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Engineering Degree Requirements —Specific requirements for the four-year bachelor’s degree programs in engineering are summarized below.

General Requirements—B.S. and B.A.

  • No more than one engineering course with a grade lower than C- will be counted toward the engineering major.

  • Computer programming proficiency (by course or examination).

  • At least eight course credits in arts, humanities, or social sciences, including at least two courses chosen to achieve depth in one subject area within these disciplines.

  • Basic mathematics/science core: MATH 131, 132, 231, 234; CHEM111L; PHYS131L, 231L, and either PHYS232L, or PHYS300, or another science or mathematics course approved in advance by the department chair.

  • Engineering core: ENGR212L, 225, 232L, 312.

  • The Writing Intensive Part II requirement is fulfilled by one of the following courses: ENGR-212L, 221L, 232L, 301L, 307L, 308L, 323L, 362L, 431, or 484.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

  • A year-long capstone senior design project requiring enrollment in ENGR 483. Senior Design Project in the fall semester and ENGR 484. Senior Design Seminar in the spring semester is required for the B.S. in engineering degree.

Beyond the general requirements above, students pursuing the B.S. in engineering must choose one of the options below. Completion of a concentration is noted on the final transcript.

  • Electrical engineering concentration—ENGR 221L, 301L or 303, 307L, 308L, 323L, plus one elective chosen from the following list: ENGR104, 110, or 120; 226, 325L, 337, 362L, 372, 401, 411, 412

  • Mechanical engineering concentration—ENGR226, 325L, 337, 362L, 372, 431, plus one engineering elective chosen from the following list: ENGR 104, 110, or 120; 221L, 301L, 303, 307L, 308L, 323L, 401, 411, 412

  • Biomedical engineering conce ntration—BIOL140L or a biology elective approved by the department chair, and ENGR 411. For the BME electrical engineering track: 307L, 308L; one elective from ENGR 221L, 301L, 303; and three electives from ENGR316, 412, and BEACON courses. For the BME mechanical engineering track: ENGR 226, 325L, 362L; plus one course in biomechanics and two electives chosen from ENGR 316, 412, and BEACON courses.

  • Computer engineering con centration—CPSC 115L, 215L, and one appropriate upper-level computer science course, and ENGR 221L, 307L, 308L, and 323L

  • Without concentration—Engineering electives, bearing at least seven course credits, chosen from the following list: ENGR 104, 110 or 120; 221L, 226, 301L, 303, 307L, 308L, 316, 323L, 325L, 337, 362L, 372, 401, 411, 412, 431, and BEACON or Rensselaer at Hartford courses approved by the department chair. Electives must be chosen to ensure sufficient engineering design content.

Bachelor of Arts in Engineering

Beyond the general requirements above, the B.A. in engineering requires:

  • Four additional engineering courses of which at least three are at the 300 level or above.

  • Senior exercise: ENGR483 or 484.

Environmental Science Pathway—The B.A. elective pathway in environmental science introduces engineering students to the fundamentals of environmental science fieldwork and methods, and provides a broad understanding of the natural environment and the impact of human behavior. It requires completion of a one-semester senior research or design project with an environmental engineering component.

Requirement s for the Environmental Science Pathway

Completion of the general requirements above, with the following modifications:

  • Instead of PHYS 232L or 300, one of the following two-course combinations: CHEM 130L or BIOL140L and BIOL333L; or GEOL112L and GEOL204L.

  • Two of the eight course credits in the arts, humanities, or social sciences must satisfy the social sciences and humanities requirements for the environmental science major (ECON101 and one course chosen from a list of nine courses; see Environmental Science).

  • ENGR 337, ENVS149L, ENVS275L, ENVS401, and one additional engineering course, 200 level or higher.

  • Senior exercise: ENGR484, including completion of a one-semester research or design project with an environmental engineering component.

Cognate Courses—Engineering majors are encouraged to select, in consultation with their faculty advisers, courses from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences that address individual interests and broaden educational perspectives. Additional courses in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and neuroscience enrich basic scientific understanding and address the special interests of students; such courses are highly recommended. Students intending to enter graduate study in engineering are advised to elect mathematics courses beyond the four-course basic mathematics sequence. Recommended areas include probability and statistics (MATH 305, 306), linear algebra (MATH 228), numerical analysis (MATH 309), and mathematical methods of physics (PHYS 300).

Honors—To be eligible for honors in engineering the student must: (1) Earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 in all engineering courses; (2) earn an overall GPA of at least 3.3; (3) earn a grade of B+ or higher on the engineering senior design project.

Trinity College/Rensselaer at Hartford Five-Year Engineering Program—Students choosing this cooperative program receive the B.S. in engineering degree from Trinity after four years and the M.S. degree in engineering science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute after five years. Students apply for admission to this program in the spring of the junior year. The candidate must consult the Rensselaer at Hartford catalogue for admission requirements, discuss procedures with the Trinity engineering department chair as early as possible, and develop, in consultation with the faculty adviser, a coherent plan of study that includes eight Rensselaer at Hartford courses (normally two per semester) and a master’s thesis.

BEACON Courses—For students interested in biomedical engineering, courses are available through the Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON), involving the University of Hartford, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. For details regarding days and times courses are offered, as well as course descriptions for each semester, consult the BEACON Web site (www.beaconalliance.org).