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The pre-engineering program at UVU has been created for students who plan to complete the first two to three years of their engineering education at the ABET accredited UVU, then either continue at UVU or transfer to a baccalaureate university to complete their engineering degree. With adequate planning, pre-engineering coursework completed at UVU will be sufficient for students to remain at UVU or to transfer to all of the Utah universities with baccalaureate engineering degrees. All students who declare pre-engineering as their major are automatically accepted into pre-engineering status. After completion of the pre-engineering program at UVU, the student applies for professional status at UVU or at an institution of the student’s choice.
Total Program Credits: 69
| General Education Requirements: | 28 Credits | ||
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 | |
| or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5) | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research | 3 | |
| Complete the following Natural and Physical Science courses: | |||
| Biology | 3 | ||
| CHEM 1210 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 | |
| CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | |
| PHYS 2210 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 4 | |
| PHYS 2215 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Lab | 1 | |
| Complete any combination of the following with no more than 1 course each from Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social/Behavioral Science: | 6 | ||
| Humanities (from list) | |||
| Fine Arts (from list) | |||
| Social/Behavioral Sciences (from list) | |||
| Complete any American Institutions course: | 3 | ||
| POLS 1000 | American Heritage (3) | ||
| HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 (3) | ||
| and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 (3) | |
| HIST 1700 | American Civilization (3) | ||
| HIST 1740 | US Economic History (3) | ||
| POLS 1100 | American National Government (3) | ||
| Discipline Core Requirements: | 16 Credits | ||
| MATH 1210 | Calculus I | 4 | |
| MATH 1220 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| ENGR 1030 | Engineering Programming | 3 | |
| or | CS 1400 | Fundamentals of Programming (3) | |
| PHYS 2220 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 4 | |
| PHYS 2225 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab | 1 | |
| Emphasis Requirements: | 9 Credits | ||
| ENGR 2010 | Engineering Statics | 3 | |
| ENGR 2030 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 | |
| ENGR 2140 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 | |
| or | ENGR 2160 | Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (3) | |
| or | ENGR 2450 | Computational Methods for Engineering Analysis (3) | |
| Emphasis Elective Requirements: | 16 Credits | ||
| Students should carefully select electives from the following list, based on the engineering discipline (Civil or Mechanical) they are interested in and the college or university they want to attend to finish their BS degree. See your advisor. | 16 | ||
| ECE 1000 | Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (3) | ||
| ECE 2210 | Fundamentals of Electric Circuit Analysis (3) | ||
| EGDT 1040 | Fundamentals of Technical Engineering Drawing (3) | ||
| EGDT 1071 | 3 Dimensional Modeling--Solidworks (3) | ||
| EGDT 1400 | Surveying Applications and Field Techniques (3) | ||
| ENGR 1000 | Introduction to Engineering WE (3) | ||
| ENGR 1020 | Survey of Engineering (1) | ||
| ENGR 2140 | Mechanics of Materials (3) | ||
| ENGR 2160 | Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (3) | ||
| ENGR 2300 | Engineering Thermodynamics (3) | ||
| ENGR 2450 | Computational Methods for Engineering Analysis (3) | ||
| MATH 2210 | Calculus III (4) | ||
| MATH 2250 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4) | ||
| or | MATH 2270 | Linear Algebra (3) | |
| and | MATH 2280 | Ordinary Differential Equations (3) | |
Graduation Requirements:
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.
| Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGR 1030 | Engineering Programming | 3 |
| Any American Institutions course | 3 | |
| SS/BEH | Any approved Social/Behavioral Science | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Context | 3 |
| HH | Any approved Humanities | 3 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MATH 1210* | Calculus I | 4 |
| CHEM 1210 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 1215 | Principles of Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| BB | Any approved Biology | 3 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Note: *Pre-requisites are required to be taken. Please see the advisor. | ||
| Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| MATH 1220 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 2210 | Physics for Scientist and Engineers I | 4 |
| PHYS 2215 | Physics for Scientist and Engineers I Lab | 1 |
| ENGR 2010 | Engineering Statics | 3 |
| Semester total: | 12 | |
| Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| PHYS 2220 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 4 |
| PHYS 2225 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Lab | 1 |
| ENGR 2140 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ENGR 2030 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 |
| Elective | Emphasis Elective | 3 |
| Semester total: | 14 | |
| Semester 5 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Elective | Emphasis Elective | 4 |
| Elective | Emphasis Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Emphasis Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Emphasis Elective | 3 |
| Semester total: | 13 | |
| Degree total: | 69 | |
The Engineering department is in the Scott M. Smith College of Engineering. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Engineering department, visit their website.
