Pre-engineering Coordinator: Dr. Kirk D. Hagen Location: ET 214 Telephone: 801-626-6998 Email: engr@weber.edu Engineering is a broad field consisting of a variety of disciplines including aerospace, biological, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, nuclear and petroleum engineering. Exciting and rewarding careers await graduates with four-year degrees in these engineering fields. The Associate of Pre-Engineering (APE) degree at Weber State University offers the first two years of a professional engineering curriculum. The degree is designed to prepare students for transfer into an engineering program at other universities in Utah, or throughout the United States, that offer four-year engineering degrees. Because the majority of pre-engineering graduates will transfer to the University of Utah or Utah State University, the WSU Pre-Engineering program has official transfer agreements with these two schools. In planning a program of study, students should be aware that most pre-engineering courses have mathematics and science prerequisites and that improper scheduling of courses can lengthen the time required to complete the degree. Students should also be aware that requirements may vary according to the university to which the student wishes to transfer. Students are therefore strongly encouraged to meet with the Pre-Engineering coordinator prior to beginning their program. The Associate of Pre-Engineering degree has fewer general education credit hours than the Associate of Science (AS) degree. Therefore, in order for a student to obtain a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in engineering, he or she will have to take additional general education courses at WSU and/or the receiving university. Alternatively, a student may earn the AS degree, but this degree may take longer than the APE degree because it contains not only pre- engineering courses but also a full complement of general education courses. The AS degree has the potential benefit, however, of satisfying all the general education requirements at either the University of Utah or Utah State University. PRE-ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE OF PRE-ENGINEERING DEGREE (APE) » Grade Requirements: A minimum overall GPA of 2.00 is required. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 60 credit hours is required. A minimum of 20 hours in residence (for transfer students). Advisement All Pre-Engineering students are strongly encouraged to meet with the Pre-Engineering coordinator at the beginning of the program and at least once annually for course and program advisement. Pre-Engineering students are also encouraged to obtain advisement from the applicable engineering department at the receiving university. Admission Requirements Declare your program of study (see page 18). There are no special admission or application requirements for this program. However, students entering the Pre-Engineering program are expected to have taken college preparatory mathematics and physical science courses in high school. The standard entry level mathematics course for pre-engineering majors is MATH 1210 Calculus I. The prerequisite for MATH 1210 is MATH QL1080 Pre-calculus, or MATH QL1050 College Algebra plus MATH 1060 Trigonometry, or placement through examination. Students who are not ready to take MATH 1210 upon entering the Pre-Engineering program should consult with the Pre-Engineering coordinator, who will recommend remedial courses that will prepare the student for calculus, physics and engineering courses. Course Requirements for APE Degree General Education Core Requirements (18 credit hours) 1. Composition (6 credit hours) ENGL EN1010 Introductory College Writing (3) ENGL EN2010 Intermediate College Writing (3) 2. American Institutions (3 credit hours) POLS All 100 American National Government (3) or HIST All700 American Civilization (3) or ECON All 740 Economic History of the United States (3) 3. Computer and Information Literacy (2 to 5 credit hours) Refer to the Computer and Inf ormation Literacy requirements listed under the General Requirements section of this catalog. The credit hours for this requirement do not count toward the 60 credit hour total for this degree. 4. General Education Breadth Requirements (9 credit hours) Select 9 credit hours - 3 credit hours from Humanities (HU), 3 credit hours from Creative Arts (CA) and 3 credit hours from Social Sciences (SS) (a list of courses for each area appears under the General Education section of this catalog). Pre-Engineering Core Requirements (20 credit hours) ENGR 1000 MATH SI1210 MATH SI1220 PHYSPS/SI2210/L PHYS SI2220/L Introduction to Engineering (2) Calculus I (4) Calculus II (4) Physics for Sci & Eng (w/lab) (5) Physics for Sci & Eng II (w/lab) (5) Engineering Specialty Courses (22 credit hours minimum) Engineering specialty courses are those that are required for specific engineering disciplines at the receiving universities. With the assistance of the Pre-Engineering coordinator, students should take courses that apply to thdr particular engineering major at the university to which they plan to transfer. The specialty courses listed below apply generally to the primary engineering disciplines, but do not constitute a list of specific course requirements for that discipline at any particular recdving university. Engineering specialty course requirements for the University of Utah and Utah State University may be obtained from the Pre-Engineering coordinator or the applicable engineering department at these institutions. MATH 2210 MATH 2250 MATH 3410 CHEMPS/SI1210 CHEM SI1220 CHEM 2310 CHEM 2320 CHEM 3070 ENGR 2210 ENGR 2010 ENGR 2080 MCRLS/SI2054 DGET 1060 Chemical Engineering MATH 2210 MATH 2250 CHEMPS/SI1210 CHEM SI1220 CHEM 2310 ENGR 2010 ENGR 2140 ENGR 2300 Calculus III (4) Linear Algebra & Differential Equations (4) Probability and Statistics (3) Principles of Chemistry I (5) Principles of Chemistry II (5) Organic Chemistry I (5) Organic Chemistry II (5) Biochemistry I (4) Electrical Engineering for Non-majors (4) Statics (3) Dynamics (4) Principles of Microbiology (4) Fundamentals of Drafting Using 3D CAD (3) Calculus III (4) Linear Algebra & Differential Equations (4) Principles of Chemistry I (5) Principles of Chemistry II (5) Organic Chemistry I (5) Statics (3) Strength of Materials (3) Thermodynamics I (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Health Professions MHA/MSN MSRS CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social 8 Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog