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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Engineering, B.S.
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Program Description
JMU Engineering is an ABET accredited, 4-year interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science degree program. It offers a world-class undergraduate engineering experience based on a philosophy of learning by doing. It integrates many traditional engineering disciplines with course work in project management, engineering, design and liberal arts with foci on sustainable design and project delivery.
Degree and Major Requirements
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Degree Requirements
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Credit Hours
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41 |
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3
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3
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Major requirements and approved electives
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95
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Total
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129
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Footnotes
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. Some credits may be fulfilled by courses required within the major.
2 In addition to course work taken to fulfill General Education requirement. Some credits may be fulfilled by courses required within the major. Major Requirements
Minimum GradesCourses (or approved equivalents) required for the engineering major with a minimum grade of “C-“: Additional Information
For students transferring from a program with an existing articulation agreement, the student coordinator will work with the engineering Academic Unit Head to assess the relative merit of transfer students with qualifying transcripts.
Students must complete a total of fifteen credit hours of approved electives, including at least twelve credit hours of engineering technical electives. Students may not use courses required for the engineering major to fulfill approved elective requirements.
- Engineering Technical Electives: At least twelve credit hours of non-required 300 or 400 level ENGR technical electives, excluding ENGR 480 , ENGR 490 , ENGR 497 , ENGR 498 , ENGR 498H , ENGR 499A , ENGR 499B and ENGR 499C .
- Other Approved Electives: At most three credit hours of any other non-required 300 or 400 level courses at JMU (both ENGR and non-ENGR courses are eligible). This may include courses that qualify as engineering technical electives and that are not used to meet the engineering technical elective requirement.
Major Requirements Total: 95 Credit Hours
Concentrations
Each student, in consultation with their engineering academic advisor, may choose to pursue one of the following program concentrations.
Civil and Environmental Concentration
Students must take 3 required credit hours and 12 elective credit hours to complete the civil and environmental concentration. Required Civil and Environmental Concentration Course: 3 Credit Hours
Civil and Environmental Concentration Electives: 12 Credit Hours
Civil and Environmental Concentration Requirements Total: 15 Credit Hours
Geo-Environmental Concentration
Students must take 3 required credit hours and 12 elective credit hours to complete the geo-environmental concentration. The 12 elective credit hours may be fulfilled from the geo-environmental concentration ENGR electives. Or students may fulfill the 12 elective credit hours with 9 elective credit hours from the geo-environmental concentration ENGR electives and an additional 3 elective credit hours from the geo-environmental concentration GEOL electives. Required Geo-Environmental Concentration Course: 3 Credit Hours
Geo-Environmental Concentration ENGR Electives: 9 - 12 Credit Hours
Geo-Environmental Concentration GEOL Electives: 0 - 3 Credit Hours
Geo-Environmental Concentration Requirements Total: 15 Credit Hours
Electro-Mechanical Systems Concentration
Students must take 3 required credit hours and 12 elective credit hours to complete the electro-mechanical systems concentration. Required Electro-Mechanical Systems Concentration Course: 3 Credit Hours
Choose up to 3 credit hours of the following:
Electro-Mechanical Systems Concentration Electives: 12 Credit Hours
Electro-Mechanical Systems Concentration Requirements Total: 15 Credit Hours
Recommended Schedule for Majors
First Year Fall Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours
First Year Spring Semester
First Year Spring Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours
Second Year Fall Semester
Second Year Fall Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours
Second Year Spring Semester
Second Year Spring Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours
Third Year Fall Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours
Third Year Spring Semester
Third Year Spring Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours
Fourth Year Fall Semester
Fourth Year Fall Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours
Fourth Year Spring Semester
Fourth Year Fall Semester Total: 18 Credit Hours
Program Total: 129 Credit Hours
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