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Engineering Hall
1308 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2280
Introduction
The College of Engineering
prepares men and women for professional careers in engineering and
related positions in industry, commerce, education, and
government. The college provides training in the mathematical and
physical sciences and their application to a broad spectrum of
technological and social requirements of society. The engineering
curricula, although widely varied and specialized, are built on a
general foundation of scientific theory applicable to many different
fields. Work in the classroom and laboratory is brought into sharper
focus by practical problems that the student solves by methods similar
to those of practicing engineers.
Although each student
pursues a curriculum chosen to meet individual career goals, all
students take certain common courses. Basic courses in mathematics,
chemistry, physics, rhetoric, and computer science are required in the
first two years. Although the curricula are progressively specialized
in the third and fourth years, each student is required to take some
courses outside his or her chosen field.
Nontechnical courses are
included in each curriculum; they may be required or elective. Many
nontechnical courses satisfy the broad objectives of the humanities
and social sciences requirements of the engineering curricula, thus
making the student keenly aware of the urgent problems of society and
developing a deeper appreciation of human cultural achievements. The
humanities and social sciences courses are usually drawn from the
liberal arts and sciences, economics, and approved courses in fine and
applied arts. A student who desires a broader cultural background
should consider a
combined engineering-liberal arts
and sciences program.
The Grainger Engineering
Library Information Center is a major resource center for students in
all curricula. State-of-the-art resources include a digital imaging
lab, computer and multimedia lab, instructional services lab,
information retrieval research lab, and high-tech classrooms. It also
contains the reference books, periodicals, catalogs, and technical
publications that students need constantly and provides materials for
general reading and private research.
Departments and Curricula
The College of Engineering
includes the Departments of Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and
Computer Engineering, General Engineering, Materials Science and
Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Nuclear
Engineering, Physics, and Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. The
undergraduate curricula described later in this section are
administered by these units. The work in chemical engineering is
administered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The
curriculum in agricultural engineering is administered jointly by the
College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering.
The listing by the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology of the programs of
the College of Engineering, required by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission, is Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering bdC
[1950] * ; Agricultural
Engineering bdC [1950]; Ceramic Engineering bdC [1936]; Chemical
Engineering bdC [1936]; Civil Engineering bdC [1936]; Computer
Engineering bdC [1978]; Electrical Engineering bdC [1936]; Engineering
Mechanics bdC [1960]; General Engineering bdC [1936]; Industrial
Engineering bdC [1960]; Mechanical Engineering bdC [1936];
Metallurgical Engineering bdC [1936]; and Nuclear Engineering bdC
[1978].
Each student entering the
College of Engineering declares his or her choice of a curriculum. All
first-year students follow the common program for freshmen shown
here.
* b = bachelor's degree, basic-level accreditation;
d = day; C = co-op feature meeting special requirements of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
criteria
Requirements
Students seeking admission to
the College of Engineering who are recent high school graduates or who
have earned fewer than 12 semester hours of credit at other collegiate
institutions are classified as new freshmen and must meet the entrance
requirements to the College of Engineering that are specified for new
freshmen. Students are admitted to the college on a best-qualified
basis as determined by ACT composite scores and high school percentile
ranks supplied on high school transcripts.
Although new freshmen take
a common, or similar, program (shown below), they are asked to choose
a curriculum in which they wish to study. A freshman usually can
change the curriculum of study during the freshman year. Some
restrictions apply when differential admission procedures are
used. Because the program of study is essentially the same for all
freshman students, such changes can be made without loss of credit
toward graduation.
The advanced Mathematics
Placement Test is required of all freshman students entering the
College of Engineering. They are urged to take the examination during
the spring testing period before enrollment.
The Chemistry Placement
Test is required of all entering freshmen. This examination will be
used to place a student in a background course for engineers, CHEM 100, or in the normal beginning course for engineers, CHEM 101. A
student with a superior background in chemistry may take the chemistry
proficiency test, which, if passed, will place the student in CHEM 102
and grant the student 3 hours of proficiency credit for CHEM 101; the
additional 1 hour must be made up as a free elective. A student with
advanced placement credit
in mathematics, chemistry, or physics
will receive credit toward graduation and will be
placed in advanced course work consistent with academic
preparation.
| HOURS | COMMON FIRST-YEAR PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| 0-1 | Engineering lecture |
| 6-8 | Chemistry see footnote 1 |
| 8-10 | Mathematics see footnote 2 |
| 4 | Physics |
| 4 | Rhetoric |
| 0-6 | Engineering electives |
| 3-6 | Electives |
| 31-36 | Total |
footnote 1. The normal freshman chemistry sequence is CHEM 101 and CHEM 102.
footnotes 2. Entering freshmen who do not pass the Mathematics
Placement Test will take MATH 112 and MATH 114 or MATH 116.
The College of Engineering
admits qualified transfer students from both community and four-year
colleges and has worked closely with these schools in Illinois to
implement coordinated engineering programs.
Students may complete the
first two years of study in other accredited institutions and transfer
to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with little or no
loss of credit, provided that they follow the proper program. A
suggested list of courses that should be completed in the first two
years before transferring is given below. A range of hours is given in
each of these course work areas, because the major concern is that
students have an adequate coverage of basic subject matter rather than
specific numbers of hours in given areas. Ranges are given applicable
to both quarter-hour and semester-hour systems.
| RANGE OF HOURS | SUGGESTED COORDINATED ENGINEERING COURSES | |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter Hours | Semester Hours | |
| 10-15 | 6-10 | Freshman chemistry |
| 15-18 | 10-12 | General physics (taught using calculus) |
| 6-9 | 4-6 | English (rhetoric and composition) |
| 20-24 | 15-17 | Mathematics (total mathematics credits) |
| 16-20 | 12-14 | Calculus or calculus and analytic geometry |
| 8-10 | 6 | Differential equations, linear algebra |
| 4-6 | 3-4 | Engineering graphics (mechanical drawing and/or descriptive geometry) |
| 3-4 | 2-3 | Applied mechanics--statics |
| 3-6 | 2-3 | Applied mechanics--dynamics |
| 3-4 | 3 | Computer science (programming) |
| Quarter Hours | Semester Hours | Other courses |
| 9-27 | 6-18 | Social sciences and humanities |
Students should complete
as many of the suggested courses as possible and select additional
courses from those in the Other Courses list above to complete
full-time study programs. Normally, a student will complete all of the
suggested courses and 8 to 10 additional semester hours of course
work. This additional course work may include social sciences and
humanities electives but could include work in computer science or
advanced mathematics.
Before selecting social
sciences and humanities electives, students should familiarize
themselves with the elective requirements of the college. A list is
available from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs,
207 Engineering Hall. Any student who wants to transfer to the college
must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.6 (A = 5.0)
to apply, but competitive standards for admission are usually higher
than the 3.6 level.
Students may transfer to
the college for the fall, spring, or summer session provided they have
met competitive grade-point average cutoffs and have completed 60 or
more semester hours of work. Transfer students are required to have
also completed the basic mathematics (through calculus), physics,
chemistry, and English (rhetoric and composition) sequences in the 60
or more semester hours required for transfer. Transfer students
starting their studies in the fall semester are allowed to advance
enroll during the preceding summer. Students are informed of this
opportunity after they are admitted. Questions are invited concerning
this procedure.
A few sophomore-level
technical courses may not be offered by most community
colleges. However, junior-level transfer students can usually arrange
their programs on the Urbana-Champaign campus so that all technical
requirements can be completed in a four-semester period on this campus
if they wish to do so. If the number of hours remaining to complete a
degree requires more than four semesters, the student may enroll for
an additional summer session or semester.
Students planning to
transfer to the College of Engineering are encouraged to write to the
Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 207 Engineering Hall, 1308 West Green
Street, Urbana, IL 61801, or to the head of the department to which
they wish to transfer. A student should complete all sequences in
mathematics, physics, chemistry, and English at one institution to
maintain proper continuity. In cases where this is not possible, a
student may enroll in a summer session to make up
deficiencies. Individual program plans between most transfer
institutions and the College of Engineering are available upon
request.
Transfer students are not
required to take freshman guidance examinations or any other
examinations to qualify for admission to the College of Engineering,
but all other admission regulations apply to them. Transfer students
should consult
Admission of Transfer Applicants
for general
information concerning transfer to the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, and students from community colleges should note
especially
the rules regarding community colleges.
The Campus Senate, the faculty
General Education Board, and the colleges and departments are working
to implement enhanced general education requirements. Thus, new
students should confirm their general education requirements by
consulting college and departmental offices, handbooks, or
advisers.
Special Programs
Combined Engineering-Liberal Arts and Sciences Program
A five-year program of study
permits a student to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in a field of
engineering from the College of Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts or
a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences at the Urbana-Champaign campus.
This program affords the
student the opportunity to prepare for a career of an
interdisciplinary nature. By selecting an appropriate liberal arts and
sciences major in combination with the desired engineering curriculum,
it is possible for a student to qualify for new careers in industry,
business, or government. A student who desires a broader background
than can be provided in the four-year engineering curricula can
develop a program that includes a well-rounded cultural education in
addition to an engineering specialty. Each student must file an
approved program with the College of Engineering and with the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Advisers in both colleges
assist in planning a program of study to meet the needs and
requirements for both degrees. Most combinations of engineering and
liberal arts curricula may be completed in ten semesters if the
student does not have deficiencies in the entrance requirements of
either college.
Most engineering curricula
can be combined with one of a variety of liberal arts and sciences
majors including languages, social sciences, humanities, speech
communication, and philosophy. This combined program operates under
the following conditions:
-- Students
entering the program must meet admission requirements for both
colleges.
-- A student
who starts in the program and decides to transfer from it is subject
to the existing graduation requirements of the college of his or her
choice.
-- The
degrees of bachelor of science in engineering and bachelor of arts or
bachelor of science in liberal arts and sciences are awarded
simultaneously. No student in the combined program is permitted to
receive a degree from either college before the completion of the
entire program.
--
Participants must satisfy the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
foreign language graduation requirement.
-- Students
electing advanced Reserve Officers' Training Corps and Naval ROTC
programs are required to meet these commitments in addition to the
combined program as outlined.
-- Students
having 75 or more hours of transfer credit are not advised to enter
this program, because they cannot ordinarily complete it in five
years.
-- Students
transferring from other colleges and universities must plan to
complete at least one year in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
at Urbana-Champaign and one year in the College of Engineering at
Urbana-Champaign to satisfy residency requirements if both degrees are
to be granted here. Other students should plan to spend a minimum of
two years in each college.
-- A student
is expected to maintain at least a 3.5 (A = 5.0) grade-point average
to be accepted or to continue in the program. A higher grade-point
average may be imposed.
During the first year,
students are enrolled in the
common freshman program for engineers,
which is taken in the College of Engineering.
Students
are normally enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for
the second and third years and in the College of Engineering for the
fourth and fifth years. A typical combined program
follows:
It may be necessary to adjust the above program to allow the
student to take more hours in the liberal arts and sciences
program.
For further information about this program, students should write
to the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the
College of Engineering or the Office of the Assistant Dean in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIUC.
Through a program of affiliation between the College of
Engineering and a number of liberal arts colleges, a student may
enroll in a five-year program, earn a bachelor's degree from one of
these colleges, and at the same time earn a bachelor's degree in
engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In
general, students spend the first three years at the liberal arts
college and the final two years at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. At the time of transfer, students must meet
competitive transfer admission requirements. Students must meet
certain residency requirements to participate in this
program. Students transferring from these programs must be residents
of Illinois to qualify for admission to UIUC.
Increasing numbers of engineering graduates enter leadership roles
in industry and government and require a greater understanding of the
impact of technology on society. The five-year program encourages a
student to develop a broad understanding of the social sciences and
humanities while striving for excellence in technical studies. These
affiliations have the added benefit of allowing students to take
preengineering studies at liberal arts schools chosen on the basis of
geographical location, prestige, religious principles, family
circumstances, or other personal reasons. Students interested in this
dual degree program should meet with advisers from both schools to
develop an individual plan of study.
Colleges affiliated with the College of Engineering are:
A five-year program in cooperative engineering education is
available to students in all curricula in the college. A student in
the program alternates periods of attendance at UIUC with periods of
employment in industry or government. The employment, which is an
essential element in the educational process, is with the same company
each work period and is related to the student's field of study. The
assignment increases in difficulty and responsibility with each
succeeding period off campus.
Students who wish to join the program must be enrolled in the
College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. If accepted by a participating employer, the first
off-campus educational assignment will be scheduled during the summer
after the freshman year, or the student will attend the summer session
and have the first off-campus assignment during the fall semester
after the freshman year. Typical schedules and participating employees
are shown in a brochure available from the Cooperative Engineering
Office, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
207 Engineering Hall,
1308 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801; telephone (217)
244-4165; FAX (217) 244-4974; EMAIL
axehunt@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu.
Sophomores, advanced undergraduates, and community college
transfer students are eligible for the program. Advanced students will
still require five years to complete the program, but they will have
fewer off-campus assignments.
Students enrolled in the cooperative education program are
registered in the University and are considered to be full-time
students for the entire five years required by the program. Entries
indicating participation in the program are entered on the student's
official transcript each semester and summer that he or she is
enrolled. Upon successful completion of the program, the student is
awarded a certificate signed by the dean of the college and the
off-campus coordinator and receives the regular diploma awarded for
completing the degree requirements.
Second Year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
4 Biological science
5 Calculus and analytic geometry
4 Humanities or social sciences
4 Language
17 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
4 Engineering subject
4 Language
3 Liberal arts and sciences major
4 Physics (heat, electricity, and magnetism)
15 Total
Third Year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
4 Humanities or social sciences
4 Languages
6 Liberal arts and sciences major
4 Physics (light, sound, and the structure of matter)
18 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
6-8 Engineering subjects
4 Humanities or social sciences
4 Language
3 Liberal arts and sciences major
17-19 Total
Fourth Year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
15 Engineering subjects
4 Humanities or social sciences
19 Total
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
18 Engineering subjects
Fifth year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER
15-17 Engineering subjects
HOURS SECOND SEMESTER
18 Engineering subjects
Affiliations with Other Liberal Arts Colleges
Adrian College Anderson College Augustana College
Adrian, Michigan Anderson, Indiana Rock Island, Illinois
Beloit College Butler University Carthage College
Beloit, Wisconsin Indianapolis, Indiana Kenosha, Wisconsin
De Paul University Eastern Illinois University Elmhurst College
Chicago, Illinois Charleston, Illinois Elmhurst, Illinois
Grace College Greenville College Illinois Benedictine College
Winona Lake, Indiana Greenville, Illinois Lisle, Illinois
Illinois College Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University
Jacksonville, Illinois Normal, Illinois Bloomington, Illinois
Knox College Lewis University Loras College
Galesburg, Illinois Lockport, Illinois Dubuque, Iowa
Loyola University of Chicago MacMurray College McKendree College
Chicago, Illinois Jacksonville, Illinois Lebanon, Illinois
North Central College Northern Illinois University Olivet Nazarene College
Naperville, Illinois DeKalb, Illinois Kankakee, Illinois
Saint Ambrose College Saint Joseph's College Wartburg College
Davenport, Iowa Rensselaer, Indiana Waverly, Iowa
Western Illinois University Wheaton College Yankton College
Macomb, Illinois Wheaton, Illinois Yankton, South Dakota
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