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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Engineering Program

Program Requirements

All new engineering students (including transfer students who have not completed all courses in the freshman engineering curriculum) are admitted into General Engineering. The General Engineering Program provides students an opportunity to explore various engineering fields while getting a sound academic preparation for engineering study.

First Semester Freshman Year Curriculum

Credits: 16

Notes:

1 ENGR 1050  and ENGR 1060  may be substituted for ENGR 1020  

2 Depending on a student’s Clemson Mathematics Placement Test score, MATH 1040  and MATH 1070  may be substituted for MATH 1060 ; or the student may be required to take MATH 1050  before enrolling in MATH 1060 .

3 See Policy on Humanities and Social Sciences for Engineering Curricula .

Second Semester Freshman Year - Bioengineering Majors

Credits: 18

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

2 Students planning to enter medical school should take CH 2230 /CH 2240  instead of CH 2010 /CH 2020  and take CH 2270 /CH 2280  as an additional sequence. Students planning to enter medical school should also take physics laboratories as additional courses (PHYS 1220  lecture with PHYS 1240  lab and PHYS 2210  lecture with PHYS 2230  lab).

3 See Policy on Humanities and Social Sciences for Engineering Curricula . Six General Education credits must also satisfy the General Education Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society Requirement.

4 Select from BIOE 1010 , BIOL 1030 , BIOL 1040 , BIOL 1100 , BIOL 1110  

Second Semester Freshman Year - Biosystems Engineering Majors

Credits: 16

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

Second Semester Freshman Year - Chemical Engineering Majors

Credits: 17

Notes:

1 See Policy on Humanities and Social Sciences for Engineering Curricula . Six General Education credits must also satisfy the General Education Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society Requirement.

Second Semester Freshman Year - Civil Engineering Major

Credits: 17

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

Second Semester Freshman Year - Computer Engineering Major

Credits: 16

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

2 This course must be passed with a grade of C or higher either to transfer into Computer Engineering from General Engineering or to satisfy later course prerequisites.

3 See General Education  Requirements. Six General Education Requirements must also satisfy the General Education Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society Requirement.

Second Semester Freshman Year - Electrical Engineering Major

Credits: 17

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

2 This course must be passed with a grade of C or higher either to transfer into Electrical Engineering from General Engineering or to satisfy later course prerequisites.

3 See General Education  Requirements. Six General Education Requirements must also satisfy the General Education Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society Requirement.

Second Semester Freshman Year - Environmental Engineering Major

Credits: 17

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

2 HIST 1240  satisfies three credits of the Social Science General Education Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society General Education Requirement. If a student is unable to enroll in the second semester of the freshman year, this course may be taken at another time.

Second Semester Freshman Year - Industrial Engineering Majors

Credits: 17

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

2 This course must be passed with a grade of C or higher either to transfer into Industrial Engineering from General Engineering or to satisfy later course prerequisites.

3 See General Education  Requirements. Six General Education Requirements must also satisfy the General Education Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society Requirement.

4 Select from BIOL 1030 /BIOL 1050 ; BIOL 1040 /BIOL 1060 ; BIOL 1100 ; BIOL 1220 /BIOL 1200 ; BIOL 1230 /BIOL 1200 ; CH 1020 , or GEOL 1010 /GEOL 1030  

Second Semester Freshman Year - Materials Science and Engineering Major

Credits: 17

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 . CHE 1300  and ENGR 1070  may also be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

2 See General Education  Requirements. Six General Education Requirements must also satisfy the General Education Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society Requirement.

Second Semester Freshman Year - Mechanical Engineering Major

Credits: 16

Notes:

1 ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090  may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .

2 See Policy on Humanities and Social Sciences for Engineering Curricula . Six General Education credits must also satisfy the General Education Cross-Cultural Awareness Requirement and the Science and Technology in Society Requirement. These requirements may be completed in any order.