Engineering Education, BS

Introductory Courses

• MAE 1503 - Introduction to Engineering Design

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  Select one additional Introductory course from those listed below.

• CS 1120 - Computational Thinking with Beginning Programming
• CS 1150 - Principles of Computer Science
• ECE 1001 - Introduction to Robotics
• ECE 1021 - Computer-Based Modeling and Methods of Engineering
• MAE 1502 - Principles of Engineering

Engineering Foundations

• MAE 2200 - Materials Engineering
• ECE 3610 - Engineering Probability and Statistics

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  Plus a minimum of 6 additional hours of Engineering Foundations courses from the following.

• CS 1450 - Data Structures and Algorithms
• CS 2060 - Programming with C
• CS 2160 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming
• CS 3020 - Advanced Object Technology Using C#/.Net
• ECE 1411 - Logic Circuits I
• ECE 2411 - Logic Circuits II
• ECE 2205 - Circuits and Systems I
• ECE 2610 - Introduction to Signals and Systems
• MAE 2103 - Statics
• MAE 2104 - Dynamics
• MAE 2301 - Engineering Thermodynamics I

Engineering Capstone

Complete a minimum of 4 hours within one department from the following courses. Students must have a junior level classification in order to take the capstone. 

• ENGR 3300 - Software Engineering I

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• ENGR 4010 - Computer Science Education Seminar

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• MAE 4000 - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar

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• ENGR 4510 - Engineering Design I

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• ENGR 4511 - Engineering Design II

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• ENGR 4890 - Senior Seminar

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• ENGR 4899 - Senior Design Project

Mathematics (21 Credit Hours)

Content courses may be substituted as long as highly qualified content and prerequisites are met. Math courses require a grade of C or better to progress through the Math sequence. 

• Complete all of the following courses (ECE 3610 is part of the BSEEd core):

• MATH 1350 - Calculus I
• MATH 1360 - Calculus II
• MATH 2150 - Discrete Mathematics
• MATH 2350 - Calculus III
• MATH 3130 - Introduction to Linear Algebra
• MATH 3210 - Introduction to Geometry
• ECE 3610 - Engineering Probability and Statistics

Basic Science

Content courses may be substituted as long as highly qualified content and prerequisites are met. 

• BIOL 1300 - General Biology: Organismic Biology
• BIOL 1310 - General Biology: Organismic Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 1350 - General Biology: Introduction to the Cell
• BIOL 1360 - General Biology: Introduction to the Cell Laboratory
• CHEM 1401 - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1402 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
• ENSC 1600 - Introduction to Solar Energy
• GEOL 1010 - Physical Geology

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• PES 1110 - General Physics I - Calculus Based
• PES 1050 - General Astronomy I
• MAE 2200 - Materials Engineering

UCCSTeach Courses

Note:  A grade of B- or better must be earned in all Education courses. 

• UTED 1010 - Step I: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching
• UTED 1020 - Step II: Inquiry-Based Lesson Design
• UTED 2010 - Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science
• UTED 3020 - Classroom Interactions
• UTLS 3030 - Perspectives on Science and Math
• UTLS 3480 - Functions and Modeling
• UTED 4710 - Project-Based Instruction
• UTED 4720 - Reading in the Content Area
• UTED 4730 - Apprentice Teaching UCCS Teach and Seminar

Composition

• ENGL 1310 - Rhetoric and Writing I: Academic Reading and Analytical Writing
• PORT 3000 - Writing Portfolio Assessment

Compass Curriculum

CURR 4800 is required for the degree and also fulfills the Explore - Society, Behavior and Health requirement.  PES 1110 fulfills Explore - Physical and Natural World. 

• In addition to the courses outlined above, a Gateway Seminar (GPS 1010) must be completed by all students to complete the Compass Curriculum.  To see a list of all Compass Curriculum courses, please visit: http://www.uccs.edu/compasscurriculum.

• GPS 1010 - Gateway Program Seminar
• CURR 4800 - Schools, Society, and Diversity
• Select 3 hours from the Explore - Arts, Humanities & Cultures list

Open Electives

Complete courses of your choosing to fulfill the total minimum hour requirement (128 credits) for the degree program.  The chosen course(s) can be selected from any disciopline but may not include any math course below MATH 1350.  Only 3 credit hours of CS course work numbered below CS 1150 may count toward Electives.