Electives
There are several types of electives: Humanities/Social Sciences, Technical, Departmental, and General. Each elective type has its own focus.
Humanities/Social Science Elective
Humanities/Social Science (H/SS) electives are generally non-technical courses. Every Engineering student must take 6 of these courses (or 18 credits)
- 01:355:101 (Expository Writing);
- 01:220:200 (Economic Principles and Problems) or 01:220:102 AND 01:220:103 (Micro and Micro Economics).
Note: Engineering Economics 14:540:343 is a different course than 220:200 and is NOT a H/SS. - Four free electives chosen from a list of courses. If 220:102/103 are taken, choose 3 electives; Click here for a list of courses.
Free electives must be selected in a manner such that:
At least two courses are at the 300/400 (upper) level;
At least two courses, including one upper level, are from the same
subject area;
At least two different subjects are represented. All courses may be from the same subject only if a minor is earned in that subject. Two upper level courses from the list must still be taken.
Example 1: 355:101 220:200 220:301 940:326 830:101 700:101
Acceptable: Two subjects are represented; two are from the same area (220:200 and 220:301);
2 upper level courses (220:301 and 940:326).
Example 2: 355:101 220:200 220:202 220:301 220:308 220:395
Acceptable: Only one subject is represented, this student is planning a minor in economics;
2 upper level courses;
Example 3: 355:101 220:200 920:101 920:102 920:326 830:101
NOT acceptable: 2 upper level courses have NOT been taken.
Example 4: 355:101 220:200 420:131 420:332 420:413 830:101
Acceptable: 2 upper levels represented; Two subjects are represented;
two are from the same area (420 courses);
Example 5: 355:101 220:200 920:101 830:101 730:307 508:360
NOT Acceptable: no link between 1 upper level and another course;
Please consult your Dean for any further assistance.
Acceptable Humanities/Social Science Electives List
Technical Elective
A Technical Elective is math or science related course. Each department within Engineering has a specific list of technical electives. Engineering students have to take 2-3 technical electives depending on the major. See your department for a list of acceptable courses.
Departmental Elective
A Departmental Elective is a course specific to your major. The number of required departmental electives is also specific to your major. See your department for details.
General Elective
A general elective is almost any course offered in the university with few exceptions. Most Engineering majors require only 3 credits to fulfill the general elective requirements, except for the Chemical option in Chemical Engineering (6 credits) and Applied Sciences in Engineering (9 credits).
List of the courses that are NOT acceptable:
- CHEMISTRY 01:160:110 THROUGH 140
- COMPUTER SCIENCE 01:198:107, 110, 170
- ENGLISH 01:355:096 THROUGH 099
- EXERCISE SCIENCE 01:377:171 THROUGH 180
- MATHEMATICS 01:640:011 THROUGH 115
- Any University course with an "E" Credit Prefix