Dr. Ray W. James, P.E.
Director,
Engineering Student Advising & Development
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About the University
10 Colleges at Texas A&M
• Agriculture & Life Sciences
• Architecture
• Mays Business School
• Education & Human Development
• Dwight Look College of Engineering
• Geosciences
• Liberal Arts
• Science
• Veterinary Medicine
• George Bush School of Government
& Public Service
About the Look College
Departments (12)
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AERO
BAEN
BMEN
CHEN
CVEN
CPSC
ECEN
ETID
ISEN
MEEN
NUEN
PETE
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Aerospace Engineering
*Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Engr. Technology & Industrial Distribution
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
* Administered through the college of Agriculture and Life Sciences
About the Look College
Undergraduate Degree Programs (18)
• AERO
• AGEN
• BSEN
• BMEN
• CHEN
• CVEN
• CECN
• CEEN
• ELEN
• INEN
• MEEN
• NUEN
• OCEN
• PETE
• RHEN
- Aerospace Engr.
- *Agricultural Engr.
- *Biological Systems Engr.
- Biomedical Engr.
- Chemical Engr.
- Civil Engr.
- Computer Engr. (CS Track)
- Computer Engr. (EE Track)
- Electrical Engr.
- Industrial Engr.
- Mechanical Engr.
- Nuclear Engr.
- Ocean Engr.
- Petroleum Engr.
- Radiological Health Engr.
• CPSC - Computer Science
• ENTC - Engr. Technology
• Electronics
• Telecommunications
• Mechanical
& Manufacturing
• IDIS - Industrial Distribution
* Administered through the college of Agriculture and Life Sciences
About the Look College
Departments / Degree Programs
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AERO
BAEN
BMEN
CHEN
CVEN
CPSC
ECEN
ETID
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MEEN
NUEN
PETE
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AERO
*AGEN, *BSEN
BMEN
CHEN
CVEN, OCEN
CECN, CPSC
CEEN, ELEN
ENTC, IDIS
INEN
MEEN
NUEN, RHEN
PETE
* Administered through the college of Agriculture and Life Sciences
College Organizational Chart
Engineering Academic Administration
G. KEMBLE BENNETT
Dean of Engineering
John Niedzwecki
Executive
Associate Dean
Other Deans for:
Research
Finance & Admin.
Development
Extension
Transportation
External Relations
Engineering
Department Heads
Jo Howze
Associate Dean
Academic Programs
N.K. Anand
Assistant Dean
Graduate Programs
Engineering
Graduate
Academic Advisors
César Malavé
Assistant Dean
Recruitment and
International Programs
Engineering
Undergraduate
Academic Advisors
Engineering Academic
Programs Office
204 Zachry
Engineering Center
Some Useful Resources
Undergraduate Catalog
Printed each year and available at the
TAMU Bookstore or online:
http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/catalogs/
Includes:
• Curriculum for all degrees
• Course descriptions with prerequisites
& corequisites
• College descriptions, special programs,
etc.
Some Useful Resources
TAMU Student Rules
http://student-rules.tamu.edu
Includes:
• Aggie code of honor
• TAMU statement on harassment &
discrimination
• Academic rules (grading policies, withdrawal
procedures, distinguished student criteria,
scholastic dishonesty rules)
• Student life rules, grievance procedures,
etc.
Some Useful Resources
Online Course Schedules
http://courses.tamu.edu
Includes:
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Links for courses offered each semester
Pre-registration instructions
Academic calendars, final exam schedules
Tuition and fees descriptions
Information about parking permits, bus
passes, Aggie Bucks, campus dining
options, maps & directories, etc.
Some Useful Resources
Student Information System
http://myrecord.tamu.edu
Allows Current Students to:
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Check for blocks prior to pre-registration
View current/previous class schedule
View current/previous semester grades
Change KINE 198/199 to & from S/U
to a grade
Request a degree audit
Apply for graduation
Change official mailing address
View/print an unofficial transcript
Some Useful Resources
Engineering Academic Programs Office
Web Site
http://eapo.tamu.edu
Includes:
• Helpful information for current
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List of academic advisors
College statistics & policies
List of college student organizations
Engineering event calendar with
important academic dates
Programs for pre-college students
List of engineering department
web sites
Important Policies
1. Q drop Policy
2. First Year Grade Exclusion
3. Success Initiative (formerly TASP)
4. Excess Hours Policy
5. $1,000 Tuition Rebate Policy
6. Flat Rate Tuition Policy
Policy explanations are included in the Engineering New
Student Handbook. If you do not understand any rule or
policy, ask your academic advisor for clarification.
Enrollment Management
All new students are admitted to degree programs at
“lower level”.
Aerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
(lower level)
AERL BMEL CHEL CVEL -
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(upper level)
- AERO
- BMEN
- CHEN
- CVEN
To be officially admitted to a degree program or advance
to “upper level”, students must meet certain criteria set by
the college and by each department.
• The “upper level” designation means that a student has been
officially admitted to a degree program.
• Once at upper level, students are allowed to take department
specific courses.
Enrollment Management
To automatically advance to upper level in a
department, the academic advisor will examine:
1. The overall cumulative grade point ratio (GPR)
2. The GPR in a set of courses known as the common
body of knowledge (CBK)
3. All CBK courses must be passed with a grade of C or
better. If a grade below C is made, the course must be
repeated until a grade of C or better is achieved.
Note: Departments may have additional criteria and policies – check with your advisor.
Enrollment Management
The Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses differ among degree
programs. CBKs for 2005-2006 are listed below.
Engineering
Majors
CHEM 107*
ENGL 104
ENGR 111
ENGR 112
MATH 151
MATH 152
PHYS 218
PHYS 208
Computer
Science
CPSC 111
CPSC 211
ENGL 104
MATH 151
MATH 152
and
8 hours of
basic science
(*CHEN & RHEN majors must complete
CHEM 102 instead of CHEM 107)
(*BMEN majors must complete CHEM 101
or CHEM 107 plus CHEM 102)
Engineering
Technology
Industrial
Distribution
CHEM 107
CPSC 206
ENGL 104
MATH 151
MATH 152
PHYS 218
CHEM 107
ENGL 104
IDIS 240
MATH 141
MATH 151
PHYS 201
Each ENTC degree
option has additional
CBK requirements –
see the departmental
academic advisor for
the complete list.
Enrollment Management
The following are the CBK GPRs required for automatic admission to upper
level within the departments.
CBK GPR
3.25
3.00
2.85
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.00
DEGREE PROGRAM
Biomedical Engr.
Computer Engr. (CEEN), Electrical Engr.
Aerospace Engr., Mechanical Engr.
Chemical Engr., Civil Engr., Computer Engr. (CECN),
Computer Science, Nuclear Engr., Petroleum Engr.,
Radiological Health Engr.
Industrial Engr., Industrial Distribution
Engr. Technology, Ocean Engr.
Agricultural Engr., Biological Systems Engr.
(for students entering 2005-2006)
Selecting Courses to Take
Curricula for each degree is in the undergraduate catalog (beginning around page 343).
Engineering Freshman Year**
(Th-Pr)
Cr
ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric
(3-0)
3
ENGR 111 Foundations of Engr...
(1-3)
MATH 151 Engineering Math1…
PHYS 218 Mechanics
First Semester
(Th-Pr)
Cr
CHEM 107 Chemistry for Engr...
(3-3)
4
2
ENGR 112 Foundations of Engr..
(1-3)
2
(3-2)
4
MATH 152 Engineering Math…
(3-2)
4
(3-3)
4
PHYS 208 Electricity and Opt…
(3-3)
4
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Univ. Core Curriculum Elective2
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*KINE 199 Required Physical…
Univ. Core Curriculum Elective2
*KINE 198 Health and Fitness…
(0-2)
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Second Semester
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(0-2)
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When planning your semester, consider Pay attention to all footnotes
1. courses required for the degree
Th = hrs/wk in lecture (theory)
2. proper placement in the courses
Pr = hrs/wk in lab (practice)
3. prerequisite & corequisite requirements
Cr = semester credit hours
Check Course Descriptions
Course descriptions are listed in the undergraduate catalog
(toward the back, listed in alphabetical order, beginning around page 578).
Dwight Look College of Engineering (ENGR)
111. Foundations of Engineering I. (1-3). Credit 2. I, II, S Introduction to
the engineering profession, ethics and disciplines; development of skills in
teamwork, problem solving and design; other topics included, depending on the
major, are: emphasis on computer applications and programming; visualization
and CAD tools; introduction to electrical circuits, semiconductor devices, digital
logic, communications and their application in systems; Newton’s laws, unit
conversions, statistics, computers, Excel; basic graphics skills; visualization
and orthographic drawings. Corequisites: MATH 151; admission to the Dwight
Look College of Engineering.
It is the student’s responsibility to
check prerequisites & corequisites
Before registering for the course.
Indicates when course
is normally offered
I = Fall
II = Spring
S = Summer
Courses Currently Offered
Courses offered are online - http://courses.tamu.edu
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subject,
course number
– section number,
course name
-------------------------------------------------notes show
credit hours
course instructor
important course
and seats available
requirements such
in the course.
as restrictions for
meeting days,
(if the instructor has
certain majors and
class times,
not yet been assigned,
REQUIRED evening
building name,
STAFF is listed)
room number
exam times.
(R = Thursday)
(all days & times listed are required)
ENGR 111
Foundations of Engineering I - Fall 2005
3 Versions or Tracks
• The first engineering course (ENGR 111)
has been designed with course content
tailored to 3 groups of majors.
• In each version, the industry case
studies, design projects and other
course content focus on concepts that
are important to the majors included in
that group.
• If your degree program requires ENGR
111, your academic advisor will let you
know which sections of ENGR 111 are
designed for your major.
ENGR 111
Foundations of Engineering I - Fall 2005
ENGR 111 – Track A
AERO-Aerospace, BMEN-Biomedical,
CVEN-Civil, ENTC-Engr. Technology,
INEN-Industrial, MEEN-Mechanical, NUENNuclear, OCEN-Ocean, RHEN-Radiological
Health
ENGR 111 – Track B
CPSC-Computer Science, CECN & CEENComputer Engineering, ELEN-Electrical
ENGR 111 – Track C
AGEN-Agricultural, BSEN-Biological
Systems, CHEN-Chemical, PETEPetroleum
Course Clusters
Why cluster courses?
• The same group of students attend
the same group of courses
• Allows students to form study groups
across different courses
• Retention is higher for students
in the clusters
• Students taking clusters graduate
sooner
• Faculty of courses in the cluster
have worked together to integrate
course material
• Available for freshman level
courses
Designated FCEN
(Foundation Clusters for
Engineers)
Clusters Currently Offered
Engineering clusters are listed on the EAPO Web Site
(http://eapo.tamu.edu – then click on FCEN Courses)
Foundation Clusters for Engineers (FCEN)
FCEN 111-801
ENGR 111 801
TR 10:00-11:50AM CVLB 319
MATH 151 801
MWF 11:30-12:20PM HELD 111
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12:45-1:35PM BLOC 125
R
12:45-1:35PM ZACH 119B
When you register for the cluster
FCEN 111-801 the computer
places you in all courses included
in the cluster
PHYS 218 801
MWF 9:10-10:00AM RICH 106
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1:50-2:40PM HELD 118
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2:50-4:40PM HELD 204
Three courses are included in
this cluster (ENGR 111,
MATH 151, PHYS 218)
Courses within a cluster cannot be taken separately
Clusters are scheduled so there are no time conflicts
The Engineering Profession
Tips for success
• Effective communication skills are vital to
the engineering and technology fields; it is
critical to effectively communicate complicated
ideas and information – practice sharpening
these skills!
• Engineers must be persistent and
resourceful – learn to effectively manage
your time.
• You will be a professional when you graduate
– work on developing qualities of a
professional (master the course content, be on time,
be a leader, develop professional ethics, etc.)
Additional Opportunities
Seek out additional opportunities to gain
meaningful experiences that will set
you apart from other graduates.
• Design Projects & Competitions
• Co-op & Internships
• Study Abroad
• Certificate Programs
• Honors Courses
• Undergraduate Research
• Student Organizations
Curriculum Overview
Steps to Becoming a Professional
Engineering CBK Courses
FRESHMAN
Problem
Solving &
Projects
Math
&
Sciences
SOPHOMORE
Science
&
Tools
of the
Profession
JUNIOR
Theoretical
Concepts,
Practice
&
Tools
In Field
SENIOR
Complex
Concepts,
Design
&
Innovation
In Field
Humanities, Social Sciences, Communications
University Core Curriculum
AFTER
GRADUATION
Professional
$40,000$60,000
Graduate
School
Professional
School
If You Need Assistance
Engineering Academic Programs Office
204 Zachry Engineering Center
3127 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3127
Phone: 979-845-7200
Fax:
979-847-8654
Email: eapo@tamu.edu
Web: http://eapo.tamu.edu
Any Questions?
Where To Go Next...
Please refer to your handout
for the location of your
departmental advising session.
(immediately after this meeting)