Program: Eight Engineering courses, including Engineering 0030, and at least two 1000-level Engineering courses, one of them being a design or independent study course, plus one advanced level mathematics course equivalent to Applied Mathematics 0330. The sequential nature of Engineering courses requires that they be chosen to adequately prepare the student for the 1000-level courses selected. The set of Engineering courses should also be designed to concentrate in a particular Engineering discipline or area. The program must also include at least one science course from the general areas of chemistry, life sciences, physics, materials science, or geological sciences (AP credit cannot be used to fulfill this requirement). This course is to be selected from a list of pre-approved science courses, published annually in the Engineering Undergraduate Programs booklet. Other appropriate science courses may be substituted with approval of the Engineering Concentration Committee. A programming course is also recommended, but not required. The program should be developed through consultation with an Engineering Faculty Advisor and is subject to final approval by the Engineering Concentration Committee.
Standard programs for the Sc.B. degree include seven ABET-accredited degree programs (biomedical, chemical and biochemical, civil, computer, electrical, materials, and mechanical engineering) and one interdisciplinary degree program (engineering and physics). These programs are described in detail in the booklet, Engineering Undergraduate Programs, available from the Engineering Student Affairs Office, Room 307, Barus & Holley.
Students in all of the ABET-accredited degree programs, except Biomedical and Computer Engineering, are expected to successfully complete the seven (or eight) courses ENGN 0030, 0040, 0410, 0510, 0520, 0720, and either 0310 or 0810 (or both in the case of Civil and Mechanical Engineering). Also, they must complete successfully the six courses CHEM 0330, MATH 0190 and 0200 (or equivalent), APMA 0330 and 0340 (or equivalent), CSCI 0040 (or another computing course, subject to approval). Students choosing Chemical and Biochemical Engineering take BIOL 0200 instead of CSCI 0040.
Students without one year of secondary school level preparation in calculus should take MATH 0090, 0100 in their first year. These students need to be familiar with multivariable calculus for ENGN 0510, which is often taken during the first semester of the sophomore year. Such students are urged to acquire the necessary math background through self-study, by taking a summer course, or by deferring ENGN 0510 until additional mathematics has been taken. In addition, all students must successfully complete a minimum of four courses in the humanities and/or social sciences. At least one of these four courses should be an upper level course complementing a lower level course already taken in that field. The humanities and social science courses must reflect both breadth and depth and not be limited to a selection of unrelated introductory courses. ENGL 0110 is not acceptable as one of the humanities courses. Studio courses or courses involving improvement of personal skills or crafts are also not acceptable for fulfilling this requirement. See the entry under `Biomedical Engineering' and computer engineering for course requirements for these degree programs.
The program of each student must be approved by the Engineering Concentration Committee, which issues more detailed guidelines and program suggestions.
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