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BSENVE General Education courses

Students typically complete their program prerequisites and general education requirements (roughly 90 credits) during their freshmen and sophomore years.

Engineering Undeclared (ENGRUD) students: Complete the College of Engineering Placement Requirements for placement into the BSENVE program.

Transfer and non-Direct to College (DTC) students: Application requirements are designated below with a single asterisk (*)  whereas enrollment requirements are designated with a double asterisk (**).  For a complete list of application and enrollment requirements, see the College of Engineering Prerequistie by Major for Transfer and Non-DTC Student page. 

Mathematics (24 credits)

  • MATH 124 Calc/Analytic Geom I (5 credits)*
  • MATH 125 Calc/Analytic Geom II (5 credits)*
  • MATH 126 Calc/Analytic Geom III (5 credits)*
  • AMATH 351 or MATH 207 Differential Equations (3 credits)**
  • AMATH 352 or MATH 208 Matrix/Linear Algebra (3 credits)
  • IND E 315 or STAT 390 Probability and Statistics (3-4 credits)

Sciences (35+ credits)

  • BIOL 180 Intro Biology (5 credits)**
  • CHEM 142 General Chemistry (5 credits)*
  • CHEM 152 General Chemistry (5 credits)*
  • CHEM 162 General Chemistry (5 credits)**
  • PHYS 121 Mechanics (5 credits)*
  • PHYS 122 Electromagnetism (5 credits)*
  • PHYS 123 Waves (5 credits)**
  • Note: Students need to take 1 additional science course for graduation. See BSENVE E&S Elective list for details on approved courses.

Engineering Fundamentals (16 credits)

  • AMATH 301 Beg Sci Computing, CSE 122 Introduction to Computer Programming II, CSE 142 Computer Programming I or CSE 160 Data Programming (4 credits) **
  • AA 210 Statics (4 credits)*
  • CEE 220 Mechanics of Materials (4 credits)**
  • AA 260 Thermodynamics (4 credits)**
    • (Alternative Thermodynamics Courses: ME 323, PHYS 224)

Written Communication (12 credits)

Economics (4-5 credits)

  • IND E 250 (4 credits), ECON 200 (5 credits), or ECON 201 (5 credits)  
    • Note: ECON 200/ECON 201 will also satisfy the Individuals & Societies requirement.

Areas of Inquiry  (24 credits)

  • Arts and Humanities (A&H)  (10 credits)
  • Social Sciences (SSc)  (10 credits)
  • Additional A&H and/or SSc (4 credits)

Diversity (3 credits)