an engineering curriculum) at its institution after the student has been in residence for one semester or two quarters and has completed at least 50% of the degree requirements, including coursework and research, as determined by the student's primary academic advisor.
(b) A Chapter may appeal to Convention the eligibility of students of other graduate curricula that: ( i ) are administered by a unit of engineering of the institution; ( ii ) have received the three-fourths favorable vote of the active Chapter membership eligible to vote thereon (see Const. Art. VI, Sec. 1); and ( iii ) have received the five-sevenths favorable vote of the Advisory Board of the Chapter.
(c) A Chapter may decide for itself by a three-fourths majority vote, subject to the five-sevenths approval of its Advisory Board, to exclude from eligibility all students of a particular graduate curriculum that, in the opinion of the Chapter, is not an engineering curriculum. Curricula satisfying criterion ( i ) of Section 2(a) may not be excluded.
(d) A Chapter must list in its Bylaws all graduate engineering curricula that it deems worthy to qualify a candidate for eligibility. See Bylaw V, Sec. 5.03.
(e) Complete proof of the worthiness of a candidate for election shall be presented in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association. Such proof shall include: ( i ) evidence of the candidate's scholastic eligibility, consisting of certification of the standing in the top fifth of the graduate class or, if class rank cannot be determined, a statement by a faculty member that the candidate is doing graduate work of the quality expected of a member of the Association; ( ii ) a list of the degree(s) held by the candidate, the institution(s) which granted the degree(s), and the year in which each degree was granted; and ( iii ) a statement from the Advisory Board of the Chapter that it believes the candidate to be worthy of membership in the Association and approves election of the student. See Bylaws VI, Sec. 6.04 (a) and (b); and VIII, Sec. 8.04.