USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 193 - 194
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. Upon acceptance to the University, engineering will review necessary credentials and notify applicant of 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.
SAT--composite of 1050 minimum with a minimum quantitative of 550.
ACT--composite of 25 minimum and mathematics of 25 minimum.
Transfer students should complete the following prerequisite courses listed below at the lower level prior to entering the University. If these courses are not taken at the community college. they must be completed before the degree is granted. Unless stated otherwise, a grade of “C” is the minimum acceptable grade.
CHM X045/X045L General Chemistry I (with lab)
CHM X046/X046L General Chemistry II (with lab)
PHY X048/X048L General Physics and Laboratory I
PHY X049/X049L General Physics and Laboratory II
MAP X302 Differential Equations
EGS 1113 Introduction to Design Graphics
MAC X281 Engineering Calculus I or MAC X311
MAC X282 Engineering Calculus II or MAC X312
MAC X283 Engineering Calculus III or MAC X313
This program is under revision. Courses indicated with XXXX rather than course numbers will be submitted for approval during 1998-99. See your academic advisor for additional information.
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:
EGN 2210 - Computer Tools for Engineers
EGN 3311 - Statics
EGN 3343 - Thermodynamics I
EGN 3443 - Engineering Statistics I
EGN 3373 - Introduction to Electrical Systems I
The minimum requirements for admission to the Computer Engineering program offered by the Computer Science and Engineering Department are completion of sections 1, 2 and 3 above and:
Prior to being admitted to a department, a student may be permitted to take no more than two departmental engineering courses.
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.
The purpose of Direct Departmental Admission (DDA) is to permit students who have displayed academic potential for completing the rigors of Engineering to accelerate their admission to a particular department. The student must apply through the Advising Office of the College of Engineering. The requirements for Direct Departmental Admission (DDA) are:
MAC 2281 - Engineering Calculus I (3)
MAC 2282 - Engineering Calculus II (3)
MAC 2283 - Engineering Calculus III (3)
PHY 2048 - General Physics I & Lab (3+1)
and either:
PHY 2049 - General Physics II & Lab (3+1)
or
CHM 2045 - Chemistry & CHM 2045L (3+1)
Total (17 hrs.)
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. It is, therefore, important, and the College requires, that each student plan his/her academic program and have it approved by a designated adviser in the College of Engineering.
New students must attend the University's Orientation program. They are assigned an engineering adviser during this program and receive advisement for their first semester at that time.
The student and adviser jointly work out a plan of study which meets both the student's career objectives and the College of Engineering's degree requirements. The advisers maintain the College of Engineering's student 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. *A copy of the Student Academic Support System (SASS) report may be had upon request.
*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.
USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 195 - 196
Both the four-year and five-year curricula of the College of Engineering Bachelor of Science programs are founded on a common core of coursework which is required of all 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 five key elements; development of communication skills, familiarity with the social sciences and humanities, a solid base in science and mathematics, a strong foundation in basic engineering sciences and applications and design experience in a field of specialization.
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 hours in each category will be approximately as follows:
Non-technical Courses (Social Sciences, Humanities, Communications) 34 Sem. Hrs.
Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics (Minimum) 35 Sem. Hrs.
Basic Engineering Science (Minimum) 36 Sem. Hrs.
Department Specialization 31 Sem. Hrs.
Total 136 Sem. Hrs
Special requirements exist for Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems. Students selecting these fields should make sure they familiarize themselves with these. Detailed information can be obtained from the degree granting department or the College's Advising Office.
All students are required to take 45 semester hours to satisfy the complete liberal arts requirements. Thirty-six (36) semester hours will satisfy the general education course requirements and 9 semester hours will satisfy the exit requirements. These requirements are distributed as follows:
General Education Requirements*
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)
Total (36)
Exit Requirements* (Must be taken at USF)
Major Works and Major Issues (6)
Literature and Writing (3)
*Courses may be certifed 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 perspecitves, 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.
The student with a satisfactory high school preparation must take 35 credit hours of mathematics and science coursework. (Some credit towards this core requirement can be obtained by passing applicable CEEB Advanced Placement Tests or CLEP Subject Examinations.)
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 the General Chemistry sequence.
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.
The prospective engineering major must take a minimum of 35 credit hours of engineering core (foundation) coursework drawn from the major disciplines. This coursework is designed to equip the student with a sound technical foundation for later, more advanced specialized coursework and the eventual formation of professional judgment. This coursework includes introductory studies in such areas as engineering analysis and computation, statistics, electrical engineering principles, thermodynamics, statics, dynamics, fluids, and properties of materials.
All but 6 credit hours of the engineering core are common to all areas of the Bachelor of Science in a Designated Engineering Field degree programs. The remaining 6 credit hours of coursework must be chosen with the concurrence of the departmental adviser to fit the field selected by the student. Details on this selection are available in the departmental office of the field selected, or in the College's Advising Office.
USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 204 - 205
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 Requirments. The Literature and Writing portion can be met by completing ENC 4931 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 examination will be administered by the faculty of the University's English program.
Students evidencing an English deficiency will be required to initiate the necessary corrective programs, with the assistance of their advisers. 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.
The curricula for the programs offered by various departments of the College of Engineering may be divided into four categories: a) General Education (Non-Technical Requirements); b) Basic Science Requirements (i.e., Math, Chemistry and Physics); c) Engineering Core Requirements; d) Program Specialization Requirements. All undergraduate students in the College of Engineering must maintain the minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 for each category and a 2.0 GPA for all engineering courses attempted. 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 adviser 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 (ABCDF). Exceptions require written approval of the department adviser prior to registration.
The College of Engineering requires that a student complete the Basic Science, Engineering Science and Specialization Requirements for the baccalaureate degree within seven years prior to the date of graduation. 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 1987 all students pursuing Bachelor of Science degree programs in Civil or Mechanical Engineering will be required to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam of the State Board of Professional Regulation at least one term prior to the term of anticipated graduation. Engineering students in other disciplines are strongly encouraged to do the same. (See the College Advising Office for applications and information.)
Transfer credit will be allowed by the USF College of Engineering when appropriate if the transferred course has been passed. 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 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 207
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 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 207 - 208
EGN 2031 HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY -HP (3)
Covers the evolution of technology and its influence on society from prehistoric man to the modern day. Topics include: seven technological ages of man, methods of producing power, materials, transportation, communication and calculation, and technology and society.
EGN 2210 COMPUTER TOOLS FOR ENGINEERS (3)
PR: MAC 2281. Students will be introduced to computer based engineering tools and their application to the solution of engineering problems. The programming language, FORTRAN, will be the most emphasized tool, but coverage will also be given to other engineering/mathematical tools such as equation solving tools and spreadsheets.
EGN 3000 FOUNDATIONS OF ENGINEERING (1)
CR: EGN 3000L. Introduction to the profession of engineering. Exposure to the different disciplines of engineering incorporate examples of tools and techniques used in design and presentation.
EGN 3000L FOUNDATIONS OF ENGINEERING LABORATORY (2)
CR: EGN 3000. Introduction to the profession of engineering. Exposure to the different disciplines of engineering incorporate examples of tools and techniques used in design and presentation. Laboratory excersises will include computer tools, engineering design, and presentation skills.
EGN 3311 STATICS (3)
PR: PHY 2048. Principles of statics, mechanical equilibrium, forces, moments, plane trusses. Lec.-pro.
EGN 3321 DYNAMICS (3)
PR: EGN 3311. Dynamics of discrete particles; kinematics and kinetics for rigid bodies. Lec.
EGN 3331 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS (3)
PR: EGN 3311. Stress, strain, Hooke's Law; torsion, beam, column analysis; combined stresses; inelastic effects, limit design. Lec.
EGN 3331L MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LABORATORY (1)
PR: EGN 3311. CR: EGN 3331. Experiments in mechanics of deformable bodies. Lab.
EGN 3343 THERMODYNAMICS I (3)
PR: PHY 2049. Axiomatic introduction to thermodynamic concepts of energy, entropy, work and heat. Properties of ideal and real substances. Applications: power production and refrigeration, phase equilibria.
EGN 3353 BASIC FLUID MECHANICS (3)
PR: EGN 3311, CR: EGN 3321. Fundamental and experimental concepts in ideal and viscous fluid theory; momentum and energy consideration, introduction to hydraulics, pipe flow. Lecture.
EGN 3365 MATERIALS ENGINEERING I (3)
PR: CHM 2046, EGN 3311. Structure and property relationships in engineering materials, i.e., metal, ceramic and polymer systems. Environmental effects are also treated.
EGN 3373 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS I (3)
PR: PHY 2049, PHY 2049L, CR: MAP 2302. A course in linear passive circuits. Physical principles and modes. Transient and steady-state analysis.
EGN 3374 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS II (3)
PR: EGN 3373. Continuation of EGN 3373.
EGN 3375 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS III (3)
PR: EGN 3373. Continuation of EGN 3373 or EGN 3374.
EGN 3433 SYSTEM DYNAMICS (3)
CR: EML 4041; PR: EGN 3321, EGN 4450, PHY 2049. Dynamic analysis of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and thermal systems; LaPlace transforms; numerical methods; use of computers in dynamic systems.
EGN 3443 ENGINEERING STATISTICS I (3)
PR: MAC 2283. An introduction to the basic concepts of statistical analysis with special emphasis on engineering applications.
EGN 3613C ENGINEERING ECONOMY I (3)
A study in analyzing the economic limitations imposed on engineering activities using basic models which consider the time value of money.
EGN 4366 MATERIALS ENGINEERING II (3)
PR: EGN 3365. Applications and structure property relationships of commonly used engineering materials. Steel, nonferrous alloys and their welding, heat treatment and processing. Introduction to ceramic and polymeric materials.
EGN 4420 NUMERICAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS (2)
PR: MAP 2302, EGN 2210. Computation methods of analysis for engineering problem solving by use of digital computers, matrix methods, differential equations, curve fitting, integral equations.
EGN 4450 INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR SYSTEMS (2)
PR: MAC 2282. Study and application of matrix algebra, differential equations and calculus of finite differences.
EGN 4831 TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY -XMW (3)
Non-technical survey of engineering activities: utilities, nuclear power, genetics weaponry, space,etc. Students conduct individual in-depth study of environmental/ethical problem.
EGN 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-5)
PR: CI. Specialized independent study determined by the students’ needs and interests. May be repeated up to 15 credit hours. (S/U only.)
EGN 4930 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGINEERING (1-3)
PR: CI. New technical topics of interest to engineering students. May be repeated for different topics up to 9 hours.
EGN 5421 ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS FOR VECTOR ANALYSIS (3)
PR: MAP 2302. Vector methods of electromagnetism and fluid mechanics. Vector operators, line and flux integrals, potential and transport theorems, applications.
EGN 5422 ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF PARTIAL DIFFERNTIAL EQUATIONS (3)
PR: MAC 2302 or CC. Power series solutions for ordinary differential equations, Sturm-Liouville theory, special functions. Vector methods with generalized coordinates. Separation of variables for partial differential equations. Green’s functions. Calculus of variations. Numerical methods.
EGN 5423 MATHEMATICAL ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (3)
PR: CC or EGN 4450. Finite fields and coding applications. Probabilities of error detection and correction. Introduction to neural networks. Advanced matrix algorithms: LU and QR factorizations, least-squares, pseudoinverses.
EGN 5424 ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF COMPLEX ANALYSIS (3)
PR: MAC 2302 or CC. Analytic functions, conformal mapping, residue theory, Laurent series, transforms. Applications to various problems in engineering and physics.
EGN 5425 ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED MATRIX COMPUTATIONS (3)
PR: EGN 4450 and MAP 2302, or CC. Survey of theory and software for matrix computations: factorization methods, least squares and pseudoinverses, eigenvector algorithms. Special matrices and representations for control system and finite element applications.
EGS 1113 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN GRAPHICS (3)
An introduction to the basic principles of engineering design. The course will include the graphic projective systems used in engineering drawing and design. Methods of graphic communication and graphic analysis of engineering design problems will be investigated.
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