2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Engineering Degree

This degree has a Required General Education Core (GEC) totaling 45-47 hours.

The GEC includes courses in:

Area I: Foundation Skills (19-21 hours)

Area II: A Liberal Arts Education (26 hours)

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 19-21 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - - .15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3

ENG 102English Composition II

3

SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3

SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3

SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 4 hours

MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities - 3 hours

Choose one of the following:

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3

MU 129Music Listening

3

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3

THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3

ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3

PSY 201General Psychology

3

PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3

SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3

and

HIS 192World Civilizations since 1500

3

or

HIS 201History of the United States I

3

and

HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours

BIO 111General Biology I

3

and

BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1

or

CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3

and

CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1

Required Engineering Core Courses - 35 hours

MATH 122Calculus II

4

MATH 331Linear Algebra

3

MATH 321Calculus III

4

CHEM 112General Chemistry II

3

PHY 210General Physics I

4

PHY 211General Physics II

4

MATH 329Differential Equations

3

ENGR 102Engineering Graphics/Computer Aided Design

2

ENGR 201Introduction to Engineering

1

ENGR 367Advanced Mechanics

3

Required Electives Courses - 26 hours

CHEM 311Organic Chemistry I

3

ENGR 324Statics

3

ENGR 325Statistical and Thermal Physics

3

ENGR 327Engineering Electronics-Analog and Digital

3

ENGR 329Materials Science and Bio-Material Engineering

3

ENGR 365Engineering Statistics

3

ENGR 366Engineering Economics

3

CHEM 400Biochemistry

4

General Electives - 12-15 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120 hours.

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)

Total Required Engineering Core Courses (35 hours)

Total Electives Courses (26 hours)

Total General electives (12-15hours)

All courses require a “C” or higher.

120 minimum hours required for graduation.