Pre-Engineering

College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) – Department of Environment, Society, and Sustainability

This program establishes a freshman and sophomore curriculum leading to transfer admission by Articulation Agreement (2+3) to a Bachelor of Science degree program in one of the engineering disciplines at the:

University of Massachusetts-Lowell: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, and Engineering Technology;

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth: Bio-Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering;

Mass Maritime Academy: Energy Engineering, Facilities Engineering.

Each student who enters the program will be assigned an advisor from the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences. By the end of their freshman year, students should be considering what specific area of engineering they wish to transfer into at the above mentioned institutions. It may be necessary for transfer students to schedule summer session coursework if they wish to complete all degree requirements over a four year period.

The program of study during the two years at Framingham State University is shown below. Each incoming student must pass the mathematics placement examination in order to register for a credit-bearing mathematics course. Students must do well on this examination to begin the mathematics sequence with Calculus I. Students who do not place into the Calculus I course are required to take additional mathematics prior to taking Calculus I. Courses to be taken during the sophomore year of the program depend, to some extent, on the choice of engineering concentration.

Requirements for the major in Pre-Engineering (UPEN)

The program of study at Framingham State University is shown below as two options of either two years of study or three years of study before transferring. Each incoming student must pass the mathematics placement examination in order to register for a credit-bearing mathematics course. Students must do well on this examination to begin the mathematics sequence with Calculus I. Students who do not place into the Calculus I course are required to take additional mathematics prior to taking Calculus I. Courses to be taken during the sophomore year of the program depend, to some extent, on the choice of engineering concentration.

Option A: 2+ Program Required Courses (16)

Required Core courses, common to all 2-3 engineering options (13 courses):

CHEM 107/107L Principles of Chemistry with Lab
CHEM 108/108L Principles of Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis with Lab
CSCI 130 Computer Science I Using Java
ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
EGNR 101 Introduction to Engineering
ENGL 311 Writing for Science or
ENGL 372 Technical writing
ENVS 202 Data analysis for Scientists
ENWR 110 Composition II
MATH 219 Calculus I
MATH 220 Calculus II
MATH 221 Calculus III
PHYS 211/211L Principles of Physics I with Lab
PHYS 212/212L Principles of Physics II with Lab

Restricted Electives: Choose three (3) from the following lists:

Science restricted electives:

Choose two (2) from the following list (depending on branch of engineering interest)

BIOL130/130L Principles of Biology with Lab
CHEM 207/207L Organic Chemistry I with Lab
CHEM 208/208L Organic Chemistry II with Lab
CHEM 241 Introduction to Heat and Mass Transfer
CSCI 156 Python programming for applications
EGNR 211 Engineering Statics
EGNR 212 Engineering Dynamics
GEOL 208/208L Principles of Physical Geology with Lab
MATH 222 Differential Equations

Social science perspectives, restricted electives:

Choose one (1) from the following list (depending on branch of engineering interest)

ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENVS 246 Sustainability and Social Justice
GEOG 260 Introduction to Urban Studies and Planning in the United States
GEOG 380 Making Places Sustainable
PHIL 102 Introduction to Ethics
SOCI 282 Society, Technology, and Future

Option B: 3+ Program Required Courses (24)

Required Core courses, common to all 3+3 engineering options (24 courses):

CHEM 107/107L Principles of Chemistry with Lab
CHEM 108/108L Principles of Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis with Lab
CSCI 130 Computer Science I using Java
CSCI 215 Computer Science II Using Java
EASC 201 Earth System Science
ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
EGNR 101 Introduction to Engineering
ENGL 311 Writing for Science or
ENGL 372: Technical Writing
ENVS 202 Data Analysis for Scientists
ENWR 110 Composition II
GEOL 208/208L Physical Geology with Lab
MATH 123 Introduction to Functions
MATH 180 Precalculus
MATH 219 Calculus I
MATH 220 Calculus II
MATH 221 Calculus III
PHYS 211/211L Principles of Physics I with Lab
PHYS 212/212L Principles of Physics II with Lab

Restricted Electives: Choose six (6) from the following lists:

Science restricted electives:

Choose four (4) from the following list (depending on branch of engineering interest)

BIOL130/130L Principles of Biology with Lab
CHEM 207/207L Organic Chemistry I with Lab
CHEM 208/208L Organic Chemistry II with Lab
CHEM 241 Introduction to Heat and Mass Transfer
CSCI 333 Object oriented programming using C++
EGNR 211 Engineering Statics
EGNR 212 Engineering Dynamics
MATH 222 Differential Equations

Social science perspectives, restricted electives:

Choose two (2) from the following list (depending on branch of engineering interest)

ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENVS 246 Sustainability and Social Justice
GEOG 260 Introduction to Urban Studies and Planning in the United States
GEOG 380 Making Places Sustainable
PHIL 102 Introduction to Ethics
SOCI 282 Society, Technology, and Future

Pre-Engineering Major

College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) – Department of Environment, Society, and Sustainability

Requirements for the major in Pre-Engineering (UPEN)

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