ENGINEERING TRANSFER

Dr. Bill Pierson, Division Chair (e-mail)

Program Description

Marshall University offers an engineering transfer program that consists of three to four semesters of a professional engineering curriculum, including basic mathematics, science, and core engineering courses common to most undergraduate engineering programs. In order to complete the final courses of a specific engineering degree, students must transfer to another institution, generally West Virginia University or West Virginia University - Tech.

Program Admission

(Updated Fall 2007 catalog degree requirements)

To qualify for admission students must have a minimum composite ACT of 21 (SAT 980) and have a minimum Math ACT score of 23 (SAT 540). However, students with a composite ACT score of 19 (SAT 900) and ACT Math score of 19-22 (SAT 460-530) may be admitted as a pre-engineering major. Students admitted to pre-engineering must complete the following minimum requirements in order to declare engineering as a major:

• Overall College Grade Point Average of 2.0
• MTH 127/130 College Algebra, (or equivalents) grade of C
• MTH 122 Trigonometry, (or equivalents) grade of C

In order to transfer into the engineering transfer program, whether from within Marshall University or from another institution, students must meet the Math ACT/SAT requirement or complete the requirements listed above. If transfer students do not meet the above requirements they may be admitted into pre-engineering with the same restrictions as listed above for program admission.

Plan of Study

Each student should meet with their faculty advisor early in his/her program to develop an individual plan of study since requirements will vary for different professional schools, desired major, and academic preparation. However, the courses sequences described below represent a typical plan of study for engineering transfer students planning to major in one of the major engineering branches: civil engineering (CE), chemical engineering (ChE), computer engineering (CpE), industrial engineering (IE), electrical engineering (EE), or mechanical engineering (ME).

In the tables below, the following notations are used:
  = required             = see advisor        blank = not required

First Semester

Course	Course Title	Credits	CE	ChE	CpE	IE	EE	ME
ENGR 107	Introduction to Engineering	3
UNI 101	New Student Seminar	1
MTH 229	Calculus I	5
ENG 101	English Composition	3
CHM 211	Principles of Chemistry I	3
CHM 217	Chemistry Lab I	2
	Total Credits:		17	17	17	17	17	17

Second Semester

Course	Course Title	Credits	CE	ChE	CpE	IE	EE	ME
ENGR 111	CompSci for Engineers I	3
Humanities/Social Science		3
MTH 230	Calculus II	4
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
CHM 212	Principles of Chemistry II	3
CHM 218	Chemistry Lab II	2
	Total Credits:		18	18	18	18	18	18

Third Semester

Course	Course Title	Credits	CE	ChE	CpE	IE	EE	ME
MTH 231	Calculus III	4
PHY 211	Principles of Physics I	4
PHY 202	Physics Lab	1
ENGR 213	Statics	3
ENGR 201	Circuits I	4
CHM 355	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHM 345	Intro. to Analytical Chemistry	4
CHM 357	Physical Chemistry I	4
	Total Credits:		16	16	16	16	16	16

Fourth Semester

Course	Course Title	Credits	CE	ChE	CpE	IE	EE	ME
MTH 335	Ordinary Differential Equations	4
PHY 213	Principles of Physics II	4
PHY 204	Physics Lab	1
ENGR 202	Circuits II	4
ENGR 214	Dynamics	3
ENGR 216	Mechanics of Deformable Bodies	3
ENGR 221	Engineering Economy	3
GLY 200	Physical Geology	3
CHM 356	Organics Chemistry II	3
CHM 361	Organic Chemistry Lab	3
	Total Credits		18	18	19	19	18	18

 

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