Curriculum UpdatesDr. Scott Miller

Assoc. Director Freshman Engineering Program and Assoc. Professor Metallurgical Engineering

October 16, 2012

128 HoursAll Engineering (except Petroleum)

Computer SciencePhysics

120 HoursBA: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Philosophy, PsychologyBS: Business and Management Systems, Economics, Information Science and Technology

130 Hours Chemical Engineering (Biochemical Emphasis)Biological Sciences BS

131 HoursChemistry BS

132 HoursMathematics BS

126 HoursTechnical Communications BS

Total Hours for Degree

129 HoursGeology and GeophysicsPetroleum Engineering

124 HoursPsychology BS

Required Electives

Humanities/Social Sciences• Complete S&T list at http://ugs.mst.edu/ • Many other options.•No restriction on skills/performance courses.­Public speaking/writing courses.­Music performance, art skills.

Required Electives

Free electives – for Engineering programs, these CANNOT include deficiency courses, such as algebra or trigonometry.

The following engineering departments restrict any free electives to 3 credit hours if not in Science or Engineering:Aerospace, , Architectural, Chemical/Biochemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical

Three departments have some hours of free electives and they are NOT restricted:Engineering Mgmt (6)Metallurgical Engineering (5)Nuclear Engineering (6)

These five engineering departments don’t currently have any free electives in their curricula:Ceramic, Civil, Geological, Mining, Petroleum

Technical electives – usually must be approved by major advisor. Specific degree programs and emphasis areas may require specific courses (see Course Catalog)

Free Electives for BS Degrees

0 Hours• Ceramic Engineering• Chemical Engineering

(Biochemical Emphasis)• Civil Engineering• Environmental

Engineering• Geological Engineering• Mining Engineering• Petroleum Engineering

6 Hours

• Biological Sciences• Geology and Geophysics• Psychology• Aerospace Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Computer Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Nuclear Engineering

Free Electives for BS Degrees

5 Hours

• Computer Engineering• Electrical Engineering• Metallurgical Engineering

3 Hours

• Architectural Engineering• Engineering Management

– All emphasis areas

• Physics

• Computer Science

7 Hours

Free Electives for BS Degrees

9 Hours

• Business and Management Systems

• Information Science and Technology

11 Hours

• Chemistry

13 Hours

• Economics

General Credit Electives

General Credit• All college-level electives transfer.• Grades are calculated into GPA.• Those not satisfying a specific degree requirement are considered general credit.

Computer Science(as of Fall 2010)

• Ethics elective required as part of humanities elective requirements.­ Philosophy 225 Engineering Ethics­ Philosophy 235 Business Ethics­ Other course addressing ethics

• Introductory level language OK for humanities/social sciences elective.̶� French, Spanish 1, 2 (or other language)

Programming Requirements

(as of Fall 2012)

• Programming Requirement Summary– Required for Aerospace, Chemical,

Computer, Electrical, Engineering Management, Mechanical, Nuclear

– Not Required for Architectural, Ceramic, Civil, Environmental, Geological, Metallurgical, Mining, Petroleum

Architectural and Civil Engineering

ArchE/CvE 003 Engineering Communications is required instead of programming. Department will no longer substitute programming for ArchE/CvE 003.

Petroleum EngineeringProgramming no longer required.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Grade of C or Better Required

•Mechanical Engineering MET 121 Metallurgy for Engineers

•Mechanical AND Aerospace Engineering

– Chemistry 001 General Chemistry (lecture)

– Math 204 Differential Equations– Physics 24 Engineering Physics II– Programming (one of the

following)• Comp Sci 53, 54 C++ • Comp Sci 74, 78 C++• Comp Sci 73, 77 FORTRAN

Admission Requirements

2.5 Minimum GPACompletion of—

Math 14 Calculus IMath 15 Calculus II

Phys 23 Engineering Physics IEnglish 60

General Chemistry IIDE 20*

*can be taken after transfer if all other requirements are met

Environmental Engineering

• Previous requirement. – IDE 140 Statics and Dynamics.

• Williams Law Requirements– History 175 or 176 are needed as a prerequisite for a

required upper-level history course at S&T

• New requirements. (as of Fall 2010) – IDE 50 (now CE 50)Engineering Mechanics-Statics– IDE 150 Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics– IDE 110 and 120 (now CE 110/120) Mechanics of

Materials and Lab

Interdisciplinary Engineering Alternatives

Example Track 1 – Acoustic and Electronic Systems

Pursue a EE degree with:– EE 267/268 Linear Systems II

with Lab– EE 253/255 Electronics I with

Lab– EE 254/256 Electronics II with

Lab– Math 325 Partial Differential

Equations– Phys 345 Acoustics, ME 309

Engineering Acoustics I, EE 341 Digital Signal Processing (select two)

Example Track 2 - Disaster Management

Pursue an Environmental or Geological Engineering degree with:– CE 1 Surveying– GE 50 Engineering Geology– EE 207 Electrical Power Systems– CE 217 Structural Analysis I– Env E 261 Intro Env. Eng. & Sc.– Arch E 319 Applied Mechanics in

Structural Engineering– Arch E 322 Analysis & Design of

Wood Structures

Bio Engineering

Chemical Engineering –Biochemical Engineering Emphasis

Specially designed Chemical Engineering track incorporating:

• Cellular Biology• Microbiology• Molecular Chemical Engineering• Molecular Genetics• Biochemical Separations• Biochemical Reactors

Biomaterials MinorMaterials Minor with courses in:• Metallurgy for Engineers• Material Processing• Tissue engineering• Biomaterials I• One additional elective

Transfer Guides

• Revised guides are online.• Students will keep their original catalog

year.• Front page shows courses typically taken

during the first two years, and equivalent courses at the partner institution.

• Back page outlines specific requirements and courses necessary for each engineering degree program at Missouri S&T.

STEM Transfer Guides

• New guides for STEM disciplines for all community colleges.– Biological Sciences BA, BS, Teacher Certification– Chemistry BA, BS, Teacher Certification– Computer Science BS– Geology and Geophysics BS– Math BS, Teacher Certification– Physics BS, Teacher Certification

• Education still pending approval.

Humanities, Social Sciences, Business

• New guides for “other” majors for selected community colleges.– Business BS– Economics BA, BS, Teacher Certification– English BA, Teacher Certification– History BA, Teacher Certification– IST BS– Philosophy BA– Psychology BA, BS, Teacher Certification– Technical Communication BS

• In progress.

Math Placement

Math Placement Testing for New Transfer Students• Tool to help insure that new students are taking the

appropriate math class.• Two Tests– MMPT– Trigonometry

• Students who need testing should be referred to http://braintrax.mst.edu/ to brush up on their skills before the test.

Math PlacementTesting Guidelines for Engineering, Math, Science, and Computer Science MajorsFollow these guidelines for any major that requires Math 008 or 014. Students who have completed the equivalent of Calculus II with a grade of C or better ARE NOT

REQUIRED TO TEST.Students who will have completed the equivalent of Calculus I with a grade of C or better by the

time they transfer to S&T and DO NOT have AP or college credit for trig ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE TRIG PLACEMENT TEST ONLY.

Other students must take both the algebra and trigonometry placement tests. (Note: Low grades in Calculus I or II may indicate problems with algebra or trig skills. Math placement scores can help the advisor to better advise the student.)

If a student who requires math testing has never taken a trigonometry class and has no trig background, the student MAY CHOOSE to not take the trigonometry test and, consequently, will be required to take trig (Math 6) at Missouri S&T. The student must still take the algebra test.

Math Placement

Testing Guidelines for IST, Business, Economics MajorsStudents who have completed the equivalent of Business Calculus (Math 012) ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TEST.Other students must take ONLY THE ALGEBRA TEST.

Testing Guidelines for Other MajorsFollow these guidelines for any major that does not require calculus or business calculus.

History, English, psychology, majors do not need placement testing as new students.Students who have completed the equivalent of College Algebra (Math 004) or a higher math course with a grade of C or better ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TEST.Others must take ONLY THE ALGEBRA TEST.

Again, when advising “exploratory” students, be careful to keep their options open by choosing a math sequence that could lead to Calculus 1

Chemical Engineering Note

2nd Communication course not required. • EN 60, 160, or SPMS 085 previously required will now count as general education/free elective.

CHEME 120 and 141 are Key Pre-RequisitesChemE 120 – Chem Engineering Material & Energy Balances ChemE 141 – Chem Engineering Thermodynamics I •Prerequisites for ChemE 231 and 245.•Probably NOT available in the summer.•Spring Chemical Engineering transfers will take those courses their first semester here.

Biological Sciences Note

Chemistry Courses are Key Pre-requisitesBiological Sciences majors are strongly encouraged to complete 2 semesters of general chemistry and of organic chemistry before transferring. These are pre-requisites for many upper-level biological sciences courses.

Biological Sciences BS requires:9 hours of general chemistry (Chem 1,2,3 &4)8 hours of organic chemistry (Chem 221 & 226, 223 & 228)

3 hours of general biochemistry (Chem 361)

Syllabi for Core Courses transferconference.mst.edu

Math•Calculus, Statistics•Calculus Exam Archives and Basic Skills Exams

IDE•Intro to Engineering Design•Statics (now CE)•Dynamics•Mechanics of Materials (now CE)•Materials Testing Lab (now CE)

Electrical Engineering•EE 281•EE 151•EE Practice Advancement

Exams

English 65

Computer Science 2008 all

Physics (all)

Discussion Topic:• What resources does your institution offer in the way of

Career Exploration?

• Where does a student go to discuss their intended major, and any change of major they are contemplating?