USF 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 148 - 149
Before declaring a particular major within the field of engineering, students must meet admission requirements for the student’s chosen degree program. 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 Office of Engineering Student Services, 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 in good standing academically.
Students meeting or exceeding the below criteria are granted direct entry to the College. Others are classified "Pre-Engineering." Pre-Engineering students are admitted to the College after completing required pre-requisite courses. Additional requirements must be met prior to admission to specific degree programs.
Florida community college transfer students that have completed the courses shown below with a minimum grade of "C" are accepted directly into the College of Engineering. Additional requirements must be met prior to admission to specific degree programs.
Communications:
ENC 1101/1102 English I and II (6)
Humanities & Social Sciences:
Humanities Courses (6)
Social Science Courses (6)
Humanities or Social Sciences (3)
Mathematics:
| USF | C/C |
| MAC 2281 | MAC 2311* (4) |
| MAC 2282 | MAC 2312* (4) |
| MAC 2283 | MAC 2313* (4) |
| MAP 2302 | MAP 2302 (3) |
*or MAC 2281, MAC 2282, MAC 2283
Natural Sciences:
| USF | C/C |
| CHM 2045 | CHM 1045* (3) |
| CHM 2045L | CHM 1045L* (1) |
| PHY 2048 | PHY 2048 (3) |
| PHY 2048L | PHY 2048L (1) |
| PHY 2049 | PHY 2049 (3) |
| PHY 2049L | PHY 2049L (1) |
*or CHS 1440 Chemistry for Engineers
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. Departmental admissions requirements vary by program. Students considering transferring to USF should familiarize themselves with the requirements for their intended department as early as possible. Students admitted to the University of South Florida and the College of Engineering must qualify for the program of their choice by completing the courses and successfully meeting the GPA criteria detailed below. Unless otherwise stated, required math, science or engineering courses must be completed with a grade of C or better, not a C-.
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.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering:
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Admission to the Department as a Pre-CSE student requires
Admission to the major is granted after also meeting the following continuation requirement
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
Admission to the Department as a Pre-CSE student requires
Admission to the major is granted after also meeting the following continuation requirement
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering:
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering:
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering:
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 freshman year.
New students must attend the University’s Orientation program. They will be introduced to the engineering advisors during this program and receive advisement for their first semester.
The student and advisors 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 are advised by the general engineering advising office.
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 Student Services Office or from their departmental advisor.
Tampa Campus: The College of Engineering is located near the south-central side of campus; the Engineering Student Services Office is located in ENC 1302, (813) 974-2684.
Sarasota Campus: Palmer “C” Building (PMC), Room 101, (941) 359-4331/4330.
Lakeland Campus: Student Services Office (LLC), Room 2100, (863) 667-7071
Office hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and evenings by appointment.
USF 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 151
The College of Engineering Bachelor of Science programs are founded on a set of coursework that 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:
Special course requirements exist for Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Systems. Students selecting any of these disciplines should be aware of their specific requirements. Students may consult the degree granting department or the College’s Advising Office for detailed information.
| General Education Requirements* | Semester Hours |
| English Composition | 6 |
| Quantitative Methods | 6 |
| Natural Sciences | 6 |
| Social Sciences | 6 |
| Historical Perspectives | 6 |
| Fine Arts | 3 |
| African, Latin American, Middle Eastern or Asian Perspectives | 3 |
| 36 | |
| Exit Requirements* (Must be taken at USF) | |
| Major Works and Major Issues | 3 |
| Literature and Writing | 3 |
*Courses may be certified in more than one area, but students may use each course in only one (1) area.
In addition, 12 hours considered Gordon Rule Communication (6A) courses must be completed. For Engineering students, these are ENC 1101, ENC 1102, ENC 3211, and one more. The fourth course is selected from any general education or departmental courses that have been certified Gordon Rule Communication (6A) by the USF Undergraduate Council.
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.
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 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 162 - 163
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, except those completing a second bachelors degree, must complete the USF Exit Requirements. The Literature and Writing portion can be met by completing ENC 3211 Communication for Engineers. The three-hour Major Works/Major Issues requirement is integrated into the senior year curriculum.
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.
*Note: The Math Science GPA is based upon the best attempt. Other categories include all attempts, unless grade forgiveness has been applied.
In no case will the minimum GPA for a category be less than 2.0.
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 undergraduate coordinator or the Director of Admissions & Advising and the Engineering Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or his designee. 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 D-, F or W) 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. S/U grading option must be requested during the first week of classes. Courses taken on an S/U basis are not applicable to the College's degree programs. 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 the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Each engineering student is required to complete the Application for Graduation and Check List. Students should schedule an appointment with the Department Undergraduate Coordinator to review graduation qualifications and obtain departmental signatures well in advance of the College graduation application deadline. Approved applications must be submitted to the College of Engineering Advising Office the term prior to the semester in which graduation is sought. Graduation applications are due on the dates indicated below.
Taking the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam prior to graduation is strongly encouraged. (See the Office of Engineering Student Services for applications and information.)
Individual departments may have additional continuation and graduation requirements.
While credit work from other institutions may be granted subject to the conditions of the previous paragraph, the last one-quarter credits, which may include a minimum of thirty semester hours of engineering coursework, specified by the degree-granting department must be taken at USF to receive the baccalaureate degree. The College of Engineering's Associate Dean for Academics must approve exceptions.
Transfer credit evaluation is conducted by the Office of Engineering Student Services. Transfer students should be prepared to submit College catalogs and course syllabi from the previous institution if required.
College Regulations
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 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 a lack of the ability to apply mathematics will be required to take remedial coursework beyond 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 and continuation requirements all undergraduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the following categories:
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.
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