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Declaring the Major

The following admission standard was adopted Summer 2013 and applies to the incoming class of Fall 2013:

New Freshmen and Transfer Students

Declaring the engineering major when registering for orientation will enable students to be assigned to an engineering advisor during Freshmen or Transfer Orientation who can answer questions and help them to plan a course of academic study. The BS in engineering degree is not a freshman admit program. Typically, students will apply for the BS in engineering degree after their second semester sophomore year and will be formally admitted into the program at that time.

Currently Enrolled Major Changers

In order to change one’s major to engineering, a student must complete a “Change or Declaration of Major” form and submit it to the Engineering Student Coordinator. Once the student has met with the student coordinator and determined his or her academic path, the form must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.

Admission Information

The BS in Engineering has become an increasingly popular major for students. This, combined with resource constraints, require the Engineering program to limit admission. Thus, each cohort entering the junior year is limited to 85 students, including students who transfer to JMU under an articulation agreement or whose transcripts qualify them to enroll in junior-level Engineering courses.

To be eligible to apply for admission, students must have completed the following:

1. All courses (or approved equivalents) required for the Engineering major with a grade of “C” or higher:
   • MATH 235, 236, 237, 238
   • PHYS 240, 140L, 250, 150L
   • CHEM 131, 131L and CHEM 132, 132L or CHEM 133E, 133LE
   • ENGR 112, 212, 221, 231, 232
2. Any of the above courses may only be repeated once to be considered for admission.
3. No more than 85 students (including transfer students with qualifying transcripts) will be admitted to the major at the junior-level. If more than 85 students meet the above standards, enrollment will be limited to the top 85 students. For on-campus students, the admission criterion will be grade point average (GPA) in the five ENGR courses (112, 212, 221, 231, 232). In the event of a tie, GPA in the lower-division courses required for the Engineering major (listed in #1 above) will be used as a tie-breaker. The Student Coordinator will work with the Engineering AUH to assess the relative merit of transfer students. Students who are not among the top 85 in their cohort may elect to wait one year and be considered with the next cohort, if they so choose, though the same selection criteria would apply.

Progressing in the Major

Once admitted to the engineering program, students must maintain an in-major and cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher (per JMU requirements.)

Once admitted, any course required as part of the engineering major may only be repeated once.

The following prerequisites apply to students who started the engineering program prior to Fall 2013:

Engineering students should be aware that many courses include prerequisites, or courses that must be successfully completed before enrollment in a specific course. The following list includes prerequisites that students should consider when planning their courses of study.

For students who started in Fall 2012:

Course	Prerequisite Course(s)
ENGR 212	PHYS 240 and 140L and a grade of C or better in ENGR 112 and MATH 237
ENGR 221	Grade of C or better in ENGR 112
ENGR 231	Grade of C or better in ENGR 112
ENGR 232	Grade of C or better in ENGR 112 and ENGR 231
ENGR 311	PHYS 240 and PHYS 140L and a grade of C or better in MATH 237 and MATH 238
ENGR 312	Grade of C or better in ENGR 311
ENGR 313	PHYS 250 and PHYS 150L and a grade of C or better in MATH 238
ENGR 314	PHYS 240 and PHYS 140L and a grade of C or better in ENGR 212
ENGR 322	Grade of C or better in ENGR 221
ENGR 331	Grade of C or better in ENGR 212 and ENGR 232
ENGR 332	Grade of C or better in ENGR 212 and ENGR 331
ENGR 411	CHEM 131, CHEM 131L, CHEM 132, CHEM 132L or CHEM 133E, CHEM 133EL and either MATH 231-232 or MATH 235
ENGR 412	Grade of C or better in ENGR 312
ENGR 413	Co-requisite of ENGR 431
ENGR 431	Grade of C or better in ENGR 332
ENGR 432	Grade of C or better in ENGR 431
ENGR 499A	Grade of C or better in ENGR 331
ENGR 499B	Grade of C or better in ENGR 499A
ENGR 499C	Grade of C or better in ENGR 499B

For students who started prior to Fall 2012:

Course	Prerequisite Course(s)
ENGR 212	PHYS 240 and 140L and a grade of C- or better in ENGR 112 and MATH 237
ENGR 221	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 112
ENGR 231	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 112
ENGR 232	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 112 and ENGR 231
ENGR 311	PHYS 240 and PHYS 140L and a grade of C- or better in MATH 237 and MATH 238
ENGR 312	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 311
ENGR 313	PHYS 250 and PHYS 150L and a grade of C- or better in MATH 238
ENGR 314	PHYS 240 and PHYS 140L and a grade of C- or better in ENGR 212
ENGR 322	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 221
ENGR 331	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 212 and ENGR 232
ENGR 332	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 212 and ENGR 331
ENGR 411	CHEM 131, CHEM 131L, CHEM 132, CHEM 132L or CHEM 133E, CHEM 133EL and either MATH 231-232 or MATH 235
ENGR 412	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 312
ENGR 413	Corequisite of ENGR 431
ENGR 431	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 332
ENGR 432	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 431
ENGR 499A	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 331
ENGR 499B	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 499A
ENGR 499C	Grade of C- or better in ENGR 499B

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