COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
New Student Orientation
Shaunyale Canada
Assistant Director, Recruiting & Outreach
College of Engineering
Univer sity of Texas at Arlington
http://www.uta.edu/engineering/
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
Mechanical And Aerospace
Engineering (2nd floor MAE)
Industrial Engineering (4th floor IMSE)
Computer Science Engineering (6th
floor CSE)
Bioengineering (2nd floor BE)
Woolf Hall
Engineering Research Building
Materials Science
Engineering (3rd floor MSE)
Electrical Engineering (5th floor EE)
Civil Engineering (4th floor CE)
Dean’s office (6th floor)
Nedderman Hall
Departments and Locations
Engineering Lab Building
MAJORS OFFERED
AND OVERVIEW OF
DEGREE
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
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Aerospace Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Software Engineering
MAE
CE (New)
BE
CE
CSE
CSE
EE
IMSE
MAE
CSE
MAKEUP OF ENGINEERING DEGREE
Math
Core
Science
Engineering
Field
WHY ARE MATH AND SCIENCE SO
IMPORTANT?
 Foundations of your degree.
 Learning the theory that you will
later apply to practical problems
in engineering.
 Analytical thinking.
ARLINGTON EMERGING SCHOLARS
(FORMERLY AURAS)
 To provide and assist incoming STEM majors with workshops,
supplemental instruction in specific gateway courses (MATH
1426 & MATH 2425) that in the past have been stumbling
blocks for STEM students.
 Students can join AURAS thru the Emerging Scholars Program.
This group STEM students will enroll in certain challenging
STEM courses and engage in an extra two -hour workshop each
week focused on content mastery, college and career success
skills and community building
 See Flyer for additional information and Advisor contacts!
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c o m p uter a n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n s o f t wa r e a p p l ic a t i o n r e q ui r e m e n t s .
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN
MAKING A CLASS
SCHEDULE
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING
YOUR SCHEDULE
How many hours should you take?
Are you working?
What are your family responsibilities?
Meeting with advisor – important!
After advisor approval, please don’t
change schedules until you speak
with advisor again.
TIME AND EFFORT EXPECTATIONS
FROM PROFESSORS
Expectations
 2-3 hours of study for
every 1 hour of class.
 Exceeds 40-hour week
 Professors won’t hunt you
down for your homework.
 Homework may not even
be expected.
 Departmental exams for
some classes
 Continually check
syllabus, website,
Blackboard and other
resources throughout
semester
Preparation
 Know what you are expected
to do and do more.
 Group study
 Motivating
 Learning by teaching
 Do the homework anyway.
 Work every problem in the
book.
 Look online for previous
exams to study from.
 Tutoring
HOW WORKING AFFECTS YOUR GRADES
 Compare current value vs. future value of Engineering degree
 How much money are you making now?
 How much can you be making as an engineer?
 If you must work, optimally work ≤20 hours each week you are
in class.
 We also understand that may not be an option for you.
 Don’t be afraid to let your advisor know this information.
 If you work >20 hours per week, reduce your course load.
 If you can work < 20 hours per week, you can earn a higher GPA
compared to working more hours.
 Consider student loans, “they are NOT evil”. Again compare
value: The higher GPA you earn will of fset the payments.
 Many companies will not interview candidates who have <3.0.
COE ACADEMIC
EXPECTATIONS
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
MINIMUM GRADE POINT AVERAGES
FOR GOOD STANDING IN COE
 2.25 on all courses taken at UTA.
 2.25 on just the math, science and
engineering courses that go toward
your degree.
 2.25 on courses in your major.
 Note: You can be below the COE
minimums and still be in good
standing with UTA.
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
All engineering majors have three parts:
 Professional program
 Typically upper division major classes
 Must be admitted to professional program
 Pre-professional courses
 Classes required prior to the professional
program courses
 Must make a ‘C’ or better in all preprofessional courses both taken at UTA or
transferred in
 Remaining core courses
 May be taken at any time during the degree
ACADEMIC ADVISING
 Freshman will receive advising through the University Center.
 COE advising is done in collaboration with a faculty member.
 This is important for you to remember because they do this in
addition to teaching and research responsibilities.
 You need to check the advising schedules for your department
and you may have to schedule an appointment with them.
COE Academic Advisors:
http://www.uta.edu/engineering/current-students/advisorslist.php
 Any student below 2.25 in any of their three GPA’s will be
seen by Beth Isbell.
HOW YOU CAN SET
YOURSELF UP FOR
SUCCESS
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
MAV 1000
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE COURSE (FYE)
Academic Success
 Develop strategies for to be an active, independent learner.
 Develop effective study and test preparation strategies.
 Understand how effective self-management positively impacts academic success
(Goal setting and Time management).
 Discover campus resources to support their learning and personal needs.
 Identify library resources available to support their learning needs.
 Understand the value of teamwork in the college environment and beyond.
Personal Skill Development
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Identify a support network consisting of peers, staff, and faculty.
Identify strategies for effective money management.
Describe how campus diversity impacts their academic experience.
Understand the impacts of healthy living.
WHERE TO GET HELP
 Your Class Instructor has office hours
 Your class TA (Teaching Assistant) also has office hours
 Clinics and Labs for assistance
 Math Clinic, Physics Clinic, Writing lab
 Departmental and professional society assistance
 ASME – Woolf Hall
 IEEE – Nedderman Hall,
 Civil Engineering Learning Center – NH 2 nd floor
 University College support programs
 Learning Center – Tutoring (subsidized), SI, Trio programs,
Testing Services, Success Series – FINISH for transfer students
ENGINEERING HONORS ORGANIZATIONS
Some of these groups offer tutoring from their junior
and senior members who have good GPAs.
 Chi Epsilon – Civil Engineering
 Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) – Electrical Engineering
 Pi Tau Sigma – Mechanical Engineering
 Sigma Gamma Tau – Aerospace
 Upsilon Pi Epsilon – Computer Science
 Tau Beta Pi – Engineering Honor Society
GET INVOLVED!!
 Student organizations
 Professional organizations by discipline
 Interest focused groups
 Social groups
 Student competitive teams
 Pre-college outreach
 Summer camps
 Outreach events – Future City, FTC, etc.
 Engineering Saturdays
 Recruiting activities
Preview Days/HS Visits/College Fairs
Student ambassadors
COMPETITION TEAMS
 AT&T Coding Competition (1 st place in 2013;
developed cell phone app to discourage texting while
driving)
 SAE Formula Race Car Team (1 st in US, 5 th in World)
 AeroMavs 2 nd place in the Egg Saucer Event -Battle
of the Rockets in 2014)
 IEEE Mobile Microrobotics (1st place in Robotics &
Automation@ 2014 IEEE International Conference)
 Global Health Competition (1 st place)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA; AE)
 American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS; IMSE)
 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE; CE)
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME; ME)
 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM/IEEE-CS; CSE)
 Biomedical Engineering Student Society (BMESS; BE)
 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE; EE)
 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE; CE)
 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE; IMSE)
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
ORGANIZATIONS
 Engineering Student Council (ESC)
 Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
(SHPE)
 Honors College
GET EXPERIENCE!!
 Undergraduate research opportunities
 Contact professors (paid or volunteer)
 Program placement (paid)
 McNair
 LSAMP
 Work experiences
 Internships (paid)
Part-time
Full-time
Co-operative education (paid)
INTERNSHIPS/CO-OPS
 PAID practical work experience for undergraduate
students in their chosen discipline.
 working fulltime and enrolling in classes in alternating
semesters OR
 working part time while attending classes part time.
 Students must have a minimum number of
coursework hours at UTA and 2.5 UTA GPA to apply.
 Freshmen – 30 hours
 Transfers – 15 hours
 See Carole Coleman in NH 242 or
 call her at 817.272.2569 or
 e-mail colemanc@uta.edu
ENGINEERING STUDENT SERVICES OFFICE
242 NEDDERMAN HALL
 Internships/Co-ops Coordinator
 Summer Camps and Community
Outreach
 Recruitment
 Engineering Distance Education
 Probation and Undecided Advising
ENGINEERING STUDENT SERVICES
242 NEDDERMAN HALL
817.272.1294
Beth Isbell, Director
erisbell@uta.edu
Carole Coleman, Internship Coordinator
colemanc@uta.edu
Donya Randolph Henry, Distance Ed Coordinator
drandolph@uta.edu
Shaunyale Canada
Assistant Director of Recruiting & Outreach
607 NH shaunyale.canada@uta.edu
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING