Basic Engineering Elective & Free Elective

Basic Engineering Elective

CEAE students are encouraged to take GEEN 1400 Engineering Projects, but a basic engineering elective may be substituted.听 This is most common for students who transfer into the College of Engineering & Applied Science after their first year.

A basic engineering elective is听any 3鈥恈redit technical course given in the engineering college with a designator ASEN, AREN, APPM, CHEN, COEN, CVEN, CSCI, ECEN, EMEN, EVEN, GEEN, or MCEN, or other course approved by the CEAE Curriculum Committee.听听Remedial courses (precalculus, etc.) or courses approved as HSS electives may听苍辞迟听be used.

Additional basic engineering electives approved by the CEAE Curriculum Committee:

  • ATLS 1300 Computational Foundations 1
  • ATLS 1710 Tools and Methods for Engineering Computing
  • BMEN 2000 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

Important to know:

  • If you missed the opportunity to take GEEN 1400 but still want to take a projects course, consider听GEEN 2400 Engineering Projects for the Community or GEEN 3400 Invention & Innovation.
  • Architectural Engineering students interested in Construction Engineering & Management may want to consider taking听CVEN 2012 Intro to Geomatics as a basic engineering elective or free elective.

Free Elective

A free elective can be any college鈥恖evel course, except:

  • Cannot be remedial courses needed to fulfill deficiencies (precalculus, introductory chemistry, etc.)
  • Cannot be similar to other courses used toward graduation requirements (algebra鈥恇ased physics, etc.)

听Free elective requirements and approved courses vary by major/department.听 Courses that are approved free听electives for other majors may not be accepted for your degree.听 Make sure you're referring to the information above听when choosing free听electives, and contact your advisor with questions.