III. ENGINEERING
Contents
Students with Advanced Placement credit:................................................................................. 1
Engineering 8-semester plans ..................................................................................................... 2
Biomedical Concentration ...................................................................................................... 2
Civil Concentration ................................................................................................................. 3
Computer Concentration ......................................................................................................... 4
Environmental Concentration ................................................................................................. 6
Mechanical Concentration ...................................................................................................... 7
Students with Advanced Placement credit:
Requirements for some courses in mathematical sciences can be met through Advanced
Placement exam credit. Messiah College credit for various AP exams can be found at the
following link, or through the registrar’s website:
http://www.messiah.edu/info/21351/transfer_ap_clep_courses/2107/apclepib_equiv
alencies/3
III. Department of Engineering 2015
1
Engineering 8-semester plans
Biomedical Concentration
8 Semester Plan
Course #
CHEM 105
MATH 111
ENGR 102
IDFY 101
COMM 105
Course name
First Year – Fall
General Chemistry I*
Calculus I*
Intro to Engineering
First Year Seminar*
Oral Communication*
Credits
4
4
2
3
3
TOTAL
MATH 211
MATH 261 or
MATH 308
PHYS 212
ENGR 231
Varies
MATH 112
PHYS 211
ENGR 101
ENGR 236
IDCR 151
Course name
First Year - Spring
Calculus II
General Physics I
Engineering Graphics
Circuits I
Created & Called for Community*
4
16
Credits
4
4
2
4
3
TOTAL
17
Sophomore –Fall
Calculus III
4
BIOL 161
Sophomore – Spring
Animal Form and Function
Linear Algebra OR Differential Equations
3
ENGR 201
Group Orientation
1
General Physics II
Engineering Statics
QuEST 1st Language course*
4
3
3
ENGR 233
ENGR 254
Varies
WELL xxx
Mechanics of Materials
Materials Engineering
QuEST 2nd Language course*
Wellness*
3
4
3
1
TOTAL
17
Junior – Fall
Experimental Methods
Project I
Seminar I
Dynamics
3
1
1
3
QuEST Philosophy/Religion*
3
BIOL 385
Physiology
4
15
ENGR 371
ENGR 375
ENGR 488
Varies
Varies
Varies
TOTAL
Senior – Fall
Thermodynamics
Bio-Instruments and Measurement
Project III
1st QuEST Social Science or History*
2nd QuEST Social Science or History*
QuEST Non-western or cross-cultural*
ENGR 242
ENGR 288
ENGR 301
ENGR 232
Varies
Course #
TOTAL
3
3
2
3
3
2-3
TOTAL
ENGR 290
ENGR 302
ENGR 372
ENGR 388
MATH 261 or
MATH 308
ENGL xxx
BIBL 20x
2
1
4
1
Linear Algebra OR Differential Equations
3
QuEST Literature*
QuEST Knowledge of the Bible*
3
3
TOTAL
ENGR 366
ENGR 410
ENGR 489
THEO 2xx
Varies
Senior – Spring
Control Systems
BME Design
Project IV
QuEST Christian Beliefs*
QuEST Ethics/Worldviews/Pluralism*
16-17
*QuEST requirement
**Requires department approval
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Junior – Spring
Engineering Economics
Seminar II
Fluid Mechanics
Project II
17
4
3
2
3
3
TOTAL
2
15
Civil Concentration
8 Semester Plan
Course #
CHEM 105
MATH 111
ENGR 102
IDFY 101
COMM 105
Course name
First Year – Fall
General Chemistry I*
Calculus I*
Intro to Engineering
First Year Seminar*
Oral Communication*
Credits
MATH 211
PHYS 212
ENGR 231
Varies
WELL xxx
Sophomore –Fall
Calculus III
General Physics II
Engineering Statics
QuEST 1st Language course*
Wellness*
15
ENGR 242
ENGR 288
ENGR 301
ENGR 321
ENGR 351
Varies
TOTAL
Junior – Fall
Experimental Methods
Project I
Seminar I
Environmental Engineering
Analysis and Dynamics of Structures
QuEST Philosophy/Religion*
16
ENGR 322
ENGR 355
ENGR 452
ENGR 488
Varies
BIBL 20x
TOTAL
Senior – Fall
Water Resources Engineering
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design
Design of Steel Structures
Project III
1st QuEST Social Science or History*
QuEST Knowledge of the Bible*
4
4
2
3
3
TOTAL
III. Department of Engineering 2015
MATH 112
PHYS 211
ENGR 236
IDCR 151
Course name
First Year - Spring
Calculus II
General Physics I
Circuits I
Created & Called for Community*
MATH 270
ENGR 101
ENGR 201
ENGR 233
ENGR 254
Varies
Sophomore – Spring
Advanced Math for Sciences
Engineering Graphics
Group Orientation
Mechanics of Materials
Materials Engineering
QuEST 2nd Language course*
ENGR 290
ENGR 302
ENGR 352
ENGR 358
ENGR 372
ENGR 388
ENGL xxx
Junior – Spring
Engineering Economics
Seminar II
Design of Concrete Structures
Construction Methods and Materials
Fluid Mechanics
Project II
QuEST Literature*
ENGR 357
ENGR 489
Varies
THEO 2xx
Varies
Varies
Senior – Spring
Transportation Engineering
Project IV
2nd QuEST Social Science or History*
QuEST Christian Beliefs*
QuEST Ethics/Worldviews/Pluralism*
QuEST Non-western or cross-cultural*
16
4
4
3
3
1
TOTAL
Course #
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Credits
4
4
4
3
TOTAL
3
2
1
3
4
3
TOTAL
16
2
1
3
3
4
1
3
TOTAL
17
*QuEST requirement
15
17
3
2
3
3
3
2-3
TOTAL 16-17
3
Computer Concentration
8 Semester Plan
Course #
CHEM 105
MATH 111
ENGR 102
IDFY 101
COMM 105
Course name
First Year – Fall
General Chemistry I*
Calculus I*
Intro to Engineering
First Year Seminar*
Oral Communication*
Credits
4
4
2
3
3
TOTAL
Course #
MATH 112
PHYS 211
ENGR 236
IDCR 151
16
4
4
4
3
15
Sophomore – Spring
MATH 211
Calculus III
4
CIS 181
PHYS 212
ENGR 231
Varies
Computer Programming I
General Physics II
Engineering Statics
QuEST 1st Language course*
3
4
3
3
TOTAL
MATH 261 or
MATH 308
CIS 284
ENGR 101
ENGR 201
ENGR 237
ENGR 242
Varies
Linear Algebra OR Differential Equations
3
Computer Programming II
Engineering Graphics
Group Orientation
Circuits II
Experimental Methods
QuEST 2nd Language course*
3
2
1
3
3
3
17
TOTAL
Junior – Fall
18
Junior – Spring
CIS 384
Elements of Computer Systems
3
ENGR 288
ENGR 301
ENGR 340
ENGR 342
WELL XXX
Varies
Project I
Seminar I
Analog Electronics
Microprocessor Applications
Wellness*
QuEST Philosophy/Religion*
1
1
3
4
1
3
TOTAL
MATH 308 or
MATH 261
ENGR 254
ENGR 290
ENGR 302
ENGR 388
ENGL xxx
BIBL 20x
Project III
Data Structures and Algorithms
Computer Concentration Elective
1st QuEST Social Science or History*
2nd QuEST Social Science or History*
TOTAL
Differential Equations OR Linear Algebra
3
Materials Engineering
Engineering Economics
Seminar II
Project II
QuEST Literature*
QuEST Knowledge of the Bible*
4
2
1
1
3
3
16
TOTAL
Senior – Fall
CIS 332
CIS 415
CIS 416
CIS 432
CIS 482
Credits
TOTAL
Sophomore –Fall
ENGR 488
CIS 385
Varies
Varies
Varies
Course name
First Year - Spring
Calculus II
General Physics I
Circuits I
Created & Called for Community*
2
3
3-4
3
3
ENGR 366
ENGR 489
THEO 2xx
Varies
Varies
Senior – Spring
Control Systems
Project IV
QuEST Christian Beliefs*
QuEST Ethics/Worldviews/Pluralism*
QuEST Non-western or cross-cultural*
14-15
*QuEST requirement
4
2
3
3
2-3
TOTAL 14-15
Computer Concentration Electives
Database Concepts
CIS 487 Interactive 3D Graphics
Data Communications
ENGR 364 Electronic Devices
Operating Systems
ENGR 365 Linear Systems
Database Applications
ENGR 367 Electromagnetics
Organization of Programming Languages
ENGR 369 Communication Systems
1Your
academic advisor will help you choose electives to prepare for work in areas like network consultant, network manager or
hardware designer.
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4
Electrical Concentration
8 Semester Plan
Course #
CHEM 105
MATH 111
ENGR 102
IDFY 101
COMM 105
Course name
First Year – Fall
General Chemistry I*
Calculus I*
Intro to Engineering
First Year Seminar*
Oral Communication*
Credits
4
4
2
3
3
TOTAL
Course #
MATH 112
PHYS 211
ENGR 236
IDCR 151
16
Credits
4
4
4
3
TOTAL
Sophomore –Fall
MATH 261 or
MATH 308
MATH 211
PHYS 212
ENGR 231
Varies
Course name
First Year - Spring
Calculus II
General Physics I
Circuits I
Created & Called for Community*
15
Sophomore – Spring
Linear Algebra OR Differential Equations
3
Calculus III
General Physics II
Engineering Statics
QuEST 1st Language course*
4
4
3
3
TOTAL
MATH 308 or
MATH 261
CIS 181
ENGR 101
ENGR 201
ENGR 237
Varies
3
Computer Programming I**
Engineering Graphics
Group Orientation
Circuits II
QuEST 2nd Language course*
3
2
1
3
3
17
TOTAL
Junior – Fall
ENGR 288
ENGR 301
ENGR 340
ENGR 342
ENGR 367
WELL XXX
Varies
Project I
Seminar I
Analog Electronics
Microprocessor Applications
Electromagnetics
Wellness*
QuEST Philosophy/Religion*
1
1
3
4
3
1
3
16
ENGR 242
ENGR 369
ENGR 488
Varies
Varies
Varies
TOTAL
Senior – Fall
Experimental Methods
Communications Systems
Project III
1st QuEST Social Science or History*
2nd QuEST Social Science or History*
QuEST Non-western or cross-cultural*
TOTAL
Differential Equations OR Linear Algebra
3
3
2
3
3
2-3
ENGR 290
ENGR 302
ENGR 364
ENGR 365
ENGR 388
ENGL xxx
BIBL 20x
Junior – Spring
Engineering Economics
Seminar II
Electrical Devices
Linear Systems
Project II
QuEST Literature*
QuEST Knowledge of the Bible*
ENGR 254
ENGR 366
ENGR 489
THEO 2xx
Varies
Senior – Spring
Materials Engineering
Control Systems
Project IV
QuEST Christian Beliefs*
QuEST Ethics/Worldviews/Pluralism*
2
1
4
3
1
3
3
TOTAL
16-17
*QuEST requirement
15
17
4
4
2
3
3
TOTAL
16
Environmental Concentration
8 Semester Plan
Course #
CHEM 105
MATH 111
ENGR 102
IDFY 101
COMM 105
Course name
First Year – Fall
General Chemistry I*
Calculus I*
Introduction to Engineering
First Year Seminar*
Oral Communication*
Credits
4
4
2
3
3
TOTAL
MATH 211
MATH 261 or
MATH 308
PHYS 212
ENGR 231
Varies
Course #
MATH 112
PHYS 211
ENGR 236
IDCR 151
Course name
First Year - Spring
Calculus II
General Physics I
Circuits I
Created & Called for Community*
2
16
4
4
4
3
TOTAL
15
Sophomore –Fall
Calculus III
4
ENGR 101
Sophomore – Spring
Engineering Graphics
Linear Algebra or Differential Equations
3
ENGR 201
Group Orientation
1
General Physics II
Engineering Statics
QuEST 1st Language course*
4
3
3
ENGR 233
ENGR 242
ENGR 254
Varies
Mechanics of Materials
Experimental Methods
Materials Engineering
QuEST 2nd Language course*
3
3
4
3
TOTAL
17
TOTAL
Junior – Fall
ENGR 232
ENGR 288
ENGR 301
ENGR 321
Dynamics
Project I
Seminar I
Environmental Engineering
3
1
1
4
ENGR 371
Thermodynamics
3
BIOL 160
Molecular and Cell Biology2
4
WELL XXX
Wellness*
1
17
ENGR 440
ENGR 488
BIOL 315 or
ECON 117
ENGL xxx
BIBL 20x
THEO 2xx
TOTAL
Senior – Fall
Environmental Hydrology
Project III
Environmental Ethics or
Issues in Environmental Economics
QuEST Literature*
QuEST Knowledge of the Bible*
QuEST Christian Beliefs*
TOTAL
1Environmental
Credits
3
2
3
3
3
3
ENGR 290
ENGR 302
ENGR 372
ENGR 388
MATH 308 or
MATH 261
GIS 245 or
Varies
Varies
ENGR 366
ENGR 489
GIS 245 or
Varies
Varies
Varies
17
*QuEST requirement
16
Junior – Spring
Engineering Economics
Seminar II
Fluid Mechanics
Project II
2
1
4
1
Differential Equations OR Linear Algebra
3
Intro. Geo. Info. Sys.-or- 1st QuEST Social
Science or History*3
QuEST Philosophy/Religion*
TOTAL
Senior – Spring
Control Systems
ENGR 489 Project IV
Intro. Geo. Info. Sys.-or- 1st QuEST Social
Science or History*3
2nd QuEST Social Science or Ethics/WV/Plural*
QuEST Non-western or cross-cultural*
3
3
17
4
2
3
3
2-3
TOTAL 14-15
QuEST Elective: Either BIOL315 Environmental Ethics (meets Gen. Ed. ethics requirement) or ECON117 Issues in
Environmental Economics (meets Gen. Ed. social science requirement).
2Students may take BIOL160 (typically Fall) or BIOL162 (typically Spring).
3GIS 245 is offered alternate year (offered Spring 2014) and should be taken in either the third or fourth year.
Mechanical Concentration
8 Semester Plan
Course #
CHEM 105
MATH 111
ENGR 102
IDFY 101
COMM 105
Course name
First Year – Fall
General Chemistry I*
Calculus I*
Intro to Engineering
First Year Seminar*
Oral Communication*
Credits
4
4
2
3
3
TOTAL
MATH 211
MATH 261 or
MATH 308
PHYS 212
ENGR 231
Varies
Course #
MATH 112
PHYS 211
ENGR 236
IDCR 151
Course name
First Year - Spring
Calculus II
General Physics I
Circuits I
Created & Called for Community*
2
16
Credits
4
4
4
3
TOTAL
15
Sophomore –Fall
Calculus III
4
ENGR 101
Sophomore – Spring
Engineering Graphics
Linear Algebra OR Differential Equations
3
ENGR 201
Group Orientation
1
General Physics II
Engineering Statics
QuEST 1st Language course*
4
3
3
ENGR 233
ENGR 242
ENGR 254
Varies
WELL XXX
Mechanics of Materials
Experimental Methods
Materials Engineering
QuEST 2nd Language course*
Wellness*
3
3
4
3
1
17
TOTAL
17
Junior – Fall
ENGR 232
Engineering Dynamics
3
ENGR 288
ENGR 301
ENGR 371
ENGR 373
ENGL xxx
Varies
Project I
Seminar I
Thermodynamics
Instrum. & Measurement
QuEST Literature*
QuEST Philosophy/Religion*
1
1
3
3
3
3
17
ENGR 384
ENGR 374
ENGR 488
Varies
THEO 2xx
TOTAL
Senior – Fall
Manufacturing Processes
Heat Transfer
Project III
1st QuEST Social Science or History*
QuEST Christian Beliefs*
TOTAL
15
*QuEST requirement
3
4
2
3
3
MATH 308 or
MATH 261
ENGR 290
ENGR 302
ENGR 372
ENGR 381
ENGR 388
BIBL 20x
TOTAL
Junior – Spring
Differential Equations OR Linear Algebra
Engineering Economics
Seminar II
Fluid Mechanics
Mechanical Design
Project II
QuEST Knowledge of the Bible*
2
1
4
3
1
3
TOTAL
ENGR 366
ENGR 489
Varies
Varies
Varies
Senior – Spring
Control Systems
Project IV
2nd QuEST Social Science or History*
QuEST Ethics/Worldviews/Pluralism*
QuEST Non-western or cross-cultural*
3
17
4
2
3
3
2-3
TOTAL 14-15