General College Requirements

 

All entering engineering students must complete the following General College Requirements (GCR) prior to entering a degree-granting program in the College of Engineering. To meet the GCR, students must satisfy all five specific requirements, and must earn at least 24 degree credits with a grade point average of at least 2.00 for all courses, and a grade point of at least 2.50 for specified calculus, statistics, chemistry, computer science, statics and physics courses. The courses which apply to calculating the Math/Science GPA can be found on the Math/Science GPA calculator form.

 

Specific requirements:

 

• Fulfillment of Communication A General Education Requirement*
• Physics*: either EMA 201 or Physics 201
• Chemistry *: Either Chem 109 or Chem103/104
• Introduction to Engineering course** from either:
  • InterEGR 160: Intro to Engineering Design
  • InterEGR 101: Contemporary Issues in the Engineering Profession (Fall semester only)
  • InterEGR 102: Introduction to Society's Engineering Grand Challenges
  • InterEGR 103: Core Competencies for Engineering Leaders
  • ECE 252: Introduction to Computer Engineering (Does not fulfill the Intro to Engineering Requirement for students intending Electrical Engineering - see ECE curriculum handbook)
• Math*: Math 221 (or 217 or 275) and 222 (or 276)

 

* Credit will be given for appropriate AP, transfer work, or other advanced standing credits.

 

**Recommended but not required for transfer students. 

 

General College Requirements (GCR) Handout 

 

Related college regulation: (College regulation 3.b)