PRE-ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

Coordinator: Dr. David Peterson

A student who wishes to spend the first two years of his/her academic career studying a pre-engineering program at Francis Marion University is advised to take the following courses: Physics 200, 201, 202, 314, Chemistry 101, 102; Computer Science 212; English 112, 200; any two courses from English 201, 202, 203; Mathematics 201, 202, 203, 301, 306; twelve hours of social science and humanities electives, including Economics 203, 204; and six to nine hours of free electives, such as Speech Communication 101 or English 318. Placement in beginning mathematics courses is determined by scores and previous courses taken (see "Other Information" under Department of Mathematics).

This curriculum represents the maximum number of non-engineering credit hours which are required of pre-engineering students at most non-engineering institutions. It is not expected or required that Francis Marion University students complete this entire program prior to transferring to an institution offering four-year baccalaureate programs in engineering. After transferring, the student could expect to complete the requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline (except chemical engineering) after completing two to two-and-one-half years of additional study.

Students interested in this curriculum should plan their program based on the catalog requirements of the institution to which they plan to transfer. The advisers for pre-engineering are assigned from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.