Pre-Engineering

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Students wishing to major in any of the many branches of engineering may take their first two years in pre-engineering at SFA and transfer to a college of engineering for their final two years to complete their course of study.

Curriculum

Freshman Year (33 hours)

Fall

ENGR 1301 - Foundations in Engineering I Credit(s): 3
HIST 1301 - United States History I Credit(s): 3
MATH 2313 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3
MATH 2113 - Calculus I Lab Credit(s): 1
PHYS 1308 - Introduction to Engineering/Physics Credit(s): 3
Required English Credit(s): 3

16 hours

Spring

ENGR 1302 - Foundations in Engineering II Credit(s): 3
HIST 1302 - United States History II Credit(s): 3
MATH 2314 - Calculus II Credit(s): 3
PHYS 2325 - Technical Physics I Credit(s): 3
MATH 2114 - Calculus II Lab Credit(s): 1
PHYS 2125 - Technical Physics I Laboratory Credit(s): 1
Required English Credit(s): 3

17 hours

Sophomore Year (32 hours)

Fall

ENGR 2401 - Engineering Statics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 2326 - Technical Physics II Credit(s): 3
PHYS 2126 - Technical Physics II Laboratory Credit(s): 1
MATH 3315 - Calculus III Credit(s): 3
MATH 3115 - Calculus III Lab Credit(s): 1
Elective Credit(s): 3 *
or
Political science Credit(s): 3 *

15 hours

Spring

ENGR 2305 - Linear Circuit Analysis I Credit(s): 3
ENGR 2105 - Linear Circuit Analysis I Lab Credit(s): 1
ENGR 3421 - Engineering Dynamics Credit(s): 4
ENGR 3021 - Engineering Dynamics Lab Credit(s): 0
CSCI 1302 - Computer Science Principles Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3 *
or
Political science Credit(s): 3 *
Core requirement Credit(s): 3

17 hours

Summer Sessions

CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I Credit(s): 3
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab Credit(s): 1
CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II Credit(s): 3
CHEM 1112 - General Chemistry II Lab Credit(s): 1
Electives, history or political science Credit(s): 3*
MATH 3330 - Differential Equations Credit(s): 3

Note:

*Students pursuing the specific engineering degree may include the following among their electives:

petroleum engineer: GEOL 1303 , GEOL 1304
chemical engineer: CHEM 3421 , CHEM 3331 , CHEM 3332
biochemical engineer: BIOL 2361 , CHEM 3421 , CHEM 3331 , CHEM 3332

Students should contact terminal engineering schools about the compatibility of the above suggested curriculum with their program.