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Q: What is Engineering Fundamentals?
A: The Engineering Fundamentals Department
has twin roles in the College of Engineering:
- To
deliver foundational engineering courses for students throughout
the College
- To
provide an academic home for College of Engineering, Engineering
Undecided, and BSE students.
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Q: Who has
their "home" in Engineering Fundamentals?
A: Students enrolled in Engineering
Fundamentals fall primarily into one of three categories:
- College
of Engineering students who do not yet meet the requirements
for admittance into the engineering program of their choice.
- Engineering
Undecided students who met the entrance requirements for
the engineering programs but who are unsure of the specific
program in which they wish to enroll.
- Students
enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE)
program. For details regarding the BSE program, see
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Q:
What does the curriculum look like?
A: The courses in which you
enroll during your first 2-3 semesters at Michigan Tech will
depend largely upon your initial math placement, and somewhat
upon your intended major. If you start out in Calculus I or
Calculus I+, your approximate schedule for your first two semesters
will be: |
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SPRING
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Calculus
I/I+
Chemistry I
Engineering I
Perspectives
Physics Lab I |
Calculus
II
Physics I
Engineering II
World Cultures
One additional class by major |
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If
you start out in Data, Functions, and Graphs (Pre-calculus),
your approximate schedule for your first three semesters will
be: |
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| FALL |
SPRING |
FALL |
| Data,
Functions & Graphs
Prep
Chem or Chemistry I
General
Education
Perspectives |
Calculus
I
Physics
Lab I
Engineering
I
World
Cultures Revisions or Institutions Chemistry I or Gen Ed |
Calculus
II
Physics
I
Engineering
II
One
additional class by major |
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Q:
Does starting out in pre-calculus mean that I am a semester
behind schedule?
A: Possibly, but not always. If you take the Chemistry
Readiness test during orientation week and can go into
Chemistry in your first fall semester, then all of the
credits you take that semester will count towards graduation
(Pre-calculus can count as free electives in any engineering
program). If you start out in Preparatory Chemistry, then
those credits will not count towards graduation. If you
take one or two summer courses either at Tech or at a
community college near your home, you should be able to
"catch up" and still graduate in four years' time. |
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Q: What engineering degree programs are offered
at Michigan Tech?
A: The College of Engineering at Michigan Tech offers the following
degrees: |
- Biomedical
Engineering
- Chemical
Engineering
- Civil
Engineering
- Computer
Engineering
- Electrical
Engineering
- Environmental
Engineering
- Geological
Engineering
- Materials
Science and Engineering
- Mechanical
Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
- Metallurgical
and Materials Engineering
- Industrial
Engineering as part of the BSE program (see link below)
In
addition, the BSE is offered for students who wish to customize
their engineering program. () |
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Q: How
do I transfer from the Engineering Fundamentals Department to
a different department in the College of Engineering?
A: If you are an Engineering
Undecided student, see the academic advisor in the department
you are transferring into before the end of your first year.
If you are a College of Engineering student,
you must:
a)
complete the courses in the Common Engineering Core, and
b) achieve the minimum ENGPA for the department
you wish to transfer into
(Note:
some departments may be willing to accept you if you are
close to their ENGPA, but "not quite there")
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| Q: What courses constitute the
Common Engineering Core? |
A: The courses in the Common Engineering
Core are:
- Calculus
I (or I+) & II
- Physics
Lab I
- Chemistry
I
- Physics
I
- Engineering
I & II
- Perspectives
- World
Cultures
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Q: How is my ENGPA calculated?
A: Your ENGPA is calculated based only on the courses
in the Common Engineering Core. If you have taken additional
courses outside the core, these will be factored out of your
overall GPA to compute your ENGPA. |
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more information email John Henkel (jchenkel@mtu.edu) |
| Q: What are the ENGPA transfer
requirements for College of Engineering Students? |
A: This depends on the requirements
in place when you first enrolled at Michigan Tech. For students
who were first-time freshmen in the fall of 2001, ENGPA requirements
are:
- 3.00
to transfer into either Biomedical or Chemical Engineering
- 2.25
to transfer into any other engineering program
For
students who were first-time freshmen in the fall of 2002, ENGPA
requirements are:
- 3.00
to transfer into Biomedical, Chemical, Computer, Electrical,
or Mechanical Engineering
- 2.25
to transfer into any other engineering program
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| Q: If I am a College of Engineering
student who has met the transfer requirements and would like
to change majors, what do I do? |
| A: Contact the Engineering Advisor to begin the transfer process. (email or phone 487-2005 to set up an appointment) |
| Q: If I am a College of Engineering
student who has completed the courses in the Common Engineering
Core but my ENGPA does not meet the minimum set by the department
I wish to go into, what do I do? |
A: You have a number of options
available to you at this time:
1)
Consider selecting a different engineering major whose ENGPA
requirements you do meet.
2) Contact the academic advisor in the department
you wish to go into to see if they are accepting students
below their stated minimum ENGPA.
3) Contact the Engineering Advisor to discuss your options (email or phone 487-2005 to set up an appointment)
4) Consider enrolling in programs outside of the College
of Engineering at Michigan Tech. If you like hands-on technical
work, programs in the School of Technology may be for you.
Otherwise, check out programs in the School of Business,
the School of Forestry, or the College of Sciences and Arts.
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Department
of Engineering Fundamentals
Dillman Hall, 1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI-49931-1295
Phone : 906-487-3057
Fax : 906-487-1620
Email : Tina at
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Technological University College of Engineering.
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