Samuel Ginn College of Engineering 1 Samuel Ginn College of Engineering CHRIS ROBERTS, Dean MARIA AUAD, Associate Dean JEFFREY FERGUS, Associate Dean STEVEN TAYLOR, Associate Dean JANET MOORE, Assistant Dean ENGINEERS ARE FACED with worldwide problems and expectations awesome in responsibility, yet exciting as professional challenges. These range from the extremes of interplanetary exploration through earth orbiting systems to the problems arising from our population explosion: energy, better productivity, housing, transportation and environmental issues. As a renewed appreciation develops for the contributions of science and technology, engineering leaders are calling for engineers who are better equipped to tackle the specific, technical problems of the future. They also are calling for engineers who by breadth of education and understanding of other disciplines can convince others of the role of engineers not only in technical matters but in policy decisions to ensure the use of technology to benefit mankind.
Engineering education at Auburn provides in a four-year curriculum both the technical knowledge and the broad general education necessary to equip engineers for their problem-solving challenges. Centered on mathematics and the physical sciences, the curricula also stress the importance of social sciences, humanities and communication skills. Auburn’s engineering programs enable individuals to develop their natural talents and provide knowledge, skills and understanding that will help them to find their places in society as well as in their vocations. Admission Freshmen eligibility is determined by the Office of Enrollment Services.
However, since the requirements for engineering education necessitate high school preparatory work of high intellectual quality and of considerable breadth, the following program is recommended as minimum preparation: English, four units; mathematics (including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry), four units; chemistry, one unit; history, literature, social science, two or three units. Calculus, physics and foreign languages are recommended but not required. Transfers from other institutions must apply through the Office of Enrollment Services. The exact placement in courses can be determined only upon review of the student's transcript by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
See Admission of Transfer Students for complete requirements. The college allows credit for courses completed with satisfactory grades provided the courses correspond in time and content to courses offered at Auburn. Courses that are taught at the 3000-level or higher at Auburn are generally not transferable from junior colleges. Many courses required by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering are highly specialized in their content and potential transfer students need to select courses with care.
Therefore, to ensure maximum transferability of credits, students are encouraged to contact the College as soon as possible about acceptable credits. Transfers from on-campus must be approved by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. The requirements for a student to advance from the pre-engineering program into an engineering curriculum are subsequently described in the “Scholastic Requirements” section. Programs Pre-Engineering The Pre-Engineering Program consists of a freshman program of studies to prepare students for curricula in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
It also provides academic and career counseling to assist students in determining the curriculum that best fulfills their personal and educational objectives. The following describes the requirements for entering freshmen pre-engineering students to move into major. These requirements must be completed by the end of the fourth semester enrolled at Auburn, not including summers. • Completion of two calculus courses • Completion of two science courses required by major 2 Samuel Ginn College of Engineering • Completion of COMP 1200 Introduction to Programming or COMP 1210 Fundamentals of Computing I • Completion of ENGR 1100 Orientation to Engineering and ENGR 1110 Introduction to Engineering • Sophomore standing, the completion of 30 hours • 2.0 cumulative GPA Professional Programs The following undergraduate engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http:// www.org: Aerospace Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer and Fiber Engineering, Software Engineering, and Wireless Engineering.
The undergraduate Computer Science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http:// www. These curricula are designed to meet the educational requirements of the engineering professions. The program in the fundamental sciences of mathematics, chemistry and physics is followed by a study of basic engineering sciences. Specialized or departmental courses are taken in the third and fourth years.
Flexibility is provided in all degree programs through electives so that the individual may emphasize areas of personal interest. An ecological engineering option and a forest engineering option are available under the biosystems engineering program. The forest engineering option is offered jointly by the Department of Biosystems Engineering and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. The environmental science curriculum is offered jointly by the College of Agriculture, the College of Engineering, and the College of Sciences and Mathematics.
Cooperative Education The Cooperative Education Program is offered in all curricula of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Refer to the program information in the Special Academic Opportunities section of the Bulletin. For additional information, contact: Cooperative Education (Co-Op) Program, 303 Mary Martin Hall, Auburn, AL, 36849. Graduate The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering offers masters (thesis and non-thesis) and PhD degrees in aerospace engineering, biosystems engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science and software engineering, electrical and computer engineering, industrial and systems engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, and polymer and fiber engineering.
The college offers additional masters degrees including the master of engineering management, master of engineering (interdisciplinary), MS in cybersecurity engineering, and MS in data science and engineering (joint with the College of Sciences and Mathematics). The college also offers a dual-degree master of industrial and systems engineering and master of business administration. Continuing Education The Engineering Online and Continuing Education Office extends the resources of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to the people, businesses and industries of the state. Programs in this service are technical assistance, short courses, conferences, workshops and seminars.
For more information, contact: Director, Engineering Online and Continuing Education Programs, 217 Ramsay Hall, Auburn, AL 36849. Online Courses The college offers graduate-level courses for credit and non-credit to off-campus students through its Graduate Outreach Program. Graduate-level courses are recorded in the classroom on the Auburn campus and delivered to off-campus students via streaming video. Students enrolled in the program are required to do the same homework assignments and take the same exams as the on- campus students enrolled in the course.
For information on admission to the program, fees, course offerings and other particulars, write to Engineering Online and Continuing Education Programs, 217 Ramsay Hall, Auburn, AL 36849 or call (334) 844-5807. Degree Requirements To earn the bachelor’s degree in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, students must complete the subjects in the curriculum, have a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in all work attempted at Auburn University and have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 on Samuel Ginn College of Engineering 3 courses passed in the major at Auburn. The major is defined as all course work shown in bold print on the relevant curriculum model. It is the student’s responsibility to keep informed of course requirements and scheduling.
Failure to do so may jeopardize graduation. Military Science All curricula in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering permit the use of six hours of basic or advanced ROTC courses passed at Auburn University. For the options, see the specific curriculum. For programs that do not have sufficient electives, credit will be determined on an individual basis.
ROTC courses cannot be substituted for university core courses or courses required by the major except as specified in the curriculum model. 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Graduate Certificate (http://bulletin.edu/thegraduateschool/graduatedegreesoffered/ waterenvironment_gcrt/) • Water Resources Engineering - Graduate Certificate (http://bulletin.edu/thegraduateschool/graduatedegreesoffered/ waterresources_gcrt/) Aerospace Engineering Courses AERO 2200 AEROSPACE FUNDAMENTALS (2) LEC. C or better in PHYS 16000 Introduction to the fundamental physical concepts required for the successful design of aircraft and spacecraft. AERO 3040 ELEMENTARY METEOROLOGY (3) LEC.
Basic principles, causes, effects and phenomena of weather with fundamental techniques of forecasting. AERO 3110 AERODYNAMICS I (3) LEC. MATH 2650 and AERO 2200. C or better in AERO 2200.
Properties of fluids, fluid statics, conservation of mass and momentum, atmospheric properties, two dimensional airfoils, three dimensional wings, drag, and flight performance. AERO 3120 AERODYNAMICS II (3) LEC. ENGR 2010 and MATH 2650 and AERO 2200. C or better in AERO 2200.
Principles of compressible flow including flows with area changes, friction and heat transfer. Fundamental analysis of aerodynamics and potential flow theory. Correlation of potential flow theory with experimental data. AERO 3130 AERODYNAMICS LABORATORY (2) LEC.
C or better in AERO 2200. Application of fundamental aerodynamic principles to subsonic and supersonic wind tunnel experiments. AERO 3220 AEROSPACE SYSTEMS (3) LEC. ENGR 2350 and MATH 2650.
C or better in ENGR 2350. Modeling of system elements, classical feedback control techniques used in the analysis of linear systems, analysis of systems undergoing various motions connected with flight. AERO 3230 FLIGHT DYNAMICS (4) LEC. AERO 3110 and ENGR 2350 and MATH 2650.
C or better in ENGR 2350. Airplane performance and stability and control including analytical prediction of performance characteristics, experimental determination of static stability parameters, and analytical prediction of dynamic stability characteristics. AERO 3310 ORBITAL MECHANICS (3) LEC. ENGR 2350 and MATH 2650.
C or better in ENGR 2350. Geometry of the solar system and orbital motion, mathematical integrals of motion, detailed analysis of two-body dynamics and introduction to artificial satellite orbits; Hohmann transfer and patched conics for lunar and interplanetary trajectories. AERO 3610 AEROSPACE STRUCTURES I (2) LEC. Fundamental concepts employed in the mechanical testing of engineering materials and structures.
