USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 158 - 159
Before declaring a particular major within the field of engineering, students must meet two sets of admission requirements: one for the College of Engineering and the other for the student’s chosen degree program (see “College of Engineering Admission Requirements” and “Admission Requirements for Programs in Engineering” below). Students may apply to the College of Engineering upon initial entry to the University by declaring Engineering as their intended major on their admissions application. When a student is accepted to USF, engineering staff will review the necessary credentials and notify the applicant of his or her Engineering status.
USF students may apply through the Advising Office, in the College of Engineering. To be considered for admission to the College, an applicant must be accepted by the University as a degree-seeking student and be academically in good standing.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit TOEFL scores to the College of Engineering. The minimum TOEFL score must be 550.
Communications:
Mathematics:
Natural Sciences:
Humanities & Social Sciences:
All other transfer students should contact the College’s Admission Office (813/974-2684).
Once a student has been admitted to the College of Engineering, he/she must then seek admission into one of the specific departments.
The minimum requirements for acceptance by the departments administering the Engineering programs in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering are completion of English, Calculus, Differential Equations, Physics and Chemistry requirements.
The minimum requirements for admission to the Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Systems programs offered by the Computer Science and Engineering Department are completion of English I & II , Physics I & II (and labs) and Calculus I & II with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in those eight courses. Following departmental admission, it is necessary that a student complete the courses CDA 3100 ( Computer Organization ) , and COP 3514 ( Program Design ) with a grade point average for all attempts of at least 3.0 prior to taking any other departmental courses.
Prior to being admitted to a department, a student may be permitted to take no more than two departmental engineering courses. Individual departments may have continuation requirements.
A student can have his or her academic records housed in a department and be advised by the department advisor prior to completing requirements for department admission if he or she so chooses. This type of student must still comply with all of the above-listed requirements prior to official acceptance by the department.
Effective pursuit of engineering and engineering related studies requires careful attention to both the sequence and the type of courses taken. The engineering curriculum differs in key respects from the study plans of other majors—even in the freshmen year.
New students must attend the University’s Orientation program. They are assigned an engineering advisor during this program and receive advisement for their first semester at that time.
The student and advisor jointly work out a plan of study that meets both the student’s career objectives and the College of Engineering’s degree requirements. The advisors maintain the College of Engineering student's records.
Students not yet meeting departmental admissions requirements may elect to be advised by the general engineering advising office or the department of their intended specialization.
While the College provides advising services to assist students with academic planning, the responsibility for seeing that all graduation requirements are met rests with the students.
The College of Engineering requires all undergraduates to apply for graduation the semester prior to the anticipated graduation term. Necessary forms and instructions can be obtained in the Engineering Advising Office.
Tampa Campus: The College of Engineering is located near the south-central side of campus; the Engineering Advising Office is on the Northeast corner of the portables west of Engineering II in room ENX 100, (813) 974-2684.
Sarasota Campus: Palmer “C” Building (PMC), Room 101, (941) 359-4331/4330.
Lakeland Campus: Student Services Office (LLC), Room 2100, (800) USF-5636 (in state only), (863) 667-7071
Usual office hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For off-time meeting hours, please call the College's advising office.
USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 160 - 161
Both the four-year and five-year curricula of the College of Engineering Bachelor of Science programs are founded on a set of coursework that is required of all engineering students. This coursework is designed to give each student a thorough foundation of knowledge on which specialization studies and a professional career can be based. Emphasis is placed on three key elements; development of communication skills, familiarity with the social sciences and humanities and a solid base in science and mathematics.
Each degree-granting department has developed a list of courses to provide key elements for the degree offered. While the specific courses will vary slightly from one department to another, the categories are as follows:
All students are required to take 42 semester hours to complete the University liberal arts requirements. Thirty-six (36) semester hours will satisfy the general education course requirements and 6 semester hours will satisfy the exit requirements. These requirements are distributed as follows:
General Education Requirements* (Semester Hours)
Exit Requirements* (Must be taken at USF)
*Courses may be certified in more than one area, but students may use each course in only one (1) area.
Courses in the liberal arts requirements should incorporate the following components whenever they are relevant to the specific discipline: the learning skills of conceptual thinking, analytical thinking, creative thinking, written expression, oral expression, and the dimensions of values and ethics, international perspectives, environmental perspectives, race and ethnicity, and gender. When warranted by the subject matter, each course must incorporate consideration of at least one of the dimensions and one of the thinking skills to meet the liberal arts requirements.
Departments should ensure that courses proposed for the liberal arts have sufficient depth and breadth. These courses will share the substantive rigor and intellectual challenge of courses offered for major credit, with the specific feature of offering an integrative perspective of the discipline and its relationship to academia as a whole. Additionally, such courses will encourage majors to interact with students from other disciplinary backgrounds.
In mathematics this coursework consists of a Calculus for Engineers sequence (or a calculus sequence of equivalent level), Differential Equations, and additional hours of designated courses supportive of the student’s selective field of specialization, as specified by the department. In the science coursework students must take the Physics with Calculus sequence and General Chemistry course(s) depending on the degree-granting program.
Students whose high school preparation is insufficient to enter the Calculus for Engineers are required to take supplementary algebra and trigonometry prior to being considered for acceptance into the College.
USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 171
While the Engineering undergraduate student is expected to complete certain requirements during the first two years of study which are directed toward the humanities and social sciences, and which are fulfilled by the completion of the General Education requirements of the University, the College of Engineering expects more of its prospective engineering graduates than this minimum. The engineer must not only be a technically competent individual, but must also be a person who can understand, adjust and contribute to the social environment.
Students who transfer from a State of Florida community college with an Associate of Arts degree and who have met that college’s General Education Requirement will find their General Education coursework satisfies the University General Education Requirements.
All Engineering students must complete the USF Exit Requirements. The Literature and Writing portion can be met by completing ENC 3211 Communication for Engineers.
Students who have been admitted to the College of Engineering may be required to take an examination in order to evaluate their preparedness in the use and understanding of the English language. The faculty of the University’s English program will administer the examination.
Students evidencing an English deficiency will be required to initiate the necessary corrective programs, with the assistance of their advisors. It is recognized that such deficiencies can exist even though a student has met the University’s minimum English requirements. Correction of any deficiency must commence the term after a student has been notified and must be completed prior to recommendation of the student for graduation by the faculty of the College.
See Continuation and Graduation Requirements below for minimum grade requirements.
Students who are pursuing an engineering program are expected to acquire a facility for the rapid and accurate solution of problems requiring the use of mathematics. This requirement includes the ability to translate physical situations into mathematical models. Students evidencing a lack of manipulative ability or of the ability to apply mathematics will be required to take remedial coursework in engineering analysis and problem solving that is over and above their regular degree requirements. Faculty of the College who encounter students who are deficient in their mathematical ability will refer such cases to the Advising Office.
To meet graduation requirements all undergraduate students must maintain above the minimum cumulative overall GPA of 2.00. In addition the College of Engineering also requires undergraduate students to maintain a minimum of 2.0 GPA in all engineering courses attempted, as well as 2.0 GPA in all courses attempted in their specialization. In no case will the minimum GPA for a category be less than 2.0. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure she/he meets all departmental requirements. In addition to the completion of the coursework and/or project requirements of the respective program of the College, students must be recommended for their degrees by the faculty of the College.
Students who do not maintain the required minimums of the program pursued in each category are ineligible for further registration in the College unless individually designed continuation programs are recommended by the student’s academic advisor and approved by the department chairperson and the Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. All students who are academically dismissed from the University will be denied readmission to the College of Engineering unless they meet admission requirements in effect at the time readmission is sought and are recommended for readmission by the department and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Students who register for a course three times without receiving a grade “D” or better (i.e., receive grades of W or F) will be denied further enrollment in the College of Engineering unless written permission is obtained from the department chairperson and the College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Students pursuing College of Engineering degree programs are expected to take their courses on a graded basis. Please refer to the grading system in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog. Exceptions require written approval of the department advisor prior to registration.
The College of Engineering requires that a student completes the baccalaureate degree within five years after beginning the Engineering specialization courses. Any exceptions require approval of the department and Dean’s Office.
Each engineering student is required to complete the Application for Graduation - Check List and submit it to the College of Engineering Advising Office by the drop date of the term prior to the semester in which graduation is sought. Completion of this form is a requirement for graduation.
Effective Fall of 2000 students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering will be required to take the discipline oriented Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Effective Fall of 2001 students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering will be required to take the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Engineering students in other disciplines are strongly encouraged to do the same. (See the College Advising Office for applications and information.)
The USF College of Engineering will accept transfer credit when appropriate if the transferred course has been passed with a grade of "C" or better. In some cases credit for a course may be granted, but the hours accepted may be less than the hours earned at another school.
While credit for work at other institutions may be granted subject to the conditions of the previous paragraph, a minimum of thirty semester hours of engineering coursework specified by the degree-granting department is required for a baccalaureate degree.
USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 171 - 172
Students who, at the beginning of their senior year, are clearly interested in graduate study are invited to pursue a Five-Year Program of study leading simultaneously to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Engineering Science and Master of Science in Engineering or Engineering Science degrees. The general basis of the five-year program includes
USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 173
The Engineering curriculum, coupled with involvement in the Army or Air Force R.O.T.C. program, requires a minimum of five (5) years to complete the degree requirements. Army and Air Force R.O.T.C. cadets must take 16 additional hours in either military science or aerospace studies. Additionally, Air Force-sponsored summer training camp is scheduled between the sophomore and junior year for Air Force cadets, and Army cadets attend an Army-sponsored summer training program between the junior and senior years.
USF 2001-2002 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 173 - 174
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