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 two 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 127 semester hours of course work to include: