Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree (BSE)

I. Core Requirements 

a. Seminar for Freshmen (4 HRS) (Students with 15+ transfer credits of college or university work are exempt.)

b. Freshman Writing (8 HRS)

ENG 101 and ENG 102
(A student may be assigned to other English courses or may be invited to take ENG 103.)

c. Literature (4 HRS)

Choose one course from those listed below:

English: ENG 213, ENG 214, ENG 215, ENG 216, ENG 217, ENG 218
Women's and Gender Studies: WGS 325
World Languages and Cultural Studies: FR 216, FR 309, FR 310, GER 216, GER 218, GER 310, HUM 260, HUM 350, SPAN 300, SPAN 390, SPAN 401, SPAN 402, SPAN 404, SPAN 405, SPAN 407, SPAN 413, SPAN 414, SPAN 416, SPAN 418

d. Ethical and Philosophical Inquiry (4 HRS)

PHIL 119 or PHIL 123 or PHIL 127

e. Humanities/History (8 HRS)

Choose two courses from those listed below**:

American Studies: AMST 111
Black Studies: BLKST 100
Communication: CJN 114, CJN L218, CJN 218, CJN 226, CJN 227, CJN 290, CJN 291, CJN 325, CJN 366, CJN 413, CJN 485
English: ENG 113, 114, 121, 123, 124, 250
History: Any History course
NESAD: ADF 181, ADF 182, ADFA 306, ADFA 344, ADFA 345, ADFA 346, ADI 221, ADI 222, ADG 224
Philosophy: PHIL 113, PHIL 115, PHIL 210, PHIL 211, PHIL 219, PHIL 223, PHIL 225, PHIL 250, PHIL 253, PHIL 255, PHIL 260, PHIL 261
Theatre: THETR 225, THETR 226, THETR 227, THETR 260, THETR 265, THETR 310, THETR 331, THETR 374, THETR 389, THETR 489
Women’s and Gender Studies: WGS 111
World Languages and Cultural Studies: FR 301, FR 302, FR 320, FR 410, GER 301, GER 302, GER 306, GER 412, GER 420, SPAN 301, SPAN 302, SPAN 408, SPAN 409, SPAN 412, and any course with a HUM , ARH or MUH designator, with the exception of HUM 120 and HUM 121

f. Social Science (4 HRS)

EC 101

II. Program Requirements (Credit varies)

The specific requirements are determined by each engineering program. These include basic math and science courses, as well as engineering topics.

III. Electives ( Credit varies)

IV. Cultural Diversity Requirement (4 HRS)

Choose one course from Group A or one course from Group B.
Cultural Diversity Group A (4 HRS)
or
Cultural Diversity Group B (4 HRS)

The Cultural Diversity Requirement is fulfilled by taking courses bearing the Cultural Diversity Designation. Courses that satisfy the Cultural Diversity Requirement are identified in the course bulletin after the course description and are listed on the Academic Advising website. Cultural Diversity Courses may simultaneously fulfill Core Requirements, Major Requirements, Complementary Major Requirements, Minor Requirements (see Department Listings) or may be used as electives.

V. Expanded Classroom Requirement

Credit varies. A complete list of ECR courses is available on the Academic Advising website. (Students with 45+ transfer credits are exempt.)

Minimum Total Credits Required for Graduation (126 HRS)

Some degree programs exceed 126 HRS. Students who entered prior to fall 2007 need 122 credit hours for graduation.

** In order to count toward the General Education requirement, at least one of the courses in Humanities/History must consist of a Cultural Diversity course.

Carefully review the requirements for a degree in your major with your advisor before selecting courses.