New Students Interested in the Engineering Program
Engineers put to practical use the discoveries of science and, by so doing, alter our way of life. Because of the narrow scope of many engineering programs, several leading engineering schools cooperate with selected liberal arts colleges to combine the professional training found in the usual four-year engineering curriculum and the breadth of education given in liberal arts colleges. Such a program requires five years – three years in the liberal arts college and two years in the engineering school.
The University of the South has such programs in association with the following institutions: Columbia University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Vanderbilt University, and Washington University in St. Louis. Sewanee has a four-member faculty committee that works closely with these institutions to advise prospective engineering students on their academic programs and help them decide whether engineering is appropriate professional choice. After successful completion of three years of academic work recommended by the Sewanee 3 - 2 engineering committee, the student is eligible for admission to one of the above engineering schools, on recommendation by the committee. After two years in engineering school, the student receives baccalaureate degrees both from Sewanee and from the engineering school. Some students opt to complete four years of work at Sewanee, and then go to engineering school.
This is a compact program. It is not always easy for a student to arrange a schedule in such a way as to include all necessary preprofessional courses as well as all courses that Sewanee requires for the degree. Entering students who are considering engineering as a profession should consult a member of the engineering committee before registering for their first classes. All incoming students in this program should finish Physics 103, 104 or Chemistry 101, 102 and Mathematics 101, 102 in their freshman year. Physics is preferable to chemistry the first year, except for those students who plan to study chemical engineering or some related field.
