ENGINEERING PROGRAM — REQUIREMENTS
Engineering Curriculum and Degree Requirements
While at the Boston campus, students enrolled in the Engineering Program follow a pattern of course work that closely parallels the curriculum followed by students in one of the four engineering majors who begin their studies at the School of Engineering at UMass Amherst or at Northeastern University.
Engineering Courses
- Introduction to Engineering (ENGIN 103), which provides a general overview of the field and is taken in the first semester of the freshman year.
- Two or four semesters in the student’s chosen major, taken during the sophomore and/or junior year.
Students take a total of three to six engineering courses.
Chemistry Courses
- Two courses in chemical principles (CHEM 103-104).
Mathematics Courses
- Two semesters of freshman year calculus (MATH 140-141).
- Two sophomore year courses, including a third calculus course and an additional course that varies depending on major.
- A required second semester freshman year course in Java or C language programming.
- An additional mathematics elective course, usually taken in the junior year, but optional for sophomores if schedules permit.
Students take a total of five to six mathematics courses.
Physics Courses
- Two semesters of calculus-based fundamentals of physics (PHYSIC 113-114) with laboratories (PHYSIC 181 and 182).
- For majors in electrical engineering, an additional semester of physics (PHYSIC 211: Introduction to Contemporary Physics).
- For majors in 3+1 electrical engineering program, two additional semesters of electromagnetism (PHYSIC 321 and 322).
Additional Course Work
In addition to the specific requirements listed above in engineering, chemistry, mathematics, and physics, students take additional course work in English, the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences in order to meet the graduation requirements of the institution to which they will transfer. Transferring students need not meet CSM graduation requirements, such as completing the core curriculum and passing the Writing Proficiency Examination.