University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Physics and Physical Science:

PRE-ENGINEERING


UNK Pre-Professional Programs are designed to satisfy requirements (except for Architecture Preparation). Students who plan on transferring to a University should check on their requirements as early as possible and visit with UNK advisors to assure the best match between pre- and professional school programs. Refer to the General Studies program in this catalog, for the courses to choose for Electives

Minimum needed to complete pre-professional program = 48
First Year (25-34 hours)
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
CHEM 161GS*, General Chemistry - 3 hours
CHEM 161LGS*, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
MATH 102**, College Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 103**, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
MATH 115**, Calculus I with Analytical Geometry - 5 hours
CSIS 112, Programming in C - 3 hours
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (ENG 101GS and ENG 102GS can be replaced by technical writing at UNL)
Electives (Social Sciences and Humanities), 0-9 hours -
*Only required for some fields of engineering
**Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level reducing total hours need to complete the pre-professional program.
Second Year (23-32 hours)
PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours
PHYS 276GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours
MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
MATH 260, Calculus III - 5 hours
MATH 305, Differential Equations - 3 hours
STAT 441, Probability and Statistics - 3 hours
Electives (Social Sciences and Humanities) - 0-9 hours

Pre-Engineering students can transfer up to 18 hours of social sciences and humanities. Students should check with advisors for more detailed information on approved Electives.


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