Admission
Students are admitted to the upper-division program after they have completed an acceptable pre-engineering program. The pre-engineering program can be taken at University of Missouri-St. Louis or at community colleges in the area. Normally, admission is granted to persons who have completed the pre-engineering program with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 over all their mathematics, chemistry, physics, and introductory (statics and dynamics) engineering courses. Students with less than a 2.75 grade point average, but at least a C, in all their science, engineering and mathematics courses may be admitted on a conditional basis.
For more information, please contact the program advisor at (314) 516-7018.
Degree Requirements
A program of 132 semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, a program of 122 semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and a program of 134 semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, as shown below:
- All majors must complete the University General Education requirements, the Pre-Engineering Requirements and the Core Engineering Requirements.
- All students must first complete J E MATH 3170, Engineering Mathematics, with a minimum grade of C-.
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering majors must also complete J E ENGR 2300, Introduction to Electrical Networks with a minimum grade of C-.
- A minimum grade of C- is necessary to meet the prerequisite requirement for any course.
Pre-Engineering Requirements
Students seeking to major in engineering are first designated as ‘Undeclared with an interest in Engineering majors’ until they have completed Math 1800 Analytical Geometry & Calculus I. Upon successful completion of Math 1800 with a grade of C or better, students will be allowed to declare pre-engineering as their major. Math 1800 must be completed successfully within two attempts.
| MATH 1800 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 |
| MATH 1900 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | 5 |
| MATH 2000 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | 5 |
| MATH 2020 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| CHEM 1111 | Introductory Chemistry I (MOTR CHEM 150L) | 5 |
| PHYSICS 2111 | Physics: Mechanics and Heat (MOTR PHYS 200L) | 5 |
| PHYSICS 2112 | Physics: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | 5 |
| ENGR 2310 | Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 2320 | Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 | First-Year Writing (MOTR ENGL 200) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
Civil engineering majors must also complete GEOL 1001A, General Geology as part of the pre-engineering requirements (3 Hours).
General Education Requirements
| PHIL 2259 | Engineering Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 3380 | Philosophy of Science | 3 |
| HIST 1001 | American Civilization to 1865 (MOTR HIST 101) | 3 |
| or HIST 1002 | American Civilization 1865 to Present (MOTR HIST 102) | |
| or HIST 1004 | The History Of Women In The United States | |
| Three additional Social Science courses 1 | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | One course must meet the Cultural Diversity requirement, and one course must meet the engineering Valuing Skill requirement. Humanities and social sciences electives must meet both the University of Missouri-St. Louis General Education Requirements and the Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements of the Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program. Check with your advisor for details. |
Engineering Core Requirements
| CMP SCI 1250 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| J E COMM 2000 | Engineering Studio I | 1 |
| J E MATH 3170 | Engineering Mathematics 1 | 4 |
| ENGL 3130 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 11 | |
| 1 | This course is required for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering majors only. |
Electrical Engineering Major Requirements
| J CMP SC 1002 | Introduction To Computing Tools: Matlab Skills | 1 |
| J E ENGR 2320 | Introduction to Electronic Circuits | 3 |
| J E ENGR 2300 | Introduction to Electrical Networks | 3 |
| J E ENGR 2330 | Electrical and Electronic Circuits Laboratory | 3 |
| J E ENGR 2600 | Introduction to Digital Logic and Computer Design | 3 |
| J E ENGR 3300 | Engineering Electro Magnetic Principles | 3 |
| J E ENGR 3310 | Electronics Laboratory | 3 |
| J E ENGR 3320 | Power, Energy and Polyphase Circuits | 3 |
| J E ENGR 3510 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| J E ENGR 4350 | Electrical Energy Laboratory | 3 |
| J E ENGR 4410/J M ENGR 4310 | Control Systems I | 3 |
| J E ENGR 4980 | Electrical Engineering Design Projects | 3 |
| J E ENGR 4990 | Electrical Engineering Senior Seminar 1 | 1 |
| J E MATH 3260 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering | 3 |
| J M ENGR 3200 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Electrical Engineering Electives 3000-4990 | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 53 | |
| 1 | Course pending Faculty Senate approval. |
Engineering Design and Engineering Science Requirements
The number of semester hours assigned to each engineering course in the Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program is further divided into hours of engineering design, engineering science, and basic science content. Engineering topics is the sum of engineering science hours and engineering design hours. The following table shows the design hours and engineering science hours for courses in the engineering programs.
Each engineering student must complete a curriculum that contains at least 48 hours of engineering topics semester hours, including all courses: pre-engineering requirements, engineering core requirements, major requirements, and electives. Civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering majors should consult with their advisers to select electives at the 3000 and 4000 level that include sufficient engineering design and engineering science content to produce the required totals. Transfer courses from other institutions do not necessarily have the same engineering science and engineering design content as their equivalents in the UMSL/Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program. Students who include transfer courses in their curricula should consult with their advisers to be sure that these requirements are met.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to the requirements of the University of Missouri-St. Louis that apply to all candidates for undergraduate degrees, the student must earn a minimum campus grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 for all engineering courses attempted at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Sample Degree Plan
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| MATH 1800 | 5 | HIST 1001 or 1002 | 3 | ||
| CHEM 1111 | 5 | MATH 1900 | 5 | ||
| ENGL 1100 | 3 | EXPLORE – Humanities & Fine Arts | 3 | ||
| ENGR 1010 | 1 | EXPLORE – Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| PHIL 2259 | 3 | PHIL 3380 | 3 | ENGR 2320 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 2111 | 4 | PHYSICS 2112 | 4 | ||
| MATH 2000 | 5 | ENGR 2310 | 3 | ||
| EXPLORE – Social Sciences | 3 | MATH 2020 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| J E ENGR 2300 | 3 | J E ENGR 3300 | 3 | J E ENGR 3510 | 3 |
| J CMP SC 1002 | 1 | J E ENGR 2330 | 3 | ||
| CMP SCI 1250 | 3 | J E ENGR 2320 | 3 | ||
| ENGL 3130 | 3 | J M ENGR 3200 | 3 | ||
| J E MATH 3170 | 4 | ||||
| J E COMM 2000 | 1 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| J E ENGR 4410 | 3 | J E ENGR Elective | 6 | ||
| J E ENGR elective | 3 | J E ENGR 4350 | 3 | ||
| J E ENGR 2600 | 3 | J E ENGR 3320 | 3 | ||
| J E ENGR 3310 | 3 | ||||
| J E ENGR Elective | 3 | ||||
| MATH 1320 | 3 | ||||
| J E ENGR 4980 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | 12 | ||||
| Total Hours: 122 | |||||
PLEASE NOTE: This plan is an example of what a four year plan could look like for a typical student. Placement exam scores in math as well as the completion of coursework may change the plan. It should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor each semester. All requirements are subject to change.