Degree Requirements

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

To be awarded a degree in the College of Engineering, students must successfully complete an approved
program of study with the prescribed credit hours and an academic average as specified in the respective
curricula. Students must complete a comprehensive examination with a passing score during the senior year in
the chosen curricula and satisfactorily complete all other required examinations and appropriate community
service requirements.

Mathematics and Basic Sciences Requirement Courses (Engineering)

Mathematics and Basic Sciences Requirement Courses (Technology)

Humanities and Social Sciences Requirement Courses

*The History Elective course must be at the sophomore level or above and may be selected from the following series: History (HIST 114, 115, 230, 311*, 399, 401, 410*, 463, and 486*).

**The Social Sciences Elective course must be selected from among the following series of courses: Economics (ECON 210, 370); Geography (GEOG 210, 221, 401); Political Science (POLS 200, 210, 320, 402); Sociology (SOCL 210,324, 448); and Psychology (PSYC 210, 315, 350).

General Education Requirement Courses

*Three (3) hours in Literature to be taken from: ENGL 201, 203*, 204, or 205

**Two (2) hours of course work are required in Health or Physical Education and are to be taken from among the following series of courses: Physical Education (PHED 100-250) or Health (HLTH 110-365).

***Three (3) hours of course work are required in the Arts and are to be taken from among the following series of courses: Fine Arts (ARTS 200, 210/211, 320, 330, and 440*); Music (MUSC 200, 250/251, 352*, 353*); Speech and Theater (SPTH 360).

Other Requirement Courses

*Courses that satisfy the African-American Experience requirement include ARTS 440; ENGL 203*, 313, 407, 413, 415, and 485; HIST 311*, 399, 401, 419, 486, 496, and 497; MUSC 243, 352, and 353; HUMN 366, and 403; MCOM 331; PHIL 426; SOCW 250 and 450; SPTH 399.  See the current university catalogue for additional details.

ABET Requirements

All engineering degree plans must satisfy the requirements specified by the ABET Commission. The course work
must include at least:

• One year (32 SCH) of a combination of college level mathematics and basic sciences (some with
  experimental experience) appropriate to the discipline,
• A general education component that complements the technical content of the curriculum and is consistent with
  the program and institution objectives-
• One-half year (16 SCH) of humanities and social sciences,
• One and one-half years (48 SCH) of engineering topics.

Major Design Experience- Students must be prepared for engineering practice through the curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints.