DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
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.
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