Pre Engineering

Advisors

Promod Pratap, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy

The following two-year pre-engineering curriculum offers preparation for students who plan to transfer to engineering programs in other institutions. This program has been approved by the Subcommittee on Engineering Transfer for transfer to the engineering programs at North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Students interested in engineering should contact the advisors above as soon as possible.

See the designated General Education requirements and approved course listings. Recommended are a beginning course in literature, history (200 level), history or philosophy of science, and communications*. Some engineering programs require proficiency in a foreign language through the level of the first year (101–102). Students should make appropriate selections after consultation with an advisor. More information may be found on the web at https://physics.uncg.edu/for-students/.

Note that the one-hour Kinesiology activity courses may be taken in any semester; most engineering schools require at least two P.E. credits.

Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
First Semester		Credit Hours
ENG 101	Exploring Writing in College Contexts ^*	3
CHE 111	General Chemistry I	3
CHE 112	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
MAT 190 or MAT 196	Precalculus or Calculus A	4
Select 6 credits from GEC Categories		6
Select 1 credit from Kinesiology activity courses		1
	Credit Hours	18
Second Semester
ENG 102	Academic Research and Writing ^*	3
CHE 114	General Chemistry II	3
CHE 115	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1
MAT 196 or MAT 296	Calculus A or Calculus B	4
PHY 291	General Physics I with Calculus (If student is registered for MAT 196 concurrently, PHY 291 can be taken with permission of instructor.)	4
Select 1 credit from Kinesiology activity courses		1
	Credit Hours	16
Sophomore
Summer Session II
If student has not taken MAT 296 in the spring of freshman year.
MAT 296	Calculus B	4
	Credit Hours	4
First Semester
MAT 396	Calculus C	4
PHY 292	General Physics II with Calculus	4
Select 3 semester hours from GEC Categories		3
ECO 201	Principles of Microeconomics ^**	3
CSC 120	Introduction to Computer Programming for Non-Majors	3
	Credit Hours	17
Second Semester
MAT 390	Ordinary Differential Equations	3
Select 9-12 credits from GEC Categories, including a GenEd Social Sciences (UNCG GSB Attribute)		9-12
	Credit Hours	12-15
	Total Credit Hours	67-70

*: This requirement may be exempted.