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B.S. Engineering - Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Option

REQUIREMENTS 

GENERAL EDUCATION: 45 credits
(27 of these 45 credits are included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR: 109 credits
(This includes 27 credits of General Education courses: 9 credits of GN courses; 6 credits of GQ courses; 3 credits of GS courses; 9 credits of GHW courses; 6 credits of Inter-Domain or Approved Link courses.)

COMMON REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR (ALL OPTIONS): 67 credits

PRESCRIBED COURSES: 41 credits
CHEM 110 GN(3)[1], CHEM 111 GN(1), EDSGN 100(3), MATH 140 GQ(4)[1], MATH 141 GQ(4)[1], PHYS 211 GN(4)[1] (Sem: 1-2)
E MCH 211(3)[1], E MCH 213(3), MATH 231(2), MATH 251(4), PHYS 212 GN(4), PHYS 214 GN(2) (Sem: 3-4)
ENGR 490W(1), ENGR 491W(3) (Sem: 7-8)

ADDITIONAL COURSES: 19 credits
Select 1 credit of First-Year Seminar (Sem:1-2)
CAS 100A GWS(3) or CAS 100B GWS(3) (Sem: 1-2)
ENGL 015 GWS(3) or ENGL 030 GWS(3) (Sem: 1-2)
CMPSC 121 GQ(3) or CMPSC 200 GQ(3) or CMPSC 201 GQ(3) (Sem: 3-4)
ECON 102 GS(3) or ECON 104 GS(3) (Sem: 3-4)
ENGL 202C GWS(3) or ENGL 202D GWS(3) (Sem: 3-4)
ENGR 350(3)[1] or E MCH 407(3)[1], or E MCH 461(3)[1] (Sem: 5-6)

SUPPORTING COURSES AND RELATED AREAS: 4 credits
Select 4 credits in General Technical Electives from the program approved list.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPTION: 45 credits

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN OPTION (45 credits)

PRESCRIBED COURSES: 35 credits
CMPEN 271(3), E E 210(4), E MCH 212(3)[1] (Sem: 3-4)
E E 310(4)[1], (Sem: 5-6)
EDSGN 401(3), EDSGN 402(4), EDSGN 403(3), EDSGN 410(4)[1], EDSGN 495(1), EE 316 (3), ENGR 407(3) (Sem: 7-8)

ADDITIONAL COURSES: 7 credits
CHEM 112 (or Any GN) (3), CHEM 113 (or Any GN) (1), EME 301(3)[1] or ME 201 (3)[1] or ME 300 (3)[1] (Sem: 5)

SUPPORTING COURSES AND RELATED AREAS: 3 credits
Select 3 credits in Engineering Technical Elective course, in consultation with an adviser, from department list.

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