Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and TechnologyThe Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering

Saint Louis University Academic Catalog 2017-2018

Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology www.s lu .edu /pa rks

LEADERSHIP Miche l l e Sab i ck , Ph .D .

Dean

DESCRIPTION Parks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy p repa res s tuden t s f o r ca ree rs i n eng inee r i ng , av i a t i on , phys i cs and re l a ted f i e l ds . Sa t i s f y i ng t h i s m i ss i on demands exce l l ence i n academic p rog rams t ha t i n t eg ra te t he educa t i on o f t he who le pe rson , i n t he l i be ra l and Jesu i t t r ad i t i ons , w i t h c l ass room and l abo ra to r y expe r i ences i n t he ma jo r f i e l ds o f s t udy. A Pa rks Co l l ege educa t i on p rov i des oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t uden ts t o deve lop i n te l l ec tua l l y, s t ay ab reas t o f chang ing t echno logy, and t o p repa re f o r a l i f e t ime o f l ea rn i ng .

P rog rams g radua te t echn i ca l l y p ro f i c i en t and soc ia l l y r espons ib l e eng inee r i ng and av i a t i on i nnova to r s . Facu l t y p repa re s tuden t s t o be p rac t i t i one rs , l eade rs and t h i nke rs . . . r eady t o change t he wo r l d .

ACCREDITATION The Ae rospace Eng inee r i ng , B i omed i ca l Eng inee r i ng C i v i l Eng inee r i ng , Compu te r Eng inee r i ng , E lec t r i ca l Eng inee r i ng , Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs and Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng cu r r i cu l a a re acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss i on o f ABET, 111 Marke t P lace , Su i t e 1050 , Ba l t imo re , MD 21202-4012 – t e l ephone : ( 410 ) 347 -7700 . The Ae ronau t i cs cu r r i cu l a w i t h concen t ra t i ons i n F l i gh t Sc i ence and Av ia t i on Managemen t a re acc red i t ed by t he Av ia t i on Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd I n te rna t i ona l (AABI ) 3410 Skyway Dr i ve , Aubu rn , AL USA 36830 . The F l i gh t Sc ience concen t ra t i on p repa res s tuden ts f o r ca ree rs as p ro fess i ona l p i l o t s , wh i l e t he Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on p repa res s tuden t s w i t h spec ia l i zed know ledge o f t he av i a t i on i ndus t r y and a s t r ong f ounda t i on i n bus iness admin i s t r a t i on .

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED Parks Co l l ege unde rg radua te p rog rams o f f e r Bache lo r o f Sc ience deg rees w i t h ma jo r s i n t he f o l l ow ing a reas .

Majors Ava i l ab le + Ae ronau t i cs + Av ia t i on Managemen t

+ F l i gh t Sc ience + Ae rospace Eng inee r i ng + B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng + C i v i l Eng inee r i ng + Compu te r Eng inee r i ng + E lec t r i ca l Eng inee r i ng + B ioe lec t r on i cs + Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs + Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng + Phys i cs

Minors Ava i l ab le + A i r Tra f f i c Con t ro l + Ae rospace Eng inee r i ng (Pa rks Co l l ege , Ma th ,

Compu te r Sc ience , & Phys i cs s t uden t s on l y ) + B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng + F l i gh t Sc ience + Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng (Pa rks Co l l ege , Ma th ,

Compu te r Sc ience , & Phys i cs s t uden t s on l y ) + Phys i cs

ACCELERATED MASTER’S PROGRAM The Acce le ra ted BS-MS Prog ram i n Eng inee r i ng i s a d i sc re te acce le ra ted p rog ram tha t a l l ows h i gh ach iev i ng s tuden ts t o comp le te bo th B .S . and M.S . deg rees i n a t o ta l o f 5 yea rs . S i x c red i t s o f qua l i f y i ng cou rsework can be used t o sa t i s f y bo th t he unde rg radua te and g radua te deg ree requ i r emen ts . The B .S . deg ree i s i n t he s tuden t ’s unde rg radua te ma jo r ( ae rospace , b i omed i ca l , c i v i l , compu te r, e l ec t r i ca l , eng inee r i ng phys i cs o r mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng ) , and t he M.S . deg ree i s i n eng inee r i ng i n t he s tuden t ’s home depa r tmen t . The mas te r ’s deg ree p rov i des add i t i ona l t echn i ca l dep th and spec ia l i za t i on t ha t can l ead t o expanded ca ree r oppo r tun i t i es and respons ib i l i t i es , as we l l as p repa ra t i on f o r doc to ra l (Ph .D . ) s t ud ies .

Unde rg radua te s tuden t s may app l y t o t he p rog ram i n t he i r j un i o r yea r. S tuden t s mus t app l y f o r admiss i on t o t he Acce le ra ted B .S . -M .S . p rog ram th rough t he i r home depa r tmen t . Depa r tmen ts w i l l r ev i ew app l i ca t i ons and make recommenda t i ons t o t he Pa rks Co l l ege D i rec to r o f G radua te P rog rams who w i l l make t he f i na l admiss i on dec i s i ons . Add i t i ona l de ta i l s on t he p rog ram can be f ound i n t he Gradua te Ca ta l og .

POLICIES Math fo r En te r ing S tudents App l i can t s t o t he eng inee r i ng o r phys i cs p rog rams a re encou raged t o t ake ma thema t i cs w i t h a f ocus on t r i gonomet r y, such as P re -Ca l cu lus o r Ana l y t i ca l Geomet r y, p r i o r t o o r du r i ng t he i r sen io r yea r o f seconda ry schoo l . S tuden ts shou ld be p repa red t o t ake Ca l cu lus I i n t he f i r s t semes te r o f co l l ege . S tuden t s no t p repa red t o t ake Ca l cu lus I may need t o t ake P re -Ca l cu lus t he f i r s t semes te r and Ca l cu lus I t he second semes te r, f o l l owed by Ca l cu lus I I and Phys i cs I du r i ng t he summer, i n o rde r t o g radua te i n f ou r yea rs .


Parks Co l l ege u t i l i zes t he Ma th - I ndex t o p l ace s tuden t s i n t he app rop r i a te ma thema t i cs cou rse . The Ma th - I ndex i s an equa t i on t ha t i nc l udes a s t uden t ’s ACT and /o r SAT tes t sco res , h i gh schoo l GPA, and h i gh schoo l ma th wo rk t o de te rm ine t he app rop r i a te p l acemen t . Add i t i ona l ma th assessmen ts may be requ i red o f beg inn ing and t r ans fe r s t uden t s who have no t comp le ted a co l l ege - l eve l t r ans fe rab le ma thema t i cs cou rse be fo re coming t o Pa rks Co l l ege . Ma th assessmen ts do no t r esu l t i n c red i t be i ng awarded .

Any s tuden t i n t end ing t o ma jo r i n eng inee r i ng who i s admi t t ed o r s t a r t s w i t h a ma th cou rse l ower t han P re -Ca l cu lus w i l l be cons ide red a Pa rks Co l l ege Dec id i ng s tuden t . These s tuden ts mus t success fu l l y comp le te Ca l cu lus I , demons t ra ted by rece i v i ng a C - o r h i ghe r, be fo re de l ca r i ng an eng inee r i ng ma jo r.

Col lege Leve l Examina t ion Program Parks Co l l ege accep t s success fu l l y comp le ted CLEP resu l t s f o r c red i t . These , howeve r, mus t be Sub jec t Examina t i ons . The Co l l ege does no t r ecogn i ze t he Gene ra l CLEP fo r c red i t pu rposes .

C red i t w i l l be g ran ted f o r CLEP unde r t he f o l l ow ing cond i t i ons :

+ A max imum o f t h i r t y c red i t s can be ea rned t h rough CLEP.

+ The sco re on each t es t mus t equa l o r exceed t he 50 th pe rcen t i l e on t he na t i ona l co l l ege sophomore no rm.

+ C red i t w i l l be awarded i n Sub jec t Examina t i ons when app roved by t he depa r tmen t o f f e r i ng comparab le cou rses . Th i s c red i t w i l l be awarded on t he bas i s o f t he number o f c red i t s i n t he pe r t i nen t cou rses .

+ Trans fe r s t uden t s p l ease no te : Accep tance o f CLEP Examina t i ons f o r advanced s tand ing by ano the r co l l ege o r un i ve rs i t y does no t au toma t i ca l l y ensu re t he t r ans fe r o f t h i s c red i t t o Pa rks Co l l ege . Reco rd ing o f advanced s tand ing f o r CLEP cou rses on t he Academic Reco rd i s con t i ngen t upon t he Co l l ege ’s r ece i v i ng t he Educa t i ona l Tes t i ng Se rv i ce resu l t s o f a l l CLEP examina t i o ns f o r wh i ch t he s tuden t i s seek ing advanced s tand ing .

+ Fu l l - t ime s tuden t s may t ake ex te rna l examina t i ons f o r c red i t , i nc l ud ing requ i r ed depa r tmen ta l CLEP supp lemen ta ry examina t i ons , w i t h i n one ca lenda r yea r o f i n i t i a l r eg i s t r a t i on a t t he Un i ve rs i t y.

Spec ia l Reg is t ra t ion Procedures Some spec ia l r eg i s t r a t i on p rocedu res app l y t o s t uden t s en ro l l ed i n Pa rks Co l l ege .

Pass /No Pass Opt ion The max imum number o f c red i t s t ha t may be t aken on a Pass /No Pass bas i s i s e i gh teen (18 ) , bu t no t more t han one cou rse i s pe rm i t t ed du r i ng any one semes te r.

These e i gh teen (18 ) c red i t s may be t aken unde r t he

f o l l ow ing op t i ons :

+ Any c red i t s above t he number r equ i red f o r g radua t i on .

+ Any c red i t s w i t h i n t he number r equ i red f o r g radua t i on wh i ch a re no l onge r spec i f i ed due t o t he resu l t s o f t es t i ng ou t o f cou rses and /o r advanced p l acemen t .

+ Any c red i t s w i t h i n t he a rea o f concen t ra t i on wh i ch a re no t r equ i r ed by t he con t ro l l i ng depa r tmen t and f o r wh i ch t he s tuden t has rece i ved t he app rova l o f t he academic adv i so r.

Pass /No Pass c red i t s a re no t coun ted t owards f u l f i l l i ng deg ree requ i r emen ts . The s tuden t mus t r eg i s t e r as a Pass /No Pass member o f t he c l ass . Th i s s t a tus becomes pe rmanen t a t t he t ime o f r eg i s t r a t i on . The s tuden t i s r espons ib l e f o r see ing t ha t t he above cond i t i ons a re me t .

Audi t A s tuden t may aud i t a cou rse o f f e red a t Pa rks Co l l ege w i t h t he f o l l ow ing rese rva t i ons :

1 . The s tuden t mus t have app rova l o f t he i ns t ruc to r and depa r tmen t cha i r t o s i t i n t ha t pa r t i cu l a r c l ass . A cou rse t aken f o r c red i t may be changed t o an aud i t s t a tus un t i l t he l as t day t o r ece i ve a g rade o f “W” .

2 . The s tuden t i s e l i g i b l e t o t ake t es t s i f he o r she des i r es ; howeve r, s t uden t s w i l l no t be g raded .

3 . No g rade o r c red i t can be ea rned by aud i t i ng a cou rse ; an “AU” mark i s en te red i ns tead o f a l e t t e r g rade , and t he cou rse does no t coun t t oward f u l f i l l i ng deg ree requ i r emen ts .

4 . An exemp t i on examina t i on canno t be t aken f o r an aud i t ed cou rse .

Regis t ra t ion a t Another Educa t iona l Ins t i tu t ion Class i f i ed s tuden t s a t Pa rks may no t r eg i s t e r f o r cou rses a t o the r educa t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons w i t hou t p r i o r w r i t t en app rova l o f t he Dean o f Pa rks Co l l ege .

F l igh t Ins t ruc t ion a t Other Ins t i tu t ions Once a s tuden t has en ro l l ed a t Pa rks Co l l ege , a l l subsequen t f l i gh t i ns t r uc t i on mus t be comp le ted i n r es i dence a t t he Co l l ege . F l i gh t i ns t r uc t i on ou t s i de o f t he Co l l ege ’s FAA-app roved p i l o t i ns t r uc t i on cu r r i cu l a i s no t pe rm i t t ed w i t hou t p r i o r w r i t t en app rova l f r om the Cha i r o f t he depa r tmen t (whe the r cu r ren t l y en ro l l ed o r no t ) . S tuden t s who rece i ve f l i gh t i ns t r uc t i on ou t s i de t he app roved cu r r i cu l a w i t hou t p r i o r app rova l a re sub jec t t o d i sm issa l f r om the p rog ram.

F l i gh t f ees w i l l be cha rged i n add i t i on t o t he regu la r t u i t i on . P lease c on tac t t he Av ia t i on Sc ience Depa r tmen t f o r t he cu r ren t r a tes .

S tuden t s w i t h p r i o r f l i gh t expe r i ence / ce r t i f i ca t i on w i l l be eva lua ted f o r p ro f i c i ency a t t he co r respond ing f l i gh t ce r t i f i ca t i on l eve l . Based on t he resu l t s o f such


eva lua t i on , t he Ch ie f I ns t r uc to r w i l l r ecommend e i t he r some remed ia l t r a i n i ng o r con t i nua t i on t o t he nex t l eve l o f t r a i n i ng . G round schoo l cou rses comp le ted a t a Pa r t 141 f l i gh t schoo l may be t r ans fe rab le ; t hose comp le ted a t a Pa r t 61 f l i gh t schoo l may no t be t r ans fe rab le . Ea r l y consu l t a t i on w i t h t he depa r tmen t cha i r and /o r t he Ch ie f I ns t r uc to r i s s t r ong l y r ecommended .

TSA Requ i rements The Transpo r ta t i on Secu r i t y Admin i s t r a t i on (TSA) requ i res any i nd i v i dua l app l y i ng f o r f l i gh t t r a i n i ng t o p rov i de p roo f o f c i t i zensh ip p r i o r t o beg inn ing t he t r a i n i ng . New s tuden t p i l o t s w i l l be unab le t o beg in f l i gh t t r a i n i ng un t i l t he p roo f o f c i t i zensh ip r equ i r emen t i s me t . P i l o t s t yp i ca l l y p rov i de 1 ) t he i nd i v i dua l ’ s va l i d , unexp i r ed U .S . passpo r t o r 2 ) t he i nd i v i dua l ’ s o r i g i na l o r gove rnmen t - i ssued ce r t i f i ed U .S . b i r t h ce r t i f i ca te , t oge the r w i t h a gove rnmen t - i ssued p i c t u re i den t i f i ca t i on o f t he i nd i v i dua l . O the r TSA-spec i f i ed documen ts may be accep ted . Non -U .S . c i t i zens mus t r ece i ve TSA app rova l p r i o r t o beg inn ing any f l i gh t t r a i n i ng . P lease con tac t t he F l i gh t Tra i n i ng D i rec to r ’s o f f i ce f o r add i t i ona l i n f o rma t i on .

At tendance As a po l i c y, unde rg radua te s t uden t s a re expec ted t o r egu la r l y a t t end a l l c l asses , l abo ra to r y sess i ons and examina t i ons . The imp lemen ta t i on o f t h i s po l i c y i s l e f t t o t he d i sc re t i on o f t he i nd i v i dua l i ns t r uc to r w i t h t he f o l l ow ing excep t i on : no absences a re pe rm i t t ed i n any cou rse t ha t i s r equ i red f o r t he Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on (FAA) regu la ted p i l o t ce r t i f i ca t i on cou rses . FAA regu la t i ons spec i f y t he number o f c red i t s r equ i red i n t he app roved p rog rams . S tuden t s shou ld con tac t t he academic depa r tmen ts f o r de ta i l s o f t hese regu la t i ons .

I f any absences occu r, i t i s t he s tuden t ’s r espons ib i l i t y t o make up t he m issed wo rk . S ince t he s tuden t i s expec ted t o r egu la r l y a t t end c l asses , t he i ns t ruc to r i s no t ob l i ga ted i n any way t o p rov i de make -up examina t i ons o r add i t i ona l he lp on ma te r i a l cove red when a s tuden t i s absen t .

When , i n t he j udgmen t o f t he i ns t r uc to r, a s t uden t has acc rued an excess i ve number o f absences , t he i ns t ruc to r may repo r t t h i s as an ea r l y wa rn i ng no t i f i ca t i on t o t he s tuden t and h i s / he r academic adv i so r. A t t he d i sc re t i on o f t he i ns t r uc to r, a g rade o f “F ” ( f a i l u re i n cou rse ) may be g i ven .

When a s tuden t i s absen t because o f an au tho r i zed s tuden t ac t i v i t y, t he i ns t r uc to r may excuse t he absence . Any scho las t i c d i f f i cu l t i es r esu l t i ng f r om the absence , as we l l as any ass i gnmen ts and examina t i ons , r ema in t he s tuden t ’s r espons ib i l i t y.

SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admiss i on requ i remen ts t o Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy deg ree p rog rams

a re based on a comb ina t i on o f seconda ry schoo l g rades , co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res , co - cu r r i cu l a r ac t i v i t i es and a t t emp ted co l l ege cou rse wo rk , as we l l as o the r i nd i ca to r s o f t he app l i can t ’s ab i l i t y, ca ree r f ocus and cha rac te r. Th i s p rocess respec t s t he non -d i sc r im ina t i on po l i c y o f t he Un i ve rs i t y and i s des igned t o se lec t a qua l i f i ed , compe ten t and d i ve r se s tuden t body w i t h h i gh s tanda rds o f scho la r sh ip and cha rac te r, cons i s ten t w i t h t he m i ss i on o f t he Un i ve rs i t y.

ACADEMIC CATEGORIES Non-Degree Anyone en ro l l ed i n Pa rks Co l l ege who i s no t pu rsu ing a p rog ram o f s t udy des igned t o ob ta i n a deg ree f r om the co l l ege o r un i ve rs i t y bu t who en ro l l s i n one o r more c l asses w i l l be cons ide red a non -deg ree s tuden t . Non -deg ree s tuden t s who subsequen t l y dec ide t o pu rsue a deg ree mus t comp le te t he en t i r e p rocess o f app l y i ng f o r admiss i on and mus t be admi t t ed unde r t he usua l gu ide l i nes and p rocedu res .

Students in Good Academic S tand ing Studen t s w i t h a cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage o f 2 .00 o r h i ghe r a re c l ass i f i ed as s tuden t s i n good s tand ing . Such s tuden t s a re c l ass i f i ed as pa r t - t ime i f en ro l l ed f o r l ess t han twe l ve c red i t s , f u l l - t ime i f en ro l l ed f o r be tween twe l ve and e i gh teen c red i t c red i t s , and f u l l -t ime on ove r l oad i f en ro l l ed f o r more t han e i gh teen c red i t s .

Students on Superv isory S ta tus Min imum sa t i s f ac to r y scho las t i c ach ievemen t a t Pa rks Co l l ege i s r ep resen ted by a 2 .00 cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage (a C ave rage ) . Anyone whose cu r ren t o r t e rm g rade po in t ave rage i s be low 2 .00 and whose cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage i s above a 2 .00 w i l l be cons ide red on supe rv i so ry s ta tus du r i ng t he nex t t e rm i n a t t endance a t Pa rks Co l l ege . Such s tuden t s mus t see t he i r academic adv i so r p r i o r t o t he t h i r d day o f c l ass o f nex t t e rm o f en ro l lmen t . Supe rv i so r y cond i t i ons i nc l ude :

+ S tuden t w i l l no t ho ld o f f i ce i n any s tuden t o rgan i za t i on du r i ng t he pe r i od o f supe rv i so r y.

+ S tuden t w i l l be res t r i c t ed t o no more t han 15 c red i t s . The academic adv i so r may g ran t excep t i ons t o t hese ru l es .

+ A f t e r r ece i v i ng m id - t e rm g rades , t he s tuden t mus t consu l t w i t h h i s / he r academic adv i so r as t o h i s / he r academic pe r f o rmance . I f t he s tuden t f a i l s t o do so , a r eg i s t r a t i on ho ld w i l l be p l aced on t he academic reco rd .

Students on Cont rac t S ta tus Studen t s whose ove ra l l g rade po in t ave rage i s be low 2 .0 w i l l be cons ide red on con t rac t s t a tus ( p roba t i on ) du r i ng t he nex t t e rm i n i n a t t endance a t Pa rks Co l l ege . Such s tuden t s mus t see t he i r academic adv i so r p r i o r t o t he t h i r d day o f c l ass o f nex t t e rm o f en ro l lmen t .


Con t rac t cond i t i ons i nc l ude :

+ S tuden t may no t ho ld o f f i ce i n any s tuden t o rgan i za t i on du r i ng t he pe r i od o f p roba t i on .

+ S tuden t w i l l o rd i na r i l y be res t r i c t ed t o no more t han 15 c red i t s .

+ A f t e r r ece i v i ng t he i r m id - t e rm g rades , s t uden t mus t consu l t w i t h t he i r academic adv i so r as t o t he i r academic pe r f o rmance . I f t he s tuden t f a i l s t o do so , a r eg i s t r a t i on ho ld w i l l be p l aced on t he i r academic reco rd .

+ S tuden t w i l l be requ i red t o s i gn a con t rac t s t a t i ng t ha t he o r she w i l l dec rease t he c red i t po i n t de f i c i ency by a f i xed amoun t ( t o be de te rm ined by Pa rks Co l l ege ) and acknow ledg ing t ha t f a i l u re t o sa t i s f y t h i s con t rac t can resu l t i n d i sm issa l f r om Pa rks Co l l ege . Pa rks Co l l ege may g ran t excep t i ons t o t hese ru l es .

The p re - reg i s t r a t i on o f s t uden ts on supe rv i so ry and con t rac t s t a tus w i l l be cance l l ed i f t he s tuden t f a i l s t o see t he i r academic adv i so r p r i o r t o t he f i f t h day o f c l ass o f nex t t e rm o f en ro l lmen t . S tuden t s who have no t r eg i s te red and a t t ended c l asses w i t h i n t he f i r s t t h ree days o f t he semes te r may no t be a l l owed t o en ro l l . A reg i s t r a t i on ho ld w i l l be p l aced on t he i r academic reco rd .

Dismissed S tudents Parks Co l l ege en fo r ces t he Un i ve rs i t y ’s po l i c y on academic d i sm issa l . A s tuden t may be d i sm issed i f he o r she f a i l s t o r each a 2 .0 cumu la t i ve GPA w i t h i n two semes te rs subsequen t t o t he ass i gnmen t o f p roba t i on s ta tus o r r eaches a g rade po in t de f i c i ency o f more t han 15 po in t s . Any s tuden t on con t rac t s t a tus who does no t sa t i s f y t he con t rac t he o r she s i gned w i t h Pa rks Co l l ege may be d i sm issed . I n add i t i on , any s tuden t who f a i l s a cou rse t h ree t imes can be d i sm issed f r om the co l l ege .

Appea l Opt ions fo r D ismissed S tudents A d i sm issed s tuden t may a t t emp t t o aga in a t t end Pa rks Co l l ege by appea l i ng t o t he Dean . I n f o rma t i on rega rd ing t h i s appea l may be ob ta i ned f r om the Dean ’s o f f i ce .

PARKS COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM I n add i t i on t o gene ra l r equ i r emen ts spec i f i ed by t he Un i ve rs i t y, a l l s t uden t s i n deg ree p rog rams l ead ing t o Bache lo r o f Sc i ence deg rees mus t sa t i s f y t he Pa rks Co l l ege Co re Cu r r i cu l um requ i r emen ts and add i t i ona l r equ i remen ts spec i f i ed by t he i nd i v i dua l academic p rog rams .

Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy has es tab l i shed educa t i ona l ob jec t i ves f o r s t uden t s g radua t i ng f r om Bache lo r o f Sc ience deg ree p rog rams . Some ob jec t i ves a re spec i f i c and un ique t o deg ree p rog rams , wh i l e o the rs a re b roade r i n scope and may i nc l ude s tuden t s and i ns t ruc t i on f r om ou t s i de o f t he deg ree p rog ram and co l l ege . The Pa rks Co l l ege Co re Cu r r i cu l um desc r i bes t he educa t i ona l expe r i ences t ha t

t he f acu l t y and admin i s t r a t i on o f t he co l l ege have i den t i f i ed as be ing “essen t i a l ” f o r a l l Pa rks Co l l ege s tuden ts , and i t desc r i bes t he me thods by wh i ch se lec ted academic ob jec t i ves may be accomp l i shed .

Not ice to s tudents I nd i v i dua l deg ree p rog rams may requ i r e spec i f i c cou rses i n o rde r t o sa t i s f y t hese requ i remen ts . I t i s r ecommended t ha t s t uden ts consu l t t he i r academic adv i so r, depa r tmen t cha i r pe rson o r p rog ram d i r ec to r f o r gu idance i n choos ing co re cu r r i cu l um cou rses .

Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (min imum of 1 c red i t ) One cou rse des igned f o r i ncoming f r eshman s tuden ts p rov i d i ng an o r i en ta t i on t o ca ree rs i n t he i n t ended f i e l d o f s t udy. A l so i nc l uded i s p resen ta t i on o f r esou rces ava i l ab l e t o s t uden t s f r om the depa r tmen t , co l l ege , and un i ve rs i t y.

Jesu i t Trad i t ion (min imum of 12 c red i ts ) Theo logy (3 c red i t s )

Ph i l osophy and /o r E th i cs ( 3 c red i t s )

Human i s t i c Va lues (6 c red i t s )

Human i s t i c va l ue cou rses sha l l be chosen f r om: Ph i l osophy ; Theo logy ; Soc ia l and Behav io ra l Sc i ences i nc l ud ing An th ropo logy, Commun i ca t i ons , Economics , Educa t i on , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , Psycho logy, Pub l i c Hea l t h , Pub l i c Po l i cy S tud ies , Soc io l ogy, Soc ia l Work ; and Human i t i es i nc l ud ing F ine A r t s , L i t e ra tu re , H i s t o r y, Amer i can S tud ies , Fo re i gn Language .

Knowledge (min imum of 16 c red i ts )

Sc ience w i th l abora tory exper ience (4 c red i ts )

Sc ience courses sha l l be chosen f rom: As t ronomy, B io l ogy, Chemis t r y, Eng inee r i ng Sc ience , Geo logy, Me teo ro l ogy, Phys i cs

Mathemat ics (3 c red i ts )

Add i t iona l exper ience in Sc ience and /or Mathemat ics (6 c red i ts ) Sc ience cou rses sha l l be chosen f r om:

As t ronomy, B io l ogy, Chemis t r y, Eng inee r i ng Sc ience , Geo logy, Me teo ro l ogy, Phys i cs

Communica t ion Sk i l l s (min imum of 3 c red i ts )

Wr i t t en Communica t ion (3 c red i ts )

Cu l tu ra l D ivers i ty (min imum of 3 c red i ts ) Cu l t u ra l d i ve r s i t y cou rses sha l l be chosen f r om the l i s t o f cou rses p rov i ded by t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . S tuden t s may a l so sa t i s f y t he cu l t u ra l d i ve r s i t y r equ i r emen t f o r an academic semes te r o f s t udy a t an i ns t i t u t i on whe re t he cu l t u re i s s i gn i f i can t l y d i f f e ren t f r om the s tuden t s ’ na t i ve cu l t u re ; howeve r, t he c red i t s w i l l need t o be rep laced w i t h an add i t i ona l


Human i s t i c Va lues cou rse . S tuden t s shou ld a lways consu l t w i t h t he i r depa r tmen t cha i r p r i o r t o t he semes te r o f s t udy a t ano the r i ns t i t u t i on .

Capstone Exper ience (min imum of 3 c red i ts ) A sen io r - l eve l cou rse o r sequence o f cou rses p rov i d i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o use t he i r acqu i r ed and accumu la ted know ledge on a p rob lem o r i n a se t t i ng t ha t i s r ep resen ta t i ve o f t ha t f ound i n t he p ro fess ion .

B A C H E L O R - M A S T E R ’ S D E G R E E A N D D O U B L E M A J O R O P T I O N S

O v e r v i e w

The Bache lo r ’s -Mas te r ’s deg ree op t i on a l l ow f o r a s tuden t t o ea rn bo th deg rees i n a un i f i ed sequence . S tuden t s i n t e res ted i n t h i s p rog ram can app l y f o r admiss i on t o t he g radua te p rog ram i n t he i r j un i o r yea r. Admi t t ed s tuden t s a re t hen a l l owed t o t ake g radua te cou rses up t o s i x c red i t s t owa rds t he i r M .S . deg ree i n t he i r sen io r yea r and t hese cou rses canno t be used t o sa t i s f y unde rg radua te deg ree requ i remen ts .

P r o g r a m R e q u i r e m e n t s

The bache lo r ’s -mas te r ’s op t i on requ i res comp le t i on o f t he s tanda rd requ i r emen ts f o r a M .S . deg ree i n add i t i on t o comp le t i on o f t he s tanda rd requ i r emen ts o f a B .S . deg ree . The M.S . deg ree requ i r es 30 c red i t s cou rse wo rk , o f wh i ch up t o 9 c red i t s may be resea rch c red i t . Up t o 9 c red i t s may be cou rse wo rk a t t he 4000 l eve l ; t he rema in i ng cou rse c red i t s mus t be a t t he 5000 l eve l o r above . Fo r cou rse on l y op t i on , 30 c red i t s o f cou rse wo rk i s r equ i r ed . Spec i f i c p rog rams o f s t udy f o r each s tuden t a re deve loped unde r t he gu idance o f a f acu l t y men to r.

A s tuden t pu rsu ing two B .S . deg rees f r om two d i f f e ren t co l l eges shou ld sa t i s f y t he requ i remen ts o f bo th co l l eges .

C o n t i n u a t i o n S t a n d a r d s

S tuden t s mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum 2 .00 GPA.


AEROSPACE & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Michae l Swar twou t , Ph .D .

Depar tmen t Cha i r

Faculty Theodos ios A lexande r, Sc .D R i cha rd M.And res , Ph .D . , P.E . (Emer i t us ) Pa t r i c i a A . Benoy, Ph .D . (Emer i t us ) Lawrence G . Boye r, M .S . S r i dha r Condoo r, Ph .D . John A . Geo rge , Ph .D . (Emer i t us ) Jenna Gor l ew i cz , Ph .D . S r i kan th Gu ru ra j an , Ph .D . San jay Jaya ram, Ph .D . Swamina than Ka runamoor thy, Sc .D (Emer i t us ) Raymond LeBeau , Ph .D . Ch i Hou Le i , Ph .D . J i an feng ( Je f f ) Ma , Ph .D . Mark W. McQu i l l i ng , Ph .D . K r i shnaswamy Rav ind ra , Ph .D . , P.E . M i chae l Swar twou t , Ph .D .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING The unde rg radua te ae rospace eng inee r i ng p rog rams i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f ABET (h t t p : / /www.abe t . o rg ) .

P r o g r a m E d u c a t i o n a l O b j e c t i v e s

The unde rg radua te p rog ram i s des i gned t o mee t t he f o l l ow ing spec i f i c ob jec t i ves i n o rde r t o f u l f i l l t he depa r tmen ta l and i ns t i t u t i ona l m i ss i ons .

• To p rac t i ce t he p r i nc i p l es o f eng inee r i ng i n ae rospace o r a l l i ed o rgan i za t i ons

• To pu rsue f u r t he r l ea rn i ng i n ae rospace eng inee r i ng o r i n a l l i ed d i sc i p l i nes

• To func t i on as e f f ec t i ve eng inee rs w i t h p ro fess i ona l know ledge , sk i l l s and va lues

S tuden t Ou tcomes

Gradua tes o f t he ae rospace eng inee r i ng p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y w i l l demons t ra te :

a ) an ab i l i t y t o app l y know ledge o f ma thema t i cs , sc i ence , and eng inee r i ng ;

b ) an ab i l i t y t o des ign and conduc t expe r imen ts , as we l l as t o ana l yze and i n t e rp re t da ta ;

c ) an ab i l i t y t o des ign a sys tem, componen t , o r p rocess t o mee t des i r ed needs w i t h i n r ea l i s t i c cons t ra i n t s such as economic , env i r onmen ta l ,

soc i a l , po l i t i ca l , e t h i ca l , hea l t h and sa fe t y, manu fac tu rab i l i t y, and sus ta i nab i l i t y ;

d ) an ab i l i t y t o f unc t i on on mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y t eams ; e ) an ab i l i t y t o i den t i f y, f o rmu la te , and so l ve

eng inee r i ng p rob lems ; f ) an unde rs tand ing o f p ro fess i ona l and e th i ca l

r espons ib i l i t y ; g ) an ab i l i t y t o commun i ca te e f f ec t i ve l y ; h ) t he b road educa t i on necessa ry t o unde rs tand t he

impac t o f eng inee r i ng so lu t i ons i n a g l oba l and soc ie ta l con tex t ;

i ) a recogn i t i on o f t he need f o r, and an ab i l i t y t o engage i n l i f e - l ong l ea rn i ng ;

j ) a know ledge o f con tempora ry i ssues ; k ) an ab i l i t y t o use t he t echn iques , sk i l l s , and

mode rn eng inee r i ng t oo l s necessa ry f o r eng inee r i ng p rac t i ce .

Program Highlights The ae rospace eng inee r i ng cu r r i cu l um p rov i des hands -on expe r i ences t ha t comp lemen t t heo re t i ca l know ledge . Facu l t y members i nco rpo ra te i nnova t i ve eng inee r i ng expe r i ences i n t he c l ass room tha t shape t he s tuden t ’s m indse t i n o rde r t o become though t f u l l eade rs and change agen ts i n soc i e t y. F l u i ds , t he rma l , ma te r i a l , s t r uc tu ra l t es t i ng , space sys tems l abo ra to r y equ ipmen t and w ind t unne l s p rov i de an exce l l en t oppo r tun i t y t o i n t eg ra te t heo ry w i t h r ea l -wo r l d app l i ca t i ons . S ta te -o f -t he -a r t compu te r l abo ra to r i es a l ong w i t h advanced so f twa re such as CREO, MATHCAD, MATLAB, STK, SC/Te t ra CFD, CES Ma te r i a l Se lec to r and Abaqus a re ava i l ab l e f o r des ign , mode l i ng , s imu la t i on and ana l ys i s .

Add i t i ona l l y, s t uden ts have seve ra l ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l compe t i t i ons and ac t i v i t i es o rgan i zed by A IAA , SAE, NASA and AFOSR and a re i nvo l ved i n t he ac t i v i t i es o f s t uden t chap te r s o f A IAA , SAE, SWE and SLU Robo t i cs . I nnova t i ve p rog rams l i ke Week l y I nnova t i on Cha l l enge , T i nke r Camp, Speake rs P ionee r i ng I nnova t i on , C rea t i v i t y and En t rep reneu rsh ip (SP ICE) , and iScho la r s he lp s t uden t s acqu i r e l eade rsh ip sk i l l s and bus iness acumen .

A l l s t uden t s i n t he ae rospace eng inee r i ng p rog ram a re exposed t o en t rep reneu rsh ip and t he en t rep reneu r i a l m indse t t h rough t he cu r r i cu l um and ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es .

Add i t i ona l p rog ram h igh l i gh t s i nc l ude :

+ Ae rospace eng inee r i ng s tuden t s a re g i ven a we l l -r ounded educa t i on and a re t augh t no t j us t t e chn i ca l sk i l l s bu t how to be i nnova t i ve eng inee rs and en t rep reneu rs .

+ Unde rg radua te s tuden t s have an oppo r tun i t y t o pa r t i c i pa te i n r esea rch w i t h f acu l t y members i n a r ange o f a reas f r om space sys tems t o compu ta t i ona l f l u i d dynamics .

+ Ae rospace eng inee r i ng s tuden t s have easy access t o many s ta te -o f - t he -a r t l abs and resea rch


f ac i l i t i es , i nc l ud ing t he f l u i d sys tems l ab t ha t ho lds one supe rson i c w ind t unne l and two subson i c w ind t unne l s .

Curriculum Overview Studen t s o f t he ae rospace eng inee r i ng p rog ram ga in a so l i d f ounda t i on o f cou rsework i n f undamen ta l eng inee r i ng sc i ences be fo re p rog ress ing t owards t r ad i t i ona l ae rospace eng inee r i ng cou rses . The p rog ram o f f e r s t echn i ca l e l ec t i ves i n b roade r a reas o f ae rospace eng inee r i ng t o p rov i de oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t uden ts t o ga in g rea te r dep th and unde rs tand ing . These eng inee r i ng f undamen ta l s and ae rospace t op i cs i n t eg ra te i n t o a sequence o f two caps tone cou rses t ha t p rov i de g rea te r dep th i n des ign .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Othe r bene f i t s o f t he ae rospace eng inee r i ng p rog ram i nc l ude summer i n t e rnsh ips and coope ra t i ve educa t i on p rog rams ava i l ab l e w i t h i ndus t r y i n t he S t . Lou i s a rea as we l l as na t i onw ide .

S tuden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o ge t hands-on , r ea l -wo r l d expe r i ence i n t he Space Sys tems Resea rch Lab as ea r l y as t he f i r s t week o f c l asses . I n t h i s l ab s tuden t s w i l l des i gn , cons t ruc t and p repa re cube sa te l l i t es f o r l aunch .

Ae rospace eng inee r i ng ma jo r s a l so pa r t i c i pa te i n na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l compe t i t i ons and ac t i v i t i es o rgan i zed by t he Amer i can I ns t i t u t e o f Ae ronau t i cs and As t ronau t i cs (A IAA) , SAE In te rna t i ona l , NASA and RoboGames . S tuden t s can a l so ge t i nvo l ved w i t h s tuden t chap te r s o f A IAA , SAE, Na t i ona l Soc ie t y o f B l ack Eng inee rs , and t he Soc ie t y o f Women Eng inee rs .

Funded unde rg radua te and g radua te resea rch oppo r tun i t i es a re ava i l ab l e w i t h f acu l t y members o f t he depa r tmen t . Funded resea rch g ran t s r ang ing f r om p r i va te i ndus t r i es t o f ede ra l gove rnmen t r esea rch l abo ra to r i es a re ava i l ab l e f o r qua l i f i ed s t uden t s .

Careers Corpo ra t i ons and gove rnmen t agenc ies whe re success fu l Pa rks a l umn i can be f ound i nc l ude :

+ Boe ing + Gene ra l Dynamics + Gene ra l E l ec t r i c + Hughes + Lockheed Mar t i n + NASA, U .S . A i r Fo rce , Navy and A rmy resea rch

cen te r s + No r th rop + P ra t t -Wh i t ney + Ray theon + SpaceX

Admission Requirements I n add i t i on t o t he gene ra l admiss i on and ma t r i cu l a t i on

requ i remen ts o f t he Un i ve rs i t y, Pa rks Co l l ege eng inee r i ng p rog rams have t he f o l l ow ing add i t i ona l r equ i remen ts :

+ GPA: M in imum cumu la t i ve 3 .00 h i gh schoo l GPA fo r f r eshmen app l i can t s and 2 . 70 co l l ege GPA fo r t r ans fe r app l i can t s .

+ ACT/SAT: ACT compos i t e sco re o f 24 o r h i ghe r, o r SAT compos i t e sco re o f 1160 o r h i ghe r. ACT sub sco res m in imums o f 22 i n Eng l i sh , 24 i n Ma thema t i cs , 22 i n Read ing Comprehens ion and 22 i n Sc ien t i f i c Reason ing , o r SAT Ma th sub sco re o f 620 .

+ Cou rsework : F i f t een t o ta l un i t s o f h i gh schoo l wo rk a re r equ i r ed : t h ree o r f ou r un i t s o f Eng l i sh ; f ou r o r more un i t s o f ma thema t i cs i nc l ud ing a l geb ra I and I I , geome t r y and p reca l cu lus (A lgeb ra I I w i t h Tr i gonomet r y i s no t su f f i c i en t ) . S tuden t s shou ld be p repa red t o s t a r t t he f i r s t semes te r f r eshmen yea r i n Ca l cu lus I o r h i ghe r ; t h ree o r f ou r un i t s o f sc i ence i nc l ud ing gene ra l sc i ence , i n t r oduc t i on t o phys i ca l sc i ence , ea r t h sc i ence , b i o l ogy, phys i cs o r chemis t r y ; two o r t h ree un i t s o f soc i a l sc i ences i nc l ud ing h i s t o r y, psycho logy o r soc i o l ogy ; and t h ree un i t s o f e l ec t i ves .

Scholarships and Financial Aid There a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he lp f i nance a Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y educa t i on :

+ Scho la r sh ips : awarded based on academic ach ievemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh ip and f i nanc ia l need .

+ F i nanc ia l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s and l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i re r epaymen t .

Fo r p r i o r i t y cons ide ra t i on f o r mer i t - based scho la r sh ips , app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r admiss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A id (FAFSA) by March 1 .

Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho la r sh i ps and f i nanc ia l a i d , v i s i t t he s tuden t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u .edu .

Program Requirements Bas ic Eng ineer ing (7 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 E C E 2 0 0 1 E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r E n g i n e e r i n g 3 E C E 2 0 0 2 E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r E n g i n e e r i n g L a b 1

Engineer ing Sc ience Courses (24 c red i ts ) E S C I 2 1 0 0 S t a t i c s 3 E S C I 2 1 5 0 D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 2 3 0 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 1 0 0 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s 3 E S C I 3 1 0 1 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s L a b 1 E S C I 3 11 0 L i n e a r V i b r a t i o n s 3 E S C I 3 2 0 0 F l u i d D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 2 0 1 F l u i d D y n a m i c s L a b 1 E S C I 3 4 1 0 A n a l y s i s C o n t r o l L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 M E N G 2 0 11 E n g i n e e r i n g S h o p P r a c t i c e 1


Aerospace Eng ineer ing Courses (39 c red i ts ) A E N G 1 0 0 1 I n t r o t o A e r o s p a c e / M e c h a n i c a l E n g 1 A E N G 1 0 0 2 C o m p u t e r A i d e d E n g i n e e r i n g D e s 1 A E N G 2 0 0 0 I n t r o t o A e r o & A s t r o 3 A E N G 3 0 0 0 P e r f o r m a n c e 3 A E N G 3 1 0 0 C o m p u t e r A i d e d E n g i n e e r i n g 3 A E N G 3 1 5 0 A s t r o d y n a m i c s 3 A E N G 3 2 1 0 G a s D y n a m i c s 3 A E N G 3 2 2 0 A e r o d y n a m i c s 3 A E N G 4 0 0 4 D e s i g n I & L a b 3 A E N G 4 0 1 4 D e s i g n I I & L a b 3 A E N G 4 11 0 F l i g h t Ve h i c l e S t r u c t u r e s 3 A E N G 4 111 A e r o s p a c e L a b 1 A E N G 4 2 1 0 P r o p u l s i o n 3 A E N G 4 4 0 0 S t a b i l i t y & C o n t r o l 3 M E N G 4 3 0 0 H e a t T r a n s f e r 3

Techn ica l E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) Choose 6 c red i t s f r om an app roved AE /ME l i s t each semes te r.

Techn i ca l e l ec t i ves p rov i de an oppo r tun i t y t o expand t he ho r i zon o f each s tuden t ’s p rog ram ma jo r o r i n a reas re l a ted t o p rog ram ma jo r. S tuden ts a re encou raged t o t ake cou rses a t 4000 l eve l i n t he a rea o f p rog ram ma jo r o r a 3000 l eve l o r above i n a l l i ed d i sc i p l i nes . A l l i ed d i sc i p l i nes i nc l ude cou rses i n eng inee r i ng o the r t han s tuden t ’s ma jo r, Ma thema t i cs – MATH, Compu te r Sc ience – CSCI , Managemen t – MGT, P re -Law – PLS , Phys i cs – PHYS, Chemis t r y – CHEM and B io l ogy – B IOL .The s tuden t may a l so do a p ro j ec t o r r esea rch i ndependen t s t udy w i t h a f acu l t y member and i t i s cons ide red as equ i va l en t t o t echn i ca l e l ec t i ve . The cou rses o r i ndependen t s t udy i n t hese a reas shou ld be beyond t he requ i r ed cou rses w i t h i n t he cu r r i cu l um.

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (30 c red i ts ) C H E M 1 0 7 0 E n g i n e e r i n g C h e m i s t r y I L e c t u r e 3 C H E M 1 0 7 5 E n g i n e e r i n g C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L e c t u r e 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L e c t u r e 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b 1 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h f o r E n g i n e e r s 3

Math /Sc ience E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) Choose one 3 - c red i t cou rse f r om the AE /ME Depa r tmen t app roved l i s t .

Wri t ten and Ora l Communica t ion (3 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 2 0 A d v a n c e d W r i t i n g f o r P r o f e s s i o n a l s 3

L ibera l Ar ts ( 15 c red i ts ) T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E n g i n e e r i n g E t h i c s 3 H u m a n i s t i c Va l u e s E l e c t i v e 6 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved A r t s & Sc iences l i s t . See t he desc r i p t i on o f t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re f o r more i n f o rma t i on .

Human i s t i c Va lues cou rses sha l l be chosen f r om: Human i t i es o r Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc i ences .

Human i t i es cou rses i nc l ude F ine A r t s ( exc l udes app l i ed , s t ud i o , and pe r f o rmance cou rses ) , L i t e ra tu re (ENGL 2000-2600 , 3000 -3950 , 4100 -4790 ) , H i s t o r y, Amer i can S tud ies and Fo re ign Languages (exc l udes Eng l i sh o r na t i ve l anguage ) , Ph i l osophy o r Theo logy.

Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc i ences cou rses i nc l ude An th ropo logy, Commun i ca t i on , Commun i ca t i on Sc iences D i so rde rs , C r im ino logy and Cr im ina l Jus t i ce , Economics , Educa t i on , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , Psycho logy, Soc io l ogy, Soc ia l Work , Pub l i c Hea l t h o r Pub l i c Po l i cy S tud ies .

TOTAL CREDITS: 127

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum 2 .00 GPA.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The unde rg radua te mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f ABET ( h t t p : / /www.abe t . o rg ) .



• To p rac t i ce t he p r i nc i p l es o f eng inee r i ng i n mechan i ca l o r a l l i ed o rgan i za t i ons

• To pu rsue f u r t he r l ea rn i ng i n mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng o r i n a l l i ed d i sc i p l i nes

• To func t i on as e f f ec t i ve eng inee rs w i t h p ro fess i ona l know ledge , sk i l l s , and va lues

S t u d e n t O u t c o m e s

a . an ab i l i t y t o app l y know ledge o f ma thema t i cs , sc i ence , and eng inee r i ng ; b . an ab i l i t y t o des ign and conduc t expe r imen ts , as we l l as t o ana l yze and i n t e rp re t da ta ; c . an ab i l i t y t o des ign a sys tem, componen t , o r p rocess t o mee t des i r ed needs w i t h i n r ea l i s t i c cons t ra i n t s such as economic , env i r onmen ta l , soc i a l , po l i t i ca l , e t h i ca l , hea l t h and sa fe t y, manu fac tu rab i l i t y, and sus ta i nab i l i t y ; d . an ab i l i t y t o f unc t i on on mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y t eams ; e . an ab i l i t y t o i den t i f y, f o rmu la te , and so l ve eng inee r i ng p rob lems ; f . an unde rs tand ing o f p ro fess i ona l and e th i ca l r espons ib i l i t y ; g . an ab i l i t y t o commun i ca te e f f ec t i ve l y ; h . t he b road educa t i on necessa ry t o unde rs tand t he impac t o f eng inee r i ng so lu t i ons i n a g l oba l and


soc ie ta l con tex t ; i . a r ecogn i t i on o f t he need f o r, and an ab i l i t y t o engage i n l i f e - l ong l ea rn i ng ; j . a know ledge o f con tempora ry i ssues ; k . an ab i l i t y t o use t he t echn iques , sk i l l s , and mode rn eng inee r i ng t oo l s necessa ry f o r eng inee r i ng p rac t i ce .

Program Highlights The mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng cu r r i cu l um p rov i des hands -on expe r i ences t ha t comp lemen t t heo re t i ca l know ledge . Facu l t y members i nco rpo ra te i nnova t i ve eng inee r i ng expe r i ences i n t he c l ass room tha t shape t he m indse t so s tuden ts become though t l eade rs and change agen t s i n t he soc ie t y. Work i ng w i t h f l u i ds , t he rma l , ma te r i a l , s t r uc tu ra l t es t i ng , mecha t ron i cs and robo t i cs equ ipmen t p rov i de an exce l l en t oppo r tun i t y t o i n t eg ra te t heo ry w i t h r ea l -wo r l d app l i ca t i ons . S tuden t s l ea rn compu te r a i ded manu fac tu r i ng me thods us i ng a number o f r ap id p ro to t ype mach ines a l ong w i t h a h i gh -speed mach in i ng cen te r. S ta te -o f - t he -a r t compu te r l abo ra to r i es a l ong w i t h advanced so f twa re such as CREO, MATHCAD, MATLAB, STK, SC/Te t ra CFD, CES Ma te r i a l Se lec to r, and Abaqus a re ava i l ab l e f o r des ign , mode l i ng , s imu la t i on and ana l ys i s .

Add i t i ona l l y, s t uden t s have seve ra l ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l compe t i t i ons and ac t i v i t i es o rgan i zed by ASME, SAE, NASA and RoboGames and a re i nvo l ved i n t he ac t i v i t i e s o f s t uden t chap te r s o f ASME, SAE, SWE and SLU Robo t i cs . I nnova t i ve p rog rams l i ke Week l y I nnova t i on Cha l l enge , T i nke r Camp, Speake rs P ionee r i ng I nnova t i on , C rea t i v i t y, and En t rep reneu rsh ip (SP ICE) and iScho la r s he lp s t uden t acqu i r e l eade rsh ip sk i l l s and bus iness acumen .

A l l s t uden t s i n t he mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram a re exposed t o en t rep reneu rsh ip and t he en t rep reneu r i a l m indse t t h rough t he cu r r i cu l um and ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es .


+ Mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng s tuden t s a re g i ven a we l l -r ounded educa t i on and t augh t no t j us t t echn i ca l sk i l l s bu t how to be i nnova t i ve eng inee rs and en t rep reneu rs i n t he i r f i e l ds .

+ S tuden t s have t r emendous oppo r t un i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n hands -on ac t i v i t i es and ne two rk i ng even t s w i t h i ndus t r y p ro fess i ona l s t h rough a r ange ex t ra cu r r i cu l a r c l ubs and ac t i v i t i es , i nc l ud ing t he Amer i can Soc ie t y o f Mechan i ca l Eng inee rs , t he Pa rks Rac ing C lub , and t he Soc ie t y o f Women Eng inee rs .

+ S tuden t s have a un ique oppo r tun i t y t o wo rk d i r ec t l y a l ongs ide f acu l t y members on resea rch p ro j ec t s .

Curriculum Overview Studen t s o f t he mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram a t

Pa rks Co l l ege w i l l ga i n a so l i d f ounda t i on i n t he f undamen ta l eng inee r i ng sc i ences be fo re p rog ress ing t owards t r ad i t i ona l mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng cou rses . The p rog ram o f f e r s t echn i ca l e l ec t i ves i n b roade r a reas o f s t r uc tu res , t he rma l f l u i ds , and des ign eng inee r i ng t o p rov i de oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o ga in g rea te r dep th o f unde rs tand ing .

These eng inee r i ng f undamen ta l s and mechan i ca l t op i cs a re t hen i n t eg ra ted i n t o a sequence o f two caps tone des ign cou rses du r i ng sen io r yea r t ha t p rov i de g rea te r dep th i n des ign . S tuden t s w i l l l ea rn t he impo r tance o f des ign dec i s i ons no t on l y on p roduc t des ign bu t on soc ie t y as a who le . We l l - equ ipped l abo ra to r y f ac i l i t i es emphas i ze measu remen t t echn iques and expe r imen ta l me thods t ha t a l l ow t he s tuden t t o ve r i f y t he t heo ry l ea rned i n t he c l ass room.

The cu r r i cu l um i s des i gned t o p repa re s tuden t s f o r p ro fess i ona l ca ree rs i n seve ra l f i e l ds o f mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng i nvo l v i ng p roduc t deve lopmen t and manu fac tu r i ng . The cu r r i cu l um a l so p rov i des exce l l en t p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te s tud ies .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . Summer i n t e rnsh ips and coope ra t i ve educa t i on p rog rams a re ava i l ab l e w i t h i ndus t r y i n t he S t . Lou i s r eg ion as we l l as na t i onw ide .

Funded unde rg radua te and g radua te resea rch oppo r tun i t i es a re ava i l ab l e w i t h f acu l t y members o f t he depa r tmen t . Funded resea rch g ran t s r ang ing f r om p r i va te i ndus t r i es t o f ede ra l gove rnmen t r esea rch l abo ra to r i es a re ava i l ab l e f o r qua l i f i ed s t uden t s .

Careers I ndus t r y and gove rnmen t agenc ies have l ong recogn i zed t he qua l i t y o f mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng g radua tes f r om Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y ’s Pa rks Co l l ege . Success fu l a l umn i have f ound emp loymen t a t co rpo ra t i ons and gove rnmen t agenc ies such as :

+ Boe ing + Gene ra l Dynamics + Gene ra l E l ec t r i c + NASA + Noo te r /E r i ksen + Tex t ron Sys tems + SpaceX

Admission Requirements I n add i t i on t o t he gene ra l admiss i on and ma t r i cu l a t i on requ i remen ts o f t he Un i ve rs i t y, Pa rks Co l l ege eng inee r i ng p rog rams have t he f o l l ow ing add i t i ona l r equ i remen ts :

+ GPA: M in imum cumu la t i ve 3 .00 h i gh schoo l GPA fo r f r eshmen app l i can t s and 2 .70 co l l ege GPA fo r t r ans fe r app l i can t s .









Program Requirements Bas ic Eng ineer ing (7 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 E C E 2 0 0 1 E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r E n g i n e e r i n g 3 E C E 2 0 0 2 E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r E n g i n e e r i n g L a b 1

Engineer ing Sc ience Courses (24 c red i ts ) E S C I 2 1 0 0 S t a t i c s 3 E S C I 2 1 5 0 D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 2 3 0 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 1 0 0 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s 3 E S C I 3 1 0 1 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s L a b 1 E S C I 3 11 0 L i n e a r V i b r a t i o n s 3 E S C I 3 2 0 0 F l u i d D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 2 0 1 F l u i d D y n a m i c s L a b 1 E S C I 3 4 1 0 A n a l y s i s C o n t r o l L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 M E N G 2 0 11 E n g i n e e r i n g S h o p P r a c t i c e 1

Mechan ica l Eng ineer ing Courses (36 c red i ts ) M E N G 1 0 0 1 I n t r o t o A e r o s p a c e / M e c h a n i c a l E n g 1 M E N G 1 0 0 2 C o m p u t e r A i d e d E n g i n e e r i n g D e s 1 M E N G 2 0 0 0 F o u n d a t i o n t o E n g i n e e r i n g D e s i g n 3 M E N G 2 3 0 0 A p p l i e d T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 M E N G 2 6 0 0 M a n u f a c t u r i n g P r o c e s s / L a b 3 M E N G 3 0 0 1 M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g L a b 1 M E N G 3 0 1 0 M a c h i n e D e s i g n 3 A E N G 3 1 0 0 C o m p u t e r A i d e d E n g i n e e r i n g 3

M E N G 3 4 3 0 M e a s u r e m e n t s 3 M E N G 3 5 1 0 M a t e r i a l S c i e n c e 3 M E N G 4 0 0 4 D e s i g n I & L a b 3 M E N G 4 0 1 4 D e s i g n I I & L a b 3 M E N G 4 3 0 0 H e a t T r a n s f e r 3 M E N G 4 4 5 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M e c h a t r o n i c s 3

Techn ica l E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) Choose 6 c red i t s f r om an app roved AE /ME l i s t each semes te r.

Techn i ca l e l ec t i ves p rov i de an oppo r tun i t y t o expand t he ho r i zon o f each s tuden t ’s p rog ram ma jo r o r i n a reas re l a ted t o p rog ram ma jo r. S tuden ts a re encou raged t o t ake cou rses a t 4000 l eve l i n t he a rea o f p rog ram ma jo r o r a 3000 l eve l o r above i n a l l i ed d i sc i p l i nes . A l l i ed d i sc i p l i nes i nc l ude cou rses i n eng inee r i ng o the r t han s tuden t ’s ma jo r, Mathemat ics – MATH, Computer Sc ience – CSCI , Management – MGT, Pre -Law – PLS, Phys ics – PHYS, Chemis t ry – CHEM and B io logy – B IOL . The s tuden t may a l so do a p ro j ec t o r r esea rch i ndependen t s t udy w i t h a f acu l t y member and i t i s cons ide red as equ i va l en t t o t echn i ca l e l ec t i ve . The cou rses o r i ndependen t s t udy i n t hese a reas shou ld be beyond t he requ i r ed cou rses w i t h i n t he cu r r i cu l um.

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (30 c red i ts ) C H E M 1 0 7 0 E n g i n e e r i n g C h e m i s t r y I L e c t u r e 3 C H E M 1 0 7 5 E n g i n e e r i n g C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L e c t u r e 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L e c t u r e 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b 1 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h f o r E n g i n e e r s 3

Math /Sc ience E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) Choose one 3 - c red i t cou rse f r om the AE /ME Depa r tmen t app roved l i s t .

Wri t ten and Ora l Communica t ion (3 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 2 0 A d v a n c e d W r i t i n g f o r P r o f e s s i o n a l s 3

L ibera l Ar ts ( 15 c red i ts ) T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E n g i n e e r i n g E t h i c s 3 H u m a n i s t i c Va l u e s E l e c t i v e 6 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved A r t s & Sc iences l i s t . See t he desc r i p t i on o f t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re f o r more i n f o rma t i on .

Human i s t i c Va lues cou rses sha l l be chosen f r om: Human i t i es o r Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc iences .

Human i t i es cou rses i nc l ude F ine A r t s ( exc l udes app l i ed , s t ud i o , and pe r f o rmance cou rses ) , L i t e ra tu re (ENGL 2000-2600 , 3000 -3950 , 4100 -4790 ) , H i s t o r y, Amer i can S tud ies and Fo re ign Languages (exc l udes Eng l i sh o r na t i ve l anguage ) , Ph i l osophy o r Theo logy.


Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc i ences cou rses i nc l ude An th ropo logy, Commun i ca t i on , Commun i ca t i on Sc iences D i so rde rs , C r im ino logy and Cr im ina l Jus t i ce , Economics , Educa t i on , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , Psycho logy, Soc io l ogy, Soc ia l Work , Pub l i c Hea l t h , o r Pub l i c Po l i cy S tud ies .

TOTAL CREDITS: 124


DOUBLE MAJOR OPTION Overview The doub le ma jo r op t i on a l l ows a s tuden t , t o t ake add i t i ona l cou rses , t o comp le te a bache lo r ’s deg ree w i t h bo th Ae rospace and Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng ma jo r s . The s tuden t mus t comp le te t he s tanda rd requ i remen ts f o r one o f t hese ma jo r s ( t he p r imary ma jo r ) . I n add i t i on , t he s tuden t mus t comp le te an add i t i ona l 25 c red i t s i n t he o the r f i e l d ( t he seconda ry ma jo r ) . S tuden ts pu rsu ing t h i s op t i on a re respons ib l e f o r c rea t i ng a schedu le t ha t a l l ows t hem to f i n i sh a l l t hese cou rses i n a t ime l y f ash ion wh i l e mee t i ng a l l p re - and co - requ i s i t e r equ i remen ts .

Aerospace Engineering Primary, Mechanical Engineering Secondary Addi t iona l Courses Requ i red (25 c red i ts ) M E N G 2 3 0 0 A p p l i e d T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 M E N G 2 6 0 0 M a n u f a c t u r i n g P r o c e s s / L a b 3 M E N G 3 0 0 1 M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g L a b 1 M E N G 3 0 1 0 M a c h i n e D e s i g n 3 M E N G 3 4 3 0 M e a s u r e m e n t s 3 M E N G 3 5 1 0 M a t e r i a l S c i e n c e 3 M E N G 4 0 0 4 D e s i g n I & L a b 3 M E N G 4 0 1 4 D e s i g n I I & L a b 3 M E N G 4 4 5 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M e c h a t r o n i c s 3

Mechanical Engineering Primary, Aerospace Engineering Secondary Addi t iona l Courses Requ i red (25 c red i ts ) A E N G 2 0 0 0 I n t r o t o A e r o & A s t r o 3 A E N G 3 0 0 0 P e r f o r m a n c e 3 A E N G 3 1 5 0 A s t r o d y n a m i c s 3 A E N G 3 2 1 0 G a s D y n a m i c s * 3 A E N G 3 2 2 0 A e r o d y n a m i c s * 3 A E N G 4 0 0 4 D e s i g n I & L a b 3 A E N G 4 11 0 F l i g h t Ve h i c l e S t r u c t u r e s 3 A E N G 4 111 A e r o s p a c e L a b 1 A E N G 4 2 1 0 P r o p u l s i o n 3 A E N G 4 4 0 0 S t a b i l i t y & C o n t r o l 3 * S tuden t mus t t ake e i t he r Gas Dynamics o r Ae rodynamics t o f u l f i l l doub le ma jo r r equ i remen ts .


AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MINOR Overview To p rov i de s tuden ts pu rsu ing a bache lo r ’s deg ree i n Ma thema t i cs , Compu te r Sc ience , Phys i cs , E l ec t r i ca l and Compu te r Eng inee r i ng , B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng , and C i v i l Eng inee r i ng p rog rams an oppo r tun i t y t o exp lo re Ae rospace Eng inee r i ng .

To i n i t i a t e a M ino r i n Ae rospace Eng inee r i ng , a s tuden t shou ld consu l t w i t h a f acu l t y member i n t he Ae rospace and Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng (AE /ME) depa r tmen t t o d i scuss t he m ino r cou rses and t he i r p re requ i s i t es a l i gned w i t h t he i n t e res t o f t he s tuden t . The comp le t i on o f a M ino r i n Ae rospace Eng inee r i ng mus t be ce r t i f i ed by t he cha i r o f t he AE /ME depa r tmen t as pa r t o f t he g radua t i on check .

Program Requirements The M ino r i n Ae rospace Eng inee r i ng requ i r es a t l eas t 18 c red i t s o f cou rsework t ha t i nc l ude a cou rse i n I n t r oduc t i on t o Ae ronau t i cs and As t ronau t i cs (AENG 2000 ) and a t l eas t f i ve AENG o r ESCI cou rses a t t he 2000 l eve l o r above (beyond t he requ i remen ts f o r a ma jo r ) .

Continuation Standards Grades i n a l l AENG/ESCI m ino r cou rses mus t be C o r be t t e r.


MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINOR Overview To p rov i de s tuden ts pu rsu ing a bache lo r ’s deg ree i n Ma thema t i cs , Compu te r Sc ience , Phys i cs , E l ec t r i ca l and Compu te r Eng inee r i ng , B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng , and C i v i l Eng inee r i ng p rog rams an oppo r tun i t y t o exp lo re Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng .

To i n i t i a t e a M ino r i n Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng , a s t uden t shou ld consu l t w i t h a f acu l t y member i n t he Ae rospace and Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng depa r tmen t t o d i scuss t he m ino r cou rses and t he i r p re requ i s i t es a l i gned w i t h t he i n t e res t o f t he s tuden t . The comp le t i on o f a M ino r i n Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng mus t be ce r t i f i ed by t he cha i r o f t he AE /ME depa r tmen t as pa r t o f t he g radua t i on check .

Program Requirements The M ino r i n Mechan i ca l Eng inee r i ng requ i r es a t l eas t 18 c red i t s o f cou rsework t ha t i nc l ude a cou rse i n Founda t i ons t o Eng inee r i ng Des ign (MENG 2000 ) and a t l eas t f i ve MENG o r ESCI cou rses a t t he 2000 l eve l o r above (beyond t he requ i r emen ts f o r a ma jo r ) .


Continuation Standards Grades i n a l l MENG/ESCI cou rses mus t be C o r be t t e r.



AVIATION LEADERSHIP Stephen Magoc , M .B .A .


OVERVIEW The m iss i on o f t he Depa r tmen t i s t o ac t i ve l y engage i n t he f u l f i l lmen t o f t he Un i ve rs i t y ’s m i ss i on so t ha t s t uden ts a re f o rmed as g l oba l c i t i zens who a re i n t e l l ec tua l l y, t echn i ca l l y and e th i ca l l y p repa red t o be respons ib l e l eade rs i n t he av i a t i on p ro fess i on and t he i r commun i t y.

The av i a t i on sc i ence depa r tmen t con t i nua l l y seeks ways t o imp rove and add t o t he cu r r i cu l um. Facu l t y a re engaged i n bu i l d i ng a t eam-based , l ea rne r - cen t r i c pedagogy t ha t w i l l p repa re s tuden t s as ou t s tand ing t eam members and g l oba l c i t i zens .

To suppo r t i t s i ns t r uc t i ona l e f f o r t s , t he av i a t i on sc i ence depa r tmen t ma in ta i ns a va r i ed f l ee t o f a i r c ra f t , i nc l ud ing D iamond Ec l i pses and C i r r us SR20 a i r c ra f t s f o r p r ima ry and i ns t r umen t t r a i n i ng and P ipe r A r rows f o r commerc i a l t r a i n i ng . The P ipe r Semino le se rves as a mu l t i - eng ine t r a i ne r. S tuden t s a l so t ake advan tage o f a r epe r to i r e o f F rasca f l i gh t t r a i n i ng dev i ces ( f i xed s imu la to r s ) f o r s imu la t i on t r a i n i ng . I n add i t i on t o t hose s imu la to r s on t he f l i gh t l i ne , t he re i s a s ta te -o f - t he -a r t Canada i r Reg iona l Je t -700 s imu la to r i n wh i ch s tuden t s t ake t he i r caps tone cou rse , conduc t i ng f l i gh t s as i f ope ra t i ng a 70 -sea t a i r l i ne r. Th i s add i t i ona l t r a i n i ng p repa res s tuden t s f o r i n i t i a l t r a i n i ng a t a r eg iona l a i r l i ne .

The Depa r tmen t o f Av i a t i on Sc ience o f f e r s a Bache lo r o f Sc ience i n Ae ronau t i cs deg ree p rog ram w i t h concen t ra t i ons i n Av ia t i on Managemen t and F l i gh t Sc ience . Av ia t i on Managemen t (AMGT) p repa res t he g radua te t o pu rsue a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs as a non - f l y i ng av i a t i on p ro fess i ona l . F l i gh t Sc ience (FSCI ) i s i n t ended f o r t hose s tuden t s who w i sh t o pu rsue a ca ree r as a p ro fess i ona l p i l o t .

The Depa r tmen t o f Av i a t i on Sc ience o f f e r s a Mas te r o f Sc i ence and Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n Av ia t i on . The Ph .D . p rog ram a l l ows f o r a cus tom ized cu r r i cu l um i n wh i ch t he s tuden t wo rks w i t h t he i r Adv i so ry Commi t t ee t o i den t i f y a p l an o f s t udy t ha t comp l imen ts t he i r scho la r l y and p ro fess i ona l goa l s . P l ease see t he g radua te p rog rams ca ta l og f o r add i t i ona l i n f o rma t i on rega rd i ng t he M.S . and Ph .D . i n av i a t i on deg rees .

POLICIES The Cen te r f o r Av i a t i on Sc ience “F l i gh t Ope ra t i ons Manua l (FOM) ” ou t l i nes po l i c i es , p rocedu res and o the r i n f o rma t i on pe r t a i n i ng t o f l i gh t ope ra t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f ensu r i ng t he h i ghes t l eve l o f sa fe t y,

e f f i c i ency and e f f ec t i veness f o r f l i gh t ac t i v i t y. I t i s t he respons ib i l i t y o f each s tuden t and emp loyee t o ope ra te i n acco rdance w i t h t he p rov i s i ons o f t h i s documen t . Fa i l u re t o ab ide by t he po l i c i es and p rocedu res con ta i ned i n t he F l i gh t Ope ra t i ons Manua l may resu l t i n d i sc i p l i na r y ac t i on i nc l ud ing suspens ion / t e rm ina t i on o f f l i gh t p r i v i l eges , a f a i l i ng g rade i n a f l i gh t cou rse , and d i sm issa l f r om the F l i gh t Sc ience concen t ra t i on .

Holders o f FAA or EASA Cer t i f i ca tes : Trans fe r r ing Cred i t to the Av ia t ion Management Program Studen t s may be ab le t o t r ans fe r c red i t s f r om ano the r i ns t i t u t i on t o mee t t he academic requ i remen ts o f t he Av ia t i on Managemen t p rog ram a t Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy. S tuden t s mus t comp le te a t l eas t t he l as t 30 c red i t s o f s t udy a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y. See ou r t r ans fe r c red i t po l i c y f o r add i t i ona l gu ide l i nes .

Fo r s t uden t s ho ld i ng t he Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on (FAA) A i r f r ame and Powerp lan t (A&P) ce r t i f i ca te , up t o 30 c red i t s may be accep ted t o meet Emphas i s A rea E lec t i ve requ i remen ts o f t he Av ia t i on Managemen t p rog ram, p rov i ded t he s tuden t was e l i g i b l e t o ea rn t he A&P ce r t i f i ca te by a t t endance a t an acc red i t ed co l l eg i a te FAA-app roved Pa r t 147 A i r c ra f t Ma in tenance Techn i c i an Schoo l (AMTS) . The s tuden t mus t p rov i de academic t r ansc r i p t s f r om the acc red i t ed co l l ege o r un i ve rs i t y and a copy o f t he pe rmanen t A&P ce r t i f i ca te t o be cons ide red f o r accep tance o f t he c red i t .

Fo r s t uden t s ho ld i ng Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on (FAA) p i l o t ce r t i f i ca tes , up t o 20 c red i t s may be accep ted t o mee t Emphas i s A rea E lec t i ve r equ i r emen ts o f t he Av ia t i on Managemen t p rog ram, p rov i ded t he s tuden t was e l i g i b l e t o ea rn t he ce r t i f i ca tes by a t t endance a t an acc red i t ed co l l eg i a te , FAA-app roved Pa r t 141 f l i gh t schoo l f o r c red i t o f t he i ns t r umen t and commerc i a l p i l o t r a t i ngs . The s tuden t mus t p rov i de academic t r ansc r i p t s f r om the acc red i t ed , co l l eg i a te f l i gh t schoo l and a copy o f t he pe rmanen t ce r t i f i ca tes t o be cons ide red f o r accep tance o f t he c red i t . I nd i v i dua l ce r t i f i ca te c red i t i s shown i n t ab le 1 .

Fo r s t uden t s ho ld i ng t he Eu ropean Av ia t i on Sa fe t y Au tho r i t y (EASA) Commerc i a l Mu l t i -Eng ine I ns t rumen t l i cense w i t h ATP theo ry and Mu l t i -C rew Coo rd ina t i on cou rse , up t o 25 c red i t s may be accep ted t o mee t Emphas i s A rea E lec t i ve requ i remen ts o f t he Av ia t i on Managemen t p rog ram, p rov i ded t he s tuden t was e l i g i b l e t o ea rn t he l i censes by a t t endance a t a co l l eg i a te , EASA-app roved f l i gh t p rog ram. The s tuden t mus t p rov i de academic t r ansc r i p t s and a copy o f t he pe rmanen t l i censes t o be cons ide red f o r accep tance o f t he c red i t . I nd i v i dua l l i cense c red i t i s shown i n t ab le 1 .

O the r t r ans fe r op t i ons i nc l ude c red i t s awarded t owards t he FAA’s e l i g i b i l i t y r equ i r emen ts f o r t he av i a t i on ce r t i f i ca tes by t he Amer i can Counc i l on Educa t i on (ACE) . ACE c red i t s cou ld a l l ow s tuden t s t o t r ans fe r up


t o 30 c red i t s . P l ease re fe r t o t he i n f o rma t i on be low.

Amer ican Counc i l on Educat ion (ACE) A s tuden t may rece i ve c red i t f o r cou rses eva lua ted and app roved f o r co l l ege c red i t by t he Amer i can Counc i l on Educa t i on (ACE) . L i s t i ngs o f ACE app roved cou rses and c red i t r ecommenda t i ons a re con ta i ned i n two pub l i ca t i ons : A Gu ide t o t he Eva lua t i on o f Educa t i ona l Expe r i ences i n t he A rmed Fo rces and The Na t i ona l Gu ide t o Educa t i ona l C red i t f o r Tra i n i ng P rog rams . C red i t s r ece i ved a re sub jec t t o t he same po l i c i es as t hose o f any o the r t r ans fe r c red i t .

I n a l l cases , p rev i ous co l l ege cou rsework and t r ans fe r c red i t s w i l l be eva lua ted on a case by case bas i s t o g i ve s tuden ts t he bes t oppo r tun i t y t o succeed i n t he i r p rog ram o f cho i ce .

Tab le1 - Av ia t ion re la ted co l l eg ia te - l eve l c red i t t rans fe r op t ions fo r s tudents in the Av ia t ion Management p rogram.

Issuing Agency Certificate or License

Credits (maximum)

Parks Equivalency

FAA

Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic

30 N/A

Private Pilot 3 FSCI 1150/1550

Instrument Rating (FAR141)

3 FSCI 1550/2150

Commercial Pilot (FAR141)

3 FSCI 2550/3550

Commercial Additional (FAR141)

1 FSCI 3550

Certified Flight Instructor or Advanced Ground Instructor

3 FSCI 3700

EAA/JAA

Private Pilot 3 FSCI 1150/1550

Instrument Rating 3 FSCI 1550/2150

Commercial Pilot 3 FSCI 2550/3550

Commercial Additional 1 FSCI 3550

ATP Theory 12 FSCI 1250/2250/2650 FSCI 1300

Multi-Crew Coordination 3 ASCI 4010

Faculty Stephen Be l t , Ph.D. Ter rance Ke l ly, Ph.D. Sau l Rob inson, M.M.E.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AERONAUTICS The Depa r tmen t o f Av i a t i on Sc ience i s acc red i t ed by t he Av ia t i on Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd I n te rna t i ona l (AABI ) . As such , t he depa r tmen t u t i l i zes t he AABI S tudent Lea rn ing Ou tcomes i n i t s con t i nu ing assessmen t p rocess .

The AABI S tuden t Lea rn i ng Ou tcomes a re :

A . App l y ma thema t i cs , sc i ence , and app l i ed sc i ences t o av i a t i on re l a ted d i sc i p l i nes

B . Ana l yze and i n t e rp re t da ta


C. Work e f f ec t i ve l y on mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y and d i ve r se t eams

D . Make p ro fess i ona l and e th i ca l dec i s i ons

E . Commun ica te e f f ec t i ve l y, us i ng bo th w r i t t en and o ra l commun i ca t i on sk i l l s

F . Engage i n and recogn i ze t he need f o r l i f e - l ong l ea rn i ng

G . Assess con tempora ry i s sues

H . Use t he t echn iques , sk i l l s , and mode rn t echno logy necessa ry f o r p ro fess iona l p rac t i ce

I . Assess t he na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l av i a t i on env i r onmen t

J . App l y pe r t i nen t know ledge i n i den t i f y i ng and so l v i ng p rob lems

K . App l y know ledge o f bus iness sus ta i nab i l i t y t o av i a t i on i ssues .

A s s e s s m e n t o f P r o g r a m S t u d e n t L e a r n i n g O u t c o m e s :

Av ia t i on Managemen t P rog ram Assessmen t and S tuden t Success (AABI 3 .4 .2 Comp l i ance ) 2017 -2018 Av ia t i on Managemen t Annua l Assessmen t Repo r t

F l i gh t Sc i ence P rog ram Assessmen t and S tuden t Success (AABI 3 .4 .2 Comp l i ance )

2017 -2018 F l i gh t Sc ience Annua l Assessmen t Repo r t

Program Highlights Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y ’s Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av i a t i on and Techno logy was t he f i r s t f ede ra l l y ce r t i f i ed f l i gh t schoo l i n t he na t i on , f ounded by O l i ve r L . Pa rks i n 1927 . Today, Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y i s t he on l y Jesu i t un i ve r s i t y w i t h a f l i gh t p rog ram, mak ing us a p rem ie r i ns t i t u t i on f o r f l i gh t educa t i on . Th i s Jesu i t he r i t age means s tuden t s l ea rn t o make e th i ca l dec i s i ons t ha t con t r i bu te t o t he i r pe rsona l and p ro fess i ona l goa l s and a l l ow t hem to en r i ch t he commun i t y i n wh i ch s tuden t s l i ve and wo rk .

S tuden t s l ea rn t o f l y i n some o f t he wo r l d ’s mos t advanced l i gh t a i r c ra f t : t he D iamond DA-20 , C i r r us SR20 w i t h Ga rm in Pe rspec t i ve , t he P ipe r A r row w i t h Av idyne En teg ra i n teg ra ted f l i gh t deck and t he P ipe r Semino le . Advanced s tuden t s f u r t he r t he i r s t ud ies o f l a rge r a i r c ra f t i n a s t a te -o f - t he -a r t Canada i r Reg iona l Je t -200 s imu la to r. S tuden t s r ece i ve a ho l i s t i c educa t i on t ha t i nc l udes f ounda t i ona l and advanced cou rses i n f l i gh t sc i ence and av ia t i on managemen t r ounded ou t by t he t r ad i t i ona l co re c l asses and e l ec t i ve cou rses .


+ Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y i s t he on l y Jesu i t Un i ve rs i t y

i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes t o o f f e r av i a t i on sc i ence deg rees , and s tuden t s a re o f f e red a much more we l l - r ounded cu r r i cu l um to educa te t he "who le pe rson . "

+ The f l i gh t t r a i n i ng i s conduc ted ou t o f S t . Lou i s Down town A i rpo r t wh i ch i s l oca ted be tween Lamber t -S t . Lou i s I n t e rna t i ona l A i r po r t and Sco t t A i r Fo rce Base , p rov i d i ng av i a t i on s tuden t s w i t h a comp lex and dynamic env i r onmen t t o l ea rn t o f l y i n .

+ The av i a t i on sc i ence depa r tmen t has been g ran ted a Le t t e r o f Au tho r i za t i on f r om the FAA mak ing g radua tes e l i g i b l e f o r a max imum reduc t i on o f 500 hou rs t owards t he 1 ,500 hou r r equ i r emen t f o r t he A i r l i ne Transpo r t P i l o t Ce r t i f i ca te .

Curriculum Overview The f l i gh t po r t i on o f t he B .S . i n f l i gh t sc i ence cu r r i cu l um i s app roved by t he Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on (FAA) unde r Pa r t 141 . Gradua tes o f t he p rog ram w i l l have ea rned t he f o l l ow ing FAA ce r t i f i ca tes and ra t i ngs : p r i va te p i l o t ce r t i f i ca te , i ns t r umen t r a t i ng , and commerc i a l p i l o t ce r t i f i ca te w i t h s i ng l e and mu l t i - eng ine ra t i ngs . Add i t i ona l l y, s t uden ts en ro l l ed i n t he f l i gh t educa t i on m ino r, w i t h cou rses o f f e red unde r FAA Pa r t 61 , can ea rn t he ce r t i f i ed f l i gh t i ns t r uc to r, ce r t i f i ed f l i gh t i ns t r uc to r i ns t r umen t and ce r t i f i ed f l i gh t i ns t r uc to r mu l t i - eng ine ce r t i f i ca tes .

S tuden t s en ro l l ed i n t he F l i gh t Sc ience concen t ra t i on a re encou raged t o d i ve r s i f y t he i r educa t i ona l expe r i ence and exp lo re a reas ou t s i de o f t he i r ma jo r. The F l i gh t Sc ience concen t ra t i on requ i res a l l s t uden t s t o comp le te a un i ve rs i t y m ino r o r g roup ing o f a f f i l i a t ed e l ec t i ves (app roved emphas i s a rea ) . Fo r examp le , F l i gh t Sc i ence s tuden t s may en ro l l i n a Bus iness Ce r t i f i ca te p rog ram o f f e red by t he R i cha rd A . Cha i f e t z Schoo l o f Bus iness .

The Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on p repa res t he g radua te f o r en t r y - l eve l pos i t i ons w i t h i n t he av i a t i on and space i ndus t r i es , and /o r gove rnmen t agenc ies . Ca ree r oppo r tun i t i es f o r g radua tes i nc l ude : managemen t and supe rv i so ry pos i t i ons w i t h commerc ia l a i r l i nes , t he a i r c ra f t / ae rospace i ndus t r y, a i r po r t s and gove rnmen ta l agenc ies , as we l l as pos i t i ons as con t rac t nego t i a t o r s , budge t ana l ys t , p ro j ec t admin i s t r a to r s , pe rsonne l d i r ec to r s and pos i t i ons i n sa l es , marke t i ng and adve r t i s i ng .

The goa l o f t he Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on i s t o no t on l y p repa re g radua tes t o manage av ia t i on ope ra t i ons , bu t a l so t o p repa re t hem as soc ia l l y r espons ib l e l eade rs who have a s t r ong f ounda t i on i n t echn i ca l sk i l l s and a re equ ipped w i t h su f f i c i en t b rea th o f expe r i ence i n l i be ra l a r t s and sc i ences t o make a d i f f e rence i n bo th t he i r p ro fess i ona l and pe rsona l l i ves .

The Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on p l aces a s t r ong emphas i s on t he sa fe t y and bus iness aspec t s o f av i a t i on . F rom a i r ca r r i e r t o manu fac tu r i ng t o a i r po r t managemen t , t he Av ia t i on Managemen t cu r r i cu l um


i n c l udes t he necessa ry cou rsework and expe r i ence t o se rve t he bus iness and sa fe t y needs i n av i a t i on .

The Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on i s o f f e red as a r es i den t i a l concen t ra t i on (on -campus ) as we l l as a d i s t ance concen t ra t i on (on - l i ne ) . The concen t ra t i ons a re s im i l a r i n cou rse con ten t and qua l i t y w i t h d i s t ance concen t ra t i on gea red t oward t he wo rk i ng p ro fess i ona l .

Reduced A i r l ine Transpor t P i lo t (ATP) Min imums Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y has been g ran ted app rova l t o p rov i de a t r ansc r i p t endo rsemen t ce r t i f y i ng g radua tes f o r a 250 -hou r o r 500 -hou r r educ t i on t owards t he ATP Cer t i f i ca te f o r t he Bache lo r o f Sc ience i n ae ronau t i cs deg ree w i t h a ma jo r i n f l i gh t sc i ence o r av i a t i on managemen t . Fo r s t uden t s t o qua l i f y f o r t h i s r educ t i on , s t uden ts mus t comp le te 30 c red i t s o f app roved cou rsework t o be e l i g i b l e f o r t he 250-hou r r educ t i on , o r comp le te 60 c red i t s o f app roved cou rsework t o be e l i g i b l e f o r t he 500 -hou r r educ t i on . To l ea rn more abou t t he FAA app roved cu r r i cu l um, v i s i t av i a t i on . s l u .edu .

Dis tance Educat ion Opt ion – Av ia t ion Management Studen t s who a re unab le t o a t t end c l ass i n S t . Lou i s may w i sh t o cons ide r t he D i s tance Op t i on f o r t he Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on . I n pa r t ne rsh ip w i t h t he Sa in t Lou i s Un i v e rs i t y Schoo l f o r P ro fess i ona l S tud ies (SPS) , t he D i s tance Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on o f f e r s t he same av ia t i on cou rsework t augh t by t he same facu l t y as t he on -g round concen t ra t i on . Non -av ia t i on cou rsework i s p rov i ded by t he Schoo l f o r P ro fess iona l S tud ies , a p i onee r i n d i s t ance educa t i on he re a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y.

The D i s tance Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on ma in ta i ns t he same l eve l o f academic r i go r and expec ta t i ons o f t he on -g round p rog ram. The D i s tance Av ia t i on Managemen t concen t ra t i on i s espec ia l l y we l l -su i t ed f o r m i l i t a r y pe rsonne l and dependen ts , i nc l ud ing re t i r ees rece i v i ng G . I . bene f i t s .

Careers Bene f i t s o f t he f l i gh t sc i ence p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r tun i t i es . The av i a t i on sc i ence depa r tmen t p rov i des va luab le i n t e rnsh ip oppo r t un i t i es w i t h De l t a A i r L i nes , Sou thwes t A i r l i nes , Trans S ta tes A i r l i nes , Je tB lue and o the r ca r r i e r s . O the r co rpo ra te i n t e rnsh ips a re a l so ava i l ab l e . These i n te rnsh ips a re h i gh l y compe t i t i ve .

The f l i gh t sc i ence deg ree p repa res g radua tes t o en te r t he av i a t i on i ndus t r y as a p ro fess iona l p i l o t i n t he a i r l i ne , co rpo ra te and m i l i t a r y sec to r s . A f t e r ea rn i ng t he i r f l i gh t i ns t r uc to r ce r t i f i ca tes , g radua tes who do no t en te r a m i l i t a r y ca ree r t r ack t yp i ca l l y seek a f l i gh t i ns t r uc to r pos i t i on t o deve lop t he i r expe r i ence f o r one–th ree yea rs a t wh i ch t ime s tuden t s a re qua l i f i ed f o r a pos i t i on w i t h a r eg iona l a i r l i ne o r co rpo ra te f l i gh t depa r tmen t .

Rest r i c ted ATP Ru le : Studen t s who g radua te f r om Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y, unde r t he I ns t i t u t i ona l Au tho r i t y P rog ram, a re e l i g i b l e f o r a t r ansc r i p t endo rsemen t l ead ing t o a r es t r i c t ed ATP ce r t i f i ca te w i t h e i t he r 1 ,000 o r 1 ,250 hou rs o f f l i gh t expe r i ence depend ing on t he number o f app roved c red i t s comp le ted . S tuden ts who g radua te f r om unapp roved i ns t i t u t i ons requ i r e 1 ,500 hou rs o f f l i gh t expe r i ence p r i o r t o ATP ce r t i f i ca t i on . Th i s a l so a l l ows s tuden ts t o qua l i f y f o r t he ATP ce r t i f i ca t i on a t t he age o f 21 i ns tead o f hav ing t o wa i t un t i l age 23 .

S tuden t s comp le t i ng t he f l i gh t sc i ence deg ree a re e l i g i b l e t o pa r t i c i pa te i n one o f t he "p i pe l i ne " o r " pa thway " p rog rams tha t Pa rks Co l l ege pa r t i c i pa tes i n w i t h t he f o l l ow ing a i r l i nes :

+ A i r l i ne Pa thway P rog ram (AP3) – Exp ressJe t A i r l i nes

+ P i l o t P i pe l i ne P rog ram – Envoy A i r, I nc . + Av ia t i on Ca ree r P ipe l i ne I n te r v i ew P rog ram –

Repub l i c A i rways Ho ld i ngs + Av ia to r s P rog ram - A P ro fess i ona l P i l o t Ca ree r

P ipe l i ne – Trans S ta tes A i r l i nes

Admission Requirements I n add i t i on t o t he gene ra l admiss i on and ma t r i cu l a t i on requ i remen ts o f t he Un i ve rs i t y, Pa rks Co l l ege ae ronau t i cs p rog rams have t he f o l l ow ing add i t i ona l r equ i remen ts :



+ Cou rsework : F i f t een t o ta l un i t s o f h i gh schoo l wo rk a re r equ i r ed : t h ree o r f ou r un i t s o f Eng l i sh ; f ou r o r more un i t s o f ma thema t i cs i nc l ud ing a l geb ra I and I I , geome t r y and p reca l cu lus ; t h ree o r f ou r un i t s o f sc i ence i nc l ud ing gene ra l sc i ence , i n t r oduc t i on t o phys i ca l sc i ence , ea r t h sc i ence , b i o l ogy, phys i cs o r chemis t r y ; two o r t h ree un i t s o f soc i a l sc i ences i nc l ud ing h i s t o r y, psycho logy o r soc i o l ogy ; and t h ree un i t s o f e l ec t i ves .

F l igh t Sc ience Concent ra t ion Enro l lmen t capac i t y i n t he F l i gh t Sc ience p rog ram may be l im i t ed ; t he re fo re , ea r l y app l i ca t i on i s s t r ong l y encou raged .

I n add i t i on t o t he gene ra l admiss i on and ma t r i cu l a t i on requ i remen ts o f t he Un i ve rs i t y, app l i can t s t o any f l i gh t sc i ence p rog rams mus t be ab le t o pass a Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on c l ass I I med i ca l examina t i on . Th i s phys i ca l examina t i on i s an abso lu te p re requ i s i t e f o r f l i gh t t r a i n i ng and shou ld be t aken p r i o r t o t he


s tuden t ’s a r r i va l on campus . Fo r spec i f i c i n f o rma t i on rega rd i ng t he examina t i on , v i s i t t he FAA on l i ne a t f aa .gov /p i l o t s / ame loca to r. Ea r l y app l i ca t i on f o r admiss i on t o t he f l i gh t sc i ence p rog ram i s s t r ong l y encou raged as capac i t y may be l im i t ed .

I n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s w i l l be eva lua ted f o r t he i r l i s t en ing comprehens ion and spoken ab i l i t y i n add i t i on t o mee t i ng regu la r Eng l i sh r equ i r emen ts . P r i o r t o commenc ing f l i gh t i ns t r uc t i on , spec ia l t r a i n i ng w i l l be requ i r ed f o r t hose s tuden t s f ound de f i c i en t i n t h i s eva lua t i on .

A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y r ev i ewed w i t h t he h i ghes t deg ree o f i nd i v i dua l ca re and cons ide ra t i on t o a l l c reden t i a l s t ha t a re submi t t ed . To be cons ide red f o r admiss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be g radua t i ng o r have g radua ted f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .

Scholarships and Financial Aid There a re two p r i nc i pa l ways t o he l p f i nance a Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y educa t i on :





Accreditation The ae rospace eng inee r i ng p rog ram i s p ro fess i ona l l y acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f t he Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee rs and Techno logy (ABET) .

Flight Science Concentration Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (3 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 0 1 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l O r i e n t a t i o n 2 U N I V 1 0 1 0 E n h a n c i n g 1 s t Y r . S u c c e s s 1

Jesu i t Trad i t ion (12 c red i ts ) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3

Knowledge (13 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 3 0 0 A v i a t i o n W e a t h e r 3 I T M 2 0 0 0 I n t r o t o I n f o Te c h 3 O P M 2 0 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S t a t i s t i c s 3 P H Y S 1 3 5 0 A v i a t i o n P h y s i c s I / L a b 4

Mathemat ics Sequence (6 -7 c red i ts ) S t u d e n t s s h o u l d c o m p l e t e o n e o f t h e t w o m a t h s e q u e n c e s . M AT H 1 2 0 0 C o l l e g e A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 1 3 2 0 S u r v e y o f C a l c u l u s 3 O r M AT H 1 4 0 0 P r e - C a l c u l u s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4

Wri t ten and Ora l Communica t ion (12 c red i ts ) C M M 1 2 0 0 P u b l i c S p e a k i n g 3 E N G L 1 5 0 0 T h e P r o c e s s o f C o m p o s i t i o n 3 E N G L 1 9 0 0 A d v. S t r . R h e t o r i c a n d R e s e a r c h 3 E N G L 2 0 2 0 o r h i g h e r 3

Cul tu ra l D ivers i ty ( 3 c red i ts ) C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y e l e c t i v e c o u r s e s m u s t b e s e l e c t e d f r o m a n a p p r o v e d A r t s & S c i e n c e s l i s t . S e e t h e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e P a r k s C o l l e g e c o r e f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y E l e c t i v e 3

Avia t ion Sc ience (18 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 8 5 0 S a f e t y M a n a g e m e n t S y s t e m s 3 A S C I 3 1 0 0 A i r C a r r i e r O p e r a t i o n s 3 A S C I 4 0 5 0 H u m a n F a c t o r s 3 A S C I 4 2 5 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l E t h i c s a n d S t a n d a r d s 3 A S C I 4 3 5 0 Te a m R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t 3 A S C I 4 4 5 0 A v i a t i o n L a w 3

F l igh t Sc ience (49 c red i ts ) Add i t i ona l f l i gh t f ees app l y t o a l l f l i gh t cou rses—con tac t t he Depa r tmen t f o r cu r ren t r a tes . A S C I 2 2 0 0 C o n c e p t s i n A e r o d y n a m i c s 3 A S C I 3 0 1 0 J e t T r a n s p o r t S y s t e m s I 3 A S C I 3 0 2 0 J e t T r a n s p o r t S y s t e m s I I 3 A S C I 3 0 6 2 T u r b i n e A i r c r a f t T r a n s i t i o n 2 A S C I 4 0 1 2 J e t F l y i n g Te c h n i q u e s I 3 A S C I 4 0 1 3 J e t F l y i n g Te c h n i q u e s I L a b 1 A S C I 4 0 2 2 J e t F l y i n g Te c h n i q u e s I I 3 A S C I 4 0 2 3 J e t F l y i n g Te c h n i q u e s I I L a b 1 F S C I 11 5 0 F l i g h t 1 a n d L a b 3 F S C I 1 2 5 0 B a s i c F l i g h t F o u n d a t i o n s 3 F S C I 1 5 5 0 F l i g h t 2 a n d L a b 3 F S C I 2 1 5 0 F l i g h t 3 a n d L a b 3 F S C I 2 2 5 0 I n s t r u m e n t F l i g h t F o u n d a t i o n s 3 F S C I 2 5 5 0 F l i g h t 4 a n d L a b 3 F S C I 2 6 5 0 N a v i g a t i o n F l i g h t F o u n d a t i o n s 3 F S C I 3 5 5 0 F l i g h t 5 a n d L a b 3 F S C I 3 7 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f F l i g h t I n s t r u c t i o n I 3 F S C I 3 7 5 0 F l i g h t I n s t r u c t i o n P r e p a r a t i o n I 3

Approved Emphas is Area (4 c red i ts ) Emphas i s a reas may cons i s t o f a m ino r, ce r t i f i ca te p rog ram o r any o the r concen t ra ted a rea o f s t udy app roved by t he Av ia t i on Sc ience Depa r tmen t .

TOTAL CREDITS: 120 -121

FAA Certificate or Rating under 14 CFR 141 Wi th i n t he Av ia t i on Sc ience p rog ram, t he f o l l ow ing c l asses p rov i de t r a i n i ng t oward a Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on ce r t i f i ca te o r r a t i ng unde r 14 CFR 141 :

FSCI 1150 F l i gh t 1 and Lab

Th i s cou rse p rov i des 31 .0 hou rs i n an a i r c ra f t and 5 .0 hou rs i n an a i r c ra f t t r a i n i ng dev i ce .





Th i s cou rse p rov i des 41 .0 hou rs i n an a i r c ra f t and 14 . 5 hou rs i n an a i r c ra f t t r a i n i ng dev i ce .





FSCI 3750 P r i nc i p l es o f F l i gh t I ns t r uc t i on I

Th i s cou rse p rov i des 14 .0 hou rs i n an a i r c ra f t .

Flight Training Requirements A l l f l i gh t t r a i n i ng mus t be comp le ted a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y. S tuden t s w i t h p r i o r f l i gh t expe r i ence o r ce r t i f i ca t i on w i l l be eva lua ted f o r p ro f i c i ency a t t he co r respond ing f l i gh t ce r t i f i ca t i on l eve l . S tuden ts who do no t ho ld t he P r i va te P i l o t ce r t i f i ca te upon s ta r t i ng t he F l i gh t Sc i ence concen t ra t i on o r m ino r a re r equ i r ed t o t ake FSCI 1150 F l i gh t 1 and FSCI 1 550 F l i gh t 2 . Those s tuden ts who cu r ren t l y ho ld t he P r i va te P i l o t ce r t i f i ca te a re r equ i r ed t o t ake FSCI 1560 F l i gh t 2 Trans i t i on .

Global Flight Science Option A ma jo r i t y o f coun t r i es ac ross t he g l obe adhe re t o e i t he r Fede ra l Av i a t i on Admin i s t r a t i on (FAA) o r Eu ropean Av ia t i on Sa fe t y Agency (EASA) s tanda rds f o r ce r t i f i ca t i on o f f l i gh t c rews . By p repa r i ng s tuden ts t o mee t bo th FAA and EASA know ledge requ i remen ts , t he G loba l F l i gh t Sc i ence Op t i on i n t ends t o p repa re s tuden ts f o r p ro fess i ona l f l i gh t ca ree rs i n mos t coun t r i es ac ross t he wo r l d . Fo l l ow ing t he f r eshman yea r i n Mad r i d , s t uden t s a r r i ve i n S t . Lou i s f o r t he sophomore , j un i o r and sen io r yea r. Wh i l e i n S t . Lou i s , s t uden ts wo rk t oward FAA f l i gh t r a t i ngs i nc l ud ing t he P r i va te , I ns t rumen t and Commerc i a l Mu l t i -Eng ine p i l o t . Upon g radua t i on f r om the G loba l F l i gh t op t i on i n S t . Lou i s , s t uden t s have t he op t i on o f r e tu rn i ng t o Madr i d o r o the r g l oba l r eg ions f o r add i t i ona l t r ans i t i on t r a i n i ng l ead ing t o i n t e rna t i ona l ce r t i f i ca t i on .

Wh i l e i n Mad r i d , s t uden ts w i l l en ro l l i n g round schoo l cou rsework and an i n t r oduc t i on t o Eu ropean av i a t i on s tanda rds and regu la t i ons . A l l cou rsework i s de l i ve red i n Eng l i sh wh i l e s t uden t s expe r i ence t he d i ve rs i t y o f a ma jo r Eu ropean me t ropo l i t an a rea . The G loba l F l i gh t Sc ience op t i on p rov i des t he s tuden t w i t h a mu l t i cu l t u ra l expe r i ence i n p repa ra t i on f o r ca ree rs as g l oba l l y qua l i f i ed f l i gh t c rewmembers .

Aviation Management Concentration (On-Ground) Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (3 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 0 1 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l O r i e n t a t i o n 2 U N I V 1 0 1 0 E n h a n c i n g 1 s t Y r . S u c c e s s 1

Jesu i t Trad i t ion (12 c red i ts ) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3

Knowledge (10 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 3 0 0 A v i a t i o n W e a t h e r 3 P H Y S 1 3 5 0 A v i a t i o n P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 I T M 2 0 0 0 I n t r o t o I n f o Te c h 3



Cul tu ra l D ivers i ty ( 3 c red i ts ) Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved A r t s & Sc iences l i s t . See t he desc r i p t i on o f t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re f o r more i n f o rma t i on

Avia t ion Sc ience (18 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 8 5 0 S a f e t y M a n a g e m e n t S y s t e m s 3 A S C I 3 1 0 0 A i r C a r r i e r O p e r a t i o n s 3 A S C I 4 0 5 0 H u m a n F a c t o r s 3 A S C I 4 2 5 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l E t h i c s a n d S t a n d a r d s 3 A S C I 4 3 5 0 Te a m R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t 3 A S C I 4 4 5 0 A v i a t i o n L a w 3

Avia t ion Management (42 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 5 1 0 T h e A i r T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S y s t e m 3 A S C I 2 2 5 0 A v i a t i o n a n d A i r p o r t S e c u r i t y 3 A S C I 2 7 5 0 A c c i d e n t I n v e s t i g a t i o n 3 A S C I 3 0 5 0 O p s a n d B u s E n v i r o n m e n t o f A v i a t i o n 3 A S C I 4 6 5 0 E c o n o m i c s o f A i r T r a n s p o r t a t i o n 3 A S C I 4 8 0 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l A v i a t i o n 3 A S C I 4 9 0 0 S e n i o r S e m i n a r ( C a p s t o n e ) 3 A S C I 4 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p w i t h I n d u s t r y 3 E C O N 1 9 0 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f E c o n o m i c s 3 E N G L 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 M G T 3 0 0 0 M a n a g e m e n t T h e o r y a n d P r a c t i c e 3 M G T 3 3 0 0 M a n a g e m e n t o f H u m a n R e s o u r c e s 3 O P M 2 0 7 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S t a t i s t i c s 3 O P M 3 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M a n a g e m e n t S c i e n c e 3



Aviation Management Concentration (Online) Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (3 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 0 1 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l O r i e n t a t i o n 2 P S T 1 0 0 0 E n h a n c i n g 1 s t Y r . S u c c e s s 1

Jesu i t Trad i t ion (12 c red i ts ) P H I L 1 0 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h i l o s o p h y 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3


P S Y 1 0 1 0 G e n e r a l P s y c h o l o g y 3 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3

Knowledge (10 c red i ts ) C I S 1 3 0 0 I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m & Te c h n o l o g y 3 F S C I 1 3 0 0 A v i a t i o n W e a t h e r 3 P H Y S 1 3 5 0 A v i a t i o n P h y s i c s I / L a b 4



Cul tu ra l D ivers i ty ( 3 c red i ts ) Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved A r t s & Sc iences l i s t . See t he desc r i p t i on o f t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re f o r more i n f o rma t i on

Avia t ion Sc ience (30 c red i ts ) A S C I 1 5 1 0 T h e A i r T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S y s t e m 3 A S C I 1 8 5 0 S a f e t y M a n a g e m e n t S y s t e m s 3 A S C I 2 2 5 0 A v i a t i o n a n d A i r p o r t S e c u r i t y 3 A S C I 2 7 5 0 A c c i d e n t I n v e s t i g a t i o n 3 A S C I 3 0 5 0 O p s a n d B u s E n v i r o n m e n t o f A v i a t i o n 3 A S C I 3 1 0 0 A i r C a r r i e r O p e r a t i o n s 3 A S C I 4 0 5 0 H u m a n F a c t o r s 3 A S C I 4 2 5 0 P r o f e s s i o n a l E t h i c s a n d S t a n d a r d s 3 F S C I 4 4 5 0 A v i a t i o n L a w 3 O S T D 3 3 0 5 Te a m D y n a m i c s 3

Avia t ion Management (30 c red i ts ) A S C I 4 8 0 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a l A v i a t i o n 3 A S C I 4 9 0 0 S e n i o r S e m i n a r ( C a p s t o n e ) 3 A S C I 4 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p w i t h I n d u s t r y 3 C I S 2 8 5 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f D a t a A n a l y s i s 3 E N G L 4 0 0 0 B u s i n e s s & P r o f e s s i o n a l W r i t i n g 3 F S C I 4 6 5 0 E c o n o m i c s o f A i r T r a n s p o r t a t i o n 3 O S T D 3 2 0 0 I n t e r p e r s o n a l R e l a t i o n s i n O r g . 3 O S T D 3 0 0 5 O r g a n i z a t i o n a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P S T 1 9 0 0 S u r v e y o f E c o n o m i c s 3 P S T 3 2 0 0 H u m a n R e s o u r c e s i n O r g a n i z a t i o n s 3



Continuation Standards A s tuden t may rema in academica l l y e l i g i b l e t o con t i nue cou rsework i n t he depa r tmen t ’s academic p rog rams by ma in ta i n i ng a m in imum GPA o f 2 .0 o r t he equ i va len t o f a l e t t e r g rade o f C . Any s tuden t r ece i v i ng a s i ng le C- , D , F, o r U g rade i n a cou rse w i t h an ASCI o r FSCI p re f i x t ha t i s r equ i r ed f o r g radua t i on i n an Av ia t i on Managemen t o r F l i gh t Sc ience ma jo r o r m ino r w i l l be requ i red t o r epea t t he cou rse i n wh i ch t he C - , D , F, o r U g rade was rece i ved . I f t he cou rse i s a p re requ i s i t e t o

ano the r cou rse i n t he Av ia t i on Managemen t o r F l i gh t Sc ience p rog ram, t he s tuden t w i l l be r equ i r ed t o r epea t t he cou rse i n wh i ch t he C - , D , F, o r U g rade was rece i ved . The s tuden t w i l l no t be a l l owed t o p rog ress i n t o t he subsequen t cou rse un t i l a g rade o f C i s ach ieved i n t he p re requ i s i t e cou rse .

S tuden t s en ro l l ed i n t he F l i gh t Sc ience concen t ra t i on a re a l l owed two (2 ) a t t emp ts t o ea rn a g rade o f C o r be t t e r i n any o f t he f l i gh t cou rses t ha t a re pa r t o f t he academic p rog ram. A s tuden t r ece i v i ng a C - , D , F, o r U g rade i n a r epea ted cou rse i s sub jec t t o d i sm issa l f r om the p rog ram.

I f a s t uden t ’s GPA d rops be low a 2 .0 , t ha t s t uden t w i l l no t be e l i g i b l e f o r a f l i gh t s l o t t he f o l l ow ing semes te r.

An appea l o f a g rade , p rog ress i on i n t he p rog ram, o r d i sm issa l f r om the p rog ram may be made i n acco rdance w i t h t he p rocedu res ou t l i ned i n t he Depa r tmen t o f Av i a t i on Sc ience S tuden t Appea l P rocess , a copy o f wh i ch can be ob ta i ned f r om the depa r tmen t cha i r pe rson o r f r om the Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy O f f i ce o f t he Dean .

S tuden t s shou ld be aware t ha t s i t ua t i ons such as t hose desc r i bed above cou ld j eopa rd i ze one ’s p l anned g radua t i on da te due t o t he manne r i n wh i ch cou rses a re schedu led each academic yea r.

FLIGHT SCIENCE MINOR Overview A l l Un i ve rs i t y ma jo r s ( i nc l ud ing t hose who have no t dec la red a spec i f i c ma jo r o r a re pu rsu ing p re -p ro fess i ona l p rog rams such as p re - l aw and p re -med i c i ne ) a re e l i g i b l e t o ob ta i n a m ino r i n F l i gh t Sc ience . Th i s m ino r w i l l enab le t he s tuden t s t o ob ta i n P r i va te P i l o t Ce r t i f i ca te , I ns t rumen t Ra t i ng , Commerc i a l P i l o t Ce r t i f i ca te , and Mu l t i eng ine Ra t i ng . The f o l l ow ing cou rses a re requ i red . No te : add i t i ona l f ees app l y t o a l l f l i gh t cou rses—con tac t t he Depa r tmen t f o r cu r ren t r a tes . (No t ava i l ab l e v i a d i s t ance )

Program Requirements F S C I 11 5 0 F l i g h t 1 3 F S C I 1 2 5 0 B a s i c F l i g h t F o u n d a t i o n s 3 F S C I 1 5 5 0 F l i g h t 2 3 F S C I 2 1 5 0 F l i g h t 3 3 F S C I 2 1 5 0 F l i g h t 3 3 F S C I 2 2 5 0 I n s t r u m e n t F l i g h t F o u n d a t i o n s 3 F S C I 2 5 5 0 F l i g h t 4 3 F S C I 2 6 5 0 N a v i g a t i o n F l i g h t F o u n d a t i o n s 3 F S C I 3 5 5 0 F l i g h t 5 3

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Continuation Standards A s tuden t may rema in academica l l y e l i g i b l e t o con t i nue cou rsework i n t he depa r tmen t ’s academic p rog rams by ma in ta i n i ng a m in imum GPA o f 2 .0 o r t he equ i va len t o f


a l e t t e r g rade o f C . Any s tuden t r ece i v i ng a s i ng le C- , D , F, o r U g rade i n a cou rse w i t h an ASCI o r FSCI p re f i x t ha t i s r equ i r ed f o r g radua t i on i n an Av ia t i on Managemen t o r F l i gh t Sc ience ma jo r o r m ino r w i l l be requ i red t o r epea t t he cou rse i n wh i ch t he C - , D , F, o r U g rade was rece i ved . I f t he cou rse i s a p re requ i s i t e t o ano the r cou rse i n t he Av ia t i on Managemen t o r F l i gh t Sc ience p rog ram, t he s tuden t w i l l be requ i red t o r epea t t he cou rse i n wh i ch t he C - , D , F, o r U g rade was rece i ved . The s tuden t w i l l no t be a l l owed t o p rog ress i n t o t he subsequen t cou rse un t i l a g rade o f C i s ach ieved i n t he p re requ i s i t e cou rse .

S tuden t s en ro l l ed i n t he F l i gh t Sc ience m ino r a re a l l owed two (2 ) a t t emp ts t o ea rn a g rade o f C o r be t t e r i n any o f t he f l i gh t cou rses t ha t a re pa r t o f t he academic p rog ram. A s tuden t r ece i v i ng a C - , D , F, o r U g rade i n a r epea ted cou rse i s sub jec t t o d i sm issa l f r om the p rog ram.

An appea l o f a g rade , p rog ress i on i n t he p rog ram, o r d i sm issa l f r om the p rog ram may be made i n acco rdance w i t h t he p rocedu res ou t l i ned i n t he Depa r tmen t o f Av i a t i on Sc ience S tuden t Appea l P rocess , a copy o f wh i ch can be ob ta i ned f r om the depa r tmen t cha i r pe rson o r f r om the Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy O f f i ce o f t he Dean .

S tuden t s shou ld be aware t ha t s i t ua t i ons such as t hose desc r i bed above cou ld j eopa rd i ze one ’s p l anned g radua t i on da te due t o t he manne r i n wh i ch cou rses a re schedu led each academic yea r.

FLIGHT EDUCATION MINOR Overview

Program Requirements

Continuation Standards

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AVIATION Program Highlights The Mas te r o f Sc i ence i n av i a t i on p rov i des a compe t i t i ve and r i go rous p rog ram tha t p repa res g radua tes f o r l eade rsh ips r o l es w i t h i n t he av i a t i on i ndus t r y. The p rog ram i s we l l - su i t ed f o r t he wo rk i ng p ro fess i ona l as 100% o f t he cou rses a re t augh t on l i ne , w i t h t he excep t i on o f a 2 - c red i t i n t e rnsh ip r equ i remen t . The cou rsework p rov i des a s t r ong f ounda t i on and p repa res s tuden t s t o pe r f o rm av ia t i on - re l a ted up - t o -da te r esea rch , a l l o f wh i ch pos i t i ons t he s tuden t f o r a success fu l ca ree r i n a w ide va r i e t y o f av i a t i on pos i t i ons .

Curriculum Overview The p rog ram cons i s t o f 32 c red i t s o f g radua te - l eve l

wo rk : a common co re and a g radua te - l eve l i n t e rnsh ip expe r i ence . A l l cou rses a re o f f e red on l i ne . Each M.S . s t uden t p repa res a p rog ram o f s t udy t ha t mus t be app roved by t he i r f acu l t y adv i so r, t he depa r tmen t cha i r and t he assoc ia te dean f o r g radua te educa t i on and resea rch f o r Pa rks Co l l ege . Th i s p rog ram o f s t udy i s deve loped w i t h i n t he con tex t o f t he s tuden t ' s backg round and ca ree r goa l s , a l l ow ing s tuden t s t o cus tom ize t he i r g radua te p rog ram to su i t t he i r p ro fess i ona l goa l s .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities The expe r t f acu l t y o f Pa rks Co l l ege co l l abo ra te w i t h g radua te s tuden t s i n g round -b reak ing resea rch i n t he f o l l ow ing a reas :

+ F l i gh t con t ro l sys tems + F l i gh t educa t i on + Human f ac to r s /phys io l ogy + Sa fe t y + Unmanned ae r i a l sys tems

Careers Poss ib l e ca ree r f i e l ds f o r Mas te r o f Sc i ence g radua tes i nc l ude f l i gh t t r a i n i ng and educa t i on , av i a t i on - re l a ted managemen t and av i a t i on sa fe t y. A f t e r g radua t i ng , a l umn i a re qua l i f i ed f o r managemen t pos i t i ons w i t h i n t he av i a t i on i ndus t r y.

Admission Requirements Mos t admi t t ed s tuden t s mee t t he f o l l ow ing c r i t e r i a :

GRE quan t i t a t i ve sco re g rea te r t han 650 (o l d g rad ing sys tem) o r g rea te r t han 150 (new g rad ing sys tem)

Unde rg radua te GPA o f a t l eas t 3 .0

A f ou r - yea r unde rg radua te deg ree i n av i a t i on o r r e l a ted f i e l d o f des i r ed g radua te p rog ram

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + On l i ne app l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + O f f i c i a l t r ansc r i p t ( s ) o f a l l p rev i ous deg rees + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on (p re fe rab l y f r om

recen t i ns t r uc to r s ) + GRE sco res + Cu r r i cu l um v i t ae / résumé + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a temen t

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + I n te rna t i ona l s t uden t s whose na t i ve l anguage i s no t

Eng l i sh mus t p rov i de ev i dence o f Eng l i sh l anguage p ro f i c i ency by submi t t i ng t he i r TOEFL o r IELTS resu l t s . M in imum sco res requ i re d :

+ TOEFL PBT 550 + TOEFL IBT 80 + IELTS 6 .5

Appl ica t ion and Ass is tan tsh ip Dead l ines The depa r tmen t i s on l y r ev i ew ing app l i ca t i ons f o r t he


f a l l semes te r. To be cons ide red f o r en ro l lmen t i n t he f a l l semes te r, s t uden ts shou ld submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on ma te r i a l s by May 31 .

Admi t t ed s tuden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r an ass i s t an t sh ip mus t submi t a sepa ra te app l i ca t i on f o r ass i s t an t sh ip cons ide ra t i on by March 1 .

Rev iew Process Once a l l t he ma te r i a l s a re rece i ved and t he on l i ne app l i ca t i on i s comp le te , t he app l i ca t i on i s r ev i ewed by t he Pa rks Co l l ege O f f i ce o f G radua te Educa t i on and Resea rch be fo re be ing sen t t o t he av i a t i on depa r tmen t f o r a r ecommenda t i on . The f i na l dec i s i on i s made by Pa rks ’ d i r ec to r o f g radua te p rog rams .

Admiss i ons dec i s i ons a re made based on t he backg round and educa t i ona l expe r i ence o f s t uden t s . App l i ca t i ons a re rev i ewed when comp le ted , and dec i s i ons a re gene ra l l y made w i t h i n a f ew weeks .

Scholarships and Financial Aid Parks Co l l ege o f f e r s g radua te f e l l owsh ip awards and ass i s tan t sh ips each yea r. Ass i s tan t sh ips p rov i de t u i t i on , s t i pend and hea l t h i nsu rance . The re a re a l so many oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o r ece i ve f und ing t h rough ex te rna l r esea rch g ran t s t ha t a re managed by i nd i v i dua l f acu l t y.

Fo r more i n f o rma t i on , v i s i t t he s tuden t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u .edu .

Program Requirements The M.S . i n Av i a t i on requ i r es a m in imum o f 32 c red i t s beyond a bache lo r ’s deg ree . The M.S . i n Av ia t i on i s non - t hes i s , a cou rse on l y deg ree .

Non-Course Requirements

Continuation Standards Studen t s a re expec ted t o ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage (GPA) o f 3 .00 ; l owe r GPA may resu l t i n p roba t i ona ry s t a tus and /o r d i sm issa l f r om the p rog ram due t o unsa t i s f ac to r y academic pe r f o rmance .

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AVIATION Program Highlights As a Ph .D . s t uden t i n av i a t i on sc i ence , s t uden t s w i l l comp le te cou rsework be fo re schedu l i ng a qua l i f y i ng exam, wh i ch f ocuses on t op i cs r e l a ted t o t he cou rsework and assesses gene ra l p repa ra t i on f o r g radua te r esea rch . Upon success fu l l y pass ing t he qua l i f y i ng exam, s tuden t s w i l l deve lop a d i sse r t a t i on p roposa l unde r t he supe rv i s i on o f a r esea rch men to r. Then s tuden t s w i l l p resen t and de fend t he d i sse r t a t i on p roposa l . A f t e r conduc t i ng resea rch and wr i t i ng a d i sse r t a t i on , s t uden t s w i l l de fend t he d i sse r t a t i on i n a

pub l i c f o rum and t hen p r i va te l y t o t he commi t t ee .

Curriculum Overview Studen t s w i l l wo rk w i t h t he i r adv i so r and Ph .D . commi t t ee t o de te rm ine t he spec i f i c cou rsework t o comp le te t he p rog ram. Those s tuden ts ho ld i ng an app rop r i a te Mas te r o f Sc ience deg ree may i nc l ude a max imum o f 27 c red i t s o f t he assoc ia ted M.S . deg ree cou rse c red i t s , bu t no t t he t hes i s o r p ro j ec t c red i t s , i n t he 63 c red i t s r equ i r ed f o r t he Ph .D . Deg ree .


+ F l i gh t con t ro l sys tems + F l i gh t educa t i on + Human f ac to r s /phys io l ogy + Sa fe t y + Unmanned ae r i a l sys tems

Careers Ph .D . g radua tes a re un ique l y qua l i f i ed t o conduc t av i a t i on - re l a ted resea rch i n academia , gove rnmen t and i ndus t r y.




A f ou r - yea r unde rg radua te deg ree i n av i a t i on o r r e l a ted f i e l d o f des i r ed g radua te p rog ram

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + On l i ne app l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + O f f i c i a l t r ansc r i p t ( s ) o f a l l p rev i ous deg rees + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on (p re fe rab l y f r om

recen t i ns t r uc to r s ) + GRE sco res + Cu r r i cu l um v i t ae / résumé + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a temen t

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + I n te rna t i ona l s t uden t s whose na t i ve l anguage i s no t

Eng l i sh mus t p rov i de ev i dence o f Eng l i sh l anguage p ro f i c i ency by submi t t i ng t he i r TOEFL o r IELTS resu l t s . M in imum sco res requ i red :

+ TOEFL PBT 550 + TOEFL IBT 80 + IELTS 6 .5

Appl ica t ion and Ass is tan tsh ip Dead l ines The depa r tmen t i s on l y r ev i ew ing app l i ca t i ons f o r t he f a l l sems te r. To be cons ide red f o r en ro l lmen t i n t he f a l l semes te r, s t uden ts shou ld submi t t he i r app l i ca t i on


mate r i a l s by May 31 .

Admi t t ed s tuden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r an ass i s t an t sh ip mus t su bmi t a sepa ra te app l i ca t i on f o r ass i s t an t sh ip cons ide ra t i on by March 1 .

Rev iew Process Once a l l t he ma te r i a l s a re rece i ved and t he on l i ne app l i ca t i on i s comp le te , t he app l i ca t i on i s r ev i ewed by t he Pa rks Co l l ege O f f i ce o f G radua te Educa t i on and Resea rch be fo re be ing sen t t o t he av i a t i on depa r tmen t f o r a r ecommenda t i on . The f i na l dec i s i on i s made by Pa rks ’ d i r ec to r o f g radua te p rog rams .


Scholarships and Financial Aid Parks Co l l ege o f f e r s g radua te f e l l owsh ip awards and ass i s t an t sh ips each yea r. Ass i s t an t sh ips p rov i de t u i t i on , s t i pend and hea l t h i nsu rance . The re a re a l so many oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o r ece i ve f und ing t h rough ex te rna l r esea rch g ran t s t ha t a re managed by i nd i v i dua l f acu l t y.


Program Requirements The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy i n av i a t i on requ i r es a t o ta l o f 63 c red i t s beyond a bache lo r ' s deg ree , i nc l ud ing :

+ 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on resea rch + A t l eas t 12 c red i t s o f cou rsework i n r esea rch

me thodo log ies + A t l eas t 12 c red i t s i n a second d i sc i p l i ne

comp lemen ta ry t o t he know ledge o f av i a t i on

S tuden t s w i l l wo rk w i t h an adv i se r and Ph .D . commi t t ee t o de te rm ine t he spec i f i c cou rsework t o comp le te t he Ph .D . i n av i a t i on . I f s t uden t s have an app l i cab le mas te r ’s deg ree , 27 c red i t s o f t ha t p rog ram may coun t t owards t he 63 c red i t s necessa ry, w i t h depa r tmen t app rova l . No resea rch o r p ro j ec t c red i t s w i l l be coun ted t owards t he Ph .D .

Non-Course Requirements

Continuation Standards Studen t s a re expec ted t o ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve g rade po in t ave rage (GPA) o f 3 .00 ; l owe r GPA may resu l t i n p roba t i ona ry s ta tus and /o r d i sm issa l f r om the p rog ram due t o unsa t i s f ac to r y academic pe r f o rmance .


BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Gary B ledsoe , Ph .D .


Faculty Natasha Case , Ph .D . Yan Ga i , Ph .D . Koya l Ga rg , Ph .D . And rew Ha l l , Ph .D . M i che l l e B . Sab i ck , Ph .D . Sco t t Se l l , Ph .D . S i l v i ya P. Zus t i ak , Ph .D . Mar ta Coope rs te i n , Ph .D .

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f B i omed i ca l Eng inee r i ng (BME) o f f e r s an unde rg radua te deg ree p rog ram tha t comb ines ma th , chemis t r y, and phys i cs , as we l l as b i o l ogy and phys io l ogy t o f o rm a un ique eng inee r i ng d i sc i p l i ne . The f i r s t two yea rs bu i l d a s t r ong f ounda t i on o f bas i c sc i ences and l i be ra l a r t s , w i t h i n t r oduc to r y eng inee r i ng . I n t he nex t two yea rs , cou rses and l abs bu i l d on t he bas i c sc i ences and ma th t o p rov i de a f ocus o f i n t eg ra t i ve cou rses i n B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng . The BME cou rses span a range o f subspec ia l t i es , i nc l ud ing b i omechan i cs , b i oma te r i a l s , b i os i gna l s , b i omeasu remen ts , and b i o t r anspo r t . W i t h i n t hese cou rses , t op i cs may add ress p rob lems i n a reas l i ke ca rd i o l ogy, o r t hoped i cs , neu rob io l ogy, b i o l ogy, o r psycho logy. S tuden t s deve lop resea rch and des ign sk i l l s i n cou rses and l abo ra to r i es t h roughou t t he cu r r i cu l um, bu t t he sen io r p ro j ec t p rov i des a cu lm ina t i ng expe r i ence by f ocus ing on a spec i f i c yea r l ong p rob lem tha t may be done i nd i v i dua l l y o r i n t eams .

The unde rg radua te deg ree p rog ram o f f e r s cons ide rab le f l ex i b i l i t y, a l l ow ing t ime f o r e l ec t i ves w i t h i n and ou t s i de t he Depa r tmen t . The cu r r i cu l um i s des igned f o r s t uden ts whose pos t -bacca lau rea te ca ree r p l ans a re g radua te schoo l , i ndus t r y, o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s . The cou rses and l abo ra to r y expe r i ences p rov i de a b road f undamen ta l p repa ra t i on f o r any o f t he t h ree ca ree r pa ths . A t t he same t ime , s t uden t s can choose advanced cou rses , sen io r p ro j ec t , and l ab expe r i ence t o de f i ne t he i r spec i f i c a reas o f i n t e res t . Fo r s t uden t s seek ing an even b roade r eng inee r i ng expe r i ence , t he Depa r tmen t o f f e r s an I n te rd i sc i p l i na r y Eng inee r i ng deg ree t ha t comb ines t he f undamen ta l s o f eng inee r i ng w i t h a va r i e t y o f en r i chmen t a reas se lec ted by t he s tuden t i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he f acu l t y men to r.

POLICIES The B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng cu r r i cu l um sa t i s f i es t he Pa rks Co l l ege requ i remen ts , and i nc l udes t he f l ex i b i l i t y,

t h rough e l ec t i ves , t o t a i l o r t he cu r r i cu l um fo r each i nd i v i dua l s t uden t .

A l l BME cou rses w i t h t he excep t i on o f BME 1000 have p re requ i s i t es t ha t r equ i r e a “C - ” o r be t t e r. The p re requ i s i t es f o r BME cou rses a re ava i l ab l e i n t he Depa r tmen t o f f i ce . Any wa i ve r o f a spec i f i ed p re requ i s i t e f o r a cou rse mus t be app roved by t he BME Facu l t y member o f f e r i ng t ha t cou rse .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING The unde rg radua te b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f ABET ( h t t p : / /www.abe t . o rg ) .



• Gradua tes w i l l have es tab l i shed t hemse l ves as p rac t i c i ng eng inee rs i n b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng and hea l t h r e l a ted pos i t i ons i n i ndus t r y, gove rnmen t and academia .

• Gradua tes w i l l have acqu i red advanced deg rees o r be engaged i n advanced s tudy i n b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng o r o the r f i e l ds r e l a ted t o t he i r l ong -t e rm ca ree r goa l s .

• Gradua tes w i l l a t t a i n a ma jo r m i l es tone i n t he i r ca ree r deve lopmen t w i t h i n t he f i r s t f i ve t o seven yea rs .


Gradua tes o f t he BME p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y w i l l demons t ra te :

a ) an ab i l i t y t o app l y know ledge o f ma thema t i cs , sc i ence , and eng inee r i ng ;

b ) an ab i l i t y t o des ign and conduc t expe r imen ts , as we l l as t o ana l yze and i n te rp re t da ta ;

c ) an ab i l i t y t o des ign a sys tem, componen t , o r p rocess t o mee t des i r ed needs w i t h i n r ea l i s t i c cons t ra i n t s such as economic , env i r onmen ta l , soc i a l , po l i t i ca l , e t h i ca l , hea l t h and sa fe t y, manu fac tu rab i l i t y, and sus ta i nab i l i t y ;

d ) an ab i l i t y t o f unc t i on on mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y t eams ;

e ) an ab i l i t y t o i den t i f y, f o rmu la te , and so l ve eng inee r i ng p rob lems ;

f ) an unde rs tand ing o f p ro fess i ona l and e th i ca l r espons ib i l i t y ;

g ) an ab i l i t y t o commun i ca te e f f ec t i ve l y ;


h ) t he b road educa t i on necessa ry t o unde rs tand t he impac t o f eng inee r i ng so lu t i ons i n a g l oba l and soc ie ta l con tex t ;

i ) a recogn i t i on o f t he need f o r, and an ab i l i t y t o engage i n l i f e - l ong l ea rn i ng ;

j ) a know ledge o f con tempora ry i ssues ;

k ) an ab i l i t y t o use t he t echn iques , sk i l l s , and mode rn eng inee r i ng t oo l s necessa ry f o r eng inee r i ng p rac t i ce ;

l ) an unde rs tand ing o f b i o l ogy and phys io l ogy, and t he capab i l i t y t o app l y advanced ma thema t i cs ( i nc l ud ing d i f f e ren t i a l equa t i ons and s ta t i s t i c s ) , sc i ence , and eng inee r i ng t o so l ve t he p rob lems a t t he i n t e r f ace o f eng inee r i ng and b i o l ogy ;

m) an ab i l i t y t o make measu remen ts on and i n t e rp re t da ta f r om l i v i ng sys tems , add ress ing t he p rob lems assoc ia ted w i t h t he i n t e rac t i on be tween l i v i ng and non - l i v i ng ma te r i a l s and sys tems .

Program Highlights The b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng depa r tmen t a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y ’s Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy o r i g i na ted i n 1997 and qu i ck l y deve loped i n t o a s t r ong and success fu l unde rg radua te p rog ram. The b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng (BME) unde rg radua te p rog ram p repa res s tuden t s f o r ca ree rs r ang ing f r om fundamen ta l eng inee r i ng resea rch t o t he app l i ca t i on o f eng inee r i ng p r i nc i p l es t o t he so lu t i on o f b i omed i ca l des ign p rob lems .

The BME deg ree comb ines Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y ’s s t r eng ths i n med i c i ne and l i f e sc i ences w i t h eng inee r i ng . S tuden t s l ea rn t o app l y sc i ence and eng inee r i ng p r i nc i p l es t o b i o l og i ca l and med i ca l sc i ences . S tuden ts a l so d i scove r oppo r tun i t i es f o r co l l abo ra t i ve resea rch i n a reas such as b i omechan i cs and o r t hoped i cs , t i s sue eng inee r i ng , k i ne t i cs and me tabo l i sm, neu roeng inee r i ng , med i ca l r obo t i cs , and med i ca l imag ing .

Curriculum Overview The B .S . deg ree i n b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng i s des i gned w i t h t h ree t r acks t o accommoda te t he d i f f e ren t ca ree r pa ths o f g radua tes .

The cu r r i cu l um l ead ing t o t he B .S . deg ree o f f e r s cons ide rab le f l ex i b i l i t y, a l l ow ing t ime f o r e l ec t i ves w i t h i n and ou t s i de t he depa r tmen t . The cu r r i cu l um i s des igned f o r s t uden t s whose pos tunde rg radua te ca ree r p l ans i nc l ude g radua te schoo l , i ndus t r y o r p ro fess i ona l schoo l s (med i c i ne , l aw o r bus iness ) .

The cou rses and l abo ra to r y expe r i ences p rov i de a b road f undamen ta l p repa ra t i on f o r any o f t hese ca ree r pa ths . The p rog ram i s des igned w i t h an emphas i s on p rov i d i ng a BME focus i n a l l co re eng inee r i ng c l asses

t ha t i n t eg ra tes unde rg radua te resea rch i n t o t he s tuden ts expe r i ence f r om the ve ry beg inn ing .

Because o f t he f l ex i b i l i t y i n ou r deg ree , ou r unde rg radua tes pa r t i c i pa te i n a number o f academic p rog rams ac ross campus , i nc l ud ing t he Med i ca l Scho la r s P rog ram and t he Un i ve rs i t y Hono rs P rog ram. BME ma jo rs can a l so comp le te ce r t i f i ca tes , m ino rs o r second ma jo r s i n a va r i e t y o f d i sc i p l i nes rang ing f r om the l i be ra l a r t s o r sc i ence t o bus iness o r t echno logy. The depa r tmen t a l so o f f e r s a m ino r f o r s t uden t s i n t e res ted i n deve lop ing a f ocused s tudy w i t h i n t he f i e l d o f BME.

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Many l abo ra to r y expe r i ences co inc i de w i t h cou rses such as i n t he bas i c sc i ence and eng inee r i ng cou rses . Some l ab cou rses a re bu i l t a round a se r i es o f expe r i ences i n seve ra l d i f f e ren t l abs t h roughou t campus . Th i s va r i e t y g i ves t he s tuden t i ns i gh t and app rec ia t i on f o r t he r i ch d i ve r s i t y o f oppo r t un i t i es i n b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng . Each s tuden t comp le tes a sen io r p ro j ec t , a hands -on expe r i ence . Th i s yea r - l ong p ro j ec t may be exp lo red as an i nd i v i dua l , bu t t he p ro j ec t s mos t o f t en i nvo l ve g roups o f s t uden t s f r om b iomed i ca l eng inee r i ng , o the r eng inee r i ng o r compu te r sc i ence depa r tmen ts , b i o l og i ca l o r med i ca l depa r tmen ts , o r eng inee rs f r om co rpo ra t i ons . We l l -equ ipped l abo ra to r i es emphas i ze measu remen t t echn iques and expe r imen ta l me thods . Each b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng s tuden t ’s sequence o f cou rses w i l l va r y acco rd i ng t o c red i t s t aken i n h i gh schoo l , ab i l i t y l eve l , i nd i v i dua l p re fe rence and ca ree r goa l s .

I n add i t i on , a l l s t uden t s i n t he b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram a re exposed t o en t rep reneu rsh ip and t he en t rep reneu r i a l m indse t t h rough t he cu r r i cu l um and ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es .

The caps tone cou rse i s des i gned t o f u l l y embed t he s tuden t i n a p ro j ec t t ha t w i l l cha l l enge even t he excep t i ona l s t uden t t o i n t eg ra te t he i r p rev i ous t r a i n i ng and t o deve lop t he i r ab i l i t i es as an eng inee r.

The f l ex i b i l i t y ava i l ab l e w i t h i n t he ma jo r o f f e r s s t uden t s i nc reased oppo r t un i t y t o expe r i ence resea rch . More t han 25 pe rcen t o f ou r unde rg radua te s tuden t popu la t i on t ake pa r t i n an o rgan i zed resea rch expe r i ence w i t h i n t he depa r tmen t

Careers As a b i omed i ca l eng inee r, t he re a re a va r i e t y o f ca ree r pa ths t o choose f r om, i nc l ud ing i ndus t r i a l o r consu l t i ng pos i t i ons ; g radua te schoo l ; and p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as med i c i ne , ve te r i na ry med i c i ne o r bus iness admin i s t r a t i on . The cu r r i cu l um a l l ows s tuden t s t o spec ia l i ze i n and exp lo re t he b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram, wh i l e s t i l l p rov i d i ng a so l i d backg round i n b i o l og i ca l / phys i ca l sc i ences , ma thema t i cs and bas i c eng inee r i ng .





+ Cou rsework : F i f t een t o ta l un i t s o f h i gh schoo l wo rk a re r equ i r ed : t h ree o r f ou r un i t s o f Eng l i sh ; f ou r o r more un i t s o f ma thema t i cs i nc l ud ing a l geb ra I and I I , geome t r y and p reca l cu lus (A lgeb ra I I w i t h Tr i gonomet r y i s no t su f f i c i en t ) . S tuden t s shou ld be p repa red t o s t a r t t he f i r s t semes te r f r eshmen yea r i n Ca l cu lus I o r h i ghe r ; t h ree o r f ou r un i t s o f sc i ence i nc l ud ing gene ra l sc i ence , i n t r oduc t i on t o phys i ca l sc i ence , ea r t h sc i ence , b i o l ogy, phys i cs o r chemis t r y ; two o r t h ree un i t s o f soc i a l sc i ences i nc l ud ing h i s t o r y, psycho logy o r soc io l ogy ; and t h ree un i t s o f e l ec t i ves .






Program Requirements Bas ic Sc ience and Mathemat ics (38 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 C H E M 11 2 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I L a b 1 B I O L 1 2 4 0 / 1 2 4 5 B i o l o g y I & L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b 1 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3

M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3

Bas ic Eng ineer ing (11 c red i ts ) B M E 3 2 0 0 M e c h a n i c s 3 E C E 2 0 0 1 E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r E n g 3 E C E 2 0 0 2 E l e c t r i c a l & C o m p u t e r E n g L a b 1 M E N G 2 0 11 E n g i n e e r i n g S h o p P r a c t i c e 1 E S C I 2 3 0 0 E n g i n e e r i n g T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3

Wri t ten and Ora l Communica t ion ( 3 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 0 0 A d v S t r a t e g i e s o f R h e t & R e s e a r c h 3

L ibera l Ar ts ( 18 c red i ts ) T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 H u m a n i t i e s 3 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 S o c i a l & B e h a v i o r a l S c i e n c e s 3 N o n - Te c h n i c a l E l e c t i v e 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved A r t s & Sc iences l i s t . See t he desc r i p t i on o f t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re above f o r more i n f o rma t i on .

Human i t i es cou rses i nc l ude : F i ne A r t s ( exc l udes app l i ed , s t ud io , and pe r f o rmance cou rses ) , L i t e ra tu re (ENGL 2020 -2750 , 3190 -3740 , 4130 -4890 ) , H i s t o r y, Amer i can S tud ies , and Fo re ign Languages (exc l udes Eng l i sh o r na t i ve l anguage ) .

Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc i ences cou rses i nc l ude : An th ropo logy, Commun ica t i on (CMM 1000 , 2000 , 2800 ) , Commun ica t i on Sc iences D i so rde rs (CSDI 1000 , 4700 ) , Economics , Educa t i on (EDF 4240 , EDI 3620 , EDSP4310 ) , Po l i t i ca l Sc ience , Psycho logy, Soc ia l Work (SWRK 1000 , 2100 , 3100 , 3200 ) , Soc io l ogy, C r im ina l Jus t i ce , Pub l i c Po l i c y S tud ies (exc l udes f i e l d se rv i ce cou rses ) and Pub l i c Hea l t h .

Non -Techn i ca l E l ec t i ve sha l l be chosen f r om: Ph i l osophy, Theo logy, Human i t i es , o r Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc iences .

Biomedica l Eng ineer ing Core (27 c red i ts ) B M E 1 0 0 0 B M E O r i e n t a t i o n 1 B M E 1 0 1 0 B M E I n t r o d u c t i o n 1 B M E 2 0 0 0 B M E C o m p u t i n g 3 B M E 2 2 0 0 A p p l i e d P h y s i o l o g y f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 B M E 3 1 0 0 S i g n a l s 3 B M E 3 3 0 0 T r a n s p o r t F u n d a m e n t a l s 3 B M E 3 4 0 0 M a t e r i a l s S c i e n c e 3 B M E 3 8 4 0 J u n i o r L a b 1 B M E 3 1 5 0 B i o m e d i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 B M E 4 9 5 0 / 4 9 6 0 S e n i o r P r o j e c t I & I I 6

Advanced B iomedica l Eng ineer ing (18 c red i ts ) S e l e c t 6 f r o m t h e f o l l o w i n g : B M E 4 1 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l S i g n a l s 3 B M E 4 1 3 0 M e d i c a l I m a g i n g 3 B M E 4 1 5 0 B r a i n C o m p u t e r I n t e r f a c e 3 B M E 4 2 0 0 B i o m e c h a n i c s 3 B M E 4 2 1 0 H u m a n M o v e m e n t B i o m e c h a n i c s 3 B M E 4 3 0 0 B i o t r a n s p o r t 3 B M E 4 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n B i o t r a n s p o r t 3 B M E 4 3 2 0 D r u g D e l i v e r y 3 B M E 4 4 0 0 B i o m a t e r i a l s 3 B M E 4 4 1 0 T i s s u e E n g i n e e r i n g 3 B M E 4 4 3 0 R e g e n e r a t i v e E n g i n e e r i n g 3 B M E 4 5 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s i n B M E 3 B M E 4 6 0 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y I 3


B M E 4 6 5 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y I I 3 B M E 4 9 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t R e s e a r c h 3

BME-Re la ted Genera l E lec t i ves (9 c red i ts ) BME-Re la ted gene ra l e l ec t i ves shou ld be se lec ted i n acco rdance w i t h t he s tuden t ’s l ong - t e rm educa t i ona l and ca ree r goa l s . O f t en , s t uden t s use t hese c red i t s f o r advanced wo rk i n ma th , sc i ence , and eng inee r i ng . Howeve r, s t uden t s may a l so se lec t cou rses des igned t o b roaden t he i r educa t i on i n a reas such as l i be ra l a r t s o r bus iness . I n a l l cases t he pe rm iss i on o f t he academic adv i so r and Depa r tmen t Cha i rpe rson i s r equ i r ed . Unde r no c i r cums tances can p re requ i s i t e cou rses be used as gene ra l e l ec t i ves , e .g . , P re -Ca l cu lus (MATH 1400 ) o r The P rocess o f Compos i t i on (ENGL 1500 ) .

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING MINOR Program Requirements The m ino r r equ i r es 18 c red i t s o f cou rsework i nc l ud i ng a cou rse i n phys io l ogy (e .g . , B IOL 2600 , PPY 2540 Human Phys io l ogy o r BME 2200 ) and a t l eas t f i ve BME cou rses . A t l eas t t h ree o f t he BME cou rses mus t be se lec ted a t t he 4000 - l eve l , i . e . , f r om the Advanced BME cou rses .

To i n i t i a t e a M ino r i n BME, a s tuden t shou ld f i l e a "M ino r i n BME" p l an w i t h t he BME Depa r tmen t a f t e r mee t i ng w i t h a BME Facu l t y member t o d i scuss t he m ino r cou rses and t he i r p re requ i s i t es . The "M ino r i n BME" f o rm se rves as a p l ann ing t oo l and t ha t w i l l be on f i l e i n t he BME Depa r tmen t and w i t h t he s tuden t ' s academic adv i so r i n t he ma jo r a rea . The comp le t i on o f a M ino r i n BME mus t be ce r t i f i ed by t he Cha i r o f t he BME Depa r tmen t as pa r t o f t he g radua t i on check .

Continuation Standards The g rades i n a l l BME cou rses mus t be C o r be t t e r.



CIVIL ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Rona ldo Luna , Ph .D . , P.E .


OVERVIEW The c i v i l eng inee r i ng p rog ram p rov i des a so l i d f ounda t i on o f cou rsework i n t he eng inee r i ng sc i ences , i nc l ud ing s t r uc tu ra l , env i r onmen ta l , geo techn i ca l , hyd rau l i c and t r anspo r ta t i on eng inee r i ng . So l i d mechan i cs , f l u i d sc i ences and g raph i cs a re a l so cove red .

Mode rn and we l l - equ ipped l abo ra to r i es emphas i ze expe r imen ta l me thods and measu remen t t echn iques .

The c i v i l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i nc l udes t he f o l l ow ing p r ima ry f ocus a reas :

• Green and sus ta i nab le des ign

• I n f r as t r uc tu res des ign , eva lua t i on and res to ra t i on

• Transpo r ta t i on p l ann ing , mode l i ng and des ign

• Hydrau l i c and wa te r r esou rces mode l i ng and des ign

I n add i t i on , s t uden t s a re exposed t o en t rep reneu rsh ip and t he en t rep reneu r i a l m indse t t h rough t he cu r r i cu l um and ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es .

Faculty Cra ig Adams , Ph .D . , P.E . Ch r i s t ophe r Ca r ro l l , Ph .D . , P.E . Amanda Cox , Ph .D . , P.E . R i yadh H ind i , Ph .D . , P.Eng . Ja l i l K i an fa r, Ph .D . , P.E .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING The unde rg radua te c i v i l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f ABET ( h t t p : / /www.abe t . o rg ) .



• Be emp loyed as eng inee rs o r be en ro l l ed i n eng inee r i ng o r p ro fess i ona l g radua te schoo l ;

• Demons t ra te t he i r commi tmen t t o l i f e - l ong l ea rn i ng and p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t t h rough seek ing p ro fess i ona l l i censu re , pu rsu ing

g radua te s tud ies , o r pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n o the r p ro fess i ona l con t i nu i ng educa t i on ac t i v i t i es ;

• Advance i n t o l eade rsh ip r o l es i n t he i r p ro fess i on and i n se r v i ce t o t he i r commun i t i es ; and

• Crea te des ign so lu t i ons t ha t add ress economic , soc i a l , and env i r onmen ta l f ac to r s i n t he i r p ro fess i ona l eng inee r i ng p rac t i ce .


Gradua tes o f t he C i v i l Eng inee r i ng p rog ram a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y w i l l demons t ra te :

a ) an ab i l i t y t o app l y know ledge o f ma thema t i c s , sc i ence , and eng inee r i ng ;

b ) an ab i l i t y t o des ign and conduc t expe r imen ts , as we l l as t o ana l yze and i n t e rp re t da ta ;

c ) an ab i l i t y t o des ign a sys tem, componen t , o r p rocess t o mee t des i r ed needs w i t h i n r ea l i s t i c cons t ra i n t s such as economic , env i r onmen ta l , soc i a l , po l i t i ca l , e t h i ca l , hea l t h and sa fe t y, manu fac tu rab i l i t y, and sus ta i nab i l i t y ;

d ) an ab i l i t y t o f unc t i on on mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y t eams ; e ) an ab i l i t y t o i den t i f y, f o rmu la te , and so l ve

eng inee r i ng p rob lems ; f ) an unde rs tand ing o f p ro fess i ona l and e th i ca l

r espons ib i l i t y ; g ) an ab i l i t y t o commun i ca te e f f ec t i ve l y ; h ) t he b road educa t i on necessa ry t o unde rs tand t he


i ) a r ecogn i t i on o f t he need f o r, and an ab i l i t y t o engage i n l i f e - l ong l ea rn i ng ;

j ) a know ledge o f con tempora ry i ssues ; k ) an ab i l i t y t o use t he t echn iques , sk i l l s , and

mode rn eng inee r i ng t oo l s necessa ry f o r eng inee r i ng p rac t i ce ;

l ) app l y know ledge o f f ou r t echn i ca l a reas app rop r i a te t o c i v i l eng inee r i ng ;

m) exp la i n bas i c concep t s i n managemen t , bus iness , pub l i c po l i c y, and l eade rsh ip ; and exp la i n t he impo r tance o f p ro fess i ona l l i censu re .

Program Highlights The c i v i l eng inee r i ng p rog ram o f f e red by t he depa r tmen t o f c i v i l eng inee r i ng a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y ’s Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy i s f u tu re - f ocused , i nco rpo ra t i ng t he l a t es t t r ends i n c i v i l eng inee r i ng t o add ress t he cu r ren t and f u tu re needs o f t he p ro fess ion and soc ie t y.

G radua tes a re we l l - p repa red t o en te r p ro fess i ona l p rac t i ce and have t he comprehens i ve sk i l l se t and l eade rsh ip backg round needed t o add ress soc ie t y ’s needs a t t he l oca l , r eg iona l and g l oba l l eve l . The c i v i l eng inee r i ng cu r r i cu l um emphas i zes p ro fess i ona l p rac t i ce p repa ra t i on us i ng p ro j ec t -based , hands -on l ea rn i ng me thods .

Some o f t he s tuden t o rgan i za t i ons ava i l ab l e f o r c i v i l


eng inee r i ng ma jo r s t o j o i n i nc l ude :

+ Amer i can Soc ie t y o f C i v i l Eng inee rs : A d i s t i ngu i shed p ro fess i ona l o rgan i za t i on rep resen t i ng t he c i v i l eng inee r i ng p ro fess i on .

+ Eng inee rs Wi t hou t Bo rde rs : Uses eng inee r i ng as a way t o he lp imp rove t he l i ves o f t hose l i v i ng i n economica l l y deve lop ing na t i ons .

Curriculum Overview The c i v i l eng inee r i ng p rog ram p rov ides a so l i d f ounda t i on o f cou rsework i n t he eng inee r i ng sc i ences , i nc l ud ing s t r uc tu ra l , env i r onmen ta l , geo techn i ca l , hyd rau l i c and t r anspo r ta t i on eng inee r i ng . So l i d mechan i cs , f l u i d sc i ences and g raph i cs a re a l so cove red .

Mode rn and we l l - equ ipped l abo ra to r i es emphas i ze expe r imen ta l me thods and measu remen t t echn iques .

The c i v i l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i nc l udes t he f o l l ow ing p r ima ry f ocus a reas :

+ Green and sus ta i nab le des ign + I n f r as t r uc tu res des ign , eva lua t i on and res to ra t i on + Transpo r ta t i on p l ann ing , mode l i ng and des ign + Hyd rau l i c and wa te r r esou rces mode l i ng and des ign

I n add i t i on , s t uden t s a re exposed t o en t rep reneu rsh ip and t he en t rep reneu r i a l m indse t t h rough t he cu r r i cu l um and ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he c i v i l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r tun i t i es . Compe t i t i ve summer i n t e rnsh ips and coope ra t i ve educa t i on p rog rams a re ava i l ab l e w i t h i n t he i ndus t r y and w i t h gove rnmen t agenc ies . I ndependen t s t udy on a c i v i l eng inee r i ng t op i c can be a r ranged unde r t he d i r ec t i on o f a f acu l t y member.

Loca ted i n t he hea r t o f S t . Lou i s s t uden t s ga in access t o a number o f i ndus t r y con tac t s f r om a round t he a rea . Th i s a l l ows s tuden t s t o eas i l y pa r t ake i n i n t e rnsh ips du r i ng t he schoo l yea r and ne two rk w i t h p ro fess i ona l s be fo re g radua t i on P lus , t he c i v i l eng inee r i ng f acu l t y a re ve ry ac t i ve i n r esea rch and t he re a re many oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o he lp conduc t i ng resea rch du r i ng t he academic yea r and summer.

Mode rn and we l l - equ ipped l abo ra to r i es emphas i ze expe r imen ta l me thods and measu remen t t echn iques . The C i v i l Eng inee r i ng l abo ra to r y f ac i l i t i es i nc l ude a va r i e t y o f equ ipmen t . I n add i t i on t o t he ex i s t i ng l abo ra to r y f ac i l i t i es i n O l i ve r Ha l l , such as un i ve rsa l t es t i ng mach ines , v i b ra t i on appa ra tus , and f l u i d dynamics l abo ra to r y ; add i t i ona l f ac i l i t i es i nc l ude : so i l mechan i cs , env i r onmen ta l , and cons t ruc t i on ma te r i a l s t es t i ng l abo ra to r i es . S tuden t s i n t he C i v i l Eng inee r i ng p rog ram may spec ia l i ze i n a reas such as i n f r as t ruc tu re eva lua t i on and des ign , t r anspo r t a t i on ana l ys i s and p l ann ing , and g reen eng inee r i ng and sus ta i nab le

des ign .

Careers Af te r g radua t i on , s t uden t s w i t h a B .S . i n c i v i l eng inee r i ng can pu rsue g radua te s tudy o r en te r one o f t he mos t dynamic i ndus t r i es i n t he Un i t ed S ta tes . I ndus t r y and gove rnmen t agenc ies have l ong recogn i zed t he qua l i t y o f eng inee r i ng g radua tes f r om Pa rks Co l l ege .

A f ew o f t he p l aces whe re c i v i l eng inee r i ng g radua tes can f i nd oppo r tun i t i es i nc l ude :

+ M i ssou r i and I l l i no i s depa r tmen ts o f t r anspo r ta t i on + M i ssou r i Sewer D i s t r i c t + S ta te , coun t y and mun i c i pa l eng inee r i ng o f f i ces + The A rmy Corps o f Eng inee rs + P r i va te eng inee r i ng f i rms such as B lack and Vea t ch ,

Pa rsons , e t c . + Cons t ruc t i on compan ies + U .S . A i r Fo rce , A rmy and Navy








Fo r p r i o r i t y cons ide ra t i on f o r mer i t - based scho la r sh ips ,


app l i can t s shou ld app l y f o r admiss i on by Dec . 1 and comp le te a F ree App l i ca t i on f o r Fede ra l S tuden t A id (FAFSA) by March 1 .


Program Requirements Bas ic Sc ience and Mathemat ics (26 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I L e c t u r e 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L e c t u r e 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 S TAT 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3

Math /Sc ience E lec t i ves (7 c red i ts ) Choose 7 c red i t s i n Ma th o r Sc ience . The Ma th and Sc ience e l ec t i ve canno t be a p re requ i s i t e cou rse f o r r equ i red cou rses i n t he cu r r i cu l um. E i t he r B IOL 1240 /1245 o r an EAS cou rse (o r bo th ) mus t be t aken t o sa t i s f y t he ABET bas i c sc i ence requ i remen t .

Accep tab le EAS cou rses i nc l ude : EAS 1010 Ea r t h Sys tems I -The So l i d Ea r th /EAS 1020 Ea r th ' s Env i r onmen t I Lab , EAS 1030 Ea r t h ' s Dynamic Env i r onmen t I I /EAS 1040 Ea r t h ' s Env i r onmen t I I Lab , EAS 1050 I n t r oduc t i on t o Oceanog raphy, EAS 1090 C l ima te Change , EAS 2300 Geo logy f o r Eng inee rs , EAS 2110 Me teo ro l og i ca l Ana l ys i s , EAS 2440 A tmosphe r i c P rocesses and Sys tems , o r EAS 2530 Fundamen ta l s o f C l ima te Sys tems .

Wri t ten and Ora l Communica t ion (4 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 2 0 A d v a n c e d W r i t i n g f o r P r o f e s s i o n a l s 3 C M M 2 2 0 0 S m a l l G r o u p P r e s e n t a t i o n 1

L ibera l Ar ts ( 15 c red i ts ) T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E n g i n e e r i n g E t h i c s 3 H u m a n i s t i c Va l u e s E l e c t i v e s 6 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y E l e c t i v e 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved A r t s & Sc iences l i s t . See t he desc r i p t i on o f t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re above f o r more i n f o rma t i on .

Human i s t i c Va lues cou rses sha l l be chosen f r om: Human i t i es o r Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc i ence .

Human i t i es cou rses i nc l ude : F i ne A r t s ( exc l udes app l i ed , s t ud io , and pe r f o rmance cou rses ) , L i t e ra tu re , H i s t o r y, Amer i can S tud ies and Fo re ign Languages (exc l udes Eng l i sh o r na t i ve l anguage ) , Ph i l osophy o r Theo logy.

Soc ia l & Behav io ra l Sc i ences cou rses (3 - c red i t ) i nc l ude : An th ropo logy, Commun ica t i on , Commun ica t i on Sc iences D i so rde rs , Economics , Educa t i on , Po l i t i ca l Sc i ence , Psycho logy, Soc ia l Work , Soc io l ogy, C r im ino logy and Cr im ina l Jus t i ce , Pub l i c Po l i c y S tud ies

(exc l udes f i e l d se r v i ce cou rses ) , and Pub l i c Hea l t h .

Engineer ing Sc ience Courses (14 c red i ts ) E S C I 2 1 0 0 S t a t i c s 3 E S C I 2 1 5 0 D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 1 0 0 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s 3 E S C I 3 1 0 1 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s L a b 1 E S C I 3 2 0 0 F l u i d D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 2 0 1 F l u i d D y n a m i c s L a b 1

Civ i l Eng ineer ing Courses ( 44 c red i ts ) C V N G 1 0 1 0 F r e s h m a n E n g i n e e r i n g I 1 C V N G 1 0 2 0 F r e s h m a n E n g i n e e r i n g I I 1 C V N G 1 5 0 0 C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p u t i n g 3 C V N G 2 0 1 0 G I S a n d S u r v e y i n g i n C i v i l E n g r . 3 C V N G 2 0 2 0 G I S a n d S u r v e y i n g L a b 1 C V N G 3 0 4 1 S u s t a i n a b i l i t y & E n v i r o n m e n t a l E n g r . 3 C V N G 3 0 4 1 S u s t a i n a b i l i t y & E n v i r . E n g r . L a b 1 C V N G 3 0 1 0 S t r u c t u r a l A n a l y s i s 3 C V N G 3 0 2 0 S t r u c t u r a l A n a l y s i s L a b 1 C V N G 3 0 3 0 C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g M a t e r i a l s 3 C V N G 3 0 7 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t 2 C V N G 3 0 9 0 G e o t e c h n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C V N G 3 1 0 0 G e o t e c h n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g L a b 1 C V N G 3 11 0 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C V N G 3 1 2 0 T r a n s p o r t a t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g L a b 1 C V N G 3 1 3 0 H y d r a u l i c E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C V N G 3 1 4 0 H y d r a u l i c E n g i n e e r i n g L a b 1 C V N G 3 1 5 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S t r u c t u r a l D e s i g n 3 C V N G 3 1 6 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S t r u c t u r a l D e s i g n L a b 1 C V N G 4 5 0 0 C a p s t o n e D e s i g n I 3 C V N G 4 5 1 0 C a p s t o n e D e s i g n I I 3

Civ i l Eng ineer ing E lec t i ves (9 c red i ts ) C V N G 4 0 3 0 F o u n d a t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C V N G 4 0 5 0 A d v a n c e d S t r u c t u r a l A n a l y s i s 3 C V N G 4 0 7 0 S t r u c t u r a l D y n a m i c s 3 C V N G 4 0 9 0 A d v a n c e d R e i n f o r c e d C o n c r e t e 3 C V N G 4 11 0 A d v a n c e d S t e e l D e s i g n 3 C V N G 4 1 3 0 B r i d g e E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C V N G 4 1 5 0 P r e s t r e s s e d C o n c r e t e 3 C V N G 4 1 9 0 S u s t a i n a b l e L a n d D e v e l o p m e n t E n g r g . 3 C V N G 4 2 1 0 S u s t a i n a b l e W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t 3 C V N G 4 3 3 0 O p e n - C h a n n e l F l o w 3 C V N G 4 3 5 0 H y d r a u l i c M o d e l i n g 3 C V N G 4 3 7 0 R i v e r E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C V N G 4 4 5 0 T r a f f i c E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C V N G 4 4 7 0 U r b a n T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n n i n g 3

Profess iona l Deve lopment E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) S ix (6 ) c red i t s o f P ro fess i ona l Deve lopmen t E lec t i ves a re r equ i r ed , t yp i ca l l y uppe r l eve l . Cou rses can be non- eng inee r i ng cou rses bu t mus t suppo r t p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t goa l s . Cou rses can be se lec ted f r om p re -app roved e l ec t i ve t r acks o r s t uden t s can deve lop i nd i v i dua l i zed p l ans w i t h depa r tmen ta l app rova l .

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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Wi l l i am J . Ebe l , Ph .D .


Faculty Roob i k Gha rabag i , Ph .D . A rm ineh Kha l i l i , M .S .E .E . Hu l i ya r S . Ma l l i ka r j una , Ph .D . Ky le M i t che l l , Ph .D . Hab ib Rahman , Ph .D .

OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f E l ec t r i ca l and Compu te r Eng inee r i ng o f f e r s two unde rg radua te p rog rams l ead ing t o t he deg ree o f Bache lo r o f Sc ience i n E lec t r i ca l Eng inee r i ng o r Compu te r Eng inee r i ng . The depa r tmen t p rov i des p rog rams t ha t i nco rpo ra te ana l ys i s , des ign and deve lopmen t o f e l ec t r i ca l , e l ec t r on i c , and compu te r sys tems , and p repa res g radua tes f o r en t r y i n t o t he p ro fess i on as p roduc t i ve and e f f ec t i ve eng inee rs .

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING The unde rg radua te compu te r eng inee r i ng p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f ABET ( h t t p : / /www.abe t . o rg ) .



• Our g radua tes w i l l have acqu i red advanced deg rees o r a re engaged i n advanced s tudy i n eng inee r i ng , bus iness , l aw, med i c i ne o r o the r app rop r i a te f i e l ds .

• Our g radua tes w i l l have es tab l i shed t hemse l ves as p rac t i c i ng eng inee rs i n e l ec t r i ca l , compu te r o r r e l a ted eng inee r i ng f i e l ds .

• Our g radua tes w i l l be f i l l i ng t he t echn i ca l needs o f soc i e t y by so l v i ng eng inee r i ng p rob lems us ing e l ec t r i ca l o r compu te r eng inee r i ng p r i nc i p l es , t oo l s , and p rac t i ces .


S tuden t ou t comes a re de f i ned by ABET as t he sk i l l s t ha t g radua tes w i l l a t t a i n a t t he t ime o f g radua t i on . S tuden t ou t comes a re l i s t ed be low :

a . an ab i l i t y t o app l y know ledge o f ma thema t i cs , sc i ence , and eng inee r i ng ;

b . an ab i l i t y t o des ign and conduc t expe r imen ts , as we l l as t o ana l yze and i n t e rp re t da ta ;

c . an ab i l i t y t o des ign a sys tem, componen t , o r p rocess t o mee t des i r ed needs w i t h i n r ea l i s t i c cons t ra i n t s such as economic , env i r onmen ta l , soc i a l , po l i t i ca l , e t h i ca l , hea l t h and sa fe t y, manu fac tu rab i l i t y, and sus ta i nab i l i t y ;

d . an ab i l i t y t o f unc t i on on mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na r y t eams ; e . an ab i l i t y t o i den t i f y, f o rmu la te , and so l ve

eng inee r i ng p rob lems ; f . an unde rs tand ing o f p ro fess i ona l and e th i ca l

r espons ib i l i t y ; g . an ab i l i t y t o commun i ca te e f f ec t i ve l y ; h . t he b road educa t i on necessa ry t o unde rs tand t he


i . a r ecogn i t i on o f t he need f o r, and an ab i l i t y t o engage i n l i f e - l ong l ea rn i ng ;

j . a know ledge o f con tempora ry i ssues ; k . an ab i l i t y t o use t he t echn iques , sk i l l s , and


Program Highlights The depa r tmen t o f f e r s a un ique , hands -on unde rg radua te p rog ram cu lm ina t i ng i n a Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n compu te r eng inee r i ng . The depa r tmen t p rov i des a cu r r i cu l um tha t i nco rpo ra tes ana l ys i s , des ign and deve lopmen t o f compu te r sys tems con ta i n i ng ha rdware and so f twa re componen ts .

The cu r r i cu l um p rov i des g radua tes w i t h necessa ry sk i l l s f o r en t r y i n t o t he p ro fess ion as p roduc t i ve and e f f ec t i ve eng inee rs o r t o pu rsue g radua te educa t i on .

An add i t i ona l f ea tu re o f t he p rog ram i s t ha t a l l s t uden t s a re exposed t o en t rep reneu rsh ip and t he en t rep reneu r i a l m indse t t h rough t he cu r r i cu l um and ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es .


+ The hands -on na tu re o f t he cu r r i cu l um a l l ows compu te r eng inee r i ng s tuden ts t o app l y t heo re t i ca l concep ts t o p rac t i ca l app l i ca t i ons . S tuden ts beg in conduc t i ng expe r imen ts i n depa r tmen t l abs du r i ng t he i r f r eshman yea r.

+ S tuden t s have t he oppo r t un i t y t o wo rk w i t h f acu l t y on resea rch p rog rams , enhanc ing t he i r educa t i ona l expe r i ence and p repa r i ng t hem fo r i ndus t r y.

+ Compu te r eng inee r i ng s tuden t s a re g i ven a we l l -r ounded app roach t ha t t eaches no t on l y t echn i ca l sk i l l s bu t t he bus iness s i de o f eng inee r i ng as we l l .

Curriculum Overview The p rog ram cou rsework p rov i des s tuden t s w i t h bo th b read th and dep th i n compu te r eng inee r i ng . The p rog ram deve lops a s tuden t ' s ab i l i t y t o app l y know ledge o f ma thema t i cs , sc i ences and compu te r eng inee r i ng t o


f i nd so lu t i ons t o p rac t i ca l p rob lems . I t ensu res t ha t g radua tes have an oppo r tun i t y t o wo rk on mu l t i d i sc i p l i na ry t eams and deve lop e f f ec t i ve commun i ca t i on sk i l l s .

I n add i t i on t o a s t r ong f ocus on compu te r sk i l l s and compu te r ha rdware and so f twa re , t he p rog ram p rov i des a b road des ign expe r i ence wh i ch i s i n t eg ra ted t h roughou t t he p rog ram by i n t r oduc ing f undamen ta l e l emen ts o f t he des ign p rocess i n cou rsework . The p rog ram a l so i nc l udes a two -semes te r des ign sequence t o p rov i de a mean ing fu l and s i gn i f i can t eng inee r i ng des ign expe r i ence t ha t f ocuses on and p repa res s tuden ts f o r p ro fess i ona l p rac t i ce .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he compu te r eng inee r i ng p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip , r esea rch and ca ree r oppo r tun i t i es . S tuden t s a re encou raged and ass i s t ed i n ob ta i n i ng summer i n t e rnsh i ps w i t h l oca l and g l oba l compan ies t h rough ca ree r se rv i ces .

Unde rg radua te r esea rch oppo r tun i t i es w i t h i n t he co l l ege and Na t i ona l Sc i ence Founda t i on -sponso red resea rch ac t i v i t i es a re ava i l ab l e du r i ng summer o r r egu la r semes te r s . Unde rg radua te s tuden ts a re a l so encou raged t o seek oppo r tun i t i es f o r r esea rch w i t h f acu l t y o f t he depa r tmen t o r f acu l t y i n o the r depa r tmen ts .

Careers As a compu te r eng inee r, t he re a re a va r i e t y o f ca ree r pa ths spann ing i ndus t r i a l o r consu l t i ng pos i t i ons . S tuden t s a re a l so p repa red fo r g radua te schoo l and p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as l aw, bus iness admin i s t r a t i on o r med i c i ne .

G radua tes have f ound emp loymen t a t such compan ies as :

+ Amazon + AT&T + Boe ing + Depa r tmen t o f De fense + Emerson E lec t r i c + Garm in + Gene ra l Mo to rs + I n te l + Rockwe l l + Samsung + Texas I ns t rumen ts + U .S . A i r Fo rce


+ GPA: M in imum cumu la t i ve 3 .00 h i gh schoo l GPA fo r f r eshmen app l i can t s and 2 .70 co l l ege GPA fo r

t r ans fe r app l i can t s . + ACT/SAT: ACT compos i t e sco re o f 24 o r h i ghe r, o r

SAT compos i t e sco re o f 1160 o r h i ghe r. ACT sub sco res m in imums o f 22 i n Eng l i sh , 24 i n Ma thema t i cs , 22 i n Read ing Comprehens ion and 22 i n Sc ien t i f i c Reason ing , o r SAT Ma th sub sco re o f 620 .







Program Requirements Bas ic Sc ience and Mathemat ics Requ i rements (36 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b 1 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 11 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 E C E 3 0 5 2 P r o b a b i l i t y & R V f o r E n g i n e e r s 3

Wri t ten and Ora l Communica t ion (3 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 2 0 A d v W r i t i n g f o r P r o f e s s i o n a l s 3

Computer Sc ience (14 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 3 0 0 I n t r o O b j e c t O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m 4 C S C I 2 1 0 0 D a t a S t r u c t u r e s 4 C S C I 2 3 0 0 O b j e c t O r i e n t e d S o f t w a r e D e s i g n 3 C S C I 3 5 0 0 O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m s 3


L ibera l Ar ts Requ i rements (15 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s a n d E n g i n e e r i n g 3 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 H u m a n i t i e s 3 S o c i a l & B e h a v i o r a l S c i e n c e 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y, Human i t i es , Soc ia l and Behav io ra l Sc i ence mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved l i s t .

Computer Eng ineer ing Core (48 c red i ts ) E C E 1 0 0 1 I n t r o t o E C E I 1 E C E 1 0 0 2 I n t r o t o E C E I I 1 E C E 2 1 0 1 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I 3 E C E 2 1 0 2 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I I 3 E C E 2 1 0 3 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s L a b 1 E C E 2 2 0 5 D i g i t a l D e s i g n 3 E C E 2 2 0 6 D i g i t a l D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 2 0 5 A d v a n c e d D i g i t a l D e s i g n 3 E C E 3 2 1 5 C o m p u t e r S y s t e m s D e s i g n 3 E C E 3 2 1 6 C o m p u t e r S y s t e m s D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 2 1 7 C o m p u t e r A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 E C E 3 2 2 5 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s 3 E C E 3 2 2 6 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s L a b 1 E C E 3 1 3 0 S e m i c o n d u c t o r D e v i c e s 3 E C E 3 1 3 1 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t s 3 E C E 3 1 3 2 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t s l a b 1 E C E 3 1 5 0 L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 3 1 5 1 L i n e a r S y s t e m s L a b 1 E C E 3 0 9 0 J u n i o r D e s i g n 1 E C E 4 2 4 5 C o m p u t e r N e t w o r k s 3 E C E 4 8 0 0 E C E D e s i g n I 3 E C E 4 8 1 0 E C E D e s i g n I I 3

ECE or CSCI E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts )

Studen t s a re requ i red t o t ake s i x ( 6 ) c red i t s f r om an app roved l i s t o f e l ec t i ves . Be low i s a pa r t i a l l i s t . E C E 3 11 0 E n e r g y C o n v e r s i o n 3 E C E 3 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F i e l d s 3 E C E 4 2 2 5 H a r d w a r e S o f t w a r e C o - d e s i g n 3 E C E 4 2 2 6 M o b i l e R o b o t i c s 3 E C E 4 2 3 5 D i g i t a l I C D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 5 1 D i g i t a l S i g n a l P r o c e s s i n g 3 C S C I 3 1 0 0 A l g o r i t h m s 3 C S C I 3 2 0 0 P r o g r a m m i n g L a n g u a g e s 3 C S C I 3 8 2 0 C o m p u t e r G r a p h i c s I 3 C S C I 3 7 1 0 D a t a b a s e s 3 C S C I 3 2 0 0 S o f t w a r e E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C S C I 4 5 5 0 A d v a n c e d O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m s 3 C S C I 3 7 6 0 A r t i f i c i a l I n t e l l i g e n c e 3

Techn ica l E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) One 3 c red i t cou rse se l ec ted f r om an app roved l i s t i n sc i ence , ma thema t i cs , o r eng inee r i ng , a t t he 2000- l eve l o r h i ghe r, o r Compu te r Sc ience a t 3000 o r h i ghe r.

I n te rnsh ip and Co-op A l though no t r equ i red , s t uden t s can e l ec t t o pa r t i c i pa te i n an i n t e rnsh ip o r coope ra t i ve expe r i ence be fo re g radua t i on . E C E 2 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 3 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 4 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 2 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3 E C E 3 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3 E C E 4 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 125

Continuation Standards

Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a m in imum 2 .00 GPA.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING The unde rg radua te e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f ABET ( h t t p : / /www.abe t . o rg ) .



• Our g radua tes w i l l have acqu i red advanced deg rees o r a re engaged i n advanced s tudy i n eng inee r i ng , bus iness , l aw, med i c i ne o r o the r app rop r i a te f i e l ds .

• Our g radua tes w i l l have es tab l i shed t hemse l ves as p rac t i c i ng eng inee rs i n e l ec t r i ca l , compu te r o r r e l a ted eng inee r i ng f i e l ds .

• Our g radua tes w i l l be f i l l i ng t he t echn i ca l needs o f soc i e t y by so l v i ng eng inee r i ng p rob lems us ing e l ec t r i ca l o r compu te r eng inee r i ng p r i nc i p l es , t oo l s , and p rac t i ces .


S tuden t ou t comes a re de f i ned by ABET as t he sk i l l s t ha t g radua tes w i l l a t t a i n a t t he t ime o f g radua t i on . S tuden t ou t comes a re l i s t ed be low :











Program Highlights


The depa r tmen t o f f e r s a un ique unde rg radua te p rog ram cu lm ina t i ng i n a Bache lo r o f Sc i ence i n e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng . The cu r r i cu l um p rov ides g radua tes w i t h t he necessa ry sk i l l s f o r en t r y i n t o t he p ro fess i on as p roduc t i ve and e f f ec t i ve eng inee rs o r f o r pu rsu ing g radua te schoo l .

Add i t i ona l l y, t he p rog ram ensu res a l l s t uden t s a re exposed t o en t rep reneu rsh ip and t he en t rep reneu r i a l m indse t t h rough t he cu r r i cu l um and ex t racu r r i cu l a r oppo r tun i t i es .

A Bache lo r o f Sc i ence (B .S . ) i n e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng can a l so be ob ta i ned w i t h t he f o l l ow ing op t i ons :

+ Bache lo r o f Sc ience (B .S . ) i n e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng , emphas i s i n

b i oe lec t r on i cs ( p re -med)

+ Bache lo r o f Sc ience (B .S . ) i n e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng , emphas i s i n

b i oe lec t r on i cs ( eng inee r i ng emphas i s )

The B ioe lec t ron i cs concen t ra t i on i s a j o i n t e f f o r t by t he E lec t r i ca l and Compu te r Eng inee r i ng Depa r tmen t and t he B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng Depa r tmen t o f Pa rks Co l l ege . The cou rse o f s t udy comb ines sc i ence and eng inee r i ng , i nco rpo ra t i ng cou rses i n b i o l ogy, chemis t r y, ma th , b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng , e l ec t r i ca l and e l ec t r on i c eng inee r i ng , and o the rs . S tuden t s i n t he B ioe lec t ron i cs t r ack w i l l pu rsue e i t he r o f two emphases , eng inee r i ng o r p re -hea l t h , and w i l l g radua te w i t h a B .S . i n E lec t r i ca l Eng inee r i ng and cou rsework i n B iomed i ca l Eng inee r i ng .

Curriculum Overview The p rog ram cou rsework p rov i des s tuden t s w i t h bo th b read th and dep th i n e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng . The p rog ram deve lops i n s t uden t s t he ab i l i t y t o app l y know ledge o f ma thema t i cs , sc i ences and e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng t o f i nd so lu t i ons t o p rac t i ca l p rob lems . I t ensu res t ha t g radua tes have an oppo r tun i t y t o wo rk on mu l t i d i sc i p l i na ry t eams and deve lop e f f ec t i ve commun i ca t i on sk i l l s .

I n add i t i on t o a s t r ong f ocus on co re a reas o f e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng , t he p rog ram p rov ides a des ign expe r i ence t ha t i s i n t eg ra ted t h roughou t t he p rog ram by i n t r oduc ing f undamen ta l e l emen ts o f t he des ign p rocess t h roughou t s t uden t cou rsework . The p rog ram a l so i nc l udes a two-semes te r des ign sequence t o p rov i de a mean ing fu l and s i gn i f i can t eng inee r i ng des ign expe r i ence t ha t f ocuses on and p repa res s tuden t s f o r p ro fess i ona l p rac t i ce .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r tun i t i es . S tuden t s a re encou raged and ass i s t ed i n ob ta i n i ng summer i n te rnsh ips i n l oca l and g l oba l compan ies t h rough ca ree r se r v i ces . Unde rg radua te resea rch

oppo r tun i t i es w i t h i n t he co l l ege and Na t i ona l Sc ience Founda t i on -sponso red resea rch ac t i v i t i es a re ava i l ab l e du r i ng summer o r r egu la r semes te r s .

S tuden t s a re a l so encou raged t o seek resea rch oppo r tun i t i es w i t h f acu l t y o f t he depa r tmen t o r f acu l t y i n o the r depa r tmen ts .

Careers As an e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r, t he re a re a va r i e t y o f ca ree r pa ths open t o you , i nc l ud ing i ndus t r i a l o r consu l t i ng pos i t i ons . Ou r s t uden t s a re a l so p repa red f o r g radua te and p ro fess i ona l schoo l s such as l aw, bus iness admin i s t r a t i on o r med i c i ne .

Ou r g radua tes have f ound emp loymen t a t compan ies and gove rnmen t agenc ies such as :

+ Boe ing + Emerson E lec t r i c + I n te l + Rockwe l l + Space -X + Te l l abs + Texas I ns t rumen ts + U .S . A i r Fo rce






+ Scho la r sh ips : awarded based on academic ach ievemen t , se r v i ce , l eade rsh ip and f i nanc ia l


need . + F i nanc ia l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s and

l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i re r epaymen t .


Fo r i n f o rma t i on on o the r scho la r sh ips and f i nanc ia l a i d , v i s i t t he s tuden t f i nanc ia l se r v i ces o f f i ce on l i ne a t f i na i d . s l u .edu .

Accreditation The e l ec t r i ca l eng inee r i ng p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss i on o f ABET (abe t . o rg ) .

Program Requirements Bas ic Sc ience and Mathemat ics Requ i rements (39 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b 1 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 11 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 E C E 3 0 5 2 P r o b a b i l i t y & R V f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 E S C I 2 3 0 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3


Computer Sc ience (3 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o t o S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3


Elec t r i ca l Eng ineer ing Core (50 c red i ts ) E C E 1 0 0 1 I n t r o t o E C E 1 1 E C E 1 0 0 2 I n t r o t o E C E I I 1 E C E 2 1 0 1 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I 3 E C E 2 1 0 2 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I I 3 E C E 2 1 0 3 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s L a b 1 E C E 2 2 0 5 D i g i t a l D e s i g n 3 E C E 2 2 0 6 D i g i t a l D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 11 0 E l e c t r i c E n e r g y C o n v e r s i o n 3 E C E 3 2 2 5 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s 3 E C E 3 2 2 6 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s L a b 1 E C E 3 1 3 0 S e m i c o n d u c t o r D e v i c e s 3 E C E 3 1 3 1 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t D e s i g n 3 E C E 3 1 3 2 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F i e l d s 3 E C E 3 1 5 0 L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 3 1 5 1 L i n e a r S y s t e m s L a b 1

E C E 3 0 9 0 J u n i o r D e s i g n 1 E C E 4 1 2 0 A u t o m a t i c C o n t r o l S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c W a v e s 3 E C E 4 1 6 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 8 0 0 E C E D e s i g n I 3 E C E 4 8 1 0 E C E D e s i g n I I 3

ECE E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) E C E 3 2 1 7 C o m p u t e r A r c h i t e c t u r e & O r g a n i z a t i o n 3 E C E 4 1 7 0 E n e r g y Te c h n o l o g i e s I 3 E C E 4 11 0 P o w e r S y s t e m s A n a l y s i s I 3 E C E 4 1 5 3 I m a g e P r o c e s s i n g 3 E C E 4 2 2 6 M o b i l e R o b o t i c s 3 E C E 4 1 3 2 A n a l o g I C D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 2 3 5 D i g i t a l I C D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 4 1 R a d a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 2 4 5 C o m p u t e r N e t w o r k s D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 5 0 F i l t e r D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 5 1 D i g i t a l S i g n a l P r o c e s s i n g 3 E C E 4 1 6 1 S a t e l l i t e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3 E C E 4 1 6 2 C e l l u l a r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3

Open E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) One 3 -c red i t cou rse sa t i s f y i ng ano the r m ino r /ma jo r o r mus t sa t i s f y t he requ i remen ts o f a t echn i ca l e l ec t i ve .

Techn ica l E lec t i ve (6 c red i ts ) Two 3 -c red i t cou rses se lec ted f r om an app roved l i s t i n sc i ence , ma thema t i cs , Compu te r Sc ience , o r eng inee r i ng , a t t he 2000 - l eve l o r h i ghe r. Th i s cou rse canno t be used t o sa t i s f y o the r cu r r i cu l um requ i remen ts .

I n te rnsh ip and Co-op A l though no t r equ i red , s t uden t s can e l ec t t o pa r t i c i pa te i n an i n t e rnsh ip o r coope ra t i ve expe r i ence be fo re g radua t i on . E C E 2 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 3 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 4 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 2 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3 E C E 3 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3 E C E 4 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 125

Bioelectronics Concentration (Engineering Emphasis) Bas ic Sc ience and Mathemat ics Requ i rements (51 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 2 4 0 / 1 2 4 5 B i o l o g y I & L a b 4 B I O L 1 2 6 0 / 1 2 6 5 B i o l o g y I I & L a b 4 B I O L 2 6 0 0 H u m a n P h y s i o l o g y 3 C H E M 111 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 C H E M 11 2 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b 1 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 11 0 L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 E C E 3 0 2 5 P r o b a b i l i t y & R V f o r E n g i n e e r s 3





Elec t r i ca l Eng ineer ing Core (41 c red i ts ) E C E 1 0 0 1 I n t r o t o E C E 1 1 E C E 1 0 0 2 I n t r o t o E C E I I 1 E C E 2 1 0 1 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I 3 E C E 2 1 0 2 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I I 3 E C E 2 1 0 3 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s L a b 1 E C E 2 2 0 5 D i g i t a l D e s i g n 3 E C E 2 2 0 6 D i g i t a l D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 2 2 5 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s 3 E C E 3 2 2 6 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s L a b 1 E C E 3 1 3 0 S e m i c o n d u c t o r D e v i c e s 3 E C E 3 1 3 1 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t D e s i g n 3 E C E 3 1 3 2 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F i e l d s 3 E C E 3 1 5 0 L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 3 1 5 1 L i n e a r S y s t e m s L a b 1 E C E 3 0 9 0 J u n i o r D e s i g n 1 E C E 4 1 2 0 A u t o m a t i c C o n t r o l S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 8 0 0 E C E D e s i g n I 3 E C E 4 8 1 0 E C E D e s i g n I I 3

Biomedica l Eng ineer ing Core (9 c red i ts ) B M E 2 0 0 0 B M E C o m p u t i n g 3 B M E 3 1 5 0 B i o m e d i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 B M E 4 1 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l S i g n a l s 3

BME or ECE E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) B M E 4 1 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l S i g n a l s 3 B M E 4 2 0 0 B i o m e c h a n i c s 3 B M E 4 3 0 0 B i o t r a n s p o r t 3 B M E 4 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n B i o t r a n s p o r t 3 B M E 4 4 0 0 B i o m a t e r i a l s 3 B M E 4 4 1 0 T i s s u e E n g i n e e r i n g 3 B M E 4 5 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s i n B M E 3 B M E 4 6 0 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y I 3 B M E 4 6 5 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y I I 3 B M E 4 9 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t R e s e a r c h 3 E C E 4 1 7 0 E n e r g y Te c h n o l o g i e s I 3 E C E 4 11 0 P o w e r S y s t e m s A n a l y s i s I 3 E C E 4 1 5 3 I m a g e P r o c e s s i n g 3 E C E 4 2 2 6 M o b i l e R o b o t i c s 3 E C E 4 1 3 2 A n a l o g I C D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 2 3 5 D i g i t a l I C D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 4 1 R a d a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 2 4 5 C o m p u t e r N e t w o r k s D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 5 0 F i l t e r D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 5 1 D i g i t a l S i g n a l P r o c e s s i n g 3 E C E 4 1 6 1 S a t e l l i t e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3 E C E 4 1 6 2 C e l l u l a r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s 3

I n te rnsh ip and Co-op A l though no t r equ i red , s t uden t s can e l ec t t o pa r t i c i pa te i n an i n t e rnsh ip o r coope ra t i ve expe r i ence be fo re g radua t i on . E C E 2 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 3 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3 E C E 4 9 1 0 C o - o p 0 - 3

E C E 2 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3 E C E 3 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3 E C E 4 9 1 5 I n t e r n s h i p 0 - 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 128

Bioelectronics Concentration (Pre-Health Emphasis) Bas ic Sc ience and Mathemat ics Requ i rements (59 c red i ts ) B I O L 1 2 4 0 / 1 2 4 5 B i o l o g y I & L a b 4 B I O L 1 2 6 0 / 1 2 6 5 B i o l o g y I I & L a b 4 B I O L 2 6 0 0 H u m a n P h y s i o l o g y 3 C H E M 111 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I 3 C H E M 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I L a b 1 C H E M 11 2 0 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I L a b 1 C H E M 2 4 1 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y 3 C H E M 2 4 1 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y L a b 1 C H E M 2 4 2 0 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I I 3 C H E M 2 4 2 5 O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y I I L a b 1 C H E M 3 6 0 0 B i o c h e m i s t r y 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I 3 P H Y S 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I L a b 1 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I 3 P H Y S 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I L a b 1 M AT H 1 6 6 0 D i s c r e t e M a t h 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s 3 E C E 3 0 5 2 P r o b a b i l i t y & R V f o r E n g i n e e r s 3



L ibera l Ar ts Requ i rements (18 c red i ts ) P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s a n d E n g i n e e r i n g 3 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y 3 H u m a n i t i e s 3 P S Y 1 0 1 0 I n t r o t o P s y c h o l o g y 3 S O C 11 0 0 I n t r o t o S o c i o l o g y 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y, Human i t i es , Soc ia l and Behav io ra l Sc i ence mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved l i s t .

Elec t r i ca l Eng ineer ing Core (41 c red i ts ) E C E 1 0 0 1 I n t r o t o E C E 1 1 E C E 1 0 0 2 I n t r o t o E C E I I 1 E C E 2 1 0 1 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I 3 E C E 2 1 0 2 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s I I 3 E C E 2 1 0 3 E l e c t r i c a l C i r c u i t s L a b 1 E C E 2 2 0 5 D i g i t a l D e s i g n 3 E C E 2 2 0 6 D i g i t a l D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 2 2 5 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s 3 E C E 3 2 2 6 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s L a b 1 E C E 3 1 3 0 S e m i c o n d u c t o r D e v i c e s 3 E C E 3 1 3 1 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t D e s i g n 3 E C E 3 1 3 2 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t D e s i g n L a b 1 E C E 3 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F i e l d s 3 E C E 3 1 5 0 L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 3 1 5 1 L i n e a r S y s t e m s L a b 1 E C E 3 0 9 0 J u n i o r D e s i g n 1 E C E 4 1 2 0 A u t o m a t i c C o n t r o l S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 8 0 0 E C E D e s i g n I 3 E C E 4 8 1 0 E C E D e s i g n I I 3

Biomedica l Eng ineer ing Core (3 c red i ts )


B M E 2 0 0 0 B M E C o m p u t i n g 3

BME or ECE E lec t i ves (3 c red i ts ) B M E 3 1 5 0 B i o m e d i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 B M E 4 1 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l S i g n a l s 3 B M E 4 2 0 0 B i o m e c h a n i c s 3 B M E 4 3 0 0 B i o t r a n s p o r t 3 B M E 4 3 1 0 A d v a n c e d To p i c s i n B i o t r a n s p o r t 3 B M E 4 4 0 0 B i o m a t e r i a l s 3 B M E 4 4 1 0 T i s s u e E n g i n e e r i n g 3 B M E 4 5 0 0 N u m e r i c a l M e t h o d s i n B M E 3 B M E 4 6 0 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y I 3 B M E 4 6 5 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y I I 3 B M E 4 9 8 0 I n d e p e n d e n t R e s e a r c h 3 E C E 3 11 0 E n e r g y C o n v e r s i o n 3 E C E 3 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F i e l d s 3 E C E 4 2 2 5 H a r d w a r e S o f t w a r e C o - d e s i g n 3 E C E 4 2 2 6 M o b i l e R o b o t i c s 3 E C E 4 2 3 5 D i g i t a l I C D e s i g n 3 E C E 4 1 5 1 D i g i t a l S i g n a l P r o c e s s i n g 3

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PHYSICS LEADERSHIP Wi l l i am D . Thacke r, Ph .D .


OVERVIEW The Depa r tmen t o f Phys i cs o f f e r s two unde rg radua te deg rees i n Phys i cs : t he Bache lo r o f Sc ience (B . S . ) deg ree f o r s t uden t s en ro l l ed i n Pa rks Co l l ege and t he Bache lo r o f A r t s (B . A . ) deg ree f o r s t uden t s i n t he Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences . The depa r tmen t a l so o f f e r s a Bache lo r o f Sc ience (B . S . ) deg ree i n Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs f o r s t uden t s en ro l l ed i n Pa rks Co l l ege . I n add i t i on , t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s M ino rs i n Phys i cs , use fu l p r ima r i l y t o s t uden t s ma jo r i ng i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence , eng inee r i ng f i e l ds , and o the r sc i ences . Ma jo r -m ino r l i nks be tween phys i cs and o the r d i sc i p l i nes p rov i de oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o acqu i r e va luab le ana l y t i ca l and p rob lem-so l v i ng sk i l l s and t o d i s t i ngu i sh t hemse l ves f r om o the rs pu rsu ing s im i l a r ca ree r pa ths .

Faculty Grego ry L . Comer, Ph .D . V i j a i V. D i x i t , Ph .D . John C . James , Ph . D . I rma Ku l j an i shv i l i , Ph .D . Mar t i n N i ko lo , Ph . D . Jean Po tv i n , Ph .D . I an H . Redmoun t , Ph .D . Tha lanaya r S . San thanam, Ph .D . Dmi t r y So lenov, Ph .D . W i l l i am D . Thacke r, Ph .D . Dav id Wisbey, Ph.D.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHYSICS Program Highlights Phys i cs i s t he b ranch o f sc i ence t ha t s t ud ies t he na tu re o f ma t t e r, ene rgy and space t ime a t t he mos t f undamen ta l l eve l . I t p rov i des a f ounda t i on f o r a l l t he na tu ra l sc i ences and eng inee r i ng d i sc i p l i nes . Phys i cs has b rough t such revo lu t i ons as r e l a t i v i t y, quan tum mechan i cs and t he B ig Bang t heo ry, p ro found l y a l t e r i ng t he way mank ind v i ews t he un i ve rse .

Phys i c i s t s have p l ayed a ma jo r r o l e i n t he d i scove ry o f many phenomena l ead ing t o who le new techno log ies . The i nven t i on o f t he t r ans i s to r, by phys i c i s t s , has made t he modern compu te r poss ib l e , wh i l e t he deve lopmen t o f l ase rs has l ed t o d i ve r se app l i ca t i ons rang ing f r om supe rmarke t scanne rs t o l ase r su rge ry. The phys i c i s t i s a ve r sa t i l e p rob lem so l ve r and ab le t o exce l i n many t echn i ca l f i e l ds .

A t r a i n i ng i n phys i cs l eads t o a b road -based

unde rs tand ing o f na tu ra l phenomena , ana l y t i ca l and compu te r sk i l l s , expe r i ence w i t h e l ec t ron i cs and t he ope ra t i on o f soph i s t i ca ted equ ipmen t , an unde rs tand ing o f measu remen ts and t he i r l im i t a t i ons , and t he ab i l i t y t o f o rmu la te and so l ve t echn i ca l p rob lems .

Phys i cs s t uden t s have a s t r ong i n t e res t i n ma thema t i cs , compu te rs and sc i ence a l ong w i t h a des i r e t o unde rs tand how the un i ve rse wo rks . S tuden t s a re i n t e res ted i n ques t i ons such as “Why do e l emen ta r y pa r t i c l es behave t he way t hey do? ” , “Wha t i s t he na tu re o f l i gh t? ” o r “How d id t he un i ve rse beg in , and wha t w i l l even tua l l y happen t o i t ? ” Some s tuden t s pu rsue doub le ma jo r s i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r an eng inee r i ng f i e l d .

Curriculum Overview The B .A . i n phys i cs f r om the Co l l ege o f A r t s and Sc iences comb ines a f i rm g round ing i n phys i cs w i t h a b road l i be ra l educa t i on .

S tuden t s o f t he phys i cs p rog ram ga in a so l i d f ounda t i on i n ana l y t i ca l , compu ta t i ona l and l abo ra to r y sk i l l s t h rough cou rse wo rk i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence and phys i cs . The phys i cs cu r r i cu l um i nc l udes cou rses i n c l ass i ca l mechan i cs , quan tum mechan i cs , e l ec t r i c i t y and magne t i sm, t he rmodynamics and s ta t i s t i ca l mechan i cs , as we l l as op t i cs , e l ec t ron i cs and mode rn phys i cs .

The requ i r ed cou rses l i s t ed be low a re accompan ied by t he Pa rks Co l l ege co re . Th i s deg ree i s con fe r red by Pa rks Co l l ege . Th i s cu r r i cu l um a l so sa t i s f i es a l l r equ i r emen ts f o r a M ino r i n Eng inee r i ng Ma themat i cs .

Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he phys i cs p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The phys i cs depa r tmen t emp loys some o f i t s s t uden t s as t each ing and resea rch ass i s t an t s du r i ng t he summer. S tuden t s have he ld summer i n t e rnsh ips a t NASA-Lang ley, t he A rgonne Na t i ona l Labo ra to r y and o the r l abo ra to r i es . S tuden t s have wo rked bo th du r i ng t he summer and du r i ng t he yea r a t l oca l i ndus t r i es such as Boe ing and Anheuse r -Busch . Numerous oppo r t un i t i es ex i s t f o r summer resea rch i n bas i c and app l i ed phys i cs i n t he Pa rks Summer Unde rg radua te Resea rch Expe r i ence (SURE) p rog ram and i n na t i ona l l abo ra to r i es and i n Na t i ona l Sc ience Founda t i on -sponso red p rog rams a t un i ve r s i t i es t h roughou t t he Un i t ed S ta tes .

The p rog rams s t r esses unde rg radua te resea rch and app l i ca t i ons o f compu te rs i n phys i cs . New s ta te -o f - t he -a r t r esea rch f ac i l i t i es a l l ow f o r s t uden t s t o wo rk d i r ec t l y a l ongs ide f acu l t y members on resea rch p ro j ec t s .

Careers Gradua tes w i t h a bache lo r ’s deg ree i n phys i cs en te r a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs t ha t depend on t he t echn i ca l sk i l l s ga ined i n co l l ege . A lumn i a re emp loyed i n p roduc t


deve lopmen t and qua l i t y con t ro l i n l a rge i ndus t r i es such as RCA, Boe ing o r Lockheed -Mar t i n . A l umn i a re compu te r spec ia l i s t s a t Anheuse r -Busch and o the r compan ies . Some a re now i nvo l ved i n t he marke t i ng o f t echn i ca l p roduc t s , wh i l e o the rs a re i n managemen t pos i t i ons . A f ew g radua tes have en te red m i l i t a r y ca ree rs . S tuden ts f r equen t l y ea rn doub le ma jo r s , comb in i ng phys i cs w i t h ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r chemis t r y.

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca t o r o f t he s tuden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve rs i t y ’s academic requ i remen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s tuden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve rs i t y scho la r sh ip p rog rams .

To be cons ide red f o r admiss i on t o any Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y unde rg radua te p rog ram, t he app l i can t mus t be app roach ing g radua t i on f r om an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he Gene ra l Educa t i on Deve lopmen t (GED) t es t .

Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewer t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav ing comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r more o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f admiss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s tuden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s tuden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y.






Program Requirements Prerequ is i tes (28 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o . t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3

Requ i red Phys ics & Mathemat ics Courses (25 c red i ts ) : M AT H 2 6 6 0 P r i n c i p l e s o f M a t h e m a t i c s 3 M AT H 3 1 2 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o L i n e a r A l g e b r a 3 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 4 3 1 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o C o m p l e x Va r i a b l e s 3 P H S Y 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H S Y 3 11 0 C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H S Y 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m 3 P H S Y 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Addi t iona l Requ i rements (6 c red i ts ) 2 u p p e r d i v i s i o n p h y s i c s c o u r s e s f r o m t h e l i s t b e l o w : P H S Y 3 1 2 0 A d v a n c e d C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H S Y 3 3 1 0 O p t i c s / L a b 3 P H S Y 3 4 1 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s & S t a t i s t i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H S Y 3 5 1 0 A n a l o g & D i g i t a l E l e c t r o n i c s / L a b 4 P H S Y 3 6 1 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s I I 3 P H S Y 4 0 1 0 N a n o s c i e n c e a n d N a n o f a b r i c a t i o n F r o n t i e r s 3 P H S Y 4 0 2 0 E x p e r i m e n t a l P h y s i c s 3 P H S Y 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y a n d M a g n e t i s m I I 3 P H S Y 4 6 2 0 A p p l i c a t i o n o f Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Sen ior Inqu i ry (0 -3 c red i ts ) : P H S Y 4 8 4 0 T h e s i s 3 P H S Y 4 8 8 0 S e n i o r I n q u i r y : R e s e a r c h P r o j e c t 3 P H S Y 4 8 9 0 C o m p r e h e n s i v e E x a m i n a t i o n 0


Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 .0 i n Phys i cs ma jo r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS Program Highlights Phys i cs i s t he b ranch o f sc i ence t ha t s t ud ies t he na tu re o f ma t t e r, ene rgy and space t ime a t t he mos t f undamen ta l l eve l . I t p rov i des a f ounda t i on f o r a l l t he na tu ra l sc i ences and eng inee r i ng d i sc i p l i nes . Phys i cs has b rough t such revo lu t i ons as r e l a t i v i t y, quan tum mechan i cs and t he B ig Bang t heo ry, p ro found l y a l t e r i ng t he way mank ind v i ews t he un i ve rse .

Phys i c i s t s have p l ayed a ma jo r r o l e i n t he d i scove ry o f many phenomena l ead ing t o who le new techno log ies . The i nven t i on o f t he t r ans i s t o r, by phys i c i s t s , has made t he modern compu te r poss ib l e , wh i l e t he deve lopmen t o f l ase rs has l ed t o d i ve r se app l i ca t i ons rang ing f r om supe rmarke t scanne rs t o l ase r su rge ry. The phys i c i s t i s a ve r sa t i l e p rob lem so l ve r and ab le t o exce l i n many t echn i ca l f i e l ds .

A t r a i n i ng i n phys i cs l eads t o a b road -based


unde rs tand ing o f na tu ra l phenomena , ana l y t i ca l and compu te r sk i l l s , expe r i ence w i t h e l ec t ron i cs and t he ope ra t i on o f soph i s t i ca ted equ ipmen t , an unde rs tand ing o f measu remen ts and t he i r l im i t a t i ons , and t he ab i l i t y t o f o rmu la te and so l ve t echn i ca l p rob lems .

Phys i cs s t uden t s have a s t r ong i n t e res t i n ma thema t i cs , compu te rs and sc i ence a l ong w i t h a des i r e t o unde rs tand how the un i ve rse wo rks . S tuden t s a re i n t e res ted i n ques t i ons such as “Why do e l emen ta ry pa r t i c l es behave t he way t hey do? ” , “Wha t i s t he na tu re o f l i gh t? ” o r “How d id t he un i ve rse beg in , and wha t w i l l even tua l l y happen t o i t ? ” Some s tuden t s pu rsue doub le ma jo r s i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r an eng inee r i ng f i e l d .

Curriculum Overview The B .S . i n phys i cs f r om Pa rks Co l l ege s t r esses phys i cs and i t s app l i ca t i ons i n a reas such as eng inee r i ng , compu te rs and t he sc i ences , and a l so i nc l udes oppo r tun i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n f acu l t y r esea rch .


Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he phys i cs p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The phys i cs depa r tmen t emp loys some o f i t s s t uden t s as t each ing and resea rch ass i s t an t s du r i ng t he summer. S tuden t s have he ld summer i n t e rnsh ips a t NASA-Lang ley, t he A rgonne Na t i ona l Labo ra to r y and o the r l abo ra to r i es . S tuden t s have wo rked bo th du r i ng t he summer and du r i ng t he yea r a t l oca l i ndus t r i es such as Boe ing and Anheuse r -Busch . Numerous oppo r t un i t i es ex i s t f o r summer resea rch i n bas i c and app l i ed phys i cs i n t he Pa rks Summer Unde rg radua te Resea rch Expe r i ence (SURE) p rog ram and i n na t i ona l l abo ra t o r i es and i n Na t i ona l Sc ience Founda t i on -sponso red p rog rams a t un i ve r s i t i es t h roughou t t he Un i t ed S ta tes .

The p rog rams s t r esses unde rg radua te resea rch and app l i ca t i ons o f compu te r s i n phys i cs . New s ta te -o f - t he -a r t r esea rch f ac i l i t i es a l l ow f o r s t uden t s t o wo rk d i r ec t l y a l ongs ide f acu l t y members on resea rch p ro j ec t s .

Careers Gradua tes w i t h a bache lo r ’s deg ree i n phys i cs en te r a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs t ha t depend on t he t echn i ca l sk i l l s ga ined i n co l l ege . A lumn i a re emp loyed i n p roduc t deve lopmen t and qua l i t y con t ro l i n l a rge i ndus t r i es such as RCA, Boe ing o r Lockheed -Mar t i n . A l umn i a re compu te r spec ia l i s t s a t Anheuse r -Busch and o the r compan ies . Some a re now i nvo l ved i n t he marke t i ng o f

t echn i ca l p roduc t s , wh i l e o the rs a re i n managemen t pos i t i ons . A f ew g radua tes have en te red m i l i t a r y ca ree rs . S tuden ts f r equen t l y ea rn doub le ma jo r s , comb in i ng phys i cs w i t h ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r chemis t r y.

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s tuden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve rs i t y ’s academic requ i remen ts and t o q ua l i f y t he s tuden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve rs i t y scho la r sh ip p rog rams .


Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden ts who have a t t emp ted f ewer t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav ing comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r more o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev i ous l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f admiss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s tuden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s tuden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y.






Program Requirements Prerequ is i tes (28 c red i ts )


P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o . t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3

Requ i red Phys ics & Mathemat ics Courses (39 c red i ts ) P H Y S 2 6 1 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s 3 P H Y S 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s L a b 1 P H Y S 3 11 0 C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 3 6 1 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s I I 3 P H Y S 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I 3 P H Y S 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 3 3 1 0 / 3 3 2 0 O p t i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 4 1 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s & S t a t i s t i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 3 5 1 0 A n a l o g & D i g i t a l E l e c t r o n i c s / L a b 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3

Addi t iona l Requ i rements (6 c red i ts ) Tw o a d d i t i o n a l u p p e r d i v i s i o n p h y s i c s c o u r s e s ( m i n i m u m 6 c r e d i t s ) s e l e c t e d f r o m t h e l i s t b e l o w : P H Y S 3 1 2 0 A d v a n c e d C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 4 2 2 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I I 3 P H Y S 4 6 2 0 A p p l i c a t i o n o f Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Research Exper ience (3 c red i ts ) P H Y S 3 8 6 0 P h y s i c s R e s e a r c h I 0 P H Y S 4 8 7 0 P h y s i c s R e s e a r c h I I 0 P H Y S 4 8 8 0 P h y s i c s R e s e a r c h I I I 3

Al l i ed E lec t i ves (21 c red i ts ) S e v e n C o u r s e s S e l e c t e d w i t h M e n t o r 2 1

Col lege Core (22 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 0 0 A d v. R h e t . & R e s e a r c h o r 1 9 2 0 A d v. W r i t i n g 3 C M M 2 2 0 0 S m a l l G r o u p P r e s e n t a t i o n 1 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 S o c i a l / B e h a v i o r a l S c i e n c e E l e c t i v e 3 H u m a n i t i e s E l e c t i v e 3 G e n e r a l E l e c t ( S o c . / B e h a v. o r H u m a n i t i e s ) 3 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y E l e c t i v e 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y, Human i t i es , and Soc ia l /Behav io ra l Sc i ence e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved l i s t . See t he Pa rks Co l l ege i n t r oduc t i on i n t h i s ca ta l og f o r more i n fo rma t i on .

Open E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts ) O n e C o u r s e 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 122

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 .0 i n Phys i cs ma jo r /m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r /m ino r.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS

The unde rg radua te eng inee r i ng phys i cs p rog ram i s acc red i t ed by t he Eng inee r i ng Acc red i t a t i on Commiss ion o f ABET ( h t t p : / /www.abe t . o rg ) .


The unde rg radua te p rog ram i s des i gned t o mee t t he f o l l ow ing spec i f i c ob jec t i ves i n o rde r t o f u l f i l l t he depa r tmen ta l and i ns t i t u t i ona l m i ss i ons . By t h ree t o f i ve yea rs a f t e r g radua t i on , g radua tes o f t he eng inee r i ng phys i cs p rog ram w i l l be :

• Engaged i n success fu l pub l i c o r p r i va te sec to r ca ree rs i n eng inee r i ng phys i cs o r a r e l a ted f i e l d o r as s tuden t s pu rs i ng advanced o r p ro fess i ona l deg rees

• Co l l abo ra t i ng e f f ec t i ve l y on mu l t i - d i sc i p l i na ry t eams and commun ica t i ng e f f ec t i ve l y bo th w i t h i n t he t eam and w i t h s t akeho lde rs

• Advanc ing i n t he i r p ro fess i ona l ca ree rs t h rough t ak i ng on i nc reas ing respons ib i l i t i es , pu rsu ing l i f e l ong l ea rn i ng , con t i nu i ng p ro fess i ona l deve lopmen t , and seek ing p ro fess i ona l r eg i s t r a t i on as app rop r i a te f o r t he i r emp loye rs

• Ac t i ng respons ib l y, e t h i ca l l y and i n t he se rv i ce o f human i t y when mak ing pe rsona l and p ro fess i ona l dec i s i ons












Program Highlights Phys i cs i s t he b ranch o f sc i ence t ha t s t ud ies t he na tu re o f ma t t e r, ene rgy and space t ime a t t he mos t f undamen ta l l eve l . I t p rov i des a f ounda t i on f o r a l l t he na tu ra l sc i ences and eng inee r i ng d i sc i p l i nes . Phys i cs


has b rough t such revo lu t i ons as r e l a t i v i t y, quan tum mechan i cs and t he B ig Bang t heo ry, p ro found l y a l t e r i ng t he way mank ind v i ews t he un i ve rse .

Phys i c i s t s have p l ayed a ma jo r r o l e i n t he d i scove ry o f many phenomena l ead ing t o who le new techno log ies . The i nven t i on o f t he t r ans i s t o r, by phys i c i s t s , has made t he modern compu te r poss ib l e , wh i l e t he deve lopmen t o f l ase rs has l ed t o d i ve r se app l i ca t i ons rang ing f r om supe rmarke t scanne rs t o l ase r su rge ry. The phys i c i s t i s a ve r sa t i l e p rob lem so l ve r and ab le t o exce l i n many t echn i ca l f i e l ds .

A t r a i n i ng i n phys i cs l eads t o a b road -based unde rs tand ing o f na tu ra l phenomena , ana l y t i ca l and compu te r sk i l l s , expe r i ence w i t h e l ec t r on i cs and t he ope ra t i on o f soph i s t i ca ted equ ipmen t , an unde rs tand ing o f measu remen ts and t he i r l im i t a t i ons , and t he ab i l i t y t o f o rmu la te and so l ve t echn i ca l p rob lems .

Phys i cs s t uden t s have a s t r ong i n t e res t i n ma thema t i cs , compu te rs and sc i ence a l ong w i t h a des i r e t o unde rs tand how the un i ve rse wo rks . S tuden t s a re i n t e res ted i n ques t i ons such as “Why do e l emen ta ry pa r t i c l es behave t he way t hey do? ” , “Wha t i s t he na tu re o f l i gh t? ” o r “How d id t he un i ve rse beg in , and wha t w i l l even tua l l y happen t o i t ? ” Some s tuden t s pu rsue doub le ma jo r s i n ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r an eng inee r i ng f i e l d .

Curriculum Overview The B .S . i n phys i cs f r om Pa rks Co l l ege s t r esses phys i cs and i t s app l i ca t i ons i n a reas such as eng inee r i ng , compu te rs and t he sc i ences , and a l so i nc l udes oppo r tun i t i es t o pa r t i c i pa te i n f acu l t y r esea rch .


Fieldwork and Research Opportunities Bene f i t s o f t he phys i cs p rog ram a l so i nc l ude seve ra l i n t e rnsh ip and ca ree r oppo r t un i t i es . The phys i cs depa r tmen t emp loys some o f i t s s t uden t s as t each ing and resea rch ass i s t an t s du r i ng t he summer. S tuden t s have he ld summer i n t e rnsh ips a t NASA-Lang ley, t he A rgonne Na t i ona l Labo ra to r y and o the r l abo ra to r i es . S tuden t s have wo rked bo th du r i ng t he summer and du r i ng t he yea r a t l oca l i ndus t r i es such as Boe ing and Anheuse r -Busch . Numerous oppo r t un i t i es ex i s t f o r summer resea rch i n bas i c and app l i ed phys i cs i n t he Pa rks Summer Unde rg radua te Resea rch Expe r i ence (SURE) p rog ram and i n na t i ona l l abo ra to r i es and i n Na t i ona l Sc ience Founda t i on -sponso red p rog rams a t un i ve r s i t i es t h roughou t t he Un i t ed S ta tes .

The p rog rams s t r esses unde rg radua te resea rch and app l i ca t i ons o f compu te r s i n phy s i cs . New s ta te -o f - t he -a r t r esea rch f ac i l i t i es a l l ow f o r s t uden t s t o wo rk d i r ec t l y a l ongs ide f acu l t y members on resea rch p ro j ec t s .

Careers Gradua tes w i t h a bache lo r ’s deg ree i n phys i cs en te r a va r i e t y o f ca ree rs t ha t depend on t he t echn i ca l sk i l l s ga ined i n co l l ege . A lumn i a re emp loyed i n p roduc t deve lopmen t and qua l i t y con t ro l i n l a rge i ndus t r i es such as RCA, Boe ing o r Lockheed -Mar t i n . A l umn i a re compu te r spec ia l i s t s a t Anheuse r -Busch and o the r compan ies . Some a re now i nvo l ved i n t he marke t i ng o f t echn i ca l p roduc t s , wh i l e o the rs a re i n managemen t pos i t i ons . A f ew g radua tes have en te red m i l i t a r y ca ree rs . S tuden ts f r equen t l y ea rn doub le ma jo r s , comb in i ng phys i cs w i t h ma thema t i cs , compu te r sc i ence o r chemis t r y.

Admission Requirements Freshman A l l app l i ca t i ons a re t ho rough l y and ca re fu l l y r ev i ewed . So l i d academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege p repa ra to r y cou rse wo rk i s a p r ima ry c r i t e r i on i n r ev i ew ing a f r eshman app l i can t ’s f i l e . Co l l ege admiss i on t es t sco res (ACT o r SAT) a re used as an add i t i ona l i nd i ca to r o f t he s tuden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he Un i ve rs i t y ’s academic requ i remen ts and t o qua l i f y t he s tuden t f o r ce r t a i n Un i ve rs i t y scho la r sh ip p rog rams .


Trans fe r App l i can t s mus t be a g radua te o f an acc red i t ed h i gh schoo l o r have an accep tab le sco re on t he GED. An o f f i c i a l h i gh schoo l t r ansc r i p t and o f f i c i a l t es t sco res a re r equ i r ed on l y o f t hose s tuden t s who have a t t emp ted f ewer t han 24 t r ans fe rab le semes te r c red i t s ( o r 30 qua r t e r c red i t s ) o f co l l ege c red i t . Those hav ing comp le ted 24 c red i t s o r more o f co l l ege c red i t need on l y submi t a t r ansc r i p t f r om p rev ious l y a t t ended co l l ege (s ) . I n r ev i ew ing a t r ans fe r app l i can t ’s f i l e , t he o f f i ce o f admiss i on ho l i s t i ca l l y examines t he s tuden t ’s academic pe r f o rmance i n co l l ege - l eve l cou rsework as an i nd i ca to r o f t he s tuden t ’s ab i l i t y t o mee t t he academic r i go r s o f Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y.



+ F i nanc ia l A i d : p rov i ded i n t he f o rm o f g ran t s and


l oans , some o f wh i ch requ i re r epaymen t .



Program Requirements Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (1 c red i t ) P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 A E N G / M E N G 1 0 0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A E & M E 1 B M E 1 0 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g O r i e n t a t i o n 1 E C E 1 0 0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E C E 1

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (55 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 C H E M 11 2 0 / 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I / L a b 4 B I O L 1 2 4 0 / 1 2 4 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I / L a b 4 B I O L 1 2 6 0 / 1 2 6 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Engineer ing Mechan ics ( 6 c red i ts ) B M E 3 2 0 0 M e c h a n i c s 3 B M E 4 2 0 0 B i o m e c h a n i c s 3 o r E S C I 2 1 0 0 S t a t i c s 3 E S C I 2 1 5 0 D y n a m i c s 3

Computa t ion (3 c red i ts ) B M E 2 0 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p u t i n g 3 C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o . t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3

Thermodynamics (3 c red i ts ) P H Y S 3 4 1 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s & S t a t i s t i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 E S C I 2 3 0 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3

Elec t r i c i t y & Magnet ism (7 c red i ts ) P H Y S 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I 3 A n d o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g o p t i o n s : E C E 2 0 0 1 / 2 0 0 2 I n t r o . t o E C E / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 5 1 0 A n a l o g & D i g i t a l E l e c t r o n i c s / L a b 4

Opt ics (4 c red i ts ) P H Y S 3 3 1 0 / 3 3 2 0 O p t i c s / L a b 4

Track Requ i rements (6 c red i ts )

Mate r i a l s Sc ience B M E 3 4 0 0 M a t e r i a l s S c i e n c e 3 E S C I 3 1 0 0 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s 3

Transpo r t /F l u i ds B M E 3 3 0 0 T r a n s p o r t F u n d a m e n t a l s 3 E S C I 3 2 0 0 F l u i d D y n a m i c s 3

S i gna l s /Sys tems B M E 3 1 0 0 S i g n a l s 3 E C E 3 1 5 0 L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3

Focus Area (9 c red i ts ) T h r e e U p p e r D i v i s i o n E n g i n e e r i n g C o u r s e s 9

Engineer ing Phys ics E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) P H Y S 3 1 2 0 A d v a n c e d C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 4 0 1 0 N a n o s c i e n c e a n d N a n o f a b r i c a t i o n F r o n t i e r s 3 P H Y S 4 0 2 0 E x p e r i m e n t a l P h y s i c s 3 P H Y S 4 2 2 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I I 3 P H Y S 4 6 2 0 A p p l i c a t i o n o f Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Sen ior Des ign Pro jec t ( 6 c red i ts ) A E N G 4 0 0 4 F l i g h t Ve h i c l e A n a l y s i s & D e s i g n I 3 A E N G 4 0 1 4 F l i g h t Ve h i c l e A n a l y s i s & D e s i g n I I 3

Col lege Core (22 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 0 0 A d v. R h e t . & R e s e a r c h o r 1 9 2 0 A d v. W r i t i n g 3 C M M 2 2 0 0 S m a l l G r o u p P r e s e n t a t i o n 1 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 S o c i a l / B e h a v i o r a l S c i e n c e E l e c t i v e 3 H u m a n i t i e s E l e c t i v e 3 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y E l e c t i v e 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y, Human i t i es , and Soc ia l /Behav io ra l Sc i ence e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved l i s t . See t he Pa rks Co l l ege i n t r oduc t i on i n t h i s ca ta l og f o r more i n fo rma t i on .

TOTAL CREDITS: 128

Aerospace Engineering Concentration Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (1 c red i t ) P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 A E N G 1 0 0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A E 1

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (43 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Engineer ing Phys ics & Eng ineer ing Top ics (31 c red i ts ) A E N G 1 0 0 2 C o m p u t e r - A i d e d E n g i n e e r i n g D e s i g n 1 C S C I 1 0 6 0 S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 E S C I 2 1 0 0 S t a t i c s 3 E S C I 2 1 5 0 D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 2 3 0 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 2 0 0 / 3 2 0 1 F l u i d D y n a m i c s / L a b 4 E S C I 3 11 0 L i n e a r V i b r a t i o n s 3 P H Y S 3 3 1 0 / 3 3 2 0 O p t i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 5 1 0 A n a l o g & D i g i t a l E l e c t r o n i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I 3



Aeronau t i cs


A E N G 2 0 0 0 I n t r o . t o A e r o n a u t i c s & A s t r o n a u t i c s 3 A E N G 3 0 0 0 P e r f o r m a n c e 3 A E N G 4 4 0 0 S t a b i l i t y & C o n t r o l 3 Tw o U p p e r D i v i s i o n C o u r s e s ( A E N G / E S C I 3 x x x , 4 x x x ) 6

As t ronau t i cs A E N G 2 0 0 0 I n t r o . t o A e r o n a u t i c s a n d A s t r o n a u t i c s 3 A E N G 3 1 5 0 A s t r o d y n a m i c s 3 A E N G 4 1 5 0 O r b i t a l M e c h a n i c s 3 Tw o U p p e r D i v i s i o n C o u r s e s ( A E N G / E S C I 3 x x x , 4 x x x ) 6



Open E lec t i ve (3 c red i ts )

TOTAL CREDITS: 127

Biomedical Engineering Concentration Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (1 c red i t ) P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 B M E 1 0 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g O r i e n t a t i o n 1

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (58 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 C H E M 11 2 0 / 11 2 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I I / L a b 4 B I O L 1 2 4 0 / 1 2 4 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I / L a b 4 B I O L 1 2 6 0 / 1 2 6 5 P r i n c i p l e s o f B i o l o g y I I / L a b 4 B I O L 2 6 0 0 H u m a n P h y s i o l o g y 3 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Engineer ing Phys ics & Eng ineer ing Top ics (24 c red i ts ) B M E 1 0 1 0 B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g I n t r o d u c t i o n 1 B M E 2 0 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p u t i n g 3 B M E 3 2 0 0 M e c h a n i c s 3 B M E 4 2 0 0 B i o m e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 3 4 1 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s & S t a t i s t i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 E C E 2 0 0 1 / 2 0 0 2 I n t r o . t o E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 3 1 0 / 3 3 2 0 O p t i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I 3

Engineer ing Phys ics E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts ) P H Y S 3 1 2 0 A d v a n c e d C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 4 0 1 0 N a n o s c i e n c e a n d N a n o f a b r i c a t i o n F r o n t i e r s 3 P H Y S 4 0 2 0 E x p e r i m e n t a l P h y s i c s 3 P H Y S 4 2 2 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I I 3

P H Y S 4 6 2 0 A p p l i c a t i o n o f Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3


Transpo r t B M E 3 3 0 0 T r a n s p o r t F u n d a m e n t a l s 3 B M E 4 3 0 0 B i o t r a n s p o r t 3

Ma te r i a l s Sc ience B M E 3 4 0 0 M a t e r i a l s S c i e n c e 3 B M E 4 4 0 0 B i o m a t e r i a l s 3

Measu remen ts B M E 3 0 5 0 M e a s u r e m e n t s 3 A n d o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g t w o c o u r s e s : B M E 3 1 5 0 B i o m e d i c a l I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n 3 B M E 4 6 0 0 Q u a n t i t a t i v e P h y s i o l o g y I 3

S i gna l s & Sys tems B M E 3 1 0 0 S i g n a l s 3 B M E 4 1 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l S i g n a l s 3

Sen io r Des ign P ro jec t B M E 4 9 5 0 S e n i o r P r o j e c t I 3 B M E 4 9 6 0 S e n i o r P r o j e c t I I 3



TOTAL CREDITS: 123

Computer Engineering Concentration Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (1 c red i t ) P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 A E N G / M E N G 1 0 0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o A E & M E 1 B M E 1 0 0 0 B i o m e d i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g O r i e n t a t i o n 1 E C E 1 0 0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E C E 1

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (46 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 11 0 C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Engineer ing Phys ics & Eng ineer ing Top ics (41 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o . t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 E C E 2 1 0 1 E n g i n e e r i n g C i r c u i t s I 3


E C E 2 1 0 2 E n g i n e e r i n g C i r c u i t s I I 3 E C E 2 1 0 3 E l e c t r i c a l S c i e n c e L a b 1 E C E 2 2 0 5 / 2 2 0 6 D i g i t a l D e s i g n / L a b 4 E C E 3 1 3 0 S e m i c o n d u c t o r D e v i c e s 3 E C E 3 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F i e l d s 3 E C E 3 2 1 5 / 3 2 1 6 C o m p u t e r S y s t e m s D e s i g n / L a b 4 E C E 3 2 2 5 / 3 2 2 6 M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s / L a b 4 Tw o E n g i n e e r i n g E l e c t i v e s s e l e c t e d w i t h m e n t o r 6 P H Y S 3 3 1 0 / 3 3 2 0 O p t i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 4 1 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s & S t a t i s t i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3




Open E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts )

TOTAL CREDITS: 128

Electrical Engineering Concentration Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (1 c red i t ) P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 M E N G 1 0 0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o M E 1

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (46 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 11 0 C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Engineer ing Phys ics & Eng ineer ing Top ics (23 c red i ts ) C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o . t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 E C E 2 1 0 1 E n g i n e e r i n g C i r c u i t s I 3 E C E 2 1 0 2 E n g i n e e r i n g C i r c u i t s I I 3 E C E 2 1 0 3 E l e c t r i c a l S c i e n c e L a b 1 E C E 3 1 3 0 S e m i c o n d u c t o r D e v i c e s 3 E C E 3 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c F i e l d s 3 P H Y S 3 3 1 0 / 3 3 2 0 O p t i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 4 1 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s & S t a t i s t i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3

Engineer ing Phys ics E lec t i ves (6 c red i ts )

P H Y S 3 1 2 0 A d v a n c e d C l a s s i c a l M e c h a n i c s 3 P H Y S 4 0 1 0 N a n o s c i e n c e a n d N a n o f a b r i c a t i o n F r o n t i e r s 3 P H Y S 4 0 2 0 E x p e r i m e n t a l P h y s i c s 3 P H Y S 4 2 2 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I I 3 P H Y S 4 6 2 0 A p p l i c a t i o n o f Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Track Requ i rements (15 -16 c red i ts )

E lec t romagne t i c F i e l ds and Waves E C E 3 11 0 E l e c t r i c E n e r g y C o n v e r s i o n 3 E C E 4 1 6 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 1 4 0 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c W a v e s 3 Tw o E n g i n e e r i n g E l e c t i v e s s e l e c t e d w i t h a d v i s o r 6

Ana log E lec t ron i cs E C E 3 1 5 0 L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 3 1 3 1 / 3 1 3 2 E l e c t r o n i c C i r c u i t D e s i g n / L a b 4 E C E 4 1 2 0 A u t o m a t i c C o n t r o l S y s t e m s 3 Tw o E n g i n e e r i n g E l e c t i v e s s e l e c t e d w i t h m e n t o r 6

Commun ica t i ons E C E 2 2 0 5 / 2 2 0 6 D i g i t a l D e s i g n / L a b 4 E C E 3 1 5 0 L i n e a r S y s t e m s 3 E C E 4 1 6 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n S y s t e m s 3 Tw o E n g i n e e r i n g E l e c t i v e s s e l e c t e d w i t h m e n t o r 6


Col lege Core (22 c red i ts ) E N G L 1 9 0 0 A d v. R h e t . & R e s e a r c h o r 1 9 2 0 A d v. W r i t i n g 3 C M M 2 2 0 0 S m a l l G r o u p P r e s e n t a t i o n 1 T H E O 1 0 0 0 T h e o l o g i c a l F o u n d a t i o n s 3 P H I L 2 0 5 0 E t h i c s 3 P H I L 3 4 0 0 E t h i c s & E n g i n e e r i n g 3 S o c i a l / B e h a v i o r a l S c i e n c e E l e c t i v e 3 H u m a n i t i e s E l e c t i v e 3 C u l t u r a l D i v e r s i t y E l e c t i v e 3 Cu l t u ra l D i ve rs i t y, Human i t i es , and Soc ia l /Behav io ra l Sc i ence e l ec t i ve cou rses mus t be se lec ted f r om an app roved l i s t . See t he Pa rks Co l l ege i n t r oduc t i on i n t h i s ca ta l og f o r more i n f o rma t i on .



Mechanical Engineering Concentration Profess iona l Or ien ta t ion (1 c red i t ) P H Y S 111 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o P h y s i c s ( a s a c a r e e r ) 1 E C E 1 0 0 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o E C E 1

Bas ic Sc ience & Mathemat ics (43 c red i ts ) C H E M 111 0 / 111 5 G e n e r a l C h e m i s t r y I / L a b 4 M AT H 1 5 1 0 C a l c u l u s I 4 M AT H 1 5 2 0 C a l c u l u s I I 4 M AT H 2 5 3 0 C a l c u l u s I I I 4 M AT H 3 5 5 0 D i f f e r e n t i a l E q u a t i o n s I 3 M AT H 3 2 7 0 A d v a n c e d M a t h e m a t i c s f o r E n g i n e e r s 3 M AT H 3 2 4 0 N u m e r i c a l A n a l y s i s 3 M AT H 3 8 5 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f S t a t i s t i c s 3 P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 4 6 1 0 Q u a n t u m M e c h a n i c s 3

Engineer ing Phys ics & Eng ineer ing Top ics (47 c red i ts ) A E N G 3 1 0 0 C o m p u t e r A i d e d E n g i n e e r i n g 3 C S C I 1 0 6 0 I n t r o . t o C S : S c i e n t i f i c P r o g r a m m i n g 3 M E N G 1 0 0 2 C o m p u t e r - A i d e d E n g i n e e r i n g D e s i g n 1


E S C I 2 1 0 0 S t a t i c s 3 E S C I 2 1 5 0 D y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 2 3 0 0 T h e r m o d y n a m i c s 3 E S C I 3 1 0 0 / 3 1 0 1 M e c h a n i c s o f S o l i d s / L a b 4 E S C I 3 2 0 0 / 3 2 0 1 F l u i d D y n a m i c s / L a b 4 E S C I 3 11 0 L i n e a r V i b r a t i o n s 3 M E N G 2 0 0 0 F o u n d a t i o n s o f E n g i n e e r i n g D e s i g n 3 M E N G 3 0 1 0 M a c h i n e D e s i g n 3 U p p e r D i v . E n g i n e e r i n g C o u r s e ( M E N G / E S C I 3 x x x , 4 x x x ) 3 P H Y S 3 3 1 0 / 3 3 2 0 O p t i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 3 5 1 0 A n a l o g & D i g i t a l E l e c t r o n i c s / L a b 4 P H Y S 4 2 1 0 E l e c t r i c i t y & M a g n e t i s m I 3





TOTAL CREDITS: 128

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 .0 i n Eng inee r i ng Phys i cs ma jo r /m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he ma jo r.

MINOR IN PHYSICS Program Requirements (Arts & Science) Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4

Elec t i ve Courses (6 c red i ts ) P H Y S 3 0 0 0 – P H Y S 4 9 3 0 6

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Program Requirements (Parks) Requ i red Courses (12 c red i ts ) P H Y S 1 6 1 0 / 1 6 2 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I / L a b 4 P H Y S 1 6 3 0 / 1 6 4 0 E n g i n e e r i n g P h y s i c s I I / L a b 4 P H Y S 2 6 1 0 / 2 6 2 0 M o d e r n P h y s i c s / L a b 4

Elec t i ve Courses (10 c red i ts ) Three phys i cs cou rses (one w i t h l ab ) numbered

P H Y S 3 0 0 0 – P H Y S 4 9 3 0 1 0

TOTAL CREDITS: 22

Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t have a GPA o f 2 .0 i n Phys i cs m ino r cou rsework t o be re ta i ned i n t he m ino r.


GRADUATE ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Riyadh H ind i , Ph .D . , P.Eng . , F.SE I

Assoc ia te Dean f o r Gradua te Educa t i on & Resea rch

OVERVIEW The g radua te p rog ram i n eng inee r i ng a t Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y ' s Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy p rov i des s tuden ts w i t h t he dep th o f know ledge necessa ry t o pu rsue advanced academic o r i ndus t r i a l wo rk i n a mode rn , eve r - chang ing wo r l d . S tuden t s l ea rn enhanced ana l y t i ca l sk i l l s t h rough an i n -dep th unde rs tand ing o f ma jo r t heo re t i ca l and p rac t i ca l concep ts , w r i t t en and o ra l commun i ca t i on sk i l l s as app l i ed t o t echn i ca l a reas , and t he c r i t i ca l and c rea t i ve t h i nk i ng sk i l l s r equ i r ed t o conduc t s t a te -o f - t he -a r t r esea rch .

Pa rks Co l l ege o f f e r s seve ra l g radua te eng inee r i ng p rog rams :

+ Ae rospace & Mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng + B iomed i ca l eng inee r i ng + C i v i l eng inee r i ng + E lec t r i ca l & Compu te r eng inee r i ng (M .S . Non-Thes i s

on l y ) + Eng inee r i ng phys i cs (M .S . on l y )

POLICIES Studen t s a re requ i red t o en ro l l each semes te r un t i l deg ree i s r ece i ved . M .S . s t uden ts shou ld sa t i s f y two semes te rs o f G radua te Semina r beyond a bache lo r ’s deg ree .

Up t o 12 c red i t s may be t r ans fe r red f r om ano the r i ns t i t u t i on .

I ndependent S tud ies and Spec ia l Top ics Course I ndependen t S tudy cou rses a re r ese rved f o r spec i a l i zed t op i cs i nd i v i dua l t o a g radua te s tuden t t ha t t he s tuden t and adv i so r bo th ag ree f i t s i n t o t he p rog ram o f s t udy. L i ke I ndependen t S tudy cou rses , Spec ia l Top i cs cou rses a re no t r egu la r l y o f f e red cou rses i n t he ca ta l og . Spec ia l Top i cs cou rses , howeve r, a re no t spec ia l l y w r i t t en t o ma tch a s tuden t ’s r esea rch i n t e res t s , bu t r a the r a cou rse t he depa r tmen t o f f e r s t o a l im i t ed number o f s t uden t s f o r one semes te r. S i nce bo th t ypes o f cou rses a re no t i n t he ca ta l og , t he Gradua te Educa t i on o f f i ce requ i res a copy o f t he ou t l i ne o r sy l l abus w i l l be kep t i n t he s tuden t ’s f i l e . A l l i ndependen t s t ud ies and spec ia l t op i cs cou rses mus t be submi t t ed and app roved by t he men to r / adv i so r o f s t uden ts p r i o r t o r eg i s t r a t i on .

Faculty Cra ig Adams , Ph .D .

Theodos ios A lexande r, Sc .D . Ga ry B ledsoe , Ph .D . La r r y Boye r Ch r i s Ca r ro l l , Ph .D . S r i dha r Condoo r, Ph .D . Amanda Cox , Ph .D . , PE Wi l l i am Ebe l , Ph .D . Yan Ga i , Ph .D . Koya l Ga rg , Ph .D . Roob i k Gha rabag i , Ph .D . Jenna Gor l ew i cz , Ph .D . S r i kan th Gu ru ra j an , Ph .D . And rew Ha l l , Ph .D . R i yadh H ind i , Ph .D . , PE San jay Jaya ram, Ph .D . Ja l i l K i an fa r, Ph .D . A rm ineh Kha l i l i Ray LaBeau , Ph .D . Rona ldo Luna , Ph .D . , PE Je f f Ma , Ph .D . Hu l i ya r Ma l l i ka r j una , Ph .D . Mark McQu i l l i ng , Ph .D . Ky le M i t che l l , Ph .D . Hab ib Rahman , Ph .D . K . Rav ind ra , Ph .D . M i che l l e Sab i ck , Ph .D . M i chae l Swar twou t , Ph .D . S i lv iya Zust iak , Ph.D.

ACCELERATED BACHELORS TO MASTERS Continuation Standards Studen t s mus t ma in ta i n a cumu la t i ve GPA o f 3 .00 i n a l l r equ i r ed g radua te /p ro fess i ona l cou rses .

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING Program Highlights Gradua te s tuden ts i n Eng inee r i ng a t Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy w i l l demons t ra te : 1 ) enhanced p ro fess i ona l and ana l y t i ca l sk i l l s t h rough t he deve lopmen t o f an i n -dep th unde rs tand ing o f t heo re t i ca l and p rac t i ca l concep t s ; 2 ) exce l l en t commun i ca t i ons sk i l l t h rough wr i t t en and o ra l p resen ta t i ons ; 3 ) c rea t i ve t h i nk i ng sk i l l s t h rough mas te ry o f t op i cs requ i red t o so l ve comp lex eng inee r i ng p rob lems ; and 4 ) dep th o f know ledge requ i r ed t o pu rse advanced wo rk i n a mode rn , eve r - chang ing wo r l d t h rough en t rep reneu r i a l expe r i ences woven i n to t he i r p rog ram.

These a t t r i bu tes w i l l be assessed du r i ng t he requ i r ed examina t i on m i l es tones . Fo r a Mas te r o f Sc ience (M .S . ) deg ree , t he requ i r ed m i l es tone i s a w r i t t en resea rch repo r t / t hes i s and co r respond ing o ra l de fense p resen ta t i on . The M.S . cou rse on l y op t i on can be


assessed t h rough a po r t f o l i o p rocess by t he hous ing depa r tmen t .

Curriculum Overview The mas te r ’s deg ree i n eng inee r i ng requ i r es a m in imum o f 30 c red i t s beyond a bache lo r ’s deg ree . I f s t uden t s pu rsue an op t i on i n r esea rch , s i x o f t he t o ta l c red i t s t o t he deg ree mus t be i n t hes i s r esea rch . I f s t uden t s pu rsue t he p ro j ec t op t i on , t h ree o f t he t o ta l c red i t s f o r t he deg ree mus t be devo ted t o ca r r y i ng ou t a p ro j ec t , app roved by a f acu l t y adv i se r.

The eng inee r i ng M.S . a l so a l l ows s tuden t s t o cus tom ize a p rog ram o f s t udy t o mee t p ro fess i ona l goa l s . Th i s p rog ram, wh i ch w i l l a l so t ake i n t o accoun t t he academic backg round o f s t uden t s , mus t be app roved by a f acu l t y adv i se r, t he depa r tmen t cha i r and t he assoc ia te dean f o r g radua te educa t i on a t Pa rks Co l l ege .

The re a re f i ve concen t ra t i ons i n t he eng inee r i ng mas te r ’s p rog ram:

+ Ae rospace and mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng + B iomed i ca l eng inee r i ng + C i v i l eng inee r i ng + E lec t r i ca l and compu te r eng inee r i ng + Eng inee r i ng phys i cs


+ A i r c ra f t eng ine ae rodynamics + Ca rd iovascu la r and ass i s t dev i ces + Ene rgy, sus ta i nab i l i t y and env i r onmen ta l + Eng inee r i ng educa t i on + F l i gh t con t ro l sys tems + Hap t i c and human-mach ine i n t e r f aces + Human f ac to r s /phys io l ogy + I nnova t i on and en t rep reneu rsh ip + Med i ca l r obo t i cs + Or thoped i c b i omechan i cs + Regene ra t i ve med i c i ne + Robo t i cs and mecha t ron i cs + Sa fe t y + Senso rs and sys tems + S igna l p rocess ing + Space sys tems + S t ruc tu res and b r i dges + The rma l - f l u i d sc i ences + T i ssue eng inee r i ng + Transpo r ta t i on + Unmanned ae r i a l sys tems + Wa te r r esou rces and hyd rau l i c s

Careers Gradua tes a re p repa red t o en te r t he ae rospace and mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng , b i omed i ca l eng inee r i ng , c i v i l eng inee r i ng , e l ec t r i ca l and compu te r eng inee r i ng , o r

eng inee r i ng phys i cs i ndus t r y, depend ing upon t he i r chosen concen t ra t i on .




A f ou r - yea r unde rg radua te deg ree i n eng inee r i ng re l a ted f i e l d o f des i r ed g radua te p rog ram.

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) f r om a l l co l l eges and un i ve rs i t i es

a t t ended + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on (p re fe rab l y f r om

recen t i ns t r uc to r s ) + GRE sco res + Résumé o r cu r r i cu l um v i t ae + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a temen t

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + A comp le ted Dec la ra t i on o f F i nanc ia l Suppo r t

packe t w i t h a l l accompany ing documen ts + TOEFL o r PTE Academic sco re + Check t he Eng l i sh P ro f i c i ency Po l i cy page f o r

spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re requ i remen ts . S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s tuden t s page f o r more i n f o rma t i on abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on requ i r emen ts .

+ INTO Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y o f f e r s t he Pa thway P rog ram fo r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden ts who a re i n t e res ted t h i s cou rse bu t do no t mee t t he d i r ec t en t r y r equ i r emen ts . V i s i t i n t os tudy. com/s l u /p rog rams f o r more i n f o rma t i on .

Ass is tan tsh ip App l ica t ion Dead l ine Admi t t ed s tuden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r an ass i s t an t sh i p mus t submi t a sepa ra te app l i ca t i on f o r ass i s t an t sh ip cons ide ra t i on by March 1 .

Rev iew Process Once a l l t he ma te r i a l s a re rece i ved and t he on l i ne app l i ca t i on i s comp le te , ma te r i a l s w i l l be r ev i ewed by t he Pa rks Co l l ege ' s O f f i ce o f G radua te Educa t i on and Resea rch be fo re be ing sen t t o t he eng inee r i ng depa r tmen t f o r a r ecommenda t i on . The f i na l dec i s i on i s made by t he Pa rks Co l l ege Assoc ia te Dean o f Gradua te Educa t i on and Resea rch .

Admiss i ons dec i s i ons a re made based on t he backg round and educa t i ona l expe r i ence o f s t uden ts . App l i ca t i ons a re rev i ewed when comp le ted , and dec i s i ons a re gene ra l l y made w i t h i n a f ew weeks .

Scholarships and Financial Aid Parks Co l l ege o f f e r s g radua te f e l l owsh ip awards and


ass i s t an t sh ips each yea r. Ass i s t an t sh ips p rov i de t u i t i on , s t i pend and hea l t h i nsu rance . The re a re a l so many oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o r ece i ve f und ing t h rough ex te rna l r esea rch g ran t s t ha t a re managed by i nd i v i dua l f acu l t y.


Program Requirements Studen t s choose one o f t h ree op t i ons f o r t he i r Mas te r o f Sc ience

+ cou rse on l y + p ro j ec t op t i on + t hes i s op t i on

Fo r s t uden t s pu rsu ing t he resea rch op t i on , 6 o f t he t o ta l c red i t s t o t he deg ree mus t be i n Thes i s Resea rch . Fo r s t uden ts pu rsu ing t he p ro j ec t op t i on , 3 o f t he t o ta l c red i t s t o t he deg ree mus t be devo ted t o ca r r y i ng ou t a p ro j ec t , app roved by s tuden t s ’ Facu l t y Adv i so r.

M .S . s t uden t s p repa re a p rog ram o f s t udy t ha t mus t be app roved by t he Facu l t y Adv i so r, depa r tmen t cha i r, and t he Pa rks Co l l ege Gradua te P rog rams D i rec to r. Th i s p rog ram o f s t udy i s deve loped w i t h i n t he con tex t o f backg round and ca ree r goa l s o f s t uden t s a l l ow ing t hem to cus tom ize t he i r p rog ram to su i t t he i r p ro fess iona l goa l s .

Non-Course Requirements Thes is op t ion F i r s t Semes te r i n t he M.S . P rog ram

In t he f i r s t semes te r, M .S . s t uden t s w i l l beg in t ak i ng cou rses as i nd i ca ted i n t he p rog ram o f s t udy. I n pa ra l l e l , s t uden t s may a l so beg in r esea rch i n an i den t i f i ed resea rch a rea , unde r t he gu idance o f a Facu l t y Adv i so r.

The Facu l t y Adv i so r and s tuden t w i l l f o rm a Gu idance Commi t t ee o f a t l eas t t h ree members . The Commi t t ee members shou ld be pe rsons who w i l l l i ke l y p rov i de expe r t i se and gu idance t ha t w i l l ass i s t s t uden t s i n r esea rch . A t l eas t one member, bes i des t he Facu l t y Adv i so r, mus t be i n t he home depa r tmen t o f s t uden t s . I f t he Facu l t y Adv i so r i s i n ano the r depa r tmen t , t hen one Gu idance Commi t t ee member i n t he home depa r tmen t w i l l be des igna ted as t he Gu idance Commi t t ee Cha i r.

Thes is Proposa l Studen t s p repa re a Thes i s P roposa l be fo re t he end o f t he f i r s t - yea r ac t i v i t i es . The t i t l e and ou t l i ne f o r t h i s p roposa l a re app roved by t he Gu idance Commi t t ee and repo r ted on t he Mas te r ’s Thes i s P roposa l /P rospec tus f o rm. A f t e r comp le t i ng t he t hes i s p roposa l , s t uden t s mee t w i t h t he Gu idance Commi t t ee a t l eas t once eve ry semes te r.

Thes is De fense

An o ra l Thes i s De fense mus t be comp le ted be fo re g radua t i on . The De fense t yp i ca l l y i nc l udes a semina r t ha t i s open t o t he pub l i c . Fo l l ow ing t he open sess ion , t he s tuden t and Gu idance Commi t t ee con t i nue d i scuss ion i n a c l osed sess ion . A w r i t t en Thes i s r epo r t i s submi t t ed ~4 weeks p r i o r t o t he o ra l de fense .

Based on t he De fense , t he Gu idance Commi t t ee may :

+ App rove t he Thes i s , + Cond i t i ona l l y app rove , w i t h spec i f i c i ns t r uc t i ons on

rev i s i ons t o t he Thes i s documen t , o r + No t app rove t he Thes i s .

The Gu idance Commi t t ee conveys t he dec i s i on t o t he Depa r tmen t Cha i r and t he D i rec to r o f G radua te P rog rams .


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING Program Highlights The Doc to r o f Ph i l osophy (Ph .D . ) p rog rams f ocus on a spec i f i c r esea rch t op i c . The s tuden t s a re expec ted t o conduc t o r i g i na l academic resea rch t ha t cu lm ina tes i n a d i sse r t a t i on and pee r - rev i ewed pub l i ca t i ons . Add i t i ona l cou rsework re l a ted t o t he chosen resea rch a rea i s a l so r equ i r ed .

Ph .D . s t uden t s p repa re a p rog ram o f s t udy t ha t mus t be app roved by t he Facu l t y Adv i so r, Depa r tmen t Cha i r, and t he D i rec to r o f G radua te P rog rams . Th i s p rog ram o f s t udy i s deve loped and t hen rev i ewed w i t h i n t he con tex t o f s t uden t s ’ backg round and ca ree r goa l s , a l l ow ing s tuden ts t o cus tom ize t he i r p rog ram to su i t t he i r p ro fess i ona l goa l s .

G radua te s tuden ts i n Eng inee r i ng a t Pa rks Co l l ege o f Eng inee r i ng , Av ia t i on and Techno logy w i l l demons t ra te : 1 ) enhanced p ro fess i ona l and ana l y t i ca l sk i l l s t h rough t he deve lopmen t o f an i n -dep th unde rs tand ing o f t heo re t i ca l and p rac t i ca l concep t s ; 2 ) exce l l en t commun i ca t i ons sk i l l t h rough wr i t t en and o ra l p resen ta t i ons ; 3 ) c rea t i ve t h i nk i ng sk i l l s t h rough mas te ry o f t op i cs requ i red t o so l ve comp lex eng inee r i ng p rob lems ; and 4 ) dep th o f know ledge requ i r ed t o pu rse advanced wo rk i n a mode rn , eve r - chang ing wo r l d t h rough en t rep reneu r i a l expe r i ences woven i n to t he i r p rog ram.

These a t t r i bu tes w i l l be assessed du r i ng t he requ i r ed examina t i on m i l es tones . Fo r a Ph .D . deg ree , t he requ i red m i l es tones i nc l ude a qua l i f y i ng exa m, a w r i t t en d i sse r t a t i on p roposa l and co r respond ing o ra l de fense , and a w r i t t en d i sse r t a t i on and co r respond ing o ra l


de fense p resen ta t i on .

Curriculum Overview The Ph .D . i n eng inee r i ng requ i r es a t o ta l o f 60 c red i t s o f cou rsework beyond t he bache lo r ’s deg ree , w i t h a m in imum o f 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on . A l im i t ed number o f cou rses may be a t t he 4000 l eve l ; a l l o t he rs mus t be a t t he 5000 o r h i ghe r l eve l . Those s tuden t s who ea rn an M.S . deg ree may i nc l ude a max imum o f 24 mas te r ’s deg ree cou rse c red i t s w i t h depa r tmen ta l app rova l , bu t no t t he t hes i s o r p ro j ec t c red i t s i n t he 60 c red i t s f o r t he Ph .D . deg ree .

The re a re f ou r concen t ra t i ons i n t he eng inee r i ng doc to ra l p rog ram:

+ Ae rospace and mechan i ca l eng inee r i ng + B iomed i ca l eng inee r i ng + C i v i l eng inee r i ng + E lec t r i ca l and compu te r eng inee r i ng


+ A i r c ra f t eng ine ae rodynamics + Ca rd iovascu la r and ass i s t dev i ces + Ene rgy, sus ta i nab i l i t y and env i r onmen ta l + Eng inee r i ng educa t i on + F l i gh t con t ro l sys tems + Hap t i c and human-mach ine i n t e r f aces + Human f ac to r s /phys io l ogy + I nnova t i on and en t rep reneu rsh ip + Med i ca l r obo t i cs + Or thoped i c b i omechan i cs + Regene ra t i ve med i c i ne + Robo t i cs and mecha t ron i cs + Sa fe t y + Senso rs and sys tems + S igna l p rocess ing + Space sys tems + S t ruc tu res and b r i dges + The rma l - f l u i d sc i ences + T i ssue eng inee r i ng + Transpo r ta t i on + Unmanned ae r i a l sys tems + Wa te r r esou rces and hyd rau l i cs

Careers Gradua tes o f t he doc to ra l p rog ram seek emp loymen t i n t he i ndus t r y, gove rnmen t o r as un i ve rs i t y p ro fesso rs




A f ou r - yea r unde rg radua te deg ree i n eng inee r i ng re l a ted f i e l d o f des i r ed g radua te p rog ram.

Appl ica t ion Requ i rements + App l i ca t i on f o rm and f ee + Transc r i p t ( s ) f r om a l l co l l eges and un i ve rs i t i es

a t t ended + Th ree l e t t e r s o f r ecommenda t i on (p re fe rab l y f r om

recen t i ns t r uc to r s ) + GRE sco res + Résumé o r cu r r i cu l um v i t ae + P ro fess i ona l goa l s t a temen t

Requ i rements fo r In te rna t iona l S tudents + A comp le ted Dec la ra t i on o f F i nanc ia l Suppo r t

packe t w i t h a l l accompany ing documen ts + TOEFL o r PTE Academic sco re + Check t he Eng l i sh P ro f i c i ency Po l i cy page f o r

spec i f i c TOEFL and PTE sco re requ i remen ts . S tuden t s may a l so v i s i t t he i n t e rna t i ona l p rospec t s , app l i can t s and s tuden ts page f o r more i n fo rma t i on abou t i n t e rna t i ona l app l i ca t i on requ i r emen ts .

+ INTO Sa in t Lou i s Un i ve rs i t y o f f e r s t he Pa thway P rog ram fo r i n t e rna t i ona l s t uden t s who a re i n t e res ted t h i s cou rse bu t do no t mee t t he d i r ec t en t r y r equ i r emen ts . V i s i t i n t os tudy. com/s l u /p rog rams f o r more i n f o rma t i on .

Ass is tan tsh ip App l ica t ion Dead l ine Admi t t ed s tuden t s who wan t t o be cons ide red f o r an ass i s t an t sh ip mus t submi t a sepa ra te app l i ca t i on f o r ass i s t an t sh ip cons ide ra t i on by March 1 .

Rev iew Process Once a l l t he ma te r i a l s a re r ece i ved and t he on l i ne app l i ca t i on i s comp le te , ma te r i a l s w i l l be r ev i ewed by t he Pa rks Co l l ege ' s O f f i ce o f G radua te Educa t i on and Resea rch be fo re be ing sen t t o t he eng inee r i ng depa r tmen t f o r a r ecommenda t i on . The f i na l dec i s i on i s made by t he Pa rks Co l l ege Assoc ia te Dean o f Gradua te Educa t i on and Resea rch .


Scholarships and Financial Aid Parks Co l l ege o f f e r s g radua te f e l l owsh ip awards and ass i s t an t sh ips each yea r. Ass i s t an t sh ips p rov i de t u i t i on , s t i pend and hea l t h i nsu rance . The re a re a l so many oppo r t un i t i es f o r s t uden t s t o r ece i ve f und ing t h rough ex te rna l r esea rch g ran t s t ha t a re managed by i nd i v i dua l f acu l t y.


Program Requirements


The Eng inee r i ng Ph .D . deg ree requ i r es a t o ta l o f 60 c red i t s beyond t he bache lo r ’s deg ree w i t h a m in imum o f 12 c red i t s o f d i sse r t a t i on resea rch . O f t he 60 c red i t s , a max imum o f 9 c red i t s may be compr i sed o f cou rsework a t t he 4000 - l eve l ; a l l o t he r cou rse c red i t s mus t be a t t he 5000 o r 6000 - l eve l . Those s tuden t s who ea rn a Mas te r o f Sc ience deg ree may i nc l ude up t o 24 c red i t s f r om the assoc ia ted Mas te r o f Sc ience deg ree , bu t no t t he t hes i s o r p ro j ec t c red i t s , i n t he 60 c red i t s wh i ch a re needed f o r t he Ph .D . deg ree . Ph .D . s t uden t s shou ld a l so sa t i s f y f ou r semes te r s o f G radua te Semina r beyond a bache lo r ’s deg ree .

Non-Course Requirements F i rs t Semester in Ph .D . Program I n t he f i r s t semes te r, Ph .D . s t uden t s w i l l beg in t ak i ng cou rses as i nd i ca ted i n t he p rog ram o f s t udy. I n pa ra l l e l , s t uden t s may a l so beg in r esea rch i n an i den t i f i ed resea rch a rea unde r t he gu idance o f a Facu l t y Adv i so r.

The Facu l t y Adv i so r and s tuden t s w i l l f o rm a Gu idance Commi t t ee o f a t l eas t f i ve members . The Commi t t ee members shou ld be pe rsons who w i l l l i ke l y p rov i de expe r t i se and gu idance t ha t w i l l ass i s t s t uden t s i n t he i r r esea rch . A t l eas t two members , bes ides t he Facu l t y Adv i so r, mus t be i n s t uden t s ’ home depa r tmen t . I f t he Facu l t y Adv i so r i s i n ano the r depa r tmen t , t hen one Gu idance Commi t t ee member i n t he home depa r tmen t w i l l be des igna ted as t he Gu idance Commi t t ee Cha i r.

Annua l S tudent Rev iew A l l ac t i ve s t uden t s a re expec ted t o check i n w i t h t he i r Facu l t y Adv i so r r egu la r l y r ega rd i ng cou rsework and resea rch , and t o conduc t an Annua l S tuden t Rev iew. New s tuden t s who s ta r t i n t he Summer and Fa l l semes te rs w i l l conduc t t he i r Rev iews by t he end o f Janua ry, and eve ry academic yea r t he rea f t e r by t he end o f May. New s tuden t s who s ta r t i n t he Sp r i ng semes te r w i l l conduc t t he i r Rev iews by t he end o f May. A l l s t uden ts conduc t t he i r r ev i ews annua l l y i n consu l t a t i on w i t h t he Facu l t y Adv i so r and submi t t ed t o a r espec t i ve Depa r tmen t Cha i r and t hen t he Gradua te Educa t i on o f f i ce by t he end o f May.

The Annua l S tuden t Rev iew fo rm can be ob ta i ned f r om the Pa rks Co l l ege Gradua te P rog rams O f f i ce .

Qual i f y ing Exam A qua l i f y i ng exam w i l l be admin i s te red acco rd i ng t o t he expec ta t i ons o f t he academic d i sc i p l i ne . Fo r examp le , i n eng inee r i ng a qua l i f y i ng exam may be admin i s t e red re l a t i ve l y ea r l y i n t he doc to ra l s t ud ies . I n av i a t i on , t he qua l i f y i ng exam i s s t r uc tu red t o assess comprehens i ve know ledge o f t he d i sc i p l i ne a f t e r a l l o r nea r l y a l l o f academic wo rk has been comp le ted and t hus , i t i s admin i s t e red c l ose r t o t he comp le t i on o f t he deg ree .

The s tuden t ’s Gu idance Commi t t ee w i l l adv i se s tuden t s on p repa ra t i on f o r t he Qua l i f y i ng Exam. I dea l l y, t he

Gu idance Commi t t ee w i l l con t i nue a f t e r t he Qua l i f y i ng Exam and t h rough t he d i sse r t a t i on resea rch .

The Qua l i f y i ng Exam i s des i gned t o de te rm ine i f s t uden ts a re p repa red t o con t i nue Ph .D . s t ud ies . No rma l l y, i t i s a w r i t t en exam, w i t h t he op t i on f o r f o l l ow -up w i t h an o ra l exam. The de ta i l s o f t he exam a re de te rm ined by t he home depa r tmen t , bu t a l l po r t i ons o f t he Qua l i f y i ng Exam shou ld be comp le ted i n one day.

Qua l i f y i ng examina t i ons a re a r ranged and admin i s te red by t he home depa r tmen t . The resu l t o f t he exam may be a pass , no -pass , o r cond i t i ona l - pass . The cond i t i ona l -pass w i l l no rma l l y r equ i r e t ha t s t uden t s co r rec t spec i f i c weaknesses , w i t h app rop r i a te mod i f i ca t i ons t o t he p l an o f s t udy.

Qua l i f y i ng exam p rocedu res can be accessed a t t he Pa rks Co l l ege Gradua te Educa t i on webs i t e . E r ro r ! Hype r l i nk r e fe rence no t va l i d .

Disser ta t ion Proposa l & Doctora l Ora l Examina t ion Typ i ca l l y, a f t e r a yea r f o l l ow ing t he Qua l i f y i ng Exam, s tuden ts w i l l p resen t and de fend a D i sse r t a t i on P roposa l , ca l l ed a Doc to ra l O ra l Examina t i on . Th i s Exam i s based on t he i r w r i t t en p roposa l , and t he i r o ra l de fense o f t he p roposa l . Bo th componen ts w i l l be eva lua ted by t he Gu idance Commi t t ee .

Doc to ra l Cand ida te s ta tus w i l l be g i ven t o s t uden t s a f t e r success fu l passage o f t he Doc to ra l O ra l Examina t i on o f t he d i sse r t a t i on p roposa l .

Disser ta t ion De fense At a t ime se lec ted by s t uden t s and t he Gu idance Commi t t ee , t he doc to ra l cand ida tes p resen t t he d i sse r t a t i on resea rch i n bo th w r i t t en and o ra l f o rma t . The De fense t yp i ca l l y i nc l udes a semina r t ha t i s open t o t he pub l i c . Fo l l ow ing t he open sess ion , t he s tuden t de fend ing and h i s o r he r Gu idance Commi t t ee con t i nues t he d i scuss ion i n a c l osed sess ion .

Based on t he De fense , t he Gu idance Commi t t ee may : ( 1 ) app rove t he D i sse r t a t i on , ( 2 ) cond i t i ona l l y app rove , w i t h spec i f i c i ns t r uc t i ons on rev i s i ons t o t he D i sse r t a t i on documen t , o r ( 3 ) no t app rove t he D i sse r t a t i on .


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