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Pre-Engineering Options |
Students wishing to undertake a program of pre-engineering
other than the Arts-Engineering
programs should complete as many of the following courses as possible before transferring:
MATH 1034, 2014, 2024, 3034, 3043
PHYS 1112, 2004, 2014, 2123, 2133, 3123
CHEM 1004, 1014
CORE 1043, 1053 (Composition 1 and 2)
CSCI 1044
The Mathematics courses are especially important, since MATH 3034 is prerequisite to many junior-level
courses in engineering.
Cooperating with the University of Arkansas, Vanderbilt University, Louisiana Tech University, and the University of Southern California, Ouachita Baptist University offers several combination programs.
The joint program with the University of Arkansas involves a three-year
program of study at Ouachita. Following one year at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering, the Bachelor of Arts
degree or the Bachelor of Science degree, if all requirements are met, will be conferred by Ouachita
Baptist University. At the end of the fifth year, the student will receive from the University of Arkansas the
Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
In order to receive a degree under this program, a student must complete each of the courses listed
below. At least sixty-six
semester hours, including at least twenty at the junior-senior
level, must be
completed at Ouachita. In those cases in which the Bachelors degree is conferred before the engineering degree,
the student must have completed a total of 128 semester hours with a grade point average of 2.000 in all
courses in which grade points are given. Both OBU and overall GPAs must be 2.000.
Arrangements for students who will go to other engineering schools are possible. Such students should
confer with a pre-engineering
advisor.
Physics Core at Ouachita (24 hours) Transferred Back from Engineering School (21 hours)
PHYS 1112 Engineering Graphics Must take the following or have transfer equivalent:
PHYS 2101 Intro to Physics & Engineering PHYS 3034 Electricity & Magnetism
PHYS 2004 University Physics 1 PHYS 4003 Mechanics
PHYS 2014 University Physics 2
PHYS 2123 Statics
PHYS 2133 Dynamics
PHYS 3004 Modern Physics
PHYS 3123 Electrical Circuits
Out of Department Requirements (33 hours) Ouachita CORE Requirements (48 hours)
ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics CORE 1012 Intro to the Liberal Arts
SPCM 1003 Fundamentals of Public Speaking CORE 1022 Concepts of Wellness
CHEM 1004 General Chemistry 1 CORE 1023 The Contemporary World
CHEM 1014 General Chemistry 2 CORE 1043 Composition 1
MATH 2014 Calculus 1 CORE 1053 Composition 2
MATH 2024 Calculus 2 CORE 1113 Survey of the Bible
MATH 3034 Calculus 3 CORE 1123 Interpreting the Bible
MATH 3043 Differential Equations CORE 2113 American Civilization
CSCI 1044 Computer Programming 1 CORE 2213 Western Civilization
CORE 2324 Life Science
Letters Menu: Choose one of following two
Summary of Minimum Requirements* CORE 2123 American Letters
128 hours: Total to graduate CORE 2223 Western Letters
42 hours: Junior-senior level Sophomore menu: Choose one of following three
Physics 24 hours (7 jr-sr) CORE 2413 Intellectual Traditions
Out of Dept 33 hours (7 jr-sr) CORE 2433 Personal Finance
Transferred 21 hours (21 jr-sr) CORE 2443 Social Science Survey
CORE 48 hours (7 jr-sr) Fine Arts Menu: Choose two of following three
Electives 6 hours (0 jr-sr) CORE 3113 Art
CORE 3123 Music
*B. A. Degree CORE 3133 Theatre
For B. S. Degree CORE 4001 Natural Sciences Senior Seminar
37 hours of physics equivalents Two Semesters of One Foreign Language (6 hours)
(Contact Physics Dept Chair)
Students who plan to earn a graduate degree in engineering may choose to earn a B.S. degree in physics at Ouachita following the engineering option. Students accepted to graduate programs in engineering complete a two-year program at the engineering graduate school. The first year is composed of undergraduate engineering courses; the second is composed of graduate engineering courses. A Masters degree in Engineering is awarded upon completion of these courses. Ouachita students have used this pattern to earn masters degrees from Texas A&M University and The University of Texas. Note: The University of Arkansas requires an undergradute engineering degree from an accredited engineering school for entry into its graduate program, so this option is not viable there.
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Last update: June 2009