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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Dual Degree in Engineering
Duane Pontius and Douglas Riley, Advisors
Students who participate in the pre-engineering dual-degree program
attend Birmingham-Southern College for approximately three years and
then continue their education at an ABET accredited institution. After
completing the academic requirements at both schools, the student
is awarded a bachelor’s degree from Birmingham-Southern and an
engineering degree from the cooperating institution.
The College maintains partnering arrangements with five schools
for which admittance into those engineering programs is guaranteed
after completing the Birmingham-Southern College pre-engineering
requirements, upon a favorable recommendation by the College’s faculty
liaison, and sundry additional requirements specific to either the partner
or the engineering discipline. The partnering institutions include Auburn
University, Columbia University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Vanderbilt University, and Washington University in St. Louis. Interested
students are encouraged to contact one of the pre-engineering advisors for
specifics on requirements for each school and engineering program.
Pre-Engineering (10 units):
MA 231 Calculus I
MA 232 Calculus II
MA 310 Calculus III
MA 317 Linear Algebra
MA 311 Differential Equations
CS 170 Introduction to Computing
CH 120 General Chemistry or CH 149 Chemical Principles
PH 121 General Physics I
PH 122 General Physics II
PH 201 Mathematical Tools for Physics
Pre-engineering students must also meet Birmingham-Southern’s
general education graduation requirements, with the exception of the
Connections in Scholarship requirement. They should work closely with
the program advisors in selecting specific courses required by cooperating
institutions.
Although exempted from the 32-unit requirement, pre-engineering
students must complete 24 units while at the College, at most two of
which can be Exploration terms. Students must also complete their
engineering degree at the cooperating institution in order to receive their
degree from Birmingham-Southern. Students who do not complete the
degree requirements elsewhere will not receive a degree from Birmingham-
Southern unless they return to the College and complete the requirements
for another major as well as the remaining graduation requirements.
