Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Engineering Major, B.S.E. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Engineering Major, B.S.E.

Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education >> Engineering 

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree is a practical, flexible engineering program which requires a solid foundation in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and liberal studies as well as the engineering science core. A total of 127 semester hours are required in the four-year Bachelor of Science in Engineering program. Eighteen hours of mathematics through differential equations and including engineering statistics, fourteen hours of chemistry and physics, and a 3-4 hour math/basic science elective are required. All engineering students also must complete the University Core requirements. The Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.ABET.org).

An engineering student can complete the program in four years provided they enter USI prepared to successfully complete MATH 230 (Calculus I) in their first semester. Those students who do not enter the program ready for MATH 230 will take an additional three to fifteen hours of mathematics courses necessary to raise their mathematical abilities to a required level, zero to six hours of additional engineering courses designed to improve their problem-solving skills, and zero to six hours of preparatory science courses to improve their abilities to succeed in higher level science courses.

Cooperative education opportunities are available to students enrolled in engineering. The co-op experience is designed to assist the student in developing an understanding of human relationships and in learning to work with others as a member of an engineering team. Individual growth is enhanced by the realization that, in addition to demonstrating theoretical knowledge, one also is learning to become an integral part of the working interrelationship between the academic and professional worlds. On the job and at the University, the co-op student obtains first-hand knowledge of professional practices, expectancies, and opportunities. At the same time, the student is offered a realistic test of career interest and aptitude. Participation in this program enables the student to make a more intelligent selection of a position after graduation.

In accordance with the University’s transfer policy (found in the undergraduate admission requirements and regulations section), the faculty of the engineering department examine on a case-by-case basis the transcripts of students transferring from other institutions. Failure to achieve a grade of C or better in a required engineering course at another institution will necessitate repeating the course.  A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all ENGR courses that a student takes as part of their program of study.  All Engineering majors are required to take the nationally administered Fundamentals of Engineering examination during their final semester.

Petition for permission to waive any program requirements must be approved by the chair of the engineering department. After admission into the engineering program, required engineering courses may be taken at another institution for transfer of credit only when approved in advance by both the student’s advisor and the department chair.

Core 39

The core curriculum at USI, Core 39, offers students at our institution an outstanding opportunity to have a well-rounded education. Some of the choices within Core 39 are limited for engineering in order to fulfill program needs. Courses within Core 39 that are required for engineering majors:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience

USI Core 39: Foundations-First Year Experience


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 1
CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking  for Foundations/Communication

USI Core 39: Foundations-Communication


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
MATH 230 - Calculus I  for Foundations/Mathematics

USI Core 39: Foundations-Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
ECON 208 - Principles of Microeconomics for Ways of Knowing/Social Inquiry, or ECON 209 

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics  for Ways of Knowing/Moral and Ethical Reasoning

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ENGR 305 - Engineering Statistics  for Ways of Knowing/Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
PHYS 205 - Intermediate Physics I  Bachelor of Science/Natural Science AND

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 5
CHEM 261 - General Chemistry I  Bachelor of Science/Natural Science with Lab

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4

 

Students have the option of selecting from available courses for one additional Ways of Knowing course, one World Language and Culture course in Bachelor of Science, and one Social Science course in Bachelor of Science. Students must ensure that they fulfill their global embedded experience with one of these three choices. Students are highly encouraged to take courses in United States History or Government, Literature, and Foreign Language to fulfill their Core 39 choices. A total of 42 hours are earned in Core 39 due to the additional semester hour for MATH 230 and the additional two semester hours for PHYS 205.

The Engineering Core (Breadth)

The common engineering, math, and science credits for all engineering majors total 67 semester hours, 17 hours of which are also part of the University’s Core 39.  This common core of math, science, and engineering courses is structured to ensure that all USI engineering graduates have sufficient breadth of study in a wide range of engineering topics.  All students majoring in engineering must satisfactorily complete the following required engineering courses for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGR 107 - Fundamentals of Engineering
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ENGR 108 - Systems Engineering and Freshman Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 2

 

ENGR 121 - Drafting & Annotation   or
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 1
ME 121 - Solid Modeling
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 1

 

ENGR 291 - Experimental Design and Technical Writing

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 2
ME 225 - Thermodynamics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ENGR 235 - Statics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ECE 255 - Electric Circuits
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 4
ENGR 275 - Dynamics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ENGR 335 - Engineering Economics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ENGR 355 - Strength of Materials
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 4
ENGR 375 - Fluid Mechanics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ENGR 491 - Senior Design

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

Math and Basic Science

The following Math and Basic Science courses must also be completed:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
MATH 230 - Calculus I (Part of Core 39)

USI Core 39: Foundations-Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
MATH 235 - Calculus II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
MATH 335 - Calculus III
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
MATH 366 - Differential Equations
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
ENGR 305 - Engineering Statistics   (Part of Core 39)

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
CHEM 261 - General Chemistry I   (Part of Core 39)

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
PHYS 205 - Intermediate Physics I   (Part of Core 39)

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 5
PHYS 206 - Intermediate Physics II

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 5

Engineering Electives

In addition to the engineering core, at least 35 hours of engineering technical electives are required.  One elective will be a 3-4 credit hour math or basic science option chosen from the following list:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
BIOL 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
BIOL 141 - Principles of Biology

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 4
BIOL 208 - Wildlife Biology
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 3
CHEM 262 - General Chemistry II

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 4
GEOL 161 - Introduction to Geology

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS)


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 4
GEOL 341 - Hydrology
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 4
GEOL 465 - Introduction to GIS
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 3
GEOL 475 - Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 3
MATH 331 - Mathematical Models with Applications
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
MATH 362 - Linear Algebra
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
MATH 426 - Point Set Topology
Term(s) Offered: Spring (even-numbered years)
Credits: 3
MATH 434 - Advanced Differential Equations
Term(s) Offered: Spring (odd-numbered years)
Credits: 3
MATH 437 - Numerical Analysis
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
MATH 438 - Theory of Probability
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
STAT 475 - Time Series
Term(s) Offered: Spring (odd-numbered years)
Credits: 3
PHYS 361 - Modern Physics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
PHYS 371 - Analytical Mechanics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

The remaining 31-32 hours of engineering electives will come from courses labeled as ENGR, CE, ECE, IME, or ME; exceptions may be approved by the department chair.  ENGR 103, ENGR 104, and ENGR 202 cannot be counted toward elective requirements.  A maximum of six credits towards the engineering technical elective requirement may be taken from ENGR 298, ENGR 299, ENGR 390, and ENGR 499.  The majority of elective courses will come from a student’s chosen emphasis area.

Depth

All engineering students must choose an emphasis area from the following:

  • Civil
  • Electrical and Computer
  • Industrial and Manufacturing
  • Mechanical
  • Mechatronics

Each emphasis area has a number of emphasis-required courses.  Each emphasis area also has at least one design sequence.  All students must complete all emphasis-required courses and at least one design sequence for at least one emphasis area in order to graduate with a degree in engineering from USI. The purpose of the emphasis areas is to ensure that students have sufficient depth of study to be well-prepared for engineering practice or an advanced degree program upon completion of their undergraduate degrees.  Complementing their design sequence, students will complete the senior design course (ENGR 491) which incorporates design elements with other realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, safety, and ethical factors, as well as social impact.  The emphasis-required courses and design sequences for each emphasis are listed below:

Civil

Emphasis-required courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGR 324 - Construction Materials and Estimating
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
CE 361 - Structural Analysis
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CE 381 - Soil Mechanics
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CE 451 - Water Resources and Hydrologic Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 4

Design sequences

(1)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CE 361 - Structural Analysis
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CE 461 - Reinforced Concrete Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
(2)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CE 361 - Structural Analysis
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CE 462 - Steel Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
(3)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CE 381 - Soil Mechanics
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CE 481 - Geotechnical Engineering Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
(4)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CE 441 - Environmental Engineering
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CE 451 - Water Resources and Hydrologic Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 4

Electrical and Computer

Emphasis-required courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECE 241 - Digital Logic
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ECE 343 - Electronics
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
ECE 345 - Advanced Electrical Circuits
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ECE 445 - Signals and Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

Design sequences

(1)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECE 241 - Digital Logic
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ECE 347 - Microcomputer Engineering
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ECE 447 - Embedded Systems Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
(2)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECE 345 - Advanced Electrical Circuits
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ECE 349 - Electrical Machines
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 4
ECE 449 - Electrical Power
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
(3)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECE 345 - Advanced Electrical Circuits
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ECE 443 - Linear Control Systems
Term(s) Offered: On demand
Credits: 3
ECE 445 - Signals and Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

Industrial and Manufacturing

Emphasis-required courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
IME 311 - Operations Research
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
IME 315 - Process Improvement
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
IME 331 - Introduction to Statistical Quality Control

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry


Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
IME 312 - Production and Inventory Control Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
IME 414 - Process and Facility Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring (odd-numbered years)
Credits: 3

Design sequences

(1)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
IME 315 - Process Improvement
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
IME 411 - Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Term(s) Offered: Spring (even-numbered years)
Credits: 3
(2)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
IME 315 - Process Improvement
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
IME 319 - Transportation and Logistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Mechanical

Emphasis-required courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ME 364 - Materials Science
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 365 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 366 - Dynamics of Machinery
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ME 463 - Heat Transfer
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Design sequences

(1)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGR 375 - Fluid Mechanics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ME 463 - Heat Transfer
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ME 465 - Fluid/Thermal Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
(2)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ME 364 - Materials Science
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 366 - Dynamics of Machinery
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ME 466 - Machine Design
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
(3)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ME 363 - Vibrations
Term(s) Offered: Fall (even-numbered years)
Credits: 3
ME 365 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 473 - Introduction to Control Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
(4)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ME 365 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 366 - Dynamics of Machinery
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ME 473 - Introduction to Control Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Mechatronics

Emphasis-required courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECE 241 - Digital Logic
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ECE 343 - Electronics
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 4
ME 365 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 473 - Introduction to Control Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Design sequences

(1)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ECE 241 - Digital Logic
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
ECE 347 - Microcomputer Engineering
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ECE 447 - Embedded Systems Design
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
(2)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ME 365 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 473 - Introduction to Control Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ME 363 - Vibrations
Term(s) Offered: Fall (even-numbered years)
Credits: 3
(3)
Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ME 365 - Modeling Dynamic Systems
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
ME 366 - Dynamics of Machinery
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
ME 473 - Introduction to Control Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3

Note:

With advance coordination, students can propose their own unique program of study that incorporates courses from more than one emphasis area. Program plans of this type must be submitted to the department chair before the student completes his or her second year of study. A departmental committee will either approve or disapprove the program of study.

Notes: