Catalog for The School of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering

General

A wide variety of individually designed engineering curricula leading to the four-year Bachelor of Engineering degree are available for those students who wish to base their college work on a background of engineering, science, and mathematics courses. Students in Bachelor of Engineering programs, regardless of their individually planned curricula, will follow one of three paths of study.

Pre-professional Path

This approach to the Bachelor of Engineering degree stresses science and technology and the foundation knowledge for a particular profession. Students earning this degree will be able to continue their education in professional programs such as engineering, the sciences, medicine, law, business, and dentistry on the basis of a technical as well as liberal education.

Terminal Path

This approach to the Bachelor of Engineering degree is based on individually designed curricula that permit the student to obtain a strong background in science and technology while simultaneously giving the student a broad education outside these areas of study. This path offers an excellent education for students whose career interests lie in the military, in technical writing, and the operation of technically based businesses, such as technical sales.

Course Requirements

Candidates must successfully complete 128 semester hours of course work to include:

Semester	Courses Hours
University Studies 101	1
English 101, 102	6
Mathematics 261, 262, 263, 264, 353	15
Chemistry 105, 106, 115, 116	8
Physics 211, 212, 221, 222	8
Computer Science 251	3
Engineering 309, 310, 313, 321, 330, 360, 361	21
Engineering electives	9
Humanities/fine arts and social sciences electives	24
Preprofessional and/or terminal path approved electives	33

Telecommunications Path

This approach to the Bachelor of Engineering degree stresses science and technology, while providing a foundation knowledge in telecommunications to meet the need for qualified managerial and technical professionals in this rapidly expanding field. The curriculum provides a core knowledge in telecommunications fundamentals with an elective emphasis in options such as technical telecommunications, management information systems, and management and marketing. The student should consult with and obtain the approval of his/her academic adviser for the selection of the desired option courses.

Course Requirements