3/2 Engineering Program

Students who expect to enroll in the 3/2 Engineering Program should consult with the 3/2 Engineering Committee before registering for the first semester. You can make an appointment with the Committee Chair, Charles Agosta, Sackler Sciences Center, Room MP-231, 508-793-7736, cagosta@clarku.edu. Because you need to begin the required courses in your first semester to complete the required curriculum on time, it is important that you discuss your program with the committee before choosing your courses. The recommended curriculum is listed below.

First-year Courses--3/2 Engineering Program

All 3/2 engineering students should register for the following courses during their first year regardless of their desired major at Clark.
Course Name
1, 2 Calculus, Mathematics 124 and 125 (satisfies FA)
3, 4 Physics, Physics 120 and 121 (satisfies SP)
(Phys 110 is not acceptable)
5, 6 Chemistry, Chemistry 101 and 102.
Computer science majors must take chemistry in summer school.
7 English Composition, English 19 or 20 (satisfies VE)
Other VE courses are not acceptable.
8 One more perspective course is normally taken in the first year, but you may choose a course from your major area instead.

The credit for the above courses equals the allowed 8 course units per academic year. Students must fulfill the major requirements for Chemistry, Computer Science, ETS, Mathematics, or Physics, or choose a self-designed liberal arts/engineering major. See the 3/2 Engineering Committee to discuss the latter. It is impossible to complete most other majors without spending an additional year at Clark. Some majors, (Chemistry, Computer Science, and Physics) require you to take summer courses or to take five courses during the academic year to complete the requirements on time.

Sample Sample programs for the first three years of study are available for the following majors to help you design your yearly schedule at Clark:

Physics | Chemistry | Computer science | Mathematics

If the results of the mathematics placement examination place you below calculus, you will be required to take calculus in summer school to prepare for the second year courses (Mathematics 130/131 and Physics 130). If you do not place into English 20, you also may be required to take summer school courses.

An agreement with Columbia University, is currently in place. If you wish to enroll in this engineering school through the 3/2 Engineering Program, you should register for the program and also request additional information from the 3/2 Engineering Committee on the requirements of the other school.