Freshman Engineering First Year Course Summary
The following courses are based on the assumption that the student has no Advanced Placement (AP), Advanced Standing (AS), or transfer credit. This assumption is actually not valid for many of our students, since most of them have some credits when they enter, but this is the most consistent way to represent the courses required.
The typical first semester is enrollment in Math 1114 & 1205, Chem 1035 & 1045, English 1105, EngE 1024, plus an elective. The "typical" second semester follows with Math 1206 & 1224, English 1106, EngE 1104 or EngE 1114, Phys 2305, plus an elective (ECE 1574, CS 1705, or General Chemistry as noted below).
In addition to the courses listed above:
- Students interested in pursuing Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering should take Problem Solving with C++ (ECE 1574) in the second semester.
- Students interested in pursuing Chemical Engineering or Biological Systems Engineering must take General Chemistry and the associated laboratory (Chem 1036,1046) in the second semester, also.
- Students interested in Computer Science should take Introduction to Object-Oriented Development (CS 1705) in their second semester.
Courses Offered by Engineering Education
For the most up-to-date descriptions of these courses, please see the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Catalog.
Freshmen Engineering Required Courses for Transfer to Degree Granting Program
Calculus 6 credits Math 1205 & 1206 Vector Geometry 2 credits Math 1224 Linear Algebra 2 credits Math 1114 General Chemistry 3 credits Chem 1035 General Chemistry Lab 1 credit Chem 1045 English 6 credits Engl 1105 & 1106 Engineering Exploration 4 credits Enge 1024 and 1104 or 1114
C- minimum requiredFoundation of Physics 4 credits Phys 2305 For a more detailed breakdown of these requirements, visit Requirements for Transfer.