A&S Skills and General Education Requirements
General Writing
(up to 4 cr.)
Pass placement exam
OR
Completion of ENGCMP 0200 with C- or better
Algebra (up to 6 cr.)
Pass placement exam or score 600+ on Math SAT OR
Completion of MATH 0020 (College Algebra 2) or MATH 0200 (Preparation for Calculus) with C- or better
Writing Courses
Completion of one W-designated course in the student's major, plus one in another field
Quantitative Reasoning
(3 cr.)
Completion of one approved course in Logic, Scientific Reasoning, Statistics, Calculus, Computer Science, Information Science, etc.
Natural Science
(9–12 cr.)
Completion of three approved courses from the Life and Physical Sciences, distributed 2, 1 over the sciences categories—e.g., 2 Life, 1 Physical or 2 Physical, 1 Life.
Foreign Language
(up to 10 cr.)
Completion of three years of foreign language in high school
OR
Approval of foreign language AP credit
OR
First-year foreign language course(s)
Literature (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved course
Music or Art (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved first-level course
Second Lit/Music/Art/Creative Expression (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved second-level course in one of the fields listed here or of an approved first-level course from an art, music, or creative expression field not already studied.
Philosophy (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved course
Social Science (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved course
History (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved course
Public Policy (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved course, or completion of a second approved social science or history course
International Culture (9 cr.)
Completion of a minimum of three approved courses from at least two international categories: global, comparative, or regional. At least of one of the three courses must be designated non-Western.
Major Requirements
(24–36 cr.)
Credits and requirements vary by program
Electives (remaining credits to bring total to 120)
Up to 18 elective credits may be for non-A&S courses
A&S CREDITS: 120 |
Freshman Engineering and COE Requirements
General Writing
Pass placement exam
OR
Completion of ENGCMP 0200 with C- or better
NOTE: GW cannot be used to fulfill any degree requirements in computer engineering
Pre-Calculus
Prerequisite for Freshman Engineering Program.
With approval, may take MATH 0200 (Preparation for Calculus) in first term of Freshman Engineering Program.
NOTE: Pre-calculus cannot be used to fulfill any degree requirements in computer engineering
Writing Requirement
Completion of one W-designated course
Freshman Engineering
(14 cr.)
MATH 0220 Analytic Geom. & Calculus 1
MATH 0230 Analytic Geom. & Calculus 2
ENGR 0011 Intro to Engineering Analysis
ENGR 0012 Intro to Engineering Computing
Freshman Engineering
(12–16 cr.)
PHYS 0104 Physics for Science & Engineering 1
PHYS 0105 Physics for Science & Engineering 2
CHEM 0960 General Chemistry for Engineers 1
CHEM 0970 General Chemistry for Engineers 2
Additional Math & Physics (11–12 cr.)
MATH 0250 Matrix Thry & Differential Equations
PHYS 0106 Physics for Science & Engineering 3
ENGR 0020 Probability & Statistics for Engineers
Foreign Language
AP credits or first-year foreign language course(s) can be used to fulfill up to two of the six required humanities or social science electives
Humanities/Social Science Elective (1 of 6) (3 cr.)
Completion of one approved humanities or social science elective
Communication Skills Elective (3 cr.)
Completion of an approved communication skills course
Open Elective (3 cr.)
Completion of any course except a remedial or prerequisite course required for admission to the School of Engineering
Major Requirements
(59–65 cr.)
COE 0031 Linear Circuits & Systems 1
COE 0041 Linear Circuits & Systems 2
COE 0132 Digital Logic
COE 0142 Computer Organization
COE 0401 Intro to Computer Science (Java)
COE 0445 Intro to Data Structures
COE 0501 Digital Design Laboratory
COE 1502 Advanced Digital Design Concepts
COE 1541 Computer Architecture
COE 1501 Algorithms Implementation
COE 1550 Operating Systems
COE 1185 Computer Interfacing
COE 1186 Software Engineering
2 COE Design Electives
4 COE Advanced Electives
Technical Electives (6 cr.)
Completion of two approved courses in other engineering fields, or in mathematics, life science, or physical science; or completion of extra COE or EE electives
Senior Design Presentation
Presentation of at least one design project at the Senior Design Expo
SOE CREDITS: 128 |
