Engineering Science, B.S.

Requirements for the major

Engineering students normally follow programs of study specifically tailored to long term career objectives. Each program is composed of a combination of required and elective courses. The electives are chosen through required consultation with the engineering science adviser.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science degree are as follows:

Four-year class schedule

The suggested arrangement of courses for a four-year program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science should be determined in conference with the student’s adviser. The recommended first-year program is:

Prerequisite Requirements

The Engineering Science Department enforces the University’s policy on prerequisites.

Admission to Major

Requirements

1. Students will normally apply for acceptance to the Engineering Science major during the second semester of their sophomore year. Those students who do not apply in this period, but do apply later, will be handled as transfers. The transfer criteria for acceptance are consistent with those listed below, and they generally apply to all courses taken up to the time of application.
2. For full acceptance a student must ordinarily satisfy the following requirements:
   1. Completion of MATH 1311 , MATH 1312 , and MATH 2321  with a GPA of 2.0 or better.
   2. Completion of PHYS 1311 , PHYS 1111 , PHYS 1312 , PHYS 1112  and CHEM 1311  and CHEM 1111  or CHEM 1112  with a minimum grade of C- in each course and an average of 2.0 or better.
   3. Completion of ENGR 1381 , ENGR 1382 , ENGR 1313 , ENGR 2314 , ENGR 2320 /ENGR 2120 , and ENGR 2181  with a minimum grade of C- in each course and an average of 2.0 or better.
   4. A grade of C or better in ENGR 1313 , ENGR 2314 , ENGR 2320 /ENGR 2120  (No more than 4 credits taken at another institution after matriculation at Trinity may be used to satisfy this requirement).
   5. Approval by the Chair of the Department.
3. Provisional acceptance may be granted to applicants with no more than two grades of C- in the courses listed in II.4.
4. After completing ENGR 2311 , ENGR 2364 /ENGR 2164 , ENGR 3355 /ENGR 3155 , and ENGR 3327 , the progress of provisional students will be reviewed. Upon recommendation of the faculty advisor and approval by the Chair of the Department, full acceptance will be granted.
5. Requests for exceptions to this policy will be considered by the Chair of the Department.