Freshmen Engineering Program

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<p>I thought I’d start a new thread to address the confusion about GRE and DR classes (which have been discontinued).</p>

<p>Last fall, Bama instituted a new (and better!) Freshmen Engineering Program.</p>

<p>The College of Engineering has revised its freshman engineering program. These changes are effective Fall 2010. The revised program contains five common hours that are taken by all first-year students in the College of Engineering. These five hours are:</p>

<p> ENGR 111 : Engineering the Future
 A discipline-specific 121 course : Introduction to the discipline
 ENGR 131 : Engineering Concepts and Design I
 ENGR 141 : Engineering Concepts and Design II
 ENGR 151 : Fundamental Engineering Graphics</p>

<p>In addition, students in Mechanical Engineering will complete ENGR 161 (Small-Scale Engineering Graphics) and students in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering will complete ENGR 171 (Large-Scale Engineering Graphics) as part of their degree requirements.</p>

<p>The discipline-specific introductory course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of a specific field within engineering. All departments provide a 1-hour introductory course.</p>

<p>Some departments have a second 1-hour course that provides additional information regarding that specific discipline. </p>

<p>Frequently Asked Questions for Current Students</p>

<p>I’m already in the College of Engineering, do I have to change to this new curriculum? No. Students who have already started their studies may continue under your current curriculum. If you have not completed GES 131, GES 132, DR 100 and DR 133 then you should do this quickly.</p>

<p>What if I have not had GES 131? GES 131 will be offered this summer, as will GES 132. You should plan on taking GES 131 this summer and then GES 132 either this summer or Fall of 2010.</p>

<p>What if I have not taken GES 132? GES 132 will be offered in Summer 2010 and Fall 2010. It will not be offered after that time. You must complete GES 132 either this summer or this Fall.</p>

<p>What if I have not had DR 100? If you have not yet completed DR 100 then you should enroll in ENGR 151 this Fall. DR 100 will not be offered after Spring 2010.</p>

<p>What if I have not had DR 133? DR 133 will be offered in Summer 2010 (first term) and Fall 2010 (four sections). After Fall of 2010 DR 133 will no longer be offered. Check with your major department if you need to complete DR 133 after that time. Frequently Asked </p>

<p>Questions Regarding the New ENGR courses</p>

<p>When will these new ENGR classes be offered? ENGR 111, ENGR 131, ENGR 151, and all the discipline-specific introductory courses will be offered starting in Fall 2010. ENGR 141, ENGR 161 and ENGR 171 will be offered starting in Spring 2011.</p>

<p>What is the new ENGR 111 course? This course provides students with insights regarding the problems and tasks that engineers will confront in future years. Providing an overview to the engineering profession, it focuses on the challenges facing society (environmental, energy, medical, computational, etc.) and the role that engineering will play in addressing these challenges.</p>

<p>What are the new ENGR 131 and 141 courses? ENGR 131 and 141 focus on ensuring that all students entering their sophomore year of engineering studies have the basic skills necessary to successfully complete these foundational courses. Both courses are structured as a once-a-week three-hour laboratory experience, providing plenty of time for hands-on activities.</p>

<p>What is the new ENGR 151 course? ENGR 151 uses pencil-and-paper techniques to understand the basics of graphical communication. It consists of a series of online modules (lectures) plus a weekly recitation section where students apply the principles covered in the online modules. </p>

<p>For More Information: Please visit the FEP office in 130 H.M. Comer.</p>

<h2>My note:</h2>

<p>The confusion exists because the current Undergrad Catalog was published shortly before the CoE was able to finalize the plans for this new curriculum. So, incorporate the above info into the Undergrad Catalog that you’re looking at.</p>

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<p>Thank you for posting this. I knew something had changed but couldn’t remember what was different.</p>

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<p>m2ck,</p>

<p>Thanks for posting this. I’m still confused, but, this is a step in the right direction.</p>

<p>Since this schedule was available last Fall, is there a reason that the Chem E website still lists DR 100 and GES 131 are still listed as the classes to be taken rather than the new requirements? Is there somewhere we can go to get the recommendations for courses for first semester freshman year?</p>

<p>Thanks. I’ll poke around in the meantime.</p>

<p>Here’s the link to the chart:</p>

<p><a href=“http://eng.ua.edu/fep/majors.html[/url]”>http://eng.ua.edu/fep/majors.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^^^</p>

<p>There are current Bama students (like my ChemE son) that are still following those “old” req’ts. My son had to take GES II this year because he’s a sophomore and came under the old plan.</p>

<p>But, there should be 2 areas…one for for those who started before 2010 and one for those who started after. </p>

<p>If you go to this link, this should be for those who started after 2010
[Freshman</a> Engineering - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/fep/]Freshman”>http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/fep/)</p>

<p>Then click on majors…then click on Chem E</p>

<p>If you ever have any questions about Frosh Engineering, don’t hesitate to write the Director of FEP…Dr. David Cordes… He’s very helpful.
<a href=“mailto:cordes@ua.edu”>cordes@ua.edu</a></p>

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<p>[Freshman</a> Engineering - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/fep/]Freshman”>http://coeweb.eng.ua.edu/fep/)</p>