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ENGINEERINGUNDERGRADUATE

HANDBOOKFall 2012

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Name:______________________________________________________Campus_Address:_____________________________________________Phone:______________________________________________________E-mail:______________________________________________________

College_of_EngineeringCornell_UniversityABET_Accredited_Programs_for_2012–2013

ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as the organization responsible for the accreditation of educational programs leading to degrees in engineering, engineering technology, computing, and applied science. The following undergraduate degree Majors are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technol-ogy, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: 410.347.7700:

Biological EngineeringChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringMaterials Science and EngineeringMechanical Engineering

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PrefaceThishandbookisintendedtosupportyouasanenteringandcontinuingundergraduateintheCollegeofEngineeringatCornellUniversity.(Somecurriculumrequirementsmaynotberelevanttocontinuingstudents.)Ithasbeenpreparedasahandyreferenceguidetotherequirements,programs,policies,andproceduresofthecollege.Wehopethatyouwillfindtheinformationyouneedforbothplanningandunderstandingyourengineeringeducation.

TheCollegeofEngineeringwouldalsoliketoemphasizetheimportanceofthesocialandethicalimplicationsoftheworkofengineersasacontributiontotheimprovementofsociety.YouarefortunatetobeapartofaneducationalcommunitycomposedofpeoplefrommanydifferentpartsoftheworldandfromdiverseethnicgroupsintheUnitedStates.ThisdiversitygivesCornellarichmulticulturalcharacter,andlivingintheCornellcommunitycanbeanopportunitytolearnrespectforthecustomsofothersandtoexperienceculturalpluralismintoday’sworld.Weencourageyoutoseekoutandexplorecoursesandactivitiesthataddressissuesofrace,gender,andethnicdiversitytogainamorevaluableeducationalexperienceandtoprepareforthepracticeofengineering.

Althoughthishandbookembracesthedevelopmentofanundergraduateengineeringeducation,itdoesnotconstituteacompleteordefinitivestatementofthepoliciesofCornellUniversityandtheCollegeofEngineering.TheuniversityannouncementCourses of Studyistheofficialdocumentoftheuniversityfordefiningacademicprogramsandrequirements.Inaddition,thefinalauthorityforacademicdegreerequirementsoftheCollegeofEngineeringisjointlyadministeredbythefacultyoftheCollegeofEngineering,theCollegeCurriculumGoverningBoard,andthefacultyoftheindividualMajorswithinEngineering.Formorecompleteinformation,consultthesourcesmentionedinthishandbook,Courses of Study,andEngineeringAdvisingin167OlinHall.

WehopeyoufindthishandbookausefulresourceasyouprogressthroughyouryearsatCornell.Wewishyoumuchsuccessandwelcomeyoursuggestionsforimprovementofthehandbook.

Fran ShumwayDirector,EngineeringAdvising

Beth Howland AssociateDirector,EngineeringAdvising

Melissa Hutson BazleyAssistantDirector,EngineeringAdvising

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ResponsibilityforMeetingDegreeRequirementsUltimately,studentsareresponsibleforunderstandingthedegreerequirementsfortheirMajorsandforplanningtheircoursesofstudyaccordingly.Theyshouldconsulttheappropriateundergraduateoffice(listedonpages10–11)formorespecificinformation.TheMajorwillprovideaconsultantwhocananswerspecificquestionsandmakebindingdecisionsrelatingtothefulfillmentofdegreerequirements.Facultyadvisorswillassistincourseselection,buttheyarenotresponsibleforensuringthatthecoursesselectedmeetdegreerequirements.Thatistheresponsibilityofthestudent.

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ContentsPreface1

ResponsibilityforMeetingDegreeRequirements2

UniversityandCollegeMission,Vision,andValues6CornellUniversity’sMissionandValues6CollegeofEngineeringUndergraduateProgramsMission6StudentLearningOutcomes7

GuidetoImportantResources8CollegeofEngineering8PersonalCounselingServices8TutorialandAcademicSupportServices8CareerandProfessionalDevelopmentServices9OtherResources9

UndergraduateMajorConsultants/Assoc.Directors,andMajorCoordinators10

RequirementsfortheBachelorofScienceDegree12

TheAcademicProgram13CollegeofEngineeringMajors13RequirementsforGraduation13ResidenceRequirements19First-YearRequirements19PreparingforaMajor19

AcademicAdvisingandStudentServices21EngineeringAdvisingOffice21FacultyAdvising21PeerAdvising23PreprofessionalAdvising23DiversityProgramsinEngineering24EngineeringLearningInitiatives24EngineeringRegistrar25UniversityStudentRecordsPolicy25

ApplyingforMajorAffiliation26MajorDescriptions,FlowCharts,andCheckLists26RequirementsforMajorAffiliation26

MajorPrograms28Major:BiologicalEngineering(BE)28Major:ChemicalEngineering(ChemE)33Major:CivilEngineering(CE)38Major:ComputerScience(CS)43Major:ElectricalandComputerEngineering(ECE)47

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Major:EngineeringPhysics(EP)52Major:EnvironmentalEngineering(EnvE)56Major:InformationScience,Systems,andTechnology(ISST)61Major:MaterialsScienceandEngineering(MSE)66Major:MechanicalEngineering(ME)71Major:OperationsResearchandEngineering(ORE)76Major:ScienceofEarthSystems(SES)80

Minors85Minor:AerospaceEngineering86Minor:AppliedMathematics88Minor:BiologicalEngineering90Minor:BiomedicalEngineering92Minor:BusinessforEngineeringStudents95Minor:CivilInfrastructure96Minor:ComputerScience97Minor:ElectricalandComputerEngineering98Minor:EngineeringManagement99Minor:EngineeringStatistics100Minor:EnvironmentalEngineering101Minor:GameDesign102Minor:IndustrialSystemsandInformationTechnology104Minor:InformationScience105Minor:MaterialsScienceandEngineering105Minor:MechanicalEngineering106Minor:OperationsResearchandManagementScience107Minor:ScienceofEarthSystems108Minor:SustainableEnergySystems109

SpecialPrograms112Dual-DegreeOption112DoubleMajors112TheIndependentMajor(IM)113InternationalEngineeringPrograms113EngineeringCommunicationsProgram(ECP)114EngineeringCooperativeEducationProgram(Co-op)114UndergraduateResearch114CooperativeProgramswithTheSamuelCurtisJohnson GraduateSchoolofManagement115

CourseRegistration115Registration115TheCourseAdd/DropForm115AddingaCourse116DroppingaCourse116ChangingaGradeOption116ChangingCreditHours117CoursePre-EnrollmentthroughCoursEnroll117

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MaximumNumberofCreditsperSemester118ROTCCourses118

GradesandCredit118Grades118AdvancedPlacementandTransferCredit120AdvancedPlacementCreditTable123

AcademicStanding126CriteriaforGoodStandinginMajorPrograms126AcademicActions129AcademicIntegrity130Dean’sList130GraduatingwithDistinction131MajorHonorsPrograms131

ChangesinStatus136PetitionstotheFaculty136LeaveofAbsence136ExtramuralStudents137Withdrawal138RejoiningtheCollegeAfteraLeaveofAbsence138TransferringfromOneEngineeringMajortoAnother138TransferringtoAnotherCollegeatCornell139ChangeofNameorAddress139

CareerandProfessionalDevelopment140DecidingonaCareer140CareerServicesatCornell140GraduateProgramsandProfessionalStudy141ProfessionalEngineerLicensing143

StudentOrganizations144

Index147

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UniversityandCollegeMission,Vision,andValuesCornellUniversity’sMissionandValues“I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” EzraCornell,1868

Cornellisalearningcommunitythatseekstoservesocietybyeducatingtheleadersoftomorrowandextendingthefrontiersofknowledge.

InkeepingwiththefoundingvisionofEzraCornell,ourcommunityfosterspersonaldis-coveryandgrowth,nurturesscholarshipandcreativityacrossabroadrangeofcommonknowledge,andengagesmenandwomenfromeverysegmentofsocietyinthisquest.Wepursueunderstandingbeyondthelimitationsofexistingknowledge,ideology,anddisci-plinarystructure.Weaffirmthevaluetoindividualsandsocietyofcultivationandenrich-mentofthehumanmindandspirit.

Ourfaculty,students,alumni,andstaffstrivetowardtheseobjectivesinacontextoffree-domwithresponsibility.Wefosterinitiative,integrity,andexcellence,inanenvironmentofcollegiality,civility,andresponsiblestewardship.Astheland-grantuniversityforthestateofNewYork,weapplytheresultsofourendeavorsinservicetoouralumni,thecom-munity,thestate,thenation,andtheworld.

CollegeofEngineeringUndergraduateProgramsMissionTheCollegeofEngineeringisdedicatedtothetransformationofitsexcellenceinresearchanddesigntoacorrespondinglyoutstandingeducationalexperienceinengineeringandappliedscienceforadiversegroupofbaccalaureatestudents.

Specificmissionsareto:

• enrollandgraduateahighlyqualifiedanddiverseundergraduatestudentbodyandenabletheirsuccess.

• continuouslyimprovethequalityoftheundergraduateeducationbyongoingevaluationofthecommoncurriculum,assessmentofteachingandlearning,andimplementationofimprovementstotheprogrambasedonthoseresults.

• infusetheresultsofongoingresearch,thecapabilitiesoftechnology,theexcitementofhands-onlearning,andtheexperienceofdesignprojectsintotheundergraduatecurricula.

• providehigh-qualityinformationandguidancetoundergraduatestudentsaboutthecollege,aboutcurricula,andaboutfutureemploymentpossibilities.

• overseetheeducationalprogressofallstudentsandencourageandenhancetheirsuccess,bothpriortoaffiliationwithaMajorandwithintheMajor.

• collaboratewiththefacultyandadministrationofotherCornellcollegesandorganizationsexternaltoCornelltoefficientlyprovidethebestpossibleundergraduateeducation.

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VisionCornellEngineeringwillutilizetheworld-classintellectualresourcesandinterdisciplin-aryopportunitiesofthecollegeanduniversitytoprepareitsundergraduatestudentsforlifelongcreationofknowledgeandsolutionstocomplexreal-worldproblems.

ValuesWebelievethatallstudentswhoenrollintheengineeringcollegeundergraduateprogramarecapableofsuccessfullygraduatingwithaB.S.degree.Weunderstandthatyoungpeo-pleinthetypicalundergraduateagerangearematuringrapidlyandthereforemaychangetheirprofessionalandpersonalaspirationsandmaystrugglewithadjustmentstocampuslifeandacademicexpectations.Itisourresponsibilitytomaintainacurricularschedulethatallowsstudentstochangedirectionsandservicestoassisttheminmakinginformeddecisions.Werespectthevariabilityoflearningstylesspannedbyourstudentsandfac-ulty.WeembracetheresponsibilitiesofCornellfacultymembersforpreeminentresearchaswellasforexcellentundergraduateeducation.Furthermore,wehighlyvaluetheneedofeveryoneinourcollegecommunitytobalanceworkloadandpersonallife.Weprizeaninclusive,respectfulcollegeenvironmentinwhichcommunitybondsandcommunityre-sponsibilityexceedcompetitiveness.

EducationalObjectivesCollegeofEngineeringgraduateswilldemonstrateearlyintheircareersanabilityto:

• applytheirgeneraleducationalexperienceandspecificknowledgeofmathematics,science,andengineeringtoawidevarietyofcareersincludingindustry,advancedengineeringstudy,nontraditionalengineering-relatedcareerpaths,andgraduatestudy.

• performinamoderndiverseworkingenvironmentinwhichtheywillworkinmultidisciplinaryteamsandcommunicateeffectivelywithbothprofessionalcolleaguesandthepublic.

• leaddesignprocessesthatincludeconsiderationoftheimpactdesignshaveonpeople,societies,andnature.

• model,analyze,andsolvecomplexproblemsfromasystemsperspective.

• recognizecontemporaryglobalissuesandtheirprofessionalandethicalresponsibilitytocontributetosolutionsforthesocial,economic,andenvironmentalchallengesfacedbyhumanity.

• engageinself-directedlearning,includingthepursuitofgraduatestudyandprofessionaldevelopmentactivities.

StudentLearningOutcomesIntermsoftheirgeneralabilities,ourgraduateswill

1. Haveabroadeducation,includingliberalstudies.2. Beproficientinoralandwrittencommunication.3. Beproficientininformationliteracy,i.e.beabletolocate,evaluate,andeffectively

interpretclaims,theories,andassumptionsinscienceandengineering.4. Haveexperiencewithteamwork.5. Beawareofprofessionalandethicalresponsibilities.

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Intermsoftheirdiscipline,studentswillbewellgroundedinthemathematical,scientific,andengineeringskillsthatarethebasisoftheirdiscipline.Morespecifically,ourgradu-ateswillhave:1. Theabilitytodesignexperiments,analyzethedata,andinterprettheresults.2. Theabilitytodesign,model,andanalyzeengineeringsystems.3. Theabilitytoformulateandsolveproblems.4. Theabilitytousethetechniquesandtoolsnecessaryforthepracticeoftheirdisci-

pline.

GuidetoImportantResourcesCollegeofEngineering

OfficeoftheDean,242CarpenterHall,255.4326AssociateDeanforUndergraduatePrograms,167OlinHall,255.8240AssistantDeanforStudentServices,167OlinHall,255.8240CareerServices,201CarpenterHall,255.5006CooperativeEducationProgram,201CarpenterHall,255.5006DiversityProgramsinEngineering,146OlinHall,255.6403EngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall,255.7414EngineeringCommunicationsProgram,465HollisterHall,255.7199EngineeringLearningInitiatives,167OlinHall,255.9622EngineeringLibrary,CarpenterHall,255.5933EngineeringRegistrar,158OlinHall,255.7140

PersonalCounselingServicesCornellUnitedReligiousWork,AnabelTaylorHall,255.4214CounselingandPsychologicalServices,levelone,GannettHealthServices,255.5208DiversityProgramsinEngineering,146OlinHall,255.6403EARS(Empathy,Assistance,andReferralService),211WillardStraightHall,255.EARS

EngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall,255.7414Let’sTalkWalk-inService,forhours/locations,gotowww.gannett.cornell.edu/services/counseling/caps/talk/index.cfm

SuicidePreventionandCrisisService,Ithaca,NY14850,272.1616(24hrs.)

TutorialandAcademicSupportServicesDiversityProgramsinEngineering,146OlinHall,255.6403EngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall,255.7414EngineeringLearningInitiatives,167OlinHall,255.9622LearningStrategiesCenter,420ComputingandCommunicationsCenter,255.6310MathematicsSupportCenter,256MalottHall,255.3905OfficeofUndergraduateBiology,216StimsonHall,255.5233

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PhysicsTutoring,115RockefellerHall,255.6310StudentDisabilityServices,4thfloor,ComputingandCommunicationsCenter,254.4545

WritingWorkshop,174RockefellerHall,255.6349

CareerandProfessionalDevelopmentServicesCornellCareerServices,103BarnesHall,255.5221EngineeringCareerServices,201CarpenterHall,255.5006EngineeringCooperativeEducationProgram,201CarpenterHall,255.5006MasterofEngineeringProgram,223CarpenterHall,255.0976

OtherResourcesBursar’sOffice,260DayHall,255.6413or255-2336CampusLifeManagement,2336SouthBalchHall,255.5511ContinuingEducationandSummerSessions,B20DayHall,255.4987DeanofStudentsOffice,401WillardStraightHall,255.6839FinancialAidandStudentEmployment,203DayHall,255.5145GannettHealthCenter,GannettHealthServices,255.5155HousingandDiningOffice,206RobertPurcellCommunityCenter,255.5368InternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice,B50CaldwellHall,255.5243JudicialAdministrator,120DayHall,255.4680OfficeofAcademicDiversityInitiatives,200CCCBuilding,255.3841,255-6384OfficeofInternalTransfer,222CCCBuilding,255.4386Ombudsman,118StimsonHall,255.4321StudentDisabilityServices,4thfloor,CCCBuilding,254.4545UniversityRegistrar,B7DayHall,255.4232,[email protected],401WillardStraightHall,255.6839WorkforceDiversityandInclusion,160DayHall,255.3976

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UndergraduateMajorConsultants/AssociateDirectorsandMajorCoordinatorsAfacultymemberservesasassociatedirectororundergraduate-MajorconsultantofeachEngineeringMajor.MajorconsultantscanbevaluablesourcesofinformationforstudentswhowanttolearnmoreabouttheirrespectiveundergraduateMajors.

BiologicalEngineering(BE)JeanHunter [email protected] [email protected],255.2297 207BRiley-RobbHall,255.2173

ChemicalEngineering(ChemE)T.MichaelDuncan [email protected] [email protected],255.8715 226OlinHall,255.1489

CivilEngineering(CE)JamesJenkins [email protected] [email protected],255.7185 221HollisterHall,255.3412

ComputerScience(CS)ThorstenJoachims [email protected] [email protected],255.1372 303UpsonHall,255.0982

ElectricalandComputerEngineering(ECE)SheilaS.Hemami [email protected] [email protected],254-5128 223PhillipsHall,255.4344

EngineeringPhysics(EP)BruceKusse [email protected] [email protected],255-6252 261ClarkHall,255.0638

EnvironmentalEngineering(EnvE)JamesJenkins [email protected] [email protected],255.7185 221HollisterHall,255.3412

JeanHunter [email protected] [email protected],255.2297 207BRiley-RobbHall,255.2173

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IndependentMajor(IM)AssociateDeanCharlesSeyler [email protected] [email protected],255.0393 167OlinHall,255.8240

InformationScience,Systems,andTechnology(ISST)PaulGinsparg [email protected] [email protected],255-7371 303UpsonHall,255.9837

TBA CindyJay [email protected] 203RhodesHall,255.5088

MaterialsScienceandEngineering(MSE)MichaelO.Thompson [email protected] [email protected],255.4714 209BardHall,255.9159

MechanicalEngineering(ME)WolfgangSachse [email protected] [email protected],255.5065 108UpsonHall,255.3573

OperationsResearchandEngineering(ORE)LeslieTrotter [email protected] [email protected],255-5360 203RhodesHall,255.5088

ScienceofEarthSystems(SES)NatalieMahowald [email protected] [email protected],255.5166 2124SneeHall,255.5466

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RequirementsfortheBachelorofScienceDegreeCategory Credits1. Mathematics 15–16

MATH1910,1920,2930or2940,andamathematicscoursechosenbytheMajor.

2. Physics 8–12

PHYS1112and2213,and,dependingontheMajor,eitherPHYS2214oradesignatedmathematicsorsciencecourse.

3. Chemistry 4–8

CHEM2090.MajorsinChemEorthoseplanningonahealth-relatedcareershouldtakeCHEM2090andthen2080.StudentsinEnvE,theEnvironmentalEngineeringOptioninBE,ortheEnvironmentalEngineeringConcentrationofCEshouldtakeCHEM2090andCHEM1570/3570.SESMajorsshouldtakeCHEM2090andthen2080/1570.

4. First-yearwritingseminars(twocourses) 6

5. Technicalwritingrequirement(seepage14) 3

6. Computing(CS1110,1112,1114,or1115) 4

7. Engineeringdistribution

a.oneintroductiontoengineering(ENGRI)course 3

b.twodistributioncourses(ENGRD),oneofwhichmayberequiredbytheMajor6–8

8. Liberalstudiesdistribution(sixcourses) ≥18

9. Approvedelectives 6

10. Majorprogram

a.Major-requiredcourses ≥30

b.Major-approvedelectives 9

c.CoursesoutsidetheMajor 9

11. Twosemestersofphysicaleducationanddemonstrationofproficiencyinswimming(universityrequirement).

From123to135creditsarerequiredforgraduation.TheexactnumberdependsontheMajor;thespecificrequirementsforeachMajoraregivenonthefollowingpages.

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TheAcademicProgramCollegeofEngineeringMajorsInthefirsttwoyears,studentsintheCollegeofEngineeringtakeasetofcoursesdesignedtoprovideafirmfoundationforlaterspecialization.ThissetofcoursesconformstotheCommonCurriculum,whichisestablishedbytheCollegeCurriculumGoverningBoard(CCGB)andadministeredthroughEngineeringAdvising.Duringthesecondyear,stu-dentsaffiliatewithanundergraduateMajor(seelistbelow);thereafter,theytakecoursestosatisfytheBachelorofSciencedegreeinthatMajor.

BiologicalEngineering(BE)

ChemicalEngineering(ChemE)

CivilEngineering(CE)

ComputerScience(CS)

ElectricalandComputerEngineering(ECE)

EngineeringPhysics(EP)

EnvironmentalEngineering(EnvE)

IndependentMajor(IM)

InformationScience,Systems,andTechnology(ISST)

MaterialsScienceandEngineering(MSE)

MechanicalEngineering(ME)

OperationsResearchandEngineering(ORE)

ScienceofEarthSystems(SES)

RequirementsforGraduationThedetailedrequirementsoftheCommonCurriculumappearintheuniversityannounce-mentCourses of Study,whichisrevisedannually.Studentsshouldbecomefamiliarwiththismaterial,becausetheyareultimatelyresponsibleformeetingallgraduationrequire-ments.

TheCommonCurriculumandtheBachelorofSciencedegreerequireacertainnumberofcreditsincoursesbelongingto10categories.

Category1.MathematicsStudentsmustearnatleastC–inMATH1910,1920,2930or2940,andamathcoursecho-senbytheMajor.Studentswhodonotmeetthisrequirementthefirsttimetheytakeacoursemustimmediatelyrepeatthecourseandearnasatisfactorygrade.Studentsmaynotenrollinthenextcourseinthesequenceuntiltheyhavedoneso.(AgradelowerthanC–thesecondtimewillresultinwithdrawalfromtheengineeringprogram.)Coursestak-enasecondtimetomeetthisrequirementdonotyieldadditionalcredittowardadegree.

Category2.PhysicsStudentsmustearnatleastC–inMATH1910beforetakingPHYS1112.Similarly,atleast

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C–isrequiredineachsubsequentmathcoursebeforetakingthephysicscourseforwhichitisaprerequisite(MATH1920isaprerequisiteforPHYS2213;MATH2930isaprereq-uisiteforPHYS2214).

Category3.ChemistryStudentswhodonotintendfurtherstudyinchemistryshouldenrollinCHEM2090dur-ingeithersemesterofthefirstyear.StudentsarerequiredtoreceivecreditforCHEM2090eitherthroughAPcreditorbysuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.StudentschoosingtheCHEM2090–2080sequencemustenrollinCHEM2090duringthefallsemesterofthefirstyearsothattheymayenrollinCHEM2080duringthespring.

Category4.ComputingIntroductiontoComputing(oneofCS1110,1112,1114,or1115)shouldbetakeninthefirstyear.

BeforeCS111x,somestudentstakeCS1109:FundamentalProgrammingConcepts,of-feredonlyinthesummer.CS1109maynotbeusedascredittowardgraduation.

Category5.First-YearWritingSeminarsDuringeachsemesterofthefirstyear,studentsmustchooseafirst-yearwritingseminarfromamongmorethan100coursesofferedbymorethan30differentdepartmentsthroughoutCornell.Thesecourses,whichofferthebenefitsofsmallclasssize,provideanopportunitytopracticewritingEnglishprose.

Category6.TechnicalWritingInadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.Studentscanfulfilltheupper-leveltechnical-writingrequirementinoneofthesixwaysshownbelow.Formoreinformation,seewww.engineering.cornell.edu/ECP/.

1.ENGRC3340,ENGRC3350,ENGRC3500,taughtbytheEngineeringCommunicationsProgram.

2.TheWriting-IntensiveCo-op,anopportunitytocombineworkandacademics.Someco-opstudentsdoasignificantamountofwritingonthejob,and,undercertaincir-cumstances,thiswritingmaysatisfythecollege’stechnical-writingrequirement.

3.Anofficiallydesignatedwriting-intensive(W-I)engineeringcourse:

AEP/ENGRD2640:Computer—InstrumentationDesign

BEE4530:Computer-AidedEngineering:ApplicationstoBiomedicalProcesses

BEE4590:BiosensorsandBioanalyticalTechniques

BEE4730:WatershedEngineering

BEE4890:EntrepreneurialManagementforEngineers

CHEME4320:ChemicalEngineeringLaboratory

CIS3000:IntroductiontoComputerGameDesign

MAE4272:Fluids/HeatTransferLaboratory

MSE4030/4040(both):SeniorMaterialsLaboratoryIandII

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MSE4050/4060(both):SeniorThesisIandII

4.ENGRC3023,a1-creditattachmenttoanengineeringcoursethatisnotoneoftheofficiallydesignatedW-Icourses(see#3above).Aninstructormaywishtoextendthewritingdoneintheircourseforagivensemestersothatitwillfulfillthetechnical-writingrequirement.WiththeapprovaloftheCCGB’sSubcommitteeonTechnicalWriting,theinstructormayhavestudentsco-registerinENGRC3020.(Maybetakenmorethanonce,withdifferentcourses,bypermissionofengineeringinstructor.)

5.COMM3030:OrganizationalWriting,taughtbytheDepartmentofCommunication(intheCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences).

6.Petition.Occasionally,studentswillbedoingasignificantamountandvarietyoftechnicalwritingelsewhereinengineering.ItmaybeappropriatetosubmitapetitiontotheCCGB’sSubcommitteeonTechnicalWritingforpermissiontousetheirupcomingwriting(notpastwriting)tomeetthetechnical-writingrequirement.

Category7.EngineeringDistributionTheCommonCurriculumrequiresthreedistributioncourses(9credits).Oneintro-to-engineeringcourse(withthecourseacronymENGRI)istobecompletedduringthefirstyear.Theremainingtwodistributioncourses(withthecourseacronymENGRD)shouldbecompletedbytheendofthefourthsemester.SomeMajorsmayrequireadditionaldis-tributioncourses,takenafterastudentaffiliateswithaMajor.CommonCurriculumdis-tributionrequirementsmustbefulfilledbytheendofthesecondyear.

Theintro-to-engineeringcourseintroducesstudentstotheengineeringprocessandpro-videsasubstantiveexperienceinopen-endedproblem-solving.Thefollowingcoursesfulfillthisrequirement:

ENGRI1100:LasersandPhotonics

ENGRI1101:EngineeringApplicationsofOperationsResearch

ENGRI1110:Nanotechnology

ENGRI1120:IntroductiontoChemicalEngineering

ENGRI1130:SustainableDesignforAppledoreIsland

ENGRI1131:WaterTreatmentDesign

ENGRI1140:Materials:TheFutureofEnergy

ENGRI1160:ModernStructures

ENGRI1170:IntroductiontoMechanicalEngineering

ENGRI1190:BiomaterialsfortheSkeletalSystem

ENGRI1200:IntroductiontoNanoscienceandNanoengineering

ENGRI1210:ModernComputingDevices:SmartPhonestoSupercomputers

ENGRI1220:Earthquake!

ENGRI1260:IntroductiontoSignalsandTelecommunications

ENGRI1270:IntroductiontoEntrepreneurshipandEnterpriseEngineering

ENGRI1280:Security,Privacy,andInformationNetworkDesign:WiretapstoFacebook

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ENGRI1290:Energy:FromAtomstoZephyrs

ENGRI1310:IntroductiontoBiomedicalEngineering

ENGRI1610:ComputingintheArts

ENGRI1620:VisualImagingintheElectronicAge

ENGRI1810:ElectronicsforHuman-MachineInterfaces

ThetwoENGRDcourses(6–8credits)mustbeselectedfromtwodifferentcategorieslistedbelow.Astudentmayuseanyoneofthepossiblesubstitutionsdescribed.

1.ScientificComputingENGRD2110:Object-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructures

ENGRD3200:EngineeringComputation

ENGRD3220:IntroductiontoScientificComputation

2.MaterialsScienceENGRD2610:MechanicalPropertiesofMaterials;FromNanodevicesto

Superstructures

ENGRD2620:ElectronicMaterialsfortheInformationAge

3.MechanicsENGRD2020:StaticsandMechanicsofSolids

MajorsinEngineeringPhysicsmayuseAEP3330:MechanicsofParticlesandSolidBodiesasanENGRDinthiscategory.

4.ProbabilityandStatisticsENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatistics

MajorsinEngineeringPhysicsmaysubstituteMATH4710:BasicProbabilityforENGRD2700.MajorsinCivil,Biological,orEnvironmentalEngineeringmaysubstituteCEE3040:UncertaintyAnalysisinEngineeringforENGRD2700.

ENGRD3100:IntroductiontoProbabilityandInferenceforRandomSignalsandSystems

5.ElectricalSciencesENGRD2100:IntroductiontoCircuitsforElectricalandComputerEngineers

ENGRD2300:DigitalLogicandComputerOrganization

ENGRD2640:Computer-InstrumentationDesign

6.ThermodynamicsandEnergyBalancesENGRD2190:MassandEnergyBalances

ENGRD2210:Thermodynamics

7.EarthandLifeSciencesENGRD2200:TheEarthSystem

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ENGRD2510:EngineeringforaSustainableSociety

ENGRD2600:PrinciplesofBiologicalEngineering

8.BiologyandChemistryCHEM3890:HonorsPhysicalChemistryI

ENGRD2520:ThePhysicsofLife

Category8.LiberalStudiesDistributionGlobalanddiversesocietiesrequirethatengineershaveanawarenessofhistoricalpat-terns,anappreciationfordifferentcultures,professionalethics,theabilitytoworkinmul-tifacetedgroups,andsuperiorcommunicationskills.Cornellhasarichcurriculuminthehumanities,arts,andsocialsciences,enablingeveryengineeringstudenttoobtainatrulyliberaleducation.Atleastsixcourses(totalingatleast18credits)arerequired,andtheseshouldbechosenwithasmuchcareandforesightascoursesfromtechnicalareas.

• Thesixcoursesmustbechosenfromatleastthreeofthefollowingsevengroups

• OnlyonecoursemaybechosenfromGroup7(CE).

• Atleasttwocoursesmustbeatthe2000levelorhigher.

StudentsshouldutilizethecurrentCourses of Studyasthemasterlistofapprovedliberalstudiescourses.RefertothewebpageofCornellEngineeringAdvising(www.engineering.cornell.edu/liberalstudies),forcompletelistsofadditionalapprovedcoursesandunacceptablecourses.PleasedirectanyquestionstoEngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall.

Group1.CulturalAnalysis(CA)

Coursesinthisareastudyhumanlifeinparticularculturalcontextsthroughinterpretiveanalysisofindividualbehavior,discourse,andsocialpractice.Topicsincludebeliefsys-tems(science,medicine,andreligion);expressiveartsandsymbolicbehavior(visualarts,performance,poetry,myth,narrative,andritual);identity(nationality,race,ethnicity,gender,andsexuality);socialgroupsandinstitutions(family,market,andcommunity);andpowerandpolitics(states,colonialism,andinequality).

Group2.HistoricalAnalysis(HA)

Coursesinthisareainterpretcontinuitiesandchanges—political,social,economic,diplo-matic,religious,intellectual,artistic,andscientific—throughtime.Thefocusmaybeongroupsofpeople,aspecificcountryorregion,anevent,aprocess,oratimeperiod.

Group3.LiteratureandtheArts(LA)

Coursesinthisareaexploreliteratureandtheartsintwodifferentbutrelatedways.Somecoursesfocusonthecriticalstudyofartworksandontheirhistory,aesthetics,andtheory.Thesecoursesdevelopskillsofreading,observing,andhearingandencouragereflectiononsuchexperiences;manyinvestigatetheinterplayamongindividualachievement,artis-tictradition,andhistoricalcontext.Othercoursesaredevotedtotheproductionandper-formanceofartworks(increativewriting,performingarts,andmediasuchasfilmandvideo).Thesecoursesemphasizetheinteractionamongtechnicalmastery,cognitiveknowledge,andcreativeimagination.

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Group4.Knowledge,Cognition,andMoralReasoning(KCM)

Coursesinthisareainvestigatethebasesofhumanknowledgeinitsbroadestsense,rang-ingfromcognitivefaculties(suchasperception)sharedbyhumansandanimals,toab-stractreasoning,totheabilitytoformandjustifymoraljudgments.Coursesinvestigatingthesources,structure,andlimitsofcognitionmayusethemethodologiesofscience,cog-nitivepsychology,linguistics,orphilosophy.Coursesfocusingonmoralreasoningex-plorewaysofreflectingonethicalquestionsthatconcernthenatureofjustice,thegoodlife,orhumanvaluesingeneral.

Group5.SocialandBehavioralAnalysis(SBA)

Coursesinthisareaexaminehumanlifeinitssocialcontextthroughtheuseofsocial-sci-entificmethods,oftenincludinghypothesistesting,scientificsamplingtechniques,andstatisticalanalysis.Topicsstudiedrangefromthethoughts,feelings,beliefs,andattitudesofindividualstointerpersonalrelationsbetweenindividuals(e.g.infriendship,love,con-flict),tolargersocialorganizations(e.g.thefamily,society,religiousoreducationalorciv-icinstitutions,theeconomy,government),totherelationshipsandconflictsamonggroupsorindividuals(e.g.discrimination,inequality,prejudice,stigmas,conflictresolution).

Group6.ForeignLanguages(notliteraturecourses)(FL)

Coursesinthisareateachlanguageskills,includingreading,writing,listening,andspo-kennon-Englishlanguages,atbeginningtoadvancedlevels.

Group7.CommunicationsinEngineering(CE)

Coursesinthisareaexplorecommunicationasawayofactingintheworld.Theprimaryaimistoprovidestudentswiththeopportunitytopracticeperformingarangeofengi-neering-relatedcommunicationskillswithinspecificgenres(e.g.proposals,reports,andjournalarticles,oralpresentations,etc.).Eachofthesegenrespotentiallyengagesawidevarietyofaudiencesand,dependingontheparticularsofcontext,eachmayhavemultiplepurposes.Thesecondaryaimistoenablestudentstobeawareofthechoicestheymakeascommunicatorsandtobeabletoarticulatearationaleforthosechoices.(Onlyonecourseinthiscategorymaybeusedtosatisfytheliberalstudiesrequirement.)

Category9.ApprovedElectivesSixcreditsofapprovedelectivesarerequiredandmustbeapprovedbythestudent’sfac-ultyadvisor.(Allstudentsarestronglyencouragedtoofficiallydocumentapprovedelec-tivesbycompletingapetition,availableinEngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall.)Becausethesecoursesshouldhelpdevelopandbroadentheskillsoftheengineer,advisorswillgenerallyacceptthefollowingasapprovedelectives:oneintroductiontoengineeringcourse,engineeringdistributioncourses,coursesstressingoralorwrittencommunica-tion,upper-levelengineeringcourses,advancedcoursesinmathematics,andrigorouscoursesinthebiologicalandphysicalsciences.Advisorsarelikelytoapprovecoursesinbusiness,economics,andlanguagethatservethestudent’seducationalandacademicob-jectives.Inothercases,astudent’sinterestsmightbebetterservedbyapprovedelectivesthatexpandtheMajororotherpartsofthecurriculum,includingtheliberalstudiesre-quirement.(Note:upto6creditsofAdvisor-approvedelectiveswillbeallowedforROTCcoursesatorabovethe3000level.)

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engineeringcurriculumrequirement,beforemeetinggraduationrequirements.

Nocoursewithanumber<1100canbeappliedtowardgraduationrequirements.

Category10.MajorRequirementsTherequirementsoftheMajorsarediscussedonpages28–84.Theyinclude:

1. Major-requiredcourses,i.e.coursesintheMajoritself.

2. Major-approvedelectives.

3. CoursesoutsidetheMajor.Thesecoursesensurebreadthofengineeringstudies.

ResidenceRequirementsCandidatesforanundergraduatedegreeinEngineeringmustspendatleastfoursemestersoranequivalentperiodofinstructionasfull-timestudentsatCornell,includingatleastthreesemestersaffiliatedwithanEngineeringMajor.

EngineeringstudentswhoareonleavemaynottakeCornellextramuralcourses.Excep-tionsaregrantedinextraordinarycircumstanceswithpermissionfromEngineeringAd-vising.Atmost,18creditsearnedthroughextramuralstudy(duringafallorspringsemes-ter)oracquiredastransfercredit(oranycombinationthereof)followingmatriculationmaybeusedtosatisfytherequirementsforthebachelor’sdegreeinEngineering.(CreditforsummerorwintersessioncoursestakenatCornellisnotconsideredtransfercredit,nordoesitcounttowardthe18-creditmaximum.)Studentscannotcompletetheirlastsemes-terextramurally.

DegreecandidatesmayspendperiodsoftimestudyingawayfromtheCornellcampuswithappropriateauthorization.InformationonprogramssponsoredbyotheruniversitiesandonproceduresfordirectenrollmentininternationaluniversitiesisavailableattheCor-nellAbroadoffice,300CaldwellHall.ProgramsshouldbeplannedinconsultationwiththestaffofEngineeringAdvising,whocanprovideinformationoncreditevaluationpoliciesandassistinthepetitioningprocess.

First-YearRequirementsBytheendofthefirstyear,engineeringstudentsareexpectedtohavecompleted(orre-ceivedcreditfor)thefollowingcorerequirements:

• MATH1910andMATH1920;

• Twoofthefollowing(dependingonMajor):CHEM2090,CHEM2080,PHYS1112,2213,2214;

• OneofCS1110,CS1112,CS1114,orCS1115;

• Twofirst-yearwritingseminars;

• Oneintro-to-engineeringcourse(ENGRIdesignation);

• Twophysicaleducationcoursesandtheuniversityswimtest.

PreparingforaMajorSomeMajorsbeginwithcoursesthatcannotbetakenwithoutpriorcompletionofcertain

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prerequisites.StudentsplanningtoaffiliatewithsuchaMajormustdecidetodosoearlyenoughtotaketheprerequisitecourses,eventhoughtheywillnotformallyaffiliateuntilaftertheprerequisiteshavebeencompleted.InformationonprerequisitesofeachMajorisavailableonpages26–27ofthishandbookandinCourses of Study.

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AcademicAdvisingandStudentServicesEngineeringAdvisingOfficeFromthetimestudentsenterthecollegeuntiltheybecomeaffiliatedwithaMajor,theyareundertheadministrationofEngineeringAdvising,whichimplementstheacademicpoli-ciesoftheCollegeCurriculumGoverningBoard(CCGB).EngineeringAdvisingprovidesavarietyofadvisingservicestohelpfirst-andsecond-yearstudentswithacademicandpersonalmatters.Studentscanmakeanappointmentbycalling255.7414ormaystopinto167OlinHalltoinquireaboutseeinganadvisoronawalk-inbasis.

EngineeringAdvisingisresponsibleforavarietyofprogramsandservicesthatassistinthedevelopmentofsuccessfulengineeringstudents.TheseincludepublishingThe Sun-dial,aweeklyemailnewsletterforstudentsthatprovidesinformationaboutupcomingdeadlinesandspecialprograms;organizingtheMajorInformationFairandothereventstohelpstudentschooseaMajor;coordinatingthePeerAdvisorProgram;sendingearly-interventioncommunicationstostudentswhomayneedadditionalsupportinspecificcourses;andprovidinginformationontutoringandacademicsupportservicesavailableoncampus.

FacultyAdvisingStudentsareassignedafacultyadvisorwhentheybegintheircourseofstudyintheCollegeofEngineering.TheyusuallykeepthatadvisoruntiltheyaffiliatewithaMajor,eventhoughtheadvisormaynotbeintheMajorinwhichtheyintendtospecialize.Oncestu-dentschooseaMajor,theyareassignedafacultyadvisorfromthatMajor.

Facultyadvisorshelpstudentstranslatetheirinterestsintoanappropriatecourseofstudy,evaluatetheircurriculumandworkload,monitortheirprogresstowardadegree,andtakeadvantageofthediverseopportunitiesavailableatCornell.Studentsshouldconsulttheirfacultyadvisorwhentheyhavequestionsabouttheacademicrequirementsoftheuniver-sity,thecollege,ortheschoolsanddepartments.Facultyadvisorsevaluateeachsemester’sprogram,approvecoursechanges,andapprovecoursestobeusedasapprovedelectives.Studentsmustseetheirfacultyadvisorwhenevertheyconsideraddingordroppingacourse.Studentswhowishtopetitionforanexceptiontocollegerulesshoulddiscussthematterfirstwiththeiradvisor,whomustsignanypetitionbeforeitcanbeconsidered.

Tobeeffective,afacultyadvisormustbeawareofastudent’sacademicandpersonalgoals.Studentsshouldmakeappointmentstoseetheiradvisorsassoonastheyreturntocampusafterintersessionorsummervacation.Thisisanopportunityforthestudentandadvisortodiscussthestudent’sgoals,reevaluateacademicplans,andmakenecessarychangesincourseenrollment.Studentsshouldalsoconsultwiththeirfacultyadvisorsduringthepre-registrationperiodtoreceiveapprovaloftheircourseselectionsforthefollowingsemester.

Studentsareresponsibleforstayingincontactwiththeirfacultyadvisorandensuringthattheadvisorisawareoftheirgoalsandprogress.Academicdifficultiesmaybeavoidediftheadvisorisabletorecognizeproblemsearly.Studentsoftenformstrongintellectualbondswiththeirfacultyadvisors,andthisismoreapttohappenifthestudenttakestheinitiative.Anotherbenefitofdevelopingarelationshipwiththefacultyadvisor(andfacultymembers

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ingeneral)isthatstudentsmaywishtoasktheadvisorforaletterofrecommendationatsomepointintheircareer.Suchlettersaremostusefulwhentheycomefrompeoplewhoknowthestudentwellenoughtoaccuratelyassesstheircapabilities.

WhattoExpectfromanAdvisor• Advice.Studentsshouldusetheiradvisorsasresourcesforplanningtheiracademicprogramandidentifyingacademicandcareergoals.Theadvisorwillbeabletoexplaincollegedegreerequirements,scheduling/registrationprocedures,andotheracademicregulations.Whileitisnotthefunctionofadvisorstohelpstudentsfindemployment,theyshouldbeabletogivebroadadviceoncareersinengineeringandscienceandtheacademicbackgroundnecessaryforsuchcareers.Advisorscanalsoprovideinformationonpostgraduateeducationandgeneralrequirementsforadmis-siontograduateprograms.Afacultyadvisormayreferastudenttootherfacultymembersorofficesthatarebetterabletoservethestudent’sneeds.

• Assistance.Advisorscanhelpstudentsexplorespecialprograms,suchascooperativeeducation,internationalstudy,dual-degree,anddouble-Majorprograms.Theymayalsobehelpfulinobtainingtutorialassistanceortransfer/advancedplacementcredit,asappropriate.Studentsoftenasktheiradvisorstoprovidelettersofrecommendationforscholarships,studyabroad,employment,orgraduateschool.

• Availability.Studentsshouldexpecttohavereadyaccesstotheiradvisors.Mostad-visorssetasideseveralhourseachweekforadvisingandwillusuallymakeappoint-mentsoutsidethosehoursifnecessary.Advisorswhoareoutoftownformorethanaweekwillusuallydesignateanalternativeadvisortohandleurgentproblems.

• Personal Contact.Studentsshouldexpecttohavepersonalrelationshipswiththeiradvisors,throughwhichtheadvisorswillbecomefamiliarwiththestudents’back-grounds,academicrecords,andcareerplans.

WhatNottoExpectfromanAdvisor• Assessment of Effort Required for Specific Courses.Advisorscandeterminetheap-propriatenessofagivencourseinastudent’sprogram,buttheycannotpredicthowdifficultthecoursewillbeorhowmucheffortitwillrequire.

•Help with Personal Problems.Studentsshouldmaketheiradvisorsawareofprob-lemsthatinterferewithacademicprogress,butadvisorsarenottrainedtoprovidecounselingforpersonalproblems,norshouldtheybeexpectedtoresolvehousingorfinancialissues.However,theywillreferstudentstotheappropriateuniversityof-ficeorprogram.

• Job Search Assistance.Whilestudentsshouldbeabletodiscusscareeroptionswiththeiradvisors,itisnottheadvisor’sresponsibilitytoprovideassistanceinajobsearch.StudentsshouldcontactCornellCareerServicesinBarnesHallortheEngi-neeringCooperativeEducationandCareerServicesofficeinCarpenterHallforhelpinfindingemployment.

• Tutoring/Study Skills.Advisorsareoftenabletoidentifytheneedfortutoring,reme-dialcoursework,orimprovedstudyskillsbutshouldnotbeexpectedtoprovidethenecessaryassistance.Studentsinneedofsuchassistancearegenerallyreferredtootherresources,suchastheLearningStrategiesCenter.


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StudentResponsibilitiesintheStudent-AdvisorRelationship• Accept Referrals. Studentsshouldbewillingtoacceptreferralsfromtheiradvisorsandshouldreviewtheresultsofsuchreferralswiththeiradvisorsafterthefact.

• Initiate Contact.Studentsareexpectedtoinitiatecontactwiththeiradvisorsforscheduling,coursechanges,andothermattersinatimelyfashion.Becauseofteach-ingcommitments,research,andtravelobligations,advisorsmaynotbeavailableonshortnotice.Studentsareurgedtoplanaheadandinitiatecontactwiththeiradvisorswellinadvanceofspecificdeadlines.

•Keep Advisors Informed.Advisorscanprovidebetteradviceiftheyarekeptin-formedoftheiradvisees’academicprogressandcareergoals.Studentsshouldfeelfreetosharethisinformationwiththeiradvisorsandcanexpectthattheiradvisorswillaskquestionsandprovideappropriateguidancebasedonthedialogue.

•Work to Develop Rapport.Therapportnecessaryforgoodadvisingcanoccuronlyifbothadvisorandstudentmakeanactiveefforttodevelopit.Recognizingthatin-dividualadvisorshavetheirownstylesandpersonalities,studentsshouldrespondtotheeffortsoftheiradvisorstogettoknowthemandtheiracademicinterests.

PeerAdvisingEachENGRG1050(EngineeringSeminar)sectionhasoneortwopeeradvisors:second-,third-,orfourth-yearstudentswhohavevolunteeredtohelpnewstudentsunderstandthecourseselectionprocess,meetotherengineeringstudents,andadjusttolifeatCornell.Incomingfirst-yearstudentsmeettheirpeeradvisorsduringorientationweekandaspartofENGRG1050.Subsequentmeetingsarearrangedasneeded.Studentsshouldfeelfreetoemailtheirpeeradvisorswhentheyhavequestions.

PreprofessionalAdvisingStudentswhointendtodograduatestudyinmedicine,law,orbusinesshaveaccesstore-sourcesandservicesdesignedspecificallytosupporttheirprofessionalaspirations.Stu-dentsshouldmakeanappointmentwithEngineeringAdvisingforgeneralguidanceandthen,dependingontheirinterests,consultthespecificofficesandwebsiteslistedbelow.

PremedicalStudentsinterestedinmedicineorotherhealth-relatedcareersmustplantheircoursesear-lytomeetboththerequirementsoftheCommonCurriculumandtheprerequisitesoftheintendedprofessionalcourseofstudy.EngineeringAdvisinghelpsstudentsunderstandhowprofessionalcourserequirementsfitintotheEngineeringcurriculum.Theuniversityhealthcareeradvisor(103BarnesHall)assistsstudentsinnavigatingtheexaminationandapplicationprocessesrelatedtohealthcareers.Foradditionalinformation,pleasesee:http://www.career.cornell.edu.

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PrebusinessStudentsinterestedinbusinessmaywishtoconsidertheminorinBusiness(specificallyforEngineeringstudents)offeredbytheDepartmentofAppliedEconomicsandManage-ment(AEM)intheCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences(CALS).Informationaboutthisminorcanbefoundathttp://dyson.cornell.edu/undergrad/minor_engineering.php,orbyvisitingEngineeringAdvising.

StudentsmayalsowishtoconsiderspecialcooperativeprogramsbetweentheCollegeofEngineeringandtheJohnsonGraduateSchoolofManagement,whichallowstudentstoworkondegreesinbothareasatthesametime.Formoreinformation,contacttheEngi-neeringResearchandGraduateOffice,222CarpenterHall,andtheadmissionsofficeoftheJohnsonGraduateSchoolofManagement,112SageHall.

DiversityProgramsinEngineeringTheDiversityProgramsinEngineering(DPE)officeoperatesprogramsattheundergrad-uate,graduate,andfacultylevelstofacilitatetheoutreach,recruitment,retention,andoverallsuccessofunderrepresentedminorities,women,andotherunderrepresentedgroupsinEngineering.DPEisresponsibleforfosteringavisionofdiversityappreciationreflectiveoftheCollegeofEngineering’sstrategicplan,whichenablesstudentsfromallbackgroundsandculturestothriveandsucceedatCornell.DPEcoordinatesandplanseducational,professionaldevelopment,andnetworkingopportunitiesthatenhanceinter-actionandlearningacrossgroups.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactDPEat255.6403orstopby146OlinHall.

EngineeringLearningInitiativesEngineeringLearningInitiatives,167OlinHall,facilitatesacademicopportunitiesforengineeringstudentsthatenhancethelearningenvironment,supportteachingexcellence,andcultivateprofessionaldevelopment.Theprogramsareoutlinedbelow.Formoreinfor-mationcall255.9622,[email protected],orvisitwww.engineering.cornell.edu/learning.

AcademicExcellenceWorkshops(AEW)AEWsareoptional,1-credit,collaborative,problem-solvingworkshopsthatcomplementcoreengineeringcourses,includingMATH,CHEM,andCScourses.Theweeklytwo-hourwork-shops,ledbytrainedpeerfacilitators,offeracooperativeenvironmentwherestudentsworktogethertoenhanceunderstandingofcoursematerial.Researchshowsthatsuchcooperativemethodspromotehighergrades,deepercomprehension,moreenjoymentinlearning,andmorepositiveattitudestowardacademicwork.FormoreinformationonAEWs,visitwww.engineering.cornell.edu/aew.

Tutors-on-CallPeertutorsareavailablefreeofchargeformanyfirst-andsecond-yearcoreengineeringcourses,includingMATH,CHEM,PHYS,CS,andsomedistributioncourses.Peertutors,whomusthavea3.0GPAandhaveearnedatleastBinthecoursetheytutor,earnanhour-lywageandaretrainedtohelptheirpeersmastercoursecontentandimprovelearningskills.Theone-on-onetutoringistailoredtotheindividualneedsofthestudent.Tore-questatutor,gotowww.engineering.cornell.edu/tutoringtocompletetheonline


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TutorRequestForm,orvisittheEngineeringLearningInitiativesofficein167OlinHalltosubmitapapercopy.

CornellLeaderShape®InstituteTheCornellLeaderShape®Instituteisadynamic,interactive,six-dayresidentialretreatemphasizingvisionplanningandleadershipdevelopment.ThecurriculumisprovidedbyLeaderShape®,Inc.,anot-for-profitorganizationthathasbeenhelpingyoungadultslearnto“leadwithintegrity”since1988.Formoreinformation,visitwww.engineering.cornell.edu/leadershape.

EngineeringRegistrarTheEngineeringRegistrar’sOffice,locatedin158OlinHall,isthemainrepositoryofallengineeringundergraduateandMasterofEngineeringstudentrecords.TheRegistrar’sOfficeoverseesallcourseenrollment,grading,coursescheduling,roomassignments,andexaminationschedulingfortheCollegeofEngineering.Itisresponsibleformaintainingcurrentstudentinformationontheuniversity’sstudentdatasystems,includingallgrade,enrollment,affiliation,andtransfercreditchanges.Additionally,theofficemanagesdi-plomaorderingandofficialdegreepostingforallgraduatingengineeringstudents,ensur-ingthatallrequirementsaresatisfiedfortheBachelorofSciencedegree.TheRegistrar’sOfficealsoprovidesstudentverificationletters,Dean’sListcertificates,petitionprocess-ing,andassistancewithotherstudentregistrationissues.Officialdocumentsrelatingtoacademicmattersarefiledaspartofeachstudent’spermanentrecordandheldthere.

StudentswhoneedanofficialtranscriptorcertificationofenrollmentshouldvisittheOf-ficeoftheUniversityRegistrar,http://registrar.sas.cornell.edu,locatedinB07DayHall.

UniversityStudentRecordsPolicyTheuniversityregardsastudent’senrollmentstatus(e.g.registered,onleave,withdrawn)asdirectoryinformationthatmaybereleasedunlessastudentsubmitsa“no-release”re-questtotheUniversityRegistrar.Additionally,wheretheuniversitybelievesthatitisinadependentstudent’sbestinterest,informationfromthestudent’seducationalrecordsmay,attheuniversity’sdiscretion,bereleasedtotheparentsorlegalguardiansofadependentstudent.Suchdisclosurewillgenerallybelimitedtoinformationaboutastudent’sofficialstatusattheuniversity,butparentsorlegalguardiansofadependentstudentmayalsobenotifiedwhenastudenthasvoluntarilywithdrawnfromtheuniversityorhasbeenre-quiredtowithdraw;whenastudenthasbeenplacedonacademicwarning;whenthestu-dent’sacademicgoodstandingorpromotionisatissue;whenastudenthasbeenplacedondisciplinaryprobationorrestriction;orwhenastudentotherwiseengagesinbehaviorcallingintoquestiontheappropriatenessofthestudent’scontinuedenrollmentintheuni-versity.Unlessotherwiseindicatedinwritingbythestudentatthetimeofregistration,orthereafter,theuniversitywillpresumethatafull-timeundergraduatestudentisadepen-dentasthattermisdefinedintheInternalRevenueCode.


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ApplyingforMajorAffiliationStudentsapplyforaffiliationwithaMajorduringthefirstsemesteroftheirsecondyear,althoughearlieraffiliationmaybegrantedatthediscretionoftheMajor.Toapplyforaf-filiation,studentsvisittheofficeoftheundergraduateMajorconsultantintheMajoroftheirchoiceandcompleteanApplicationforMajorAffiliation.Toaffiliate,studentsmust:(1)haveacumulativegradepointaverage(GPA)>2.0;and(2)havesatisfiedtheMajor’scourseandgraderequirements(seelistbelow).

Occasionally,astudentfallsjustshortofmeetingstandardaffiliationrequirementsbutdemonstratespotentialintheMajor.Insuchcases,aMajormayoffer“conditionalaffilia-tion”.ConditionalaffiliationinvolvesawrittenagreementsignedbyboththeMajorandthestudent.StudentsmustmeettherequirementsspecifiedintheconditionalaffiliationagreementtocontinueintheMajor.

StudentswhoarenotaffiliatedorconditionallyaffiliatedwithaMajorbytheendofthefourthsemesterwillbewithdrawnfromtheCollegeofEngineering.Continuedenroll-mentinthecollegeisdependentonaffiliationorparticipationinaterminalsemester.

MajorDescriptions,FlowCharts,andCheckListsEachMajorprogramisdescribedindetailinCourses of Study.Thedescriptionsoftheseprogramsbeginonpage28.Becauseitisdifficulttodepicttheflexibilitythatmakesitpos-sibletotakesomecoursesinsemestersotherthanthoseindicated,thesechartsaremeantonlytosuggestthestructureoftheprogram,anddonotincludetherequirementsforlib-eralstudiesandphysicaleducationclasses.Thesequenceofcoursesmayalsobeinflu-encedbyadvancedplacementortransfercredit.

RequirementsforgraduationdifferfromMajortoMajor.InadditiontocompletingtherequirementsoftheCommonCurriculum,studentsmusttakecoursesthatconstitutetheMajor;theymustearngradesthatareadequatetoremainingoodstanding(seepage126forspecificMajorrequirementsforgoodstanding);andtheymustaccumulatesufficientcred-itsforgraduation.EachofthesethreeparametersdiffersbyMajor,andstudentsarere-sponsibleforknowingandmeetingtherequirementsoftheirMajor.SpecificMajorre-quirementsaresetforthlaterinthishandbookandinCourses of Study.StudentsshouldconsulttheirundergraduateMajorconsultants(listedonpages10-11)andtheirfacultyadvi-sorsiftheyhavequestionsregardingtherequirements.

RequirementsforMajorAffiliationBiologicalEngineering(BE)MinimumGPAof≥2.5andatmostonegradebelowC–inmath,science,andengineeringcourses.CompletionofBEE/ENGRD2600or2510withatleastC-,andoneyearofIntroductoryBiologywithgradesofatleastC-.CompletionofallCollegeofEngineeringcorerequirementsbytheendofthesophomoreyear(alsoappliestotransferstudents).

ChemicalEngineering(ChemE)AtmostonegradebelowC–inchemistry,math,physics,andchemicalengineeringcoursesandaGPA≥2.2inmath,science,andchemicalengineeringcourses.

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CivilEngineering(CE)GPA≥2.0forallengineeringandsciencecourses.AtleastCinENGRD2020.

ComputerScience(CS)AtleastCinallcompletedCSandmathcourses.GPA≥2.5inCS2110(orCS2112)and2800.GPA≥2.5inMATH1920andCS2800.VisittheCSundergraduatewebsitetolearnaboutalternativecriteriaforaffiliation.

ElectricalandComputerEngineering(ECE)AtleastC+inMATH2930,PHYS2213,andoneofECE/ENGRD2100,ECE2200,andECE/ENGRD2300.GPA≥2.5inthefollowingcoursesifcompleted:MATH1920,2930,2940;PHYS2213;ECE/ENGRD2100;ECE2200;ENGRD/CS2110,ECE/ENGRD2300.

EngineeringPhysics(EP)AtleastB–inallrequiredmathandphysicscourses(MATH1910,MATH1920,MATH2930,MATH2940,PHYS1112/1116,PHYS2213/2217,PHYS2214/2218).

EnvironmentalEngineering(EnvE)GPA≥2.0forallengineeringandsciencecourses.AtleastC–inBEE/ENGRD2510.

IndependentMajor(IM)CumulativeGPA≥2.0.

InformationScience,Systems,Technology(ISST)AtleastCintwoofMATH2940,CS2110,andENGRD2700.GPA≥2.3incompletedmath,ENGRD,andISSTMajorcourses.QualifyingcoursesmustbetakenatCornell,andforalettergrade.Forarepeatedcourse,themostrecentgradeisused.

MaterialsScienceandEngineering(MSE)CumulativeGPA≥2.0intherequiredmath,physics,andchemistrycoursesandatleastCinENGRD2610or2620.Alternatively,atleastB-inthefollowing:MATH2930,PHYS2213,CHEM2090,andENGRD2610or2620.

MechanicalEngineering(ME)AtleastC–inENGRD2020,ENGRD2210(iftaken),andallcompletedrequiredmath,science,andcomputersciencecourses.GPA≥2.5inthesecourses:MATH2930,PHYS2213,ENGRD2020,andENGRD2210(iftaken).

OperationsResearchandEngineering(ORE)AtleastCinENGRD2700andMATH2940.GPA≥2.2inmath,science,andengineeringcourses(bothoverallandinthetermimmediatelybeforeaffiliation).AtleastC–inallcompletedORIEcourses.Goodacademicstandinginthecollege.

ScienceofEarthSystems(SES)AtleastC-inallcompletedMajorrequiredcourses.GPA≥2.0inallmath,science,andengineeringcourses.Goodacademicstandinginthecollege.

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Major Programs

EachMajorprogramisdescribedusingachartthatdepictswhencoursesareusuallytaken:ThechartsdonotincludeliberalstudiesandPhysicalEducationrequirements.

Major: Biological Engineering (BE)AccreditedbyABET(seeinsidefrontcover)Offeredby:DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalEngineering207Riley-RobbHall,255.2173,www.bee.cornell.edu

Our CommitmentTheeducationalobjectivesoftheBiologicalEngineeringprogramareconsistentwiththoseoftheCollegeofEngineeringandCornellUniversity.Wearecommittedtoprovid-inganexcellentundergraduateengineeringprograminanurturinglearningenvironmentwhereourgraduatesacquireknowledgeanddevelopskillsforprofessionalsuccess.Grad-uatesofourprogramincludeadiversegroupofleadersandproblemsolverswhocontrib-utetechnically,professionally,andpersonallytooursociety.

Program Objectives• ProducegraduateswhopursuecareersrelatedtoBiologicalEngineeringbasedonasolideducationalbackgroundinappropriatemathematics,physicalandlifesciences,liberalstudies,andengineering.

• Producegraduateswhopursueadvanceddegreesinengineeringandrelatedprofessionalfields.

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2020:MechanicsofSolids(required)ENGRD2XXX:ENGRD2600:PrinciplesofBiologicalEngineering(recommended)orENGRD2510:EngineeringforaSustainableSociety

Required Major CoursesChoosetwoofthethreefollowing:BIOMG1350:PrinciplesofCellandDevelopmentalBiologyBIOG1440:IntroductiontoComparativePhysiologyBIOEE1610:EcologyandtheEnvironmentplusBIOG1500:InvestigativeBiologyLaboratory,orBIOG1105/1106:IntroductoryBiologyIndividualInstruction,orBIOG1107:IntroductoryBiologyI:FromAtomtoCell,andBIOG1108:IntroductoryBiologyII:FromCelltoBiosphere,andBIOG1500:InvestigativeBiologyLaboratoryBIOMG3300or3330:PrinciplesofBiochemistry,orBIOMG3310andBIOMG3320:PrinciplesofBiochemistry,orBIOMG3350:PrinciplesofBiochemistryBIOMI2900:GeneralMicrobiologyLectures,orCEE4510:MicrobiologyforEnvironmentalEngineering

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BIOXXXX:BiologicalSciencecourse(s)withabiologyprerequisiteBEE2600/ENGRD2600:PrinciplesofBiologicalEngineering,orBEE2510/ENGRD2510:EngineeringforaSustainableSocietyBEE3500:BiologicalandBioenvironmentalTransportProcessesBEE2220:BioengineeringThermodynamicsandKinetics,orENGRD2210:ThermodynamicsCEE3040:UncertaintyAnalysisinEngineering,orENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsBEE3310:Bio-FluidMechanics,orCEE3310:FluidMechanics

ConcentrationElectives:Threecoursesfromapprovedlist.

Major-approvedelectivestocompleteremainingcredits.

Major-approved Engineering Electives and Concentration CoursesOnecoursemustbeaBEECapstonecourseandonemustbeaBEELaboratoryExperiencecourse(seedepartmentwebpageforacurrentlistofapprovedcourses).BEConcentrations:BiomedicalEngineering,BioprocessEngineering,orBioenvironmentalEngineering(seedepartmentwebpageforacurrentlistofapprovedconcentrationcourses).OnecoursemustsatisfytheCollegeofEngineeringtechnicalwritingrequirement.

Therequirementsforpremedicalstudycanbemetwithanadditional6–9creditsifcoursesarecarefullyselected.


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Biological Engineering Major Check List Min.Cr.Hrs.√WhenDoneMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930 4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090orCHEM2070(or2150)a 4 ❑CHEM1570(or3570) 3 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑CS1110,CS1112,CS1114,CS1115,orBEE1510b 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXXorBEE1200b 3/1 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2020 4 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:BEE/ENGRD2600(recommended),orBEE/ENGRD2510 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1d 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum

LiberalStudies1 ❑LiberalStudies2 ❑LiberalStudies3 ❑LiberalStudies4 ❑LiberalStudies5 ❑LiberalStudies6 ❑

ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum 3 ❑ApprovedElective2 3 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (51-credit minimum)j

IntroBIOe 3 ❑IntroBIO 3 ❑BIOG1500e 2 ❑Upper-levelBiologyf 3/4 ❑Upper-levelBiologyg 4 ❑BEE3500 3 ❑BEE2220orENGRD2210i 3 ❑BEE3310orCEE3310 4 ❑EngineeringStatistics:CEE3040orENGRD2700c 4/3 ❑MajorConcentrationElectiveh 3 ❑MajorConcentrationElective 3 ❑MajorConcentrationElective 3 ❑Major-approvedElectivesh 12–14 ❑

TotalRequiredCredits 126minimumCapstoneDesignRequirement ❑LaboratoryExperienceRequirement ❑TechnicalWritingCoursed ❑


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a.COEmatriculatesmustenrollinCHEM2090(fall,spring);CALSmatriculatesmustenrollinCHEM2070(fall).StudentsineithercollegemayalsosubstituteCHEM2150foreitherCHEM2090or2070.

b. CS111XandENGRIrequiredofCOEmatriculates.BEE1510andBEE1200requiredofCALSmatriculates.

c. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.Thesearesatis-fiedbyENGRD2020,CEE3040,orENGRD2700,andanon-BEEMajor-approvedelec-tive.

d. InadditiontotheFirst-yearWritingSeminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.

e. Choosetwoofthethreefollowing:BIOMG1350,BIOG1440,orBIOEE1610,plusBIOG1500.MaysubstituteBIOG1105/1106orBIOG1107/1108plusBIOG1500.AllBIOcoursesmustbetakenforlettergrade.

f. Eitherbiochemistryormicrobiologyisrequired:BIOMG3300orBIOMG3330orBIOMG3310orBIOMG3320orBIOMI2900orCEE4510.

g. Upper-levelBIO:Anybiologycoursethathasabiologyprerequisite.

h. ElectivesmustincludeaBEEcapstonedesigncourseandaBEElaboratoryexperiencecourse.Seedepartmentwebpageforacurrentlistofapprovedcourses.

i. BEE2220orENGRD2210andENGRStatspreferablybeforesemester6.

j. Forty-sixofthe51minimumRequiredMajorCoursecreditsmustbeEngineeringcourses(includingdistributioncourses).


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Major: Chemical Engineering (ChemE)AccreditedbyABET(seeinsidefrontcover)Offeredby:SchoolofChemicalandBiomolecularEngineering226OlinHall,255.1489,www.cheme.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesOurobjectivesaredesignedtomeettheneedsofourconstituents:ourstudents,ourgraduates,theemployersofourgraduates,thegraduateprogramsthatourgraduatesenter,thechemicalengineeringprofessionalcommunity,andsocietyingeneral.

Objective1.Toteachourstudentstoanalyzeanddesignchemicalprocessesthatspanmoleculartomacroscopicscales.

Objective2.Toteachourstudentsinterpersonalskillsnecessaryinaprofessionalenvironment.

Objective3.Toprovidealiberaleducationinhumanitiesandhistory.

Objective4.Tocreatescholarsandprofessionals.

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2190:MassandEnergyBalances(required)

CHEM3890:HonorsPhysicalChemistryI(recommended)b

Required Major CoursesCHEM2510:IntroductiontoExperimentalOrganicChemistryCHEM2900:IntroductoryPhysicalChemistryLaboratory

CHEM3570:OrganicChemistryfortheLifeSciencesg

CHEM3900:HonorsPhysicalChemistryIICHEME3010:CareerPerspectivesCHEME3130:ChemicalEngineeringThermodynamicsCHEME3230:FluidMechanicsCHEME3240:HeatandMassTransferCHEME3320:AnalysisofSeparationProcessesCHEME3720:IntroductiontoProcessDynamicsandControlCHEME3900:ChemicalKineticsandReactorDesignCHEME4320:ChemicalEngineeringLaboratoryCHEME4620:ChemicalProcessDesign

ElectivesSixcreditsofadvancedchemicalengineeringelectiveschosenfrom:CHEME4010:MolecularPrinciplesofBiomedicalEngineeringCHEME4020:CellularPrinciplesofBiomedicalEngineeringCHEME4130:IntroductiontoNuclearScienceandEngineeringCHEME4700:ProcessControlStrategiesCHEME4810:BiomedicalEngineeringCHEME4840:MicrochemicalandMicrofluidicSystems

Major:ChemicalEngineering

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CHEME5201:IntroductiontoBiomedicalEngineeringCHEME5204:TurbomachineryApplicationsCHEME5205:IndustrialApplicationsofFluidDynamicsCHEME5207:HydrocarbonResourcesCHEME5208:RenewableResourcesfromAgricultureCHEME5430:BioprocessEngineeringCHEME5440:SystemsBiologyinBiotechnologyandMedicineCHEME6240/MAE5240:PhysicsofMicro-andNanoscaleFluidMechanicsandHeatTransferCHEME6310:EngineeringPrinciplesforDrugDeliveryCHEME6400:PolymericMaterialsCHEME6440:AerosolsandColloidsCHEME6560:MembraneSeparationsCHEME6610:AirPollutionControlCHEME6640:EnergyEconomicsCHEME6650:EnergyEngineeringCHEME6660:AnalysisofSustainableEnergySystemsCHEME6661:BioenergyandBiofuelsModuleCHEME6662:SolarEnergyModuleCHEME6663:GeothermalEnergyModuleCHEME6664:WindEnergyModuleCHEME6665:GeologicalCarbonSequestrationModuleCHEME6666:UnconventionalNaturalGasDevelopmentfromShaleFormationsModuleEAS/CHEME6668:EarthSystemBehaviorandResourcesModuleEAS/CHEME6669:EarthEnergyScienceandEngineeringModule

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Chemical Engineering Major Check List Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930 4 ❑MATH2940(orCEE3040orENGRD2700) 4 ❑CHEM2090 4 ❑CHEM2080(or2150)a 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115) 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXX 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2190 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:CHEM3890(recommended)b 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1c 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1a:twocourses,6-creditminimum ❑ApprovedElective2 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑Required Major Courses (52-credit minimum)d

CHEME3010 1 ❑CHEME3130 3 ❑CHEME3230 3 ❑CHEME3240 3 ❑CHEME3320 3 ❑CHEME3720 2 ❑CHEME3900 3 ❑CHEME4320c 6 ❑CHEME4620(or4630) 5 ❑AdvancedCHEMEElective1e 3 ❑AdvancedCHEMEElective2 3 ❑Major-approvedElective1:BiologyElectivef 3 ❑Major-approvedElective2: 3 ❑Major-approvedElective3:e 3 ❑Major-approvedElective4: 3 ❑CoursesoutsidetheMajor: CHEM2510 2 ❑ CHEM2900 2 ❑ CHEM3570g 3 ❑ CHEM3900 4 ❑TotalRequiredCredits 131minimumTechnicalWritingCoursec:CHEME4320 ❑


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Notes

a. CHEM2080(2150)usuallyfulfillsoneofthetwoapprovedelectives.

b. CHEM3890isrequiredbytheMajor,anditisrecommendedthatthiscoursebecountedasanengineeringdistributioncourse.Inthiscase,thefourthcreditmayapplyasanapprovedelectivecredit.

c. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse(CHEME4320:ChemicalEngineeringLaboratorysatisfiesthisrequirement).

d. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.Thesearesatisfiedbycoursesinchemistry.

e. Electivescanbetakeninsemester7and8.Major-approvedelectivesmustbeapprovedbyyourCHEMEfacultyadvisor.Studentswithabiomolecularfocusmayusethefollowingcoursesaselectives:CHEME4010andCHEME4020asadvancedCHEMEElectives;BIOMG3300andCHEME5430orCHEME4810asaMajor-approvedelective.

f. Thebiologyelectivecanbetakeninsemester4orlater.Eachstudentmustcompleteoneofthesevenfollowingoptionsforthebiologyelective:• AdvancedPlacement—ascoreof5ontheCEEBAPexamorascoreof7ontheIBHigherLevelexam.

• CHEME2880:BiomolecularEngineering:FundamentalsandApplications(fall,3credits).

• CHEME5430:BioprocessEngineering(fall,3credits).• Eightcreditsofapre-medbiologysequence;BIOG1500:InvestigativeLaboratory(2credits)andBIOG1350:PrinciplesofCellDevelopmentalBiology(3credits)andBIOG1440:IntroductiontoComparativePhysiology(3credits)orBIOG1610:EcologyandtheEnvironment(3credits);BIOG1105:IntroductoryBiology(4credits)andBIOG1106:IntroductoryBiology(4credits);BIOG1107:GeneralBiology(summer,3credits)andBIOG1108:GeneralBiology(summer,3credits)andBIOG1500:InvestigativeLaboratory(2credits).

• Threecreditsofmicrobiology—BIOMI2900:GeneralMicrobiologyLectures(fall,spring,orsix-weeksummersession,3credits).

• Fourcreditsofbiochemistry—BIOMG3300:PrinciplesofBiochemistry,IndividualizedInstruction(fallorspring,4credits)orBIOMG3330:PrinciplesofBiochemistry:Proteins,Metabolism,andMolecularBiology(six-weeksummersession,4credits)orBIOMG3350:PrinciplesofBiochemistry:Proteins,Metabolism,andMolecularBiology(spring,4credits).

• Fivecreditsofbiochemistry—BIOMG3310:PrinciplesofBiochemistry:ProteinsandMetabolism(fall,3credits)andBIOMG3320:PrinciplesofBiochemistry:MolecularBiology(spring,2credits).

g. Premedstudentsneed8creditsoforganicchemistry.

ThisengineeringchecklistisformattedtoconformtothegeneralspecificationsoftheCollegeofEngineering.Westronglyrecommendthatyouvisit120OlinHallforanofficialChemicalandBiomolecularEngineeringcurriculumsheetandchecklistorvisitwww.cheme.cornell.edu/academics/undergraduate/curriculum/curriculuminfo.cfm.


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Major: Civil Engineering (CE)AccreditedbyABET(seeinsidefrontcover)Offeredby:SchoolofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering221HollisterHall,255.3412,www.cee.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesWearededicatedtoprovidingthehighest-qualitybroad-basedtechnical,scientific,andliberaleducation.Wecreateandmaintainanoutstandingeducationalprograminaclimatethatfostersdiverseskillsdesignedforprofessionalsuccess.Ourobjectivesaretoprepareourstudentsfor:

• excellenceinengineeringdecision-makinganddesign,

• leadershipcareersinengineeringpractice,

• graduateprofessionalengineeringeducation,

• advancedstudyandresearchinengineering,and

• diverse,alternativecareerchoices.

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2020:MechanicsofSolids(required)

Recommended DistributionsENGRD2110:Object-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructures(recommendedforstudentsinterestedintransportationsystemsengineering)ENGRD2210:Thermodynamics(recommendedforstudentsinterestedinfluidmechanicsandhydraulics/hydrology)ENGRD2510:EngineeringforaSustainableSociety(recommendedforstudentsinterestedinenvironmentalengineering)ENGRD2610:MechanicalPropertiesofMaterials:FromNanodevicestoSuperstructures(recommendedforstudentsinterestedinstructuralandgeotechnicalengineering)ENGRD3200d,f:EngineeringComputation(recommendedforallstudents)

Required Major CoursesTAM2030d:DynamicsorCEE4780e:StructuralDynamicsandEarthquakeEngineering

ENGRD3200f:EngineeringComputation

CEE3040d,g:UncertaintyAnalysisinEngineeringCEE3230:EngineeringEconomicsandManagementCEE3310:FluidMechanicsCEE3410:IntroductiontoGeotechnicalEngineering

CEE3510h,i:EnvironmentalQualityEngineering

CEE3610h,i:IntroductiontoTransportationEngineering

CEE3710i:StructuralModelingandBehavior

Major:CivilEngineering

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Required Major Courses (49-credit minimum)l

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b. Recommended:ENGRD2610forcivilinfrastructure;ENGRD2210forhydraulics;ENGRD2110fortransportation;ENGRD2510forenvironmental;ENGRD3200forallstudents.

c. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.AnapprovedCOMMcourse,anyENGRCcourse,orBEE4890:EntrepreneurialManagementforEngineerswillsatisfythisrequirement.

d. StudentsusingthiscourseasasecondengineeringdistributionmusttakeanadditionalMajor-approvedelective.

e. TAM2030maybetakeninthesecondyear,butCEE4780shouldnotbetakenuntilthethirdorfourthyear.

f. ENGRD3200maybetakeninsemester4or6.

g. ENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsmaybeaccepted(bypetition)asasubstituteforCEE3040intheMajor,butonlyiftakenbeforeaffiliation,orinsomespecialcaseswhereco-oporstudyabroadprogramsnecessitatesuchasubstitution.

h. Studentsinterestedinpursuingaconcentrationincivilinfrastructure(geotechnicalandstructuralengineering)maysubstituteeitherCEE3720:IntermediateSolidMechanicsorCEE4710:FundamentalsofStructuralMechanicsforeitherCEE3510orCEE3610,iftheyalsocompleteeitherCEE4730:DesignofConcreteStructuresorCEE4740:IntroductiontotheBehaviorofMetalStructures.However,CEE3720orCEE4710thencountsasacorecourseonlyandnotasaCEEDesignElectiveorMajor-approvedelective.

i. StudentsmaytakeCEE3510,3610,or3710insemester4,dependingontheirinterests.

j. Ifthetechnicalwritingrequirementismetwithacoursethatfulfillsanotherrequirement(liberalstudies,Major-approvedelective,etc.),thenthestudentmusttakeanadditionalelectiveapprovedbytheirfacultyadvisor.

k. TobechosenfromlistsavailableintheCEUndergraduateOffice,221HollisterHall.Listsofsuggestedcoursesareavailableforstudentsinterestedinstructuralengineering,transportationengineering,fluidmechanics/hydrology,geotechnicalengineering,waterresourcesandenvironmentalsystemsengineering,andenvironmentalengineering.

l. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.ThisgroupofcoursesmayincludeENGRD2020,TAM2030,oneengineeringdistributionorelective,and/oraCEMajorcourseoutsidetheMajordisciplinaryarea.

m. Studentsmusttakeone(1)additionalbasicsciencecourseinadditiontotherequiredphysicsandchemistrysequence.Coursesmeetingthisrequirementinclude:BIOG1440,BIOEE1610,BIOMG1350,andEAS2200,3030,3050,3410,3420,and3530.Studentsmaypetitiontohaveothercoursesapproved.(Note:Thiscoursemaysimultaneouslysatisfyanotherrequirement,suchasanapprovedelective.)

43Major:ComputerScience

Major: Computer Science (CS)Offeredby:DepartmentofComputerScience303UpsonHall,255.0982,www.cs.cornell.edu/degreeprogs/ugrad/

Program ObjectivesTheCScurriculumcoversboththetheoryofalgorithmsandcomputingandtheirapplica-tionsinscience,engineering,andbusiness.Studentslearnalgorithmicwaysofthinkingandhowtobringthemtobearonawiderangeofproblems.Theyalsostudytheelementsofcomputingandinformationtechnologysuchassystemdesign,problemspecification,programming,systemanalysisandevaluation,andcomplexmodeling.

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2110:Object-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructures(required),orENGRD2112:Object-OrientedDesignandDataStructures-Honors

Required Major CoursesCS2800:DiscreteStructuresCS3110:DataStructuresandFunctionalProgramming

CS3410:ComputerSystemOrganizationandProgramming,orCS3420/ECE3140:EmbeddedSystemsd

CS4410:OperatingSystemsCS4820:IntroductiontoAnalysisofAlgorithms

ElectivesThreeCSelectivesnumbered≥4000;3-creditminimumpercourse;CS4090andCS4999notallowed

OneCSprojectcoursenumbered≥4000;2-creditminimumThreeMajor-ApprovedTechnicalElectivesnumbered≥3000;3-creditminimumpercourse;CS4090notallowedMajor-ApprovedFreeElective;totaling3creditsTwoapprovedelectivesThreerelated,upper-levelelectivecoursesnumbered≥3000(ExternalSpecialization);3-creditminimumpercourse;CScoursesnotallowed

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Computer Science Major Check List Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑CS2800 3 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090(or2150) 4 ❑CHEM2080a 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115) 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXX 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2110orENGRD2112b 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1c 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum ❑ApprovedElective2 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (47-credit minimum)CS3110 4 ❑CS3410orCS3420orECE3140d 4 ❑CS4410 3 CS4820 4 ❑

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a. MaysubstituteBTRY3080,ECON3190,MATH4710,PHYS2214,orPHYS2218forCHEM2080.MATH2930isaprerequisiteforPHYS2214.

b. CS2112isanhonorsversionofCS2110.

c. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.

d. ECE/ENGRD2300isaprerequisiteforECE3140.

e. MajorelectivesincludeCS4000+levelelectives,theCS4000+levelprojectcourse,Tech-nicalElectives,theExternalSpecialization,andtheMajor-approvedelective.CoursesforaCSvectorandtheprobabilityrequirementmayalsobeincludedinthesecategories.AllMa-jorElectivesmustbecoursesofatleast3creditswiththeexceptionoftheCSprojectcourse,whichisatleast2credits,ortheMajor-approvedelective,whichmusttotal3credits.

f. ThisengineeringchecklistisformattedtoconformtothegeneralspecificationsoftheCol-legeofEngineering.Westronglyrecommendthatyouvisit303UpsonHallforanofficialComputerScienceMajorchecklist.ThisinformationcanalsobeobtainedbyvisitingtheComputerSciencewebsite(www.cs.cornell.edu/ugrad).

g. AllCS4000+ElectivesmustbetakenundertheCSrubric.CS4090andCS4999NOTal-lowed.

h. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.ThesecoursesaresatisfiedbytheExternalSpecialization.Thethreecoursesmustberelatedtoeachother(3000+leveland3creditminimumpercourse).CoursesnotallowedintheExternalSpe-cializationare:anyCScourse,LING4474,INFO3300,INFO4300,INFO4302,andINFO5300.

i. Three3000+levelcoursesofatleast3creditseach(includingENGRD2700orMATH2930,butnotboth)thataretechnicalinnature,asdeterminedbytheMajor.CS4090isnotallowed.Atmost,twoCS4999classesmaybetaken.Forotherindependentstudyoptions,visittheCSofficein303Upson.

j. Anelectiverequirementconsistingofasingle3+creditcourseoracombinationofcoursescomingto3+creditstotal.Roughlyspeaking,allacademiccourses(insideoroutsideofCS)count.NoPEcourses,coursesnumbered10xx,orROTCcoursesbelowthe3000levelareallowed.

k. Students’courseselectionsmustalsoincludeoneofBTRY3080,CS4850,ECE3100,ECON3190,ENGRD2700,orMATH4710.CSMajorscanuseECE3100asasubstituteforENGRD2700insatisfyingtheengineeringdistributionrequirements.

l. Additionally,students’courseselectionsmustsatisfytherequirementsofatleastone“vec-tor”,orCS-centricspecialization,definedbythedepartment.Thesetofvectorsatthetimeofthiswritingincludeartificialintelligence,computationalscienceandengineering,graph-ics,networkscience,programminglanguages,softwareengineering,systems/databases,theory,andabroad“Renaissance”vector.Seewww.cs.cornell.edu/ugradfortherequire-mentsofeachvector.

47Major:ElectricalandComputerEngineering

Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)AccreditedbyABET(seeinsidefrontcover)Offeredby:SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering222PhillipsHall,255.4309,www.ece.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesOurobjectivesaredesignedtoservetheneedsofourconstituents:ourgraduates,theem-ployersofourgraduates,thegraduatestudyprogramsthatourgraduatesenter,andoursociety.

• Tocreateleadingscholarsandprofessionalswhoarecommittedtoexcellence,integ-rity,lifelonglearning,andprofessionalcitizenship.

• Toenableourstudentstoachieveengineeringgoalsthroughproblemsolving,de-sign,experimentation,teamwork,andeffectivecommunication.

• Toendowourstudentswithanappreciationoftheimpactofelectricalandcomputerengineeringonsocietyandtoencouragecreativeresponsestotheneedsofsocietybyourgraduates.

• ToprovideourstudentswithabroadeducationinthefundamentalsofElectricalandComputerEngineeringaswellasadvancedknowledgeinoneormoretechnicalar-easthatleadtoandsustainaproductiveengineeringcareer.

Areas of ConcentrationComputerarchitectureandorganization,digitalsystems,andcomputervision;powersys-tems,andcontrol;communications,networks,informationtheoryandcoding,signalpro-cessing,andoptimization;electroniccircuits,VLSI,solidstatephysicsanddevices,MEMs,nanotechnology,lasersandoptoelectronics;electromagnetics,radiophysics,spacesciences,andplasmas.

Engineering DistributionsENGRD/ECE2300:IntroductiontoDigitalLogicDesign(required)

ENGRD2XXXa

Required Major CoursesECE/ENGRD2100:IntroductiontoCircuitsforElectricalandComputerEngineersECE2200:SignalsandInformationECE3400:IntroductiontoDesignforElectricalandComputerEngineers

Further Major RequirementsAtleastthreeECEfoundationcoursesc

AtleastoneCulminatingDesignExperiencecoursed

AtleastthreeadditionalECEcoursesatthe3000-levelorabove

AtleastthreeadditionalECEcoursesnumbered≥4000f

AtleastninecreditsofOutside-ECETechnicalElectives

Culminating Design Experience (CDE)d

ACulminatingDesignExperience(CDE)courseincludesasignificantandopen-endedengineeringdesignassignmentwithrealisticconstraints.TheprincipalgoalofaCDE

48 Major:ElectricalandComputerEngineering

courseistohelpstudentsdeveloptheabilitytodesignacomponent,system,orprocesstomeetdesiredneedstakingintoaccountsomeorallofthefollowing:economics,theenvi-ronment,sustainability,manufacturability,ethics,healthandsafety,society,andpolitics.ConsulttheECEUndergraduateOfficeforcurrentoptions.

Probability Requirement: CourseswhichsatisfyECEFoundationsCourses,theENGRDrequirement,orelectives,mustincludeatleastonecoursewithsignificantprobabilitycontent.PleaseseetheECEUndergraduateHandbookfordetails:www.ece.cornell.edu/ugradhndbk.

Advanced Programming Requirement:CourseswhichsatisfyECEFounda-tionsCourses,theENGRDrequirement,orelectives,mustincludeatleastthreecreditsofcomputerprogrammingatalevelabovethatofCS1110(1112,1114,1115),oranadvancedcomputerengineeringcourseatalevelaboveECE3140.PleaseseetheECEUndergraduateHandbookfordetails:www.ece.cornell.edu/ugradhndbk.

ProjectsStudentsmaycountuptothreecreditsofworkonapprovedlarge-groupinterdisciplinaryprojectteamsintheOutside-ECETechnicalElectivescategory.AcurrentlistofapprovedprojectteamsappearsontheECEUndergraduateHandbooksite(www.ece.cornell.edu/ugradhndbk).Studentsmayalsopetitiontocountuptothreeindependent-studycredits(ECE4999)intheOutside-ECETechnicalElectivecategory.SeetheECEUndergraduateHandbooksiteforrulesgoverningsuchwork.

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Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930 4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090(or2150) 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑PHYS2214(or2218) 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115) 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXX 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ECE/ENGRD2300(required) 4 ❑EngineeringDistribution2a: 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1b 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum ❑ApprovedElective2 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (55 credits) ECE2100 4 ❑ECE2200 4 ❑ECE3400 4 ❑ECEFoundationCoursec 4 ❑ECEFoundationCourse 4 ❑ECEFoundationCourse 4 ❑CDEd 4 ❑ECE3000+electivee 3 ❑ECE3000+elective 3 ❑ECE3000+elective 3 ❑ECE4000+breadth/depthcoursef 3 ❑ECE4000+breadth/depthcourse 3 ❑ECE4000+breadth/depthcourse 3 ❑Outside–ECETechnicalElective 3 ❑Outside–ECETechnicalElective 3 ❑Outside–ECETechnicalElective 3 ❑ TotalRequiredCredits131minimumTechnicalWritingCourseb❑ ProbabilityRequirementh❑AdvancedComputingRequirementh❑


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a. ENGRD2110,ObjectOrientedProgrammingandDataStructures,isrecommended(butnotrequired)forthoseinterestedintheComputerEngineeringspecialtyarea.

b. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.

c. ECEFoundationCourses—Atleastthreeofthefollowing:ECE3030,ECE3100,ECE3140,ECE3150,ECE3250.(MustincludeoneofECE3100andECE3250,andatleastoneofECE3030andECE3150.)

d CulminatingDesignExperience(CDE):ConsulttheECEUndergraduateOfficeforcurrentoptions.

e. AtleastthreeadditionalECEcoursesatthe3000-levelorabove.

f. AtleastthreeadditonalECEcoursesnumbered4000-levelorabove.EachofthesebreadthanddepthcoursesmusthaveatleastoneECEfoundationcourseasaprerequisite.ThetotallistofprerequisitesforthebreadthanddepthcoursesmustincludeatleastthreeECEFoun-dationcourses,includingatleastoneofECE3100andECE3250,andatleastoneofECE3030andECE3150.Studentsmustsuccessfullycompletethefoundationcoursesbeforetakingthebreadthanddepthcoursesforwhichtheyserveasprerequisites.

g. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.Thesearesatis-fiedbytheoutside-ECETechnicalElectives.

h. TheProbabilityandAdvancedComputingrequirementsaretypicallysatisfiedbycoursesthatsimultaneouslycountasFoundationsCourses,EngineeringDistributioncourses,orelectives.PleaseseetheECEUndergraduateHandbookfordetails:www.ece.cornell.edu/ugradhndbk.

i. Werecommendstronglythatyouobtainfrom222PhillipsHallortheECEUnder-graduateHandbookwebsite(www.ece.cornell.edu/ugradhndbk)anofficialECEGraduationCheckListappropriatefortheClassof2013orlater.

52 Major:EngineeringPhysics

Major: Engineering Physics (EP)Offeredby:SchoolofAppliedandEngineeringPhysics261ClarkHall,255.5198,www.aep.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesTheobjectivesfortheMajorinEngineeringPhysicsareto:

• Giveourstudentsanadequateeducationinmathematicsandphysicssothattheyhaveabasisforacompleteunderstandingofcurrentandfuturescientificandtech-nologicaldevelopments.

• Ensure,throughasetofseveralelectivecourses,thenecessaryflexibilityforvari-ouscareerobjectives,i.e.(1)immediateemploymentwiththeB.S.degree;(2)back-groundforenteringprofessionalgraduateschoolslikelawormedicine;and(3)theappropriatebackgroundforPh.D.graduateworkinscienceand/orengineering.

• Includethroughouttheundergraduateprogramhands-onexperienceinlaboratoryaswellasdesign,computational,andresearchproblems.

• Provideanenvironmentcharacterizedbythehighestacademicandethicalstan-dardsthatinstillsprideinthesestandardsandtheprogramingeneral.

Introduction to Engineering CourseENGRI1XXX:IntroductiontoEngineeringCourse

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Required Major CoursesAEP4210–4220:MathematicalPhysicsIandIIAEP3330b:MechanicsofParticlesandSolidBodies(countsasanengineeringdistributioncourse)AEP3550:IntermediateElectromagnetismAEP3560:IntermediateElectrodynamicsAEP3610:IntroductoryQuantumMechanicsAEP3620:IntermediateQuantumMechanicsAEP3630d:ElectronicCircuits(Laboratory)AEP4230:StatisticalThermodynamicsAEP4340:ContinuumPhysics(Laboratory)PHYS4410e:AdvancedExperimentalPhysics(Laboratory)

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Engineering Physics Major Check ListMinimumCreditHours√WhenDoneMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930 4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090(or2150) 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑PHYS2214(or2218) 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115) 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXX 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2640or2520(recommended)a 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:AEP3330(recommended)b 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1c 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum 18 LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1: 3 ❑ApprovedElective2 3 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (58-credit minimum)AEP4210 4 ❑AEP4220 4 ❑AEP3330 4 ❑AEP3550 2 ❑AEP3560 4 ❑AEP3610 2 ❑AEP3620 4 ❑AEP3630d 4 ❑AEP4230 4 ❑AEP4340 4 ❑PHYS4410e 4 ❑Major-approvedElectivef 3 ❑Major-approvedElective 3 ❑Major-approvedElective 3 ❑Major-approvedElective 3 ❑Major-approvedElective 3 ❑Major-approvedElective 3 ❑

TotalRequiredCredits 133minimumTechnicalWritingCoursec:ENGRD2640(recommended) ❑

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b. AEP3330maysimultaneouslysatisfymajoranddistributionrequirements.Inthiscase,thetotalnumberofcreditsrequiredforthedegreeis130.

c. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.(ENGRD2640satisfiesthisrequirement.)

d. AEP3630maybetakenineithersemesterthreeorfour.ECE2100andECE2300canbesubstitutedforAEP3630.

e. TwoofthefourcreditsofPHYS4410canbesatisfiedbysuccessfullycompletingAEP3300/PHYS3330orASTRO4410.TheremainingtwocreditscanbesatisfiedbytakingPHYS4400fortwocredits,providedthattheexperimentsinPHYS4400donotoverlapwiththoseinAEP3300/PHYS3330orASTRO4410.(Alistofexperimentsthatarenotap-propriatewillbepreparedbyAEPfacultyandmadeavailableintheAEPoffice.)Ifastudentchoosesthisoption,AEP3300/PHYS3330orASTRO4410mayalsocountasatechnicalelective,providedtheremainingthreetechnicalelectivesarefourcreditseach.

f. SixMajor-approvedelectives:(1) Fiveofthesixmustbetechnicalcoursesatorabovethe3000-level.(2) NinecreditsofMajor-approvedelectivesmustbeoutsideofEP.(3) Onlythree4900coursesmaybetakenasMajor-approvedelectives,andmustbetaken

duringthelastfoursemesters.(4) AllMajor-approvedelectivesmustbetakenforalettergrade.

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Major: Environmental Engineering (EnvE)AccreditedbyABET(seeinsidefrontcover)Offeredjointlyby:DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalEngineering207Riley-RobbHall,607.255.2173,www.bee.cornell.eduandSchoolofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering221HollisterHall,607.255.3412,www.cee.cornell.edu/undergraduate/environmental_engineering.cfm

Program ObjectivesWearecommittedtoprovidinganexcellentundergraduateengineeringprograminanur-turinglearningenvironmentsothatourgraduatesacquireknowledgeanddeveloptheskillsneededforsuccessfulprofessionalcareers.Theeducationalprogramobjectivesareto:

• ProducegraduateswhopursuecareersinEnvironmentalEngineeringbasedonabackgroundinmathematics,physicalandlifesciences,liberalstudies,andengineer-ing.

• Producegraduateswhopursueadvanceddegreesinengineeringandrelatedprofes-sionalfields.

• Producegraduateswhoassumeleadershippositionsandcontributetosolutionofsocietalproblemsinvolvingenvironmentalsystems.

CivilEngineeringalsooffersafocusinEnvironmentalEngineering.BiologicalEngineer-ingoffersaconcentrationinBioenvironmentalEngineering.

Introduction to EngineeringBEE1200:TheBEEExperience(requiredforstudentsmatriculatinginCALS)c,orENGRI1XXX:IntroductiontoEngineering(ENGRI1130or1131arerecommended.)

Engineering DistributionsBEE/ENGRD2510:EngineeringforaSustainableSociety(required)

ENGRD2XXX:ENGRD2020:MechanicsofSolids,orENGRD2210:Thermodynamics,orENGRD3200:EngineeringComputationarerecommendedd

Required Major CoursesIntroductoryBiology(chooseone):

BIOEE1610:EcologyandtheEnvironment,orBIOMG1350:PrinciplesofCellandDevelopmentBiology,orBIOEE1780:EvolutionaryBiologyandDiversity,orBIOG1440:IntrotoComparativePhysiology,orBIOG1105:IntroductoryBiology,orBIOG1106:IntroductoryBiology,orBIOG1107:IntroductoryBiology,orBIOG1108:IntroductoryBiology

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CEE3230:EngineeringEconomicsandManagement,orBEE4890:EntrepreneurialManagementforEngineers

CEE3310:FluidMechanics

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Environmental Engineering Major Check List Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930 4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090orCHEM2070(or2150)a 4 ❑CHEM1570or3570 3 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115)orBEE1510b 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXXorBEE1200c 3/1 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:BEE/ENGRD2510(required) 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:ENGRDXXXXd 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1e 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum 18 LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum 6ApprovedElective2 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (51-credit minimum)f

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a. COEmatriculatesmustenrollinCHEM2090(fall,spring);CALSmatriculatesmustenrollinCHEM2070(fall).StudentsineithercollegemayalsosubstituteCHEM2150forCHEM2090orCHEM2070.

b. StudentsmatriculatedinCALSmaytakeBEE1510forthecomputingrequirement.COEstudentstakeCS1110,1112,1114,or1115.

c.BEE1200combinedwithBEE1510:IntroductiontoComputerProgramming(5creditsto-tal)satisfiestheENGRIrequirementforCALSmatriculatedstudents.StudentsusingBEE1200andBEE1510tosatisfytheENGRIrequirementmustmakeupthe2-creditdifferencewithengineeringcoursework.

d.ENGRD2020(fall,spring,summer)and2210(fall)or3200(spring)arerecommended.Stu-dentselectingtouseoneofthesecoursesasasecondengineeringdistributionmusttakeanadditionalMajor-approvedelective.

e. InadditiontotheFirst-YearWritingSeminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelectiveorMajorcourse.Anap-provedCOMMorENGRCcourse,orBEE4730,orBEE4890,willsatisfythisrequirement.Studentsmeetingthetechnicalcommunicationsrequirementwithacoursethatfulfillsan-otherrequirement(e.g.liberalstudies,Lab,Design)canusethatonecoursetosatisfybothrequirements.

f. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.

g. Chooseoneofthefollowing:BIOEE1610,BIOMG1350,BIOEE1780,BIOG1440,BIOG1105,BIOG1106,BIOG1107,orBIOG1108.Completebeforesemester4.

h. ENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsisaccepted(bypetition)tosubstituteforCEE3040iftakenpriortoaffiliationwithEnvironmentalEngineeringorifnecessarybecauseofschedulingconflictscausedbyco-oporstudyabroadprograms.

i. StudentsmaytakeBIOMI2900:GeneralMicrobiologyLectures,inplaceofCEE4510.

j. ThelistsofsuggestedcoursesarepublishedintheUndergraduate Handbook for Environ-mental Engineering.AtleastonedesignelectivemustbechosenfromthelistofCapstonedesigncourses.Thehandbookisavailableonlineorin207Riley-RobbHallor221HollisterHall.

k. Mustincludeatleast57creditsofengineeringcourses(includingdistributioncourses).

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Major: Information Science, Systems, and Technology (ISST)Offeredby:DepartmentofInformationScience303UpsonHall,255.9837,www.infosci.cornell.edu/ugradandSchoolofOperationsResearchandInformationEngineering(ManagementScienceOption)202RhodesHall,255.5088,www.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad

Program ObjectivesTheISSTMajorstudiesthedesignandmanagementofcomplexinformationsystems.Ratherthanfocusingonthecomputingandcommunicationtechnologiesthatunderliedigitalinformationsystems,theISSTMajoremphasizesinformationsystemsengineeringinbroadapplicationcontexts,whereissuesattheconfluenceofinformationscience,tech-nology,andmanagementaretheprimaryconcerns.Thecorecoursesinthefieldprovidestudentswithgroundinginoperationsresearchmodelingtechniquesofprobability,statis-tics,andoptimization;computerscience;economics;andthesocialandorganizationalcontextsinwhichtransformativeinformationsystemsexist.Studentsthenchooseoneoftwooptions:ManagementScience(MS)orInformationScience(IS).

TheManagementScienceoptioneducatesstudentsinmethodsforquantitativedecision-makingandtheirapplicationtoinformationtechnology,aswellasthebroaderrolethatinformationtechnologyplaysinmakingthesemethodseffective.ManagementSciencestudentstakeadvancedcoursesinmathematicalmodelsinmanagementscience,informa-tionsystems,mathematicalmodelinginIT,andinformationtechnologymanagementso-lutions.

TheInformationScienceoptioneducatesstudentsinmethodsforthecreation,representa-tion,organization,access,andanalysisofinformationindigitalform.StudentswhochoosetheInformationScienceoptiontakeclassesininformationsystems,mathematicalmodelinginIT,human-centeredsystems,andsocialsystems.

Note:AllcoursesusedtowardtheISSTMajormustbetakenforalettergrade.

TheMajorrequiresENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsasanen-gineeringdistributioncourse.CS2110isrequiredbytheMajoranditisrecommendedthatitbetakenasanengineeringdistributioncourse.

TheMajorhasseven(7)additionalrequiredcoursesinthreeareas:probability,statistics,optimization(twocourses);informationsystems(threecourses);andeconomic,organiza-tional,andsocialcontext(twocourses).

StudentsthencompletetheMajorbyspecializingineithertheManagementScienceop-tionortheInformationScienceoption(sevenadvancedcourses);andbytakingtwoMa-jor-approvedelectives.ThesetofMajor-approvedelectivecoursesisthesameforbothspecializationoptions,anditcontainsallthecourseslistedatwww.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad.Inaddition,studentsmaychoosetotakeINFO4900:IndependentReadingandResearch,asoneoftheirMajor-approvedelectivecourses,asdiscussedatwww.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad.

Major:InformationScience,Systems,andTechnology

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Engineering DistributionsENGRD2110:Object-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructures(requiredbytheMajor;recommendedasadistributioncourse)

ENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatistics(required)

Required Major CoursesINFO2040:Networks

ENGRC3350:CommunicationsforEngineeringManagersorINFO2450:CommunicationandTechnology

INFO2300:IntermediateDesignandProgrammingfortheWeb

INFO3300:Data-DrivenWebApplicationsorINFO4300:InformationRetrievalorINFO4302:WebInformationSystems

ORIE3300:OptimizationIORIE3500:EngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsIIORIE3800:InformationSystemsandAnalysis

Information Science OptionThreecoursesfromAreaII:InformationSystems

OnecoursefromAreaIII:MathematicalModelinginInformationTechnology

Threeelectivecourses:StudentsmustchooseeitherAreaV:Human-CenteredSystemsorAreaVI:SocialSystemsandtakeallelectivecoursesfromthatarea.

Management Science OptionThefourcoursesinAreaI:MathematicalModelsinManagementScience

Threeelectivecourses:

• onefromAreaII:InformationSystems

• twofromtheunionofAreaIII:MathematicalModelinginInformationTechnologyandAreaIV:InformationTechnologyManagementSolutions

ForacompletelistingofcourseoptionsforAreasI-VI,visitwww.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad.


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Information Science, Systems, and Technology Check List Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930(or3040orCS2800) 3/4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090(or2150) 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑PHYS2214b 3/4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115) 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXX 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2700a 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:CS/ENGRD2110a 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1c 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum ❑ApprovedElective2 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (52-credit minimum)d

INFO2040 4 ❑INFO2300 3 ❑INFO2450orENGRC3350c 3 ❑INFO3300orINFO4300orINFO4302 3 ❑ORIE3300 4 ❑ORIE3500 4 ❑ORIE3800 4 ❑InformationScience/ManagementScienceOption(ninecourse,27-creditminimum)e SpecializationElective 3/4 ❑ SpecializationElective 3/4 ❑ SpecializationElective 3/4 ❑ SpecializationElective 3/4 ❑ SpecializationElective 3/4 ❑ SpecializationElective 3/4 ❑ SpecializationElective 3/4 ❑ Major-approvedElective 3/4 ❑ Major-approvedElective 3/4 ❑

TotalRequiredCredits 125minimumTechnicalWritingCoursec:ENGRC3350(recommended)


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a. CS/ENGRD2110andENGRD2700arerequiredbytheMajor,anditisrecommendedthatthesecoursesbeusedasengineeringdistributioncourses.

b. ThefollowingcoursesmaybesubstitutedforPHYS2214,ifnotusedtomeetotherrequire-ments:PHYS2218,CHEM2080,CHEM2160,MATH2930,MATH3040,orCS2800.

c. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.ENGRC3350isrecommendedasatechnicalwritingcourseforISSTMajors.

d. Theprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajordepartment.Thisissatis-fiedbytheinterdisciplinarynatureoftheISSTMajor.

e. Majorelectivesincludeseven(7)SpecializationcoursesineitherInformationScienceorManagementScience,andtwoMajor-approvedelectiveschosenfromAreasI-VIoftheMa-jor.Pleaseseewww.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad/formoreinformation.

ThisengineeringchecklistisformattedtoconformtothegeneralspecificationsoftheCol-legeofEngineering.Westronglyrecommendthatyouvisit303UpsonHallforanofficialISSTMajorchecklist.ThisinformationcanalsobeobtainedbyvisitingtheInformationSci-encewebsite(www.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad/).


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Major: Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)AccreditedbyABET(seeinsidefrontcover)Offeredby:DepartmentofMaterialsScienceandEngineering214BardHall,255.9159,www.mse.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesTheMSEundergraduateMajorisbasedonthefollowingeducationalobjectives:

• Preparation:Topreparestudentstoexcelingraduateschoolortechnicalcareersthroughaworld-class,rigorous,andcompetitiveprogram.

• CoreCompetence:Totrainstudentsacrossthespectrumofbasicandappliedmaterialsscience,recognizingandexploitingcommondescriptionsindisparatesystems.

• Breadth:Totrainstudentswithsufficientscientificandengineeringbreadthtodesignandcreatenovelsolutionstomaterialsproblemsinengineeringsystems.

• Professionalism:Todevelopinstudentsprofessionalandethicalattitudes,effectivecommunicationandteamworkskills,andanabilitytoplacescienceandengineeringissuesandsolutionswithinthebroadersocietalcontext.

• LearningEnvironment:Toprovidestudentswithanacademicenvironmentcommittedtoexcellenceandinnovationthatcontributestodevelopingleadership,professionalism,andlife-longlearningfortheirprofessionalcareers.

Common Curriculum RecommendationsCHEM2090:EngineeringGeneralChemistry

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2610:MechanicalPropertiesofMaterials:FromNanodevicestoSuperstructures

ENGRD2620:ElectronicMaterialsfortheInformationAge

Eithercourse(ENGRD2610or2620)satisfiestheMajorentryrequirement.

Other Relevant Engineering DistributionsENGRD2020:MechanicsofSolids

ENGRD2100:IntroductiontoCircuitsforElectricalandComputerEngineers

ENGRD2190:MassandEnergyBalances

ENGRD2520:ThePhysicsofLife

ENGRD2600:PrinciplesofBiologicalEngineering

ENGRD2640:Computer-InstrumentationDesign

ENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatistics

ENGRD3200:EngineeringComputation

Required Major CoursesMSE2060:AtomicandMolecularStructureofMatter

MSE2610:MechanicalPropertiesofMaterials:FromNanodevicestoSuperstructures(requiredunlessusedasEngineeringDistribution)

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MSE2620:ElectronicMaterialsfortheInformationAge(unlessusedasengineeringdistribution)

MSE3010:MaterialsChemistry

MSE3030:ThermodynamicsofCondensedSystems

MSE3040:Kinetics,Diffusion,andPhasedTransformations

MSE3050:Electronic,Magnetic,andDielectricPropertiesofMaterials

MSE3070:MaterialsDesignConceptsIc

MSE3110–3120:JuniorLaboratoryIandII

MSE4020:MechanicalPropertiesofMaterials,Processing,andDesign

MSE4030:SeniorMaterialsLaboratoryId

MSE4070:MaterialsDesignConceptsII

ElectivesgTwomaterials-relatedelectivescoveringtwogroupsofdifferentmaterials.b,e

Threematerialsapplication–relatedelectivesinatleasttwodifferenttypesofapplications.Twoofthematerialsapplication-relatedelectivesmustbetakenfromoutsideMSE.b,e

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MSE2610orMSE2620 3 ❑MSE2060 4 ❑MSE3010 3 ❑MSE3030 4 ❑MSE3040 4 ❑MSE3050 3 ❑MSE3070 2 ❑MSE3110 2 ❑MSE3120 2 ❑MSE4020 3 ❑MSE4030d 4/6 ❑MSE4070 2 ❑Materials-relatedElectiveIe 3 ❑Materials-relatedElectiveII 3 ❑MaterialsApplication-relatedMSEElectiveIe 3 ❑MaterialsApplication-relatednon–MSEElectiveII 3 ❑MaterialsApplication-relatednon–MSEElectiveIII 3 ❑Non–MSETechnicalElectiveIIIf 3 ❑

TotalRequiredCredits 129minimumTechnicalWritingCoursec ❑


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a. ENGRD2610or2620satisfiestheMajorentryrequirement.

b. InadditiontoMajorrequirements,acourseinvolvingsignificantcomputationalormath-ematicalmodelingoradvancedmathematicsisrequired.Thisrequirementistypicallyful-filledbyoneoftheEngineeringDistribution,approvedelective,Materials-relatedElective,oroutsideTechnicalElectivecourses.CoursessatisfyingthisrequirementwillgenerallyhaveMATH2930,MATH2940,orequivalentcoursesasapre-orco-requisite.AlistofcoursesmeetingthisrequirementisavailableintheMSEofficeandonlineatwww.mse.cornell.edu.

c. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.Thecombina-tionofMSE3070/4070withMSE4030/4060satisfiesthisrequirement.

d. Research-orientedstudentsmayreplaceMSE4030(seniorlab)withMSE4050and4060(seniorthesis).

e. Alistofapprovedmaterials-relatedandmaterialsapplication-relatedcoursesisavailableintheMSEofficeandonlineatwww.mse.cornell.edu.

f. Thenon-MSETechnicalElectivemustbeanupperlevel(2000+)technicalcourseandmaybeselectedfromengineeringorothercollegessubjecttoadvisorapproval.

g. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.Thesearesatis-fiedbythenon-MSETechnicalElectiveandbysix(6)creditsofthematerialsapplication-relatedelectives.


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Major: Mechanical Engineering (ME)AccreditedbyABET(seeinsidefrontcover)Offeredby:TheSibleySchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering108UpsonHall,255.3573,www.mae.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesCornellUniversityisalearningcommunitythatseekstoservesocietybyeducatingtheleadersoftomorrowandextendingthefrontiersofknowledge.ThefacultyandstaffoftheSibleySchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering,asmembersofthiscommunity,affirmtheseobjectives.Specifically,theSibleySchooliscommittedtoexcellenceandseekstograduatemechanicalengineerswho,collectively:

• assumeleadershippositionsintechnology-basedindustries;

• conceive,design,andrealizeusefulproducts,systems,andservices,properlyre-spectingeconomic,environmental,cultural,life-safety,andethicalstandardsorconstraints;

• discoverandapplynewknowledgeanddevelopnewtoolsforthepracticeofengineering;

• completeprogramsofgraduateand/orprofessionalstudiesandcontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives;

• arevaluedintheircareers,whetherformasteryofthedisciplinescentraltomechan-icalengineeringorforthebroaderanalyticalorcreativeabilitiesfosteredbytheirengineeringeducation;and

• engagewiththeircommunities,profession,andtheworld.

TheseProgramEducationalObjectivesdescribelong-termaccomplishmentsforwhichweseektoprepareourgraduates.Progresstowardtheseobjectivesisexpectedtobemea-surablewithinthreetofiveyearsofgraduation.

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2020:StaticsandMechanicsofSolids(required)b

Required Major CoursesENGRD2210:Thermodynamicsb

TAM2030:DynamicsMAE2120:MechanicalPropertiesandSelectionofEngineeringMaterialsMAE2250:MechanicalSynthesisMAE3230:IntroductoryFluidMechanicsMAE3240:HeatTransferMAE3250:AnalysisofMechanicalandAerospaceStructuresMAE3260:SystemDynamicsMAE3272:MechanicalPropertyandPerformanceLaboratoryMAE3780:Mechatronics(recommended)orENGRD2100:IntroductiontoCircuitsforElectricalandComputerEngineersorPHYS3360:ElectronicCircuits

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MAE4300:ProfessionalPracticeinMechanicalEngineeringf

Major-approved ElectivesMAE4291:SupervisedSeniorDesignExperienceg,f

MathematicsElective:TAM3100:IntroductiontoAppliedMathematicsI;orENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatistics;orCEE3040:UncertaintyAnalysisinEngineering;orENGRD3200:EngineeringComputationh,a

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Theupper-levelcommoncurriculum(approvedelectives)andtheMajor-approvedelec-tivescanbeusedtobuildaprogramwithparticularemphasisforindividualstudents,ap-propriateforawiderangeofcareerobjectives,includingsupervisedengineeringpractice,advancedprofessionalengineeringeducation,andotherprofessionaleducation(business,medicine,law).a

Foracompletelistofdesignatedseniordesigncoursesandguidelinesforelectives,con-sult:www.mae.cornell.edu.


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Mechanical Engineering Major Check List Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930 4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090(or2150) 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑PHYS2214(or2218)a 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115)d 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXXb 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2020(required)b 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:ENGRD2210(recommended) 3 ❑FirstYearWritingSeminar1c 3 ❑FirstYearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum ❑ApprovedElective2 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (53-credit minimum)ENGRD2210b 3 ❑TAM2030 3 ❑MAE3780(orENGRD2100orPHYS3360) 4 ❑MAE2120d 3 ❑MAE2250 4 ❑MAE3230 4 ❑MAE3240 3 ❑MAE3250 3 ❑MAE3260 4 ❑MAE3272 2 ❑MAE4272c,f 3 ❑MAE4300f 2 ❑

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TotalRequiredCredits 128minimumTechnicalWritingCoursec:MAE4272 ❑


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a. Maybetakenanytimeinjuniororsenioryear.

b. IntroductiontoEngineering(ENGRI1XXX),ENGRD2020,andENGRD2210,satisfytheCommonCurriculumdistributionrequirement.ENGRD2020satisfiesthemajorentryrequirement.

c. Inadditiontothefirst-yearwritingseminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.MAE4272satisfiesthisrequirement.

d. IntroductiontoComputingusingMATLAB(CS1112,CS1114,orCS1115)isrecommend-ed.StudentswhotakeCS1110(Python)shouldalsotakeCS1132(1-creditMATLAB).MAE2120requiresMATLABprogrammingatthelevelofCS1112orCS1132.

e. AlistofapprovedMajor-approvedelectivesisavailableonlineatwww.mae.cornell.edu

f. Tobetakeninfourthyear.

g. TheSupervisedSeniorDesignExperienceistobetakenconcurrentlywithorafterMAE4300.Alistofdesignelectivesisavailableonlineatwww.mae.cornell.edu

h. Mustbeanupper-levelmathematicscourse,whichincludesstatistics,takenafterMath2940.Alistofapprovedmathelectivesisavailableonlineatwww.mae.cornell.edu

i. Generallyanycourseatalevelbeyondtherequiredcoursesofthecollegecurriculuminengineering,mathematics,orscience(chemical,physical,orbiological).Businessororga-nizationcoursesexcluded,exceptMAE4610:EntrepreneurshipforEngineers.

ThisengineeringchecklistisformattedtoconformtothegeneralspecificationsoftheCol-legeofEngineering.Westronglyrecommendyouconsultwww.mae.cornell.eduforcompleteMechanicalEngineeringacademicprograminformationorvisit108UpsonHallforadditionalinformation.


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Major: Operations Research and Engineering (ORE)Offeredby:SchoolofOperationsResearchandInformationEngineering206RhodesHall,255.4856,www.orie.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesTheOperationsResearchandEngineeringMajoremphasizestheuseofadvancedanalyti-caltechniquesinsupportofstrategicdecisionsrelatedtooptimizationoforganizationalandsystemperformanceindiverseareas,fromhealthcaretomanufacturingandproduc-tion,aswellasmarketingandfinancialservices.

TheobjectivesoftheOR&EprogramaretoprovidestudentswithafirmfoundationinthebasicprinciplesofOperationsResearch,resultingin:

• proficiencywithtoolsfromoptimization,probability,statistics,simulation,andengineeringeconomicanalysis,includingfundamentalapplicationsofthosetoolsinindustryandthepublicsectorincontextsinvolvinguncertaintyandscarceorexpensiveresources;

• facilitywithmathematicalandcomputationalmodelingofrealdecision-makingproblems,includingtheuseofmodelingtoolsandcomputationaltools,aswellasanalyticskillstoevaluatetheproblems;

• facilitywiththedesign,implementation,andanalysisofcomputationalexperimentsinsupportofdecision-makingproblems.

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2110c:Objected-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructures(recommended)

ENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatistics(required)

Required Major CoursesORIE3120:IndustrialDataandSystemsAnalysis

ORIE3150:FinancialandManagerialAccounting

ORIE3300:OptimizationI

ORIE3310:OptimizationII

ORIE3500:EngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsII

ORIE3510:IntroductoryEngineeringStochasticProcessesI

ORIE4580:SimulationModelingandAnalysis

ElectivesAbehavioralscience(organizationalbehavior)courseAtleast9creditsofORIEelectivesAtleast9creditsofMajor-approvedelectives,withatleast3creditsfromoutsideORIEAtleast6creditsofapprovedelectivesAtleastoneofthecoursestakenmustsatisfythetechnicalwritingrequirement.

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Operations Research and Engineering Major Check List Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930a 4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090(or2150) 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑PHYS2214b 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115) 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXX 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2700 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:ENGRD2110c(recommended) 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1d 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum 18 LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum ❑ApprovedElective2 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (49-credit minimum)e

ORIE3120f 4 ❑ORIE3150 4 ❑ORIE3300 4 ❑ORIE3310 4 ❑ORIE3500 4 ❑ORIE3510 4 ❑ORIE4580 4 ❑BehavioralScience(organizationalbehavior) 3 ❑ORIEElective 3 ❑ORIEElective 3 ❑ORIEElective 3 ❑Major-approvedElectives—Non–ORIEe 3 ❑Major-approvedElective 3 ❑Major-approvedElective 3 ❑

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a. OREaffiliatesarerequiredtocompleteMATH1910:CalculusforEngineers,MATH1920:MultivariableCalculusforEngineers,andMATH2940:LinearAlgebraforEngineers(ortheirsubjectmatterequivalents).EitherMATH2930:DifferentialEquationsforEngineers,CS2800:DiscreteStructures,orMATH3040:ProveIt!canbeusedtosatisfythefourthsemestermathematicsrequirement.StudentsshoulddiscusswiththeiradvisorwhichofthesethreecoursesismostappropriatetotheirfutureprogramofstudyinORE.Thefollow-ingshouldbeconsidered:

MATH2930isessentialforadvancedstudyinfinancialengineering.Also,MATH2930isapre-requisiteforPHYS2214:PhysicsIII:Optics,Waves,andParticles,thusstudentswhodonottakeMATH2930mustplantotakeCHEM2080.

CS2800providesanintroductiontodiscretestructuresandalgorithmsofbroadapplicabilityinthefieldofoperationsresearch,particularlyforfundamentalmodelsintheareasofoptimization,pro-ductionscheduling,inventorymanagement,andinformationtechnology;itisalsoapre-requisiteforcertainupper-classcomputersciencecoursesintheareasofinformationtechnologyandalgorithmicanalysis.

MATH3040coversfundamentalsofformalprooftechniques.StudentsconsideringPh.D.-levelstudyinOperationsResearchareencouragedtoseetheAssociateDirectorforadviceregardingthefourthmathcourse.

b. ThefollowingcoursesmaybesubstitutedforPHYS2214,ifnotusedtomeetotherrequire-ments:CHEM2080,MATH2930,CS2800,MATH3040,MATH3110:IntroductiontoAnalysis,orMATH3360:ApplicableAlgebra.StudentswhopreferPHYS2214musttakeMATH2930inSemester3.

c. ENGRD2110isrequiredbytheMajor.Itisrecommendedthatthiscoursebecountedasanengineeringdistribution.

d. InadditiontotheFirst-yearWritingSeminars,atechnicalwritingcoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.

e. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.Thesearesatis-fiedbyENGRD2110,thebehavioralsciencecourse,andoneMajor-approvedelective.

f. ItisrecommendedthatORIE3120betakeninsemester4.However,ifastudent’sscheduledoesnotpermitit,thecoursecanbetakeninsemester6or8.

ThisengineeringchecklistisformattedtoconformtothegeneralspecificationsoftheCollegeofEngineering.Westronglyrecommendthatyouvisit203RhodesHallforanofficialOpera-tionsResearchandEngineeringchecklist.

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Major: Science of Earth Systems (SES)Offeredby:DepartmentofEarthandAtmosphericSciences2124SneeHall,255.5466,www.eas.cornell.edu

Program ObjectivesTheSESprogramisintrinsicallyinterdisciplinary,involvingmanybranchesofscienceandengineering.ItisuniqueinthatitincorporatesthefundamentalsofEarthSciencewiththeemergenceofanewandmorecompleteapproachthatencompassesallcompo-nentsoftheearthsystem—air,life,rock,andwater—togainanewandmorecomprehen-siveunderstandingoftheworldasweknowit.Byanalyzingthecomplexrelationsbe-tweentheocean,solidearth,atmosphereandbiosphere,studentscanhelpmeetsociety’sgrowingdemandforenergy,minerals,andcleanwater,aswellascontributetomitigatingthenegativeimpactsrelatedtoglobalwarming,risingsealevel,naturalhazards,andde-creasingbiodiversity.

Common CurriculumCHEM2090:EngineeringGeneralChemistryCHEM2080:GeneralChemistrya

Engineering DistributionsENGRD2XXXc

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Onebiologycourseselectedfromthefollowing:

BIOG1140:FoundationsofBiologyBIOEE1610:EcologyandtheEnvironmentBIOEE1780:EvolutionaryBiologyandDiversityBIOSM1610:EcologyandtheMarineEnvironmentBIOSM1780:EvolutionandMarineDiversityOneAdvisor-approvedcourseinstatistics,computerscience,math,ornaturalscienceb,f

Three courses selected from the following core courses:EAS3010:EvolutionoftheEarthSystemEAS3030:IntroductiontoBiogeochemistryEAS3040:InterioroftheEarthEAS3050:ClimateDynamics

Field Course (at least 3 credits):Examplesinclude:EAS2500:MeteorologicalObservationsandInstrumentsEAS3400:FieldStudyoftheEarthSystem(givenaspartoftheCornellUniversityEarthandEnvironmentalSystemsFieldPrograminHawaii)EAS4170:FieldMappinginArgentinaAcourseatShoalsMarineLaboratory

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Concentration CoursesTheconcentrationcoursesbuilddepthandprovidethestudentwithaspecificexpertiseinsomefacetofearthsystemscience.FourconcentrationsaredefinedfortheMajor:atmo-sphericsciences,biogeochemistry,geologicalsciences,andoceansciences.Inconcertwiththestudent’sadvisoranduponapprovaloftheSEScurriculumcommittee,othercon-centrationscanbetailoredtoastudent’sinterest.Examplesincludemathematicalgeosci-ences,geohydrology,andplanetaryscience.Theconcentrationisachievedbycompletingfourintermediate-toadvanced-levelcourses(3000levelorabove)thatbuildonthecorecoursesandhaveprerequisitesintherequiredbasicsciencesandmathematicscourses.Thesecoursesmustbeapprovedbythestudent’sadvisorandthedirectorofundergradu-atestudies.TwooftheconcentrationcoursescountasMajor-requiredcoursesandtwooftheconcentrationcoursescountasMajor-approvedelectives.

ElectivesOneMajor-approvedelectiveatthe3000levelorabove.Thiscoursemustbeapprovedbythestudent’sadvisor.ThreeoutsideMajorElectives.Thesecoursesmustbeapprovedbythestudent’sadvisor.

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Science of Earth Systems Major Check List Minimum √WhenDone CreditHoursMATH1910 4 ❑MATH1920 4 ❑MATH2930 4 ❑MATH2940 4 ❑CHEM2090 4 ❑CHEM2080(or2150)a 4 ❑PHYS1112(or1116) 4 ❑PHYS2213(or2217) 4 ❑CS1110(or1112,or1114,or1115)b 4 ❑IntroductiontoEngineering:ENGRI1XXX 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution1:ENGRD2XXXc 3 ❑EngineeringDistribution2:ENGRD2XXX 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar1d 3 ❑First-YearWritingSeminar2 3 ❑LiberalStudiesDistribution:sixcourses,18-creditminimum LiberalStudies1 ❑ LiberalStudies2 ❑ LiberalStudies3 ❑ LiberalStudies4 ❑ LiberalStudies5 ❑ LiberalStudies6 ❑ApprovedElective1:twocourses,6-creditminimum 3 ❑ApprovedElective2 3 ❑PhysicalEducation:twosemestersandswimtest ❑

Required Major Courses (48-credit minimum)EAS/ENGRD2200c 4 ❑Biologye 3/4 ❑Advisor-approvedCourseb,f 3/4 ❑EAS3XXXcoreg 4 ❑EAS3XXXcore 3/4 ❑EAS3XXXcore 3 ❑FieldCourse 3/4 ❑EASConcentration(Majorrequired) 3/4 ❑EASConcentration(Major-required) 3/4 ❑EASConcentration(Major-approvedElective) 3/4 ❑EASConcentration(Major-approvedElective) 3/4 ❑Major-approvedElective(3XXXorhigher) 3/4 ❑OutsideMajorElectiveh 3/4 ❑OutsideMajorElective 3/4 ❑OutsideMajorElective 3/4 ❑

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a. StudentsmaysubstituteCHEM1570orPHYS2214forCHEM2080.

b. IfastudentelectstocountCS1110(orCS1112,orCS1114,or1115)astheirMajor-required,Advisor-approvedcourseinstatistics,computerscience,math,ornaturalscience,anaddi-tionalMajor-approvedelectiveisrequired.

c. IfastudentelectstocountEAS/ENGRD2200asanENGRD,anadditionalMajor-approvedelectiveisrequired.Pleasenote:onlythespringofferingofEAS2200countsasanENGRD.

d. InadditiontotheFirst-yearWritingSeminars,atechnicalwritingCoursemustbetakenasanengineeringdistribution,liberalstudies,approvedelective,orMajorcourse.

e. Oneofthefollowingcoursesmustbeselected:BIOG1140,BIOEE1610,BIOEE1780,BIOSM1610,orBIOSM1780.

f. AnAdvisor-approvedcourseinstatisticsorcomputerscience,oranadditionalAdvisor-approvedcourseinmathematicsornaturalscience,including,butnotlimitedto,acourseinastronomy,asecondcourseinbiology,oranadditionalcourseinphysicsorchemistryisrequired.

g. Threeofthefollowingcorecoursesmustbeselected:EAS3010,EAS3030,EAS3040,orEAS3050

h. TheMajorprogramincludesnine(9)creditsofcoursesoutsidetheMajor.

85Minors

MinorsInanefforttoencouragemulti-disciplinaryandcross-disciplinarystudyatCornell,stu-dentsenrolledinanundergraduatecollegemaypursueminorsofferedbyunitsinanycol-legeordivision.Aunitthatoffersaminormayplacerestrictionsonwhocanpursuethatminor(usuallybecauseoflimitedresources),andaMajormayplacerestrictionsontheminorsthatitsstudentscanpursue(usuallybecausetheMajorandminorareasoverlapcloselyincontent).

Completionofaminorwillbeauditedbytheunitthatoffersit.Theminorwillberecordedonastudent’sofficialtranscriptbytheirhomecollegeafterreceivingverificationbytheunitofferingtheminor,usuallyaftergraduation.Studentsshouldinquirewithindividualunitsforapplicationproceduresandrequirements.

StudentsundertakingaminorarenormallyexpectedtocompletetherequirementsduringthetimeoftheircontinuousundergraduateenrollmentatCornell.Sincecoursesforminorrequirementsmayalsosatisfyotherdegreerequirements(e.g.distributioncourses,ap-provedelectives),theminormaysometimesbecompletedwithinthetraditionaleightse-mesters.However,morethaneightsemestersmaybeneeded.

TherestofthissectiondescribestheEngineeringminors—theminorsofferedbydepart-mentsandschoolsoftheEngineeringCollege.

CoursesrequiredforaminordonotnecessarilysatisfyaMajorrequirement.Forexample,someminorcoursesmaynotbeusedasMajor-approvedelectives.Checkwithyouradvisor.

TocompleteanEngineeringminor,anengineeringstudentmust

• beenrolledinaMajorthatapprovesparticipationofitsaffiliatesinthedesiredEngi-neeringminor.

• successfullycompletealltherequirementsforaBachelorofSciencedegreeinengineering.

• satisfactorilycompletesixcourses(18-creditminimum)asstipulatedintheEngi-neeringminorofferedbyanengineeringdepartment/schoolotherthanthatwhichoffersthestudent’sMajor.

EachcourseusedtosatisfyanEngineeringminormustbetakenforalettergrade,ifthatoptionexists.

TheCollegeofEngineeringcurrentlyoffersminorsinthefollowingareas(offeringunitsareindicatedinparentheses):

AerospaceEngineering(MAE)

AppliedMathematics(TAM)

BiologicalEngineering(BEE)

BiomedicalEngineering(BME)

Business(AEM)offeredbytheCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences

CivilInfrastructure(CEE)

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ComputerScience(CS)

ElectricalandComputerEngineering(ECE)

EngineeringManagement(CEE)

EngineeringStatistics(ORIE)

EnvironmentalEngineering(BEE/CEE)

GameDesign(CS)

IndustrialSystemsandInformationScienceTechnology(ORIE)

InformationScience(IS)

MaterialsScienceandEngineering(MSE)

MechanicalEngineering(MAE)

OperationsResearchandManagementScience(ORIE)

ScienceofEarthSystems(EAS)

SustainableEnergySystems(CBE/BEE/EAS/MAE)

AdditionalinformationonspecificEngineeringminorscanbefoundintheMajorofficeofthedepartment/schoolofferingtheminor,inCourses of Study,inEngineeringAdvising,andonthepagesthatfollow.

Minor: Aerospace EngineeringOfferedby:SibleySchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringContact:MAEUndergraduateCoordinator,108UpsonHall,phone255.3573,[email protected].

EligibilityAllundergraduates.Pre-approvalisrequired.Studentsintendingtoearnthisminorshouldseekadviceandpre-approvalfromtheAssociateDirectorforUndergraduateAf-fairsinMAEbeforetakingcoursestowardtheminor.

Educational ObjectivesTheAerospaceEngineeringminordevelopstheengineering-analysisanddesignskillsnecessaryforcreatingandunderstandingaerospacevehiclesandtheirsubsystems.TheminorincludesdiversetopicsrelevanttoapplicationsbothintheEarth’satmosphere(e.g.aerodynamics)andinspace(e.g.spacecraftthermalsystemsororbitalmechanics).Stu-dentsinthisminorwilltakeatleastfourcoreaerospacecourses,alongwithuptotwosup-portingcoursesinengineeringfundamentalsorcourseswithapplicabilitytoaeronauticsandspacecraft.

Requirements1. Sixcoursesfromthelistsbelow,eachworthatleast3credits.Nosubstitutionsac-

ceptedfromotherdepartmentsatCornellorelsewhere.

2. RulesforMEMajors:

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(a) SelectatleastfourcoursesfromgroupA,ofwhichyoumustchooseMAE3050orMAE3060(orboth).

(b)SelectatmosttwocoursesfromgroupB.NocoursesfromgroupCmaybeused.

(c)TwocoursesmustbeselectedfromtheAerospaceEngineeringsubjectfieldfromMechanicalEngineeringMajorapprovedelectivesinMechanicalEngineering(foracompletelisting,consultwww.mae.cornell.edu).ThesetwocoursesmaynotbeusedtowardsfulfillingtheB.S.,MechanicalEngineeringdegreerequirements.

3. RulesforotherMajors:

(a) SelectatleastfourcoursesfromgroupA,ofwhichyoumustchooseMAE3050orMAE3060(orboth).

(b)SelectatotalofatmosttwocoursesfromgroupBandgroupC.

(c)YoumaynotuseanycoursestosatisfyrequirementsofboththeMechanicalEngi-neeringminorandtheAerospaceEngineeringminor.

Group A: Core Aerospace EngineeringMAE3050:IntroductiontoAeronauticsMAE3060:SpacecraftEngineeringMAE/ECE4150:GPS:TheoryandDesign

MAE4291a:SupervisedSeniorDesignExperience(withAerospacefocus)orMAE4900a:IndividualandGroupProjectsinMechanicalEngineering(withAero-spacefocus)MAE4230/5230:IntermediateFluidDynamicsMAE5060:AerospacePropulsionSystemsMAE5070:DynamicsofFlightVehicles

Group B: Courses Applicable to Aerospace EngineeringMAE4550/CEE4770/MSE5550/TAM4550:IntroductiontoCompositeMaterialsMAE4700/5700:FiniteElementAnalysisforMechanicalandAerospaceDesignorCEE4720:IntroductiontotheFiniteElementMethodMAE4770/5770:EngineeringVibrationsMAE4780/MAE5780/CHEME4720/ECE4720:FeedbackControlSystemsMAE5430:CombustionProcessesMAE5710:AppliedDynamicsorTAM5700:IntermediateDynamics

Group C: FundamentalsENGRD2020:StaticsandMechanicsofSolidsTAM2030:DynamicsENGRD/MAE2210:ThermodynamicsMAE2120:MechanicalPropertiesandSelectionofEngineeringMaterialsMAE3230:IntroductoryFluidMechanicsMAE3240:HeatTransfer

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MAE3250:AnalysisofMechanicalandAerospaceStructuresMAE3260:SystemDynamics

MAE3780:MechatronicsorECE/ENGRD2100:IntroductiontoCircuitsforElectricalandComputerEngineersorPHYS3360:ElectronicCircuits

Academic StandardsAtleastC–ineachcourse.InS/Uonlycourses,Sisacceptable

Notea.MAE4291and4900requireaformsignedbytheprojectadvisor,statingthattheprojectfocusesonAero-spaceandissuitableasacoreaerospacecoursefortheminor.MAE4291or4900mustbeworth3creditsormore.StudentsmaycountatmostoneMAE4291oroneMAE4900towardtheminor(i.e.theymaynotcountbothMAE4291andMAE4900towardtheminor).

Minor: Applied MathematicsOfferedjointlyby:SibleySchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringandtheDepartmentofMathematics

StudentsintendingtoearnaminorinAppliedMathematicsshouldseekadviceandpre-approvaloftheirminoracademicprogramfromProfessorRichardRand,[email protected].

EligibilityEngineeringundergraduatesaffiliatedwithallEngineeringMajorsareeligibletoparticipateintheAppliedMathematicsminor.

Educational ObjectivesThisminorisaimedatprovidingafocusforstudentswhoareinterestedinappliedmathematics.

RequirementsStudentsmusttakeMATH2930,MATH2940,andatleastsix(6)coursesbeyondMATH2940,tobechosenasfollows:

(a)Atmostonecoursemaybechosenfromanyoneofgroups1,2,3,or4.

(b)Atleastthreecoursesmustbechosenfromgroups5and6.

(c)Atmostone2000-levelcoursemaybechosen.

(d)Atmostonecoursemaybechosenthatisofferedbythestudent’sMajordepartment.

Group 1. AnalysisAEP3210:MathematicalPhysicsIMATH3230:IntroductiontoDifferentialEquationsMATH4200:DifferentialEquationsandDynamicalSystemsTAM3100:IntroductiontoAppliedMathematicsI

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Group 2. Computational MethodsCS4210:NumericalAnalysisandDifferentialEquationsENGRD3200:EngineeringComputationENGRD3220:IntroductiontoScientificComputationORIE3300:OptimizationI

Group 3. Probability and StatisticsCEE3040:UncertaintyAnalysisinEngineeringECE3100:IntroductiontoProbabilityandInferenceforRandomSignalsandSystemsENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsMATH4710:BasicProbabilityORIE3500:EngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsII

Group 4. ApplicationsAEP3330:MechanicsofParticlesandSolidBodiesCEE3310:FluidMechanicsCEE3710:StructuralModelingandBehaviorCHEME3230:FluidMechanicsCS2800:DiscreteStructuresCS2850:NetworksECE3200:NetworksandSystemsECE4250:DigitalSignalProcessingMAE3230:IntroductoryFluidMechanicsMSE3030:ThermodynamicsofCondensedSystems

Group 5. Advanced CoursesOnlyoneofthefollowingtwomaybechosen:AEP3220:MathematicalPhysicsIIMATH4220:AppliedComplexAnalysis

Onlyoneofthefollowingtwomaybechosen:ECE4110:RandomSignalsinCommunicationsandSignalProcessingORIE3510:IntroductoryEngineeringStochasticProcessesI

Also:TAM5700:IntermediateDynamics

Youmayalsochoosefrom:CS3810:IntroductiontoTheoryofComputingCS4820:IntroductiontoAnalysisofAlgorithmsORIE3310:OptimizationIIORIE4330:DiscreteModels

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ORIE4350:IntroductiontoGameTheoryORIE4520:IntroductoryEngineeringStochasticProcessesIIORIE5600:FinancialEngineeringwithStochasticCalculusIORIE5610:FinancialEngineeringwithStochasticCalculusIITAM5780:NonlinearDynamicsandChaosTAM6100:MethodsofAppliedMathematicsITAM6110:MethodsofAppliedMathematicsII

Group 6. Mathematics CoursesAny3000+levelcourseofferedbytheMathematicsDepartmentinalgebra,analysis,probability/statistics,geometry,orlogic,withthefollowingexceptions:

(i) MATH3230orMATH4200,ifanycoursefromgroup1ischosen.

(ii) MATH4710,ifanycoursefromgroup3ischosen.

(iii) MATH4220,ifAEP3220ischosenfromgroup5.

(iv) Onlyoneofthefollowingmaybechosen: MATH3320:IntroductiontoNumberTheory MATH3360:ApplicableAlgebra

Academic StandardsAtleastCineachcourseintheminor.

Minor: Biological EngineeringOfferedby:DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalEngineeringContact:BEEMajorCoordinator,207Riley-RobbHall

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptBiologicalEngineeringMajors.StudentsmayparticipateineithertheBiologicalEngineeringminorortheBiomedicalEngineeeringminor,butnotboth.

Note:StudentsshouldmeetwiththeBEEMajorCoordinatorwhentheydecidetopursuetheminor.AtthattimetheywillreceiveaBEEfacultyadvisor,whowillguidethemincompletingtheminorprogram.

Educational ObjectivesBiologicalengineeringistheapplicationofengineeringtolivingsystems.Examplesofengineeringeffortsinthisfieldincludethedevelopmentofnewbiosensortechnologies,studyandcontrolofbiologicallybasedmatter-transformationsystems,anddevelopmentofengineereddevicestostudyandregulatefundamentalbiologicalprocesses.Thisminorisanopportunityforstudentstofurthertheirunderstandingoflivingsystemsandtoin-creasetheirknowledgeofthebasictransportprocessesthatoccurwithinthesesystems.Coursesintheminorprovideopportunitiestoanalyze,design,andmanipulatelivingsys-temsatthemolecular,cellular,andsystemlevels.

91Minor:BiologicalEngineering

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(minimumof18credits),withatleastthreecoursesand9creditstaughtinBEE,chosenasfollows:

I. Biology Foundation(atleastonebutnomorethantwocourses)BIOMG3300or3310–3320:PrinciplesofBiochemistryBIOMI2900:GeneralMicrobiologyLecturesBIONB2220:NeurobiologyandBehaviorII:IntroductiontoNeurobiology

II. Biological Engineering Core (atleastonebutnomorethantwocourses)BEE2600:PrinciplesofBiologicalEngineeringBEE3310:Bio-FluidMechanicsBEE3500:BiologicalandBioenvironmentalTransportProcessesBEE3600:MolecularandCellularBioengineering

III. Biological Engineering Concentration Electives(Minimumofthreecourses)Chooseanythreecoursesfromtheconcentrationlistsbelow.Coursesappearinginmorethanoneconcentrationdonotdoublecount.BEE3600maybetakenaseitheraconcentra-tionelectiveoracorecourse.

BiomedicalEngineeringConcentrationAEP4700:BiophysicalMethodsBEE3600:MolecularandCellularBioengineeringBEE3650:PropertiesofBiologicalMaterialsBEE4500:BioinstrumentationBEE4530:Computer-AidedEngineering:ApplicationstoBiomedicalProcessesBEE4590:BiosensorsandBioanalyticalTechniquesBME3300:IntroductiontoComputationalNeuroscienceBME5020:BiomedicalSystemDesignBME5390:BiomedicalMaterialsandDevicesforHumanBodyRepairBME5650:BiomechanicalSystems—AnalysisandDesignCHEME4810:BiomedicalEngineeringECE5780:ComputerAnalysisofBiomedImagesMAE4630:NeuromuscularBiomechanicsMAE4640:OrthopaedicTissueMechanicsMSE4610:BiomedicalMaterialsandTheirApplications

BioprocessEngineeringConcentrationBEE3600:MolecularandCellularBioengineeringBEE4500:BioinstrumentationBEE4530:Computer-AidedEngineering:ApplicationstoBiomedicalProcesses

92 Minor:BiomedicalEngineering

BEE4590:BiosensorsandBioanalyticalTechniquesBEE4640:BioseparationProcessesBEE4840:MetabolicEngineeringCHEM3000:QuantitativeChemistry(doesnotcountforEngineeringcredit)CHEME3320:AnalysisofSeparationProcessesCHEME5430:BiomolecularEngineeringofBioprocesses

BioenvironmentalEngineeringConcentrationBEE3710:PhysicalHydrologyforEcosystemsBEE4010:RenewableEnergySystemsBEE4360:EngineeringDesignofAquaculturalSystemsBEE4710:IntroductiontoGroundwaterBEE4730:WatershedEngineeringBEE4870:SustainableBioenergySystemsCEE4510:MicrobiologyforEnvironmentalEngineeringCEE4520:WaterSupplyEngineering

Academic StandardsAtleastC–ineachcourseintheminorandaGPA≥2.0inallcoursesintheminor.

Minor: Biomedical EngineeringOfferedby:DepartmentofBiomedicalEngineeringContact:BelindaFloyd,GraduateFieldAssistant,109WeillHall,[email protected],255.2573

EligibilityAllundergraduatesareeligibleregardlessofundergraduatemajor.Studentsmaypartici-pateineithertheBiologicalEngineeringminorortheBiomedicalEngineeringminor,butnotboth.

Educational ObjectivesBiomedicalengineeringistheapplicationofengineeringprinciplesandmethodstoawidearrayofproblemsassociatedwithhumanhealth.Thedisciplineincludesthedesignofbio-compatiblematerials,prostheses,surgicalimplants,artificialorgans,controlleddrug-deliverysystems,andwound-closuredevices.Diagnosingdiseasesanddeterminingtheirbiologicaloriginsdependonincreasinglysophisticatedinstrumentationandtheuseofmathematicalmodels.ThisminorallowsstudentstogainexposuretothebreadthanddepthofbiomedicalengineeringofferingsatCornell,toprepareforadvancedstudiesinbiomedicalengineering,andtoobtainrecognitionfortheirinterestandcapabilityinthisrapidlygrowingarea.

Requirements

93Minor:BiomedicalEngineering

• BioengineeringSeminar(1credit,onesemester)andatleastsix(6)courses(minimumof18credits)fromthefivecategorieslistedbelow.

• TwocoursesneedtobeinCategory1(IntroductoryBiology)and/orCategory2(AdvancedBiology)withnomorethanonelistingfromCategory1.

• FourcoursesmustcomefromCategory3(MolecularandCellularBiomedicalEngineering);Category4(BiomedicalEngineeringAnalysisofPhysiologicalSystems);andCategory5(BiomedicalEngineeringApplications),withcoursesfromatleasttwoofthesecategoriesrepresented.

• AtleastfourofthesixcoursesmustnotbespecificallyrequiredMajordegreecoursesorcross-listings.Acoursechosenfromalistofmajorelectivesisacceptable.

Studentsareaskedtojointhebmeundergrads-L@cornell.edulistservetoreceivebiomedicalinformationupdates.Consultthewebsitewww.bme.cornell.edu/academics/undergraduate/bem.cfmforinstructions.

Category 1. Introductory Biology(maximumof4credits;3-8creditscountasonecoursetowardthiscategory.)Ascoreof5on(CEEB)AdvancedPlacementBiologyENGRI1310:IntroductiontoBiomedicalEngineeringBIOG/BIOMG1350:PrinciplesofCellandDevelopmentalBiologyBIOG/BIOMG1440:IntroductiontoComparativeBiologyBIOG1105and1106:IntroductoryBiologyBIOG1107and1108:GeneralBiologyBIOG1140:FoundationsofBiology

Pre-medintroductorybiologyrequirementsasoutlinedbytheHealthCareersProgramAdvisoryBoardofCornellUniversity.

Category 2. Advanced BiologyBIOAP3110/VTBMS3460:IntroductoryAnimalPhysiology,LecturesBIOMG3300:PrinciplesofBiochemistry,IndividualizedInstructionBIOMG3310:PrinciplesofBiochemistry,ProteinsandMetabolismBIOMG3320:PrinciplesofBiochemistry:MolecularBiologyBIOMG3330:PrinciplesofBiochemistry,Proteins,Metabolism,andMolecularBiologyBIOMG2810:GeneticsandGenomicsBIOMI2900:GeneralMicrobiologyLecturesBIONB2220:NeurobiologyandBehaviorII:IntroductiontoNeurobiology

Category 3. Molecular and Cellular Biomedical EngineeringAEP/ENGRD2520:ThePhysicsofLifeBEE/BME3600:MolecularandCellularBioengineering

BME3010/CHEME4010a:MolecularPrinciplesofBiomedicalEngineering

94 Minor:BiomedicalEngineering

BME3020/CHEME4020a:CellularPrinciplesofBiomedicalEngineering

Category 4. Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Physiological SystemsBIONB/BME/COGST/PSYCH3300:IntroductiontoComputationalNeuroscienceBIONB/BME4910:PrinciplesofNeurophysiology

BME4010/MAE4660a:BiomedicalEngineeringAnalysisofMetabolicandStructuralSystems

BME4020a:ElectricalandChemicalPhysiologyCHEME/BME4810:BiomedicalEngineeringMAE/BME4640:OrthopaedicTissueMechanics

Category 5. Biomedical Engineering ApplicationsAEP4700/BIONB4700/BME5700:BiophysicalMethodsBEE3650:PropertiesofBiologicalMaterialsBEE4500:BioinstrumentationBEE/MAE4530:Computer-AidedEngineering:ApplicationstoBiomedicalProcessesBEE4590:BiosensorsandBioanalyticalTechniquesBME4110:ScienceandTechnologyApproachestoProblemsinHumanHealthBME5400:BiomedicalComputationBME5600:BiotransportandDrugDeliveryBME5810/MAE5680:SoftTissueBiomechanicsCS/BIOMG/ENGRD3510:NumericalMethodsinComputationalMolecularBiologyDEA/BME4520:Inside-OutErgonomicsIIECE/BME4980:SpecialTopic:IntroductiontoSystemsandSyntheticBiologyECE5020/BME5020:BiomedicalSystemDesignECE5780:ComputerAnalysisofBiomedImages(nextofferedinSP14)MSE4610:BiomedicalMaterialsandtheirApplicationsMSE/BME5620:Biomineralization:TheFormationandPropertiesofInorganicBiomaterialsFSAD4390/BME5390:BiomedicalMaterialsandDevicesforHumanBodyRepair

RequiredBME/BEE5010:BioengineeringSeminar

Academic StandardsAtleastC–ineachcourseintheminor.GPA≥2.0forallcoursesintheminor.WiththeexceptionoftheBMESeminar,allcoursesmustbetakenforalettergrade.

Notea.StudentsinterestedinprofessionalpracticeasbiomedicalengineersshouldconsidertheM.Eng.degreeinBME.Therecommendedsequenceforadmissionisasfollows,twocoursesfromcategoryIandcategoryII,BME3010,3020,4010,and4020.Theprogramrequiresthatstudentshaveknowledgeofmolecularandcel-lularbiomedicalengineeringandofbiomedicalengineeringanalysisofphysiologicalsystems.

95Minor: Business for Engineering Students

Minor: Business for Engineering StudentsOffered by: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Contact: AEM Undergraduate Program, 146 Warren Hall

EligibilityAll Engineering undergraduates, except those majoring in Operations Research and Engi-neering, are eligible to declare their intent beginning the first semester of their second year. It is strongly recommended that interested students submit a Declaration of Intent to Complete the Minor in Business form as early as possible. Students planning to major in Chemical Engineering should meet with a member of the Engineering Advising staff dur-ing their first or second year to discuss requirements and possible courses of study to com-plete the minor. A Declaration of Intent form is available to students on the Engineering college web site, and in 167 Olin Hall and 135 Warren Hall. A deadline for declarations of intent that falls before pre-enrollment will be established each semester.

Educational ObjectivesThis minor provides a focus for Engineering students interested in business.

RequirementsAt least a C- must be attained in each course in the minor. Courses may also be taken S/U (note that an “S” is awarded for grades of C- or better). Students accepted to the minor Spring 2012 and beyond must complete at least two AEM courses toward the require-ments to complete the minor.

Category 1. Introductory MicroeconomicsECON 1110: Introductory Microeconomics or equivalent (including AP credit as equivalent)

Category 2: Introductory Statistics or equivalent (One of the following):AEM 2100: Introductory StatisticsILRST 2100: Introductory StatisticsPAM 2100: Introduction to StatisticsENGRD 2700: Basic Engineering Probability and Statisticsa

CEE 3040: Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering or equivalentMATH 1710: Statistical Theory and Application in the Real World

Category 3: Financial Accounting (One of the following):AEM 2210: Financial Accounting

ORIE 3150: Financial and Managerial Accountingb

Category 4: Introduction to Business Management (One of the following:)AEM 1200: Introduction to Business Management ENGRI 1270: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Enterprise EngineeringORIE 4152: Entrepreneurship for Engineers

Category 5: MarketingAEM 2400: Marketing

96 Minor: Civil Infrastructure

Category 6: Finance (One of the following):AEM 3240: FinanceAEM 2240: Principles of Finance

HADM 2250: Finance

Academic StandardsAt least C– in all courses counting toward the minor. Courses may be taken S/U.

NotesStudents entering the minor Spring 2012 and beyond must complete at least two AEM courses toward the requirements to complete the minor. The College of Engineering does not award AP credit for statistics, but AP statistics credit is awarded if it is used to fulfill AEM’s requirement for the Business minor.

a. ECE 3100, which is allowed as a substitute for ENGRD 2700 in some Majors in Engineering, is not allowed as a substitute in the minor in Business for Engineering Students.

b. This course will not satisfy the two-semester sequence in financial and managerial accounting needed for AEM Majors. Any Engineering student contemplating a transfer to AEM as a Major should be aware that AEM 2210: Financial Accounting and AEM 3240: Finance will still be required for the AEM Major.

Minor: Civil InfrastructureOffered by: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Contact: CEE Undergraduate Major Coordinator, 221 Hollister Hall, 607.255.3412, www.cee.cornell.edu

EligibilityAll undergraduates except Civil Engineering Majors.

Educational ObjectivesThe Civil Infrastructure minor is intended to introduce engineering undergraduates to the engineering methodologies of mechanics, materials, analysis, design, and construction and to show how these are brought to bear in solving problems in the development, main-tenance, and operation of the built environment that is vital for any modern economy.

RequirementsAt least six (6) courses (minimum of 18 credits), chosen as follows:

Required CourseENGRD 2020: Mechanics of Solids

Additional Courses: Choose any five (groupings are for information only)a

Geotechnical EngineeringCEE 3410: Introduction to Geotechnical EngineeringCEE 4400: Foundation EngineeringCEE 4410: Retaining Structures and Slopes

97Minor:ComputerScience

CEE4440:EnvironmentalSiteandRemediationEngineering

StructuralEngineeringCEE3710:StructuralModelingandBehaviorCEE3720:IntermediateSolidMechanicsCEE4710:FundamentalsofStructuralMechanicsCEE4720:IntroductiontotheFiniteElementMethodCEE4730:DesignofConcreteStructuresCEE4740:IntroductiontotheBehaviorofMetalStructuresCEE4780:StructuralDynamicsandEarthquakeEngineering

OtherRelatedCoursesCEE5950:ConstructionPlanningandOperations


Notea.OtherCEEcoursesapprovedbypetitioninadvance.

Minor: Computer ScienceOfferedby:DepartmentofComputerScienceContact:NicoleRoy,303UpsonHall,255.0982,[email protected]

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptComputerScienceMajorsandInformationScience,Systems,andTechnologyMajors.

Educational ObjectivesThisminorisforstudentswhoanticipatethatcomputersciencewillhaveaprominentroletoplayintheiracademicandprofessionalcareer.

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(minimumof18credits)chosenasfollows:

Required CoursesCS/ENGRD2110:Object-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructures,orCS/ENGRD2112:Object-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructures—HonorsCS3410:ComputerSystemOrganizationandProgramming,orCS3420/ECE3140:ComputerOrganization

Additional CoursesFour(4)CScoursesnumbered3000orhigher,withthefollowingexceptions:CS4090,CS4999,andseminarsareexcluded.

98 Minor:ElectricalandComputerEngineering

CS2800isallowed.


NoteCross-listedcoursescannotbeappliedtotheminorunlesstakenundertherubricCS(e.g.CS4300counts,butINFO4300doesnot),withthesoleexceptionsofECE3140andCScoursesalsolistedasENGRD.AllqualifyingcoursesmustbetakenatCornellforalettergrade.Nosubstitutionsallowed.

Minor: Electrical and Computer EngineeringOfferedby:SchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringContact:ECEUndergraduateMajorCoordinator,222PhillipsHall

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptElectricalandComputerEngineeringMajors.

Educational ObjectivesTheSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringoffersaminortostudentswhowishtocomplementtheirMajorwithabackgroundinelectricalandcomputerengineering.Theminorofferstheopportunitytostudyanaloganddigitalcircuits,signalsandsystems,electromagneticfields,andtospecializeathigherlevelsinoneofseveraldifferentareassuchascircuitdesignandelectronicdevices,communicationsandsignalprocessing,computerengineeringandnetworks,orelectromagneticandspaceengineering.

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(minimumof18credits),chosenasfollows:

Two (2) of the following:ENGRD/ECE2100:IntroductiontoCircuitsforElectricalandComputerEngineers

ECE2200:SignalsandInformation

ENGRD/ECE2300:IntroductiontoDigitalLogicDesign

Two (2) of the followingECE3030:ElectromagneticFieldsandWaves

ENGRD/ECE3100:IntroductiontoProbabilityandRandomSignals

ECE3140/CS3420:EmbeddedSystems

ECE3150:IntroductiontoMicroelectronics

ECE3250:MathematicsofSignalandSystemsAnalysis

One(1)othertechnicalECElecturecourseatthe3000levelorabove(3-creditminimum)

One(1)othertechnicalECElecturecourseatthe4000levelorabove(3-creditminimum)

Academic StandardsAtleastC–foreverycourseintheminorandaGPA≥2.3forallcoursesintheminor.

99Minor:EngineeringManagement

Minor: Engineering ManagementOfferedby:SchoolofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringContact:CEUndergraduateMajorCoordinator,221HollisterHall,607.255.3412,www.cee.cornell.edu

EligibilityAllundergraduates.(CEMajorsmaynotusecoursestofulfilltheminorrequirementandsimultaneouslyasaMajor-approvedelectiveorasaDesigncourse.)OREMajorshaverestrictionsandrequirementsasnotedbelow.StudentspursuingtheIndependentMajorshouldobtainapprovalfromCEEfortheproposedminorcourses,astheymayrelatetoapprovedprimaryandsecondaryareaprograms.

Educational ObjectivesThisminorfocusesongivingengineeringstudentsabasicunderstandingofengineeringeconomics,accounting,statistics,project-managementmethods,andanalysistoolsnecessarytomanagetechnicaloperationsandprojectseffectively.Theminorprovidesanimportantsetofcollateralskillsforstudentsinanyengineeringdiscipline.


Required Courses (3)CEE3230:EngineeringEconomicsandManagementorORIE4150:EconomicAnalysisofEngineeringSystemsORIE3150a:FinancialandManagerialAccounting

CEE3040b:UncertaintyAnalysisinEngineeringorENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsorECE3100:IntroductiontoProbabilityandInferenceforRandomSignalsandSystems

Additional Courses (chooseanythree)c

CEE5930d:EngineeringManagementMethods:CEE5950:ConstructionPlanningandOperationsCEE5970:RiskAnalysisandManagementENGRG3600:EthicalIssuesinEngineeringPracticeNBA5070:EntrepreneurshipforScientistsandEngineersorMAE4610/ENGRG4610/ORIE4152:EntrepreneurshipforEngineersorBEE4890:EntrepreneurialManagementforEngineers


100 Minor:EngineeringStatistics

Notesa.OREMajorsmustsubstituteNCC5560:ManagerialFinanceorNBA5000:IntermediateAccountingforORIE3150.

b.TAM3100:IntroductiontoAppliedMathematicsIcannotbesubstitutedforCEE3040.

c.Othercoursesapprovedbypetitioninadvance.

d.ThiscourseisnotacceptedforOREMajors.

Minor: Engineering StatisticsOfferedby:DepartmentofStatisticalScienceandSchoolofOperationsResearchandInformationEngineeringContact:OREUndergraduateMajorConsultant,203RhodesHall,255.5088.

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptOperationsResearchandEngineeringMajors.AstudentmaynotreceivecreditformorethanoneminorofferedbyORIE.

Educational ObjectivesThisminorrequiresthestudenttodevelopexpertiseinengineeringstatistics.Thegoaloftheprogramistoprovideafirmunderstandingofstatisticalprinciplesandengineeringapplicationsandtheabilitytoapplythisknowledgeinreal-worldsituations.


Required CoursesENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsORIE3500:EngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsIIorECE3100:IntroductiontoProbabilityandRandomSignals

Four courses (11creditsminimum)takenfromthefollowinglista

ORIE3510:IntroductoryEngineeringStochasticProcessesIorECE4110:RandomSignalsinCommunicationsandSignalProcessingORIE4580:SimulationModelingandAnalysisORIE4710:AppliedLinearStatisticalModelsORIE4711:ExperimentalDesignORIE4712:RegressionORIE5550:AppliedTime-SeriesAnalysisORIE5770:QualityControlMATH4720:StatisticsorBTRY4090:TheoryofStatisticsBTRY6020:StatisticalMethodsIIBTRY6030:StatisticalMethodsIII

101Minor:EnvironmentalEngineering

orILRST4110:StatisticalAnalysisofQualitativeDataorILRST3100:StatisticalSamplingILRST4100:TechniquesofMultivariateAnalysis


Notea.Othercourseoptionsapprovedbypetitioninadvance.Thestudentshouldbeawarethatsomeofthesecoursesrequireothersasprerequisites.Allthesecoursesarecross-listedundertheDept.ofStatisticalScience.

Minor: Environmental EngineeringOfferedby:DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalEngineeringandSchoolofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringContact:BEUndergraduateMajorCoordinator,207Riley-RobbHall,orCEUndergraduateMajorCoordinator,221HollisterHall

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptEnvironmentalEngineeringMajors.

Educational ObjectivesAfundamentalchallengefortheengineeringprofessionisdevelopmentofasustainablesocietyandenvironmentallyresponsibleindustryandagriculturereflectinganintegrationofeconomicandenvironmentalobjectives.Wearecalledupontobetrusteesandmanag-ersofournation’sresources,theairinourcities,andwaterinouraquifers,streams,estu-aries,andcoastalareas.Thisminorencouragesengineeringstudentstolearnaboutthescientific,engineering,andeconomicfoundationsofenvironmentalengineeringsothattheyarebetterabletoaddressenvironmentalmanagementissues.


Studentsmustselectcoursesfromthefollowinggrouplistings,withatleastone(1)coursefromeachgroup.

Group A. Environmental Engineering ProcessesBEE/ENGRD2510:EngineeringforaSustainableSocietyCEE3510:EnvironmentalQualityEngineeringCEE4510:MicrobiologyforEnvironmentalEngineeringCEE4530:LaboratoryResearchinEnvironmentalEngineeringCEE4540:SustainableMunicipalDrinkingWaterTreatmentCEE4550:AguaClara:SustainableWaterSupplyProjectBEE4760:SolidWasteEngineeringBEE/EAS4800:OurChangingAtmosphere:GlobalChangeandAtmosphericChemistryBEE4860:IndustrialEcologyofAgriculturallyBasedBioindustries

102 Minor:GameDesign

BEE4870:SustainableBioenergySystemsCEE4920:EngineersforaSustainableWorld:EngineeringinInternationalDevelopmentCEE6530:WaterChemistryforEnvironmentalEngineeringCEE6560:Physical/ChemicalProcessCEE6570:BiologicalProcessesCEE6580:BiodegradationandBiocatalysis

Group B. Environmental SystemsENGRI1130:SustainableDesignforAppledoreIsland,orENGRI1131:WaterTreatmentDesign(maycountonlyiftakenbeforethethirdyear)BEE4010:RenewableEnergySystemsBEE4750:EnvironmentalSystemsAnalysisBEE4880:AppliedModelingandSimulationforRenewableEnergySystemsCEE5970:RiskAnalysisandManagementCEE6230:EnvironmentalQualitySystemsEngineeringCEE4650/6650:Transportation,Energy,andEnvironmentalSystemsforSustainableDevelopment

Group C. Hydraulics, Hydrology, and Environmental Fluid MechanicsCEE3310:FluidMechanics(CHEME3230:FluidMechanicsorMAE3230:IntroductoryFluidMechanicsmaybesubstitutedforCEE3310)BEE3710:PhysicalHydrologyforEcosystemsBEE/EAS4710:IntroductiontoGroundwaterCEE4320:HydrologyCEE4370:ExperimentalMethodsinFluidDynamicsBEE4270:WaterMeasurementandAnalysisMethodsBEE4730:WatershedEngineeringBEE4740:WaterandLandscapeEngineeringApplicationsCEE6550:Transport,Mixing,andTransformationintheEnvironment


Minor: Game DesignOfferedby:DepartmentofComputerScienceContact:NicoleRoy,303UpsonHall,255.0982,[email protected]

EligibilityAllundergraduates.CSMajorsmaynotcountcoursesfromtheCS-focusedlisttowardcompletionofthisminor.

103Minor:GameDesign

Educational ObjectivesThisminorisforstudentswhoanticipatethatgamedesignwillplayaprominentroleintheiracademicandprofessionalcareer.

ToapplyforaGameDesignminor:

• Completecourseworkrequiredfortheminor(seebelow).

• Obtaintheform“ApplicationtoCertifyCompletionofanEngineeringminor”fromEngineeringAdvisingin167OlinHall.

• ObtainanofficialtranscriptfromtheUniversityRegistrar’sOfficeinB7DayHall.

• Completetheformandattachthecopyofyourtranscriptonwhicheachcourseusedfortheminorishighlightedorunderlined.

• SubmittheformandthetranscripttotheComputerScienceundergraduateoffice,303UpsonHall.

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(18creditminimum)chosenasfollows:

Required Courses:Completethefollowingtwocourses:CS3152:IntroductiontoComputerGameArchitectureCS4152:AdvancedTopicsinComputerGameArchitecture

Additional Courses: Choosefourofthefollowing17courses:

CS-Focusedcourses:CS/ENGRD2110:Object-OrientedProgrammingandDataStructuresCS/INFO3300:Data-DrivenWebApplicationsCS4620/ARCH3704:IntroductiontoComputerGraphicsCS4700:FoundationsofArtificialIntelligenceCS5625:InteractiveComputerGraphicsCS5643:PhysicallyBasedAnimationforComputerGraphics

Othercourses:ART2701:IntroductiontoDigitalMediaART3704:InteractiveDigitalMediaCOMM4220:PsychologyofEntertainmentMediaECE4760:DigitalSystemsDesignUsingMicrocontrollersINFO/COMM2450:CommunicationandTechnologyINFO/COMM3450:Human–ComputerInteractionDesignINFO/COMM4400:AdvancedHuman–ComputerInteractionDesignMUSIC2421:PerformingwithComputersMUSIC3421:ScoringtheMovingImageMUSIC3431/PMA3680:SoundDesignandDigitalAudioPSYCH3420/COGST3420/VISST3342:HumanPerception:ApplicationstoComputer

104 Minor:IndustrialSystemsandInformationTechnology

Graphics,Art,andVisualDisplaySOC4340:OnlineSocialandInformationNetworks

Academic StandardsAtleastCforeachcourseintheminor.

Minor: Industrial Systems and Information TechnologyOfferedby:SchoolofOperationsResearchandInformationEngineeringContact:OREUndergraduateMajorConsultant,203RhodesHall,255.5088.

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptthosemajoringinInformationScience;InformationScience,Systems,andTechnology;orOperationsResearchandEngineering.AstudentmaynotreceivecreditformorethanoneminorofferedbyORIE.

Educational ObjectivesTheaimofthisminoristoprovideanin-deptheducationinissuescentraltothedesignandanalysisofoperationalsystemsandthetoolsfrominformationtechnologythathavebecomeanintegralpartofthemanufacturing,finance,service,andpublic-healthindustries.Studentswillbecomefamiliarwiththeproblems,perspectives,andmethodsfoundinthesefieldsandbepreparedtoworkwithprofessionalsindesigningandmanagingthem.Thatis,ratherthanprovidingacomprehensiveviewoftherangeofmethodologicalfoundationsofoperationsresearch,thisminorisdesignedtogivethestudentafocusededucationinapplicationareascloselyassociatedwiththesetechniques.RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(minimumof18credits),chosenasfollows:Requiredcourses:ENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsORIE3120:IndustrialDataandSystemsAnalysisORIE4800:InformationTechnology

The remaining courses/credit hours from the following:ORIE3150:FinancialandManagerialAccountingORIE3300:OptimizationIORIE4150:EconomicAnalysisofEngineeringSystemsORIE4580:SimulationModelingandAnalysisORIE4810:DeliveringORSolutionswithInformationTechnologyORIE4850:ApplicationsofOperationsResearchandGameTheorytoInformationTechnologyORIE5100:DesignofManufacturingSystemsORIE5120:ProductionPlanningandSchedulingTheoryandPracticeORIE5770:QualityControl


105105Minor:MaterialsScienceandEngineering

Minor: Information ScienceOfferedby:DepartmentofInformationScienceContact:AmySindone,303UpsonHall,255.9837,[email protected]

EligibilityAllstudentsexceptthosemajoringinInformationScience,Systems,andTechnologyareeligible.StudentsinterestedinpursuingtheInformationScienceminormustinitiatetheprocessbysendinganemailmessagewiththeirname,college,yearofstudy(e.g.second-semestersecond-yearstudent),expectedgraduationdate,and(intended)[email protected].

Educational ObjectivesTheprogramhasthreemainareas:InformationSystems,Human-CenteredSystems,andSocialSystems.Theminorhasbeendesignedtoensurethatstudentshavesubstantialgroundinginallthreeareasinadditiontohavingaworkingknowledgeofbasicprobabilityandstatisticsnecessaryforanalyzingdataoccurringintherealworld.

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(minimumof18credits)chosenasfollows:Statistics:onecourse,eitherCEE3040orENGRD2700InformationSystems:twocoursesHuman-CenteredSystems:onecourseSocialSystems:onecourseElective:oneadditionalcoursefromeitherHuman-CenteredSystemsorSocialSystems

Academic StandardsAtleastCineachcourseintheminor.AllcoursesfortheminormustbetakenatCornell.Foracompletelistingofcourseoptionsandrestrictions,visitwww.infosci.cornell.edu/ugrad/concentrations.html.

Minor: Materials Science and EngineeringOfferedby:DepartmentofMaterialsScienceandEngineeringContact:MSEUndergraduateProgramCoordinator,214BardHall,255.9159

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptthosemajoringinMaterialsScienceandEngineering.

Educational ObjectivesMaterialsformthecorebasisofmanyengineeringdisciplinesincludingmechanical,civil,chemical,andelectricalengineering.ThisminorprovidesengineersinrelatedMajorswiththefundamentalunderstandingofmechanismsthatdeterminetheperformance,properties,andprocessingofmodernmaterials.

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(≥18credits),chosenasfollows:

106 Minor:MechanicalEngineering

RequiredMSE2610:MechanicalPropertiesofMaterials:FromNanodevicestoSuperstructuresorMSE2620:ElectronicMaterialsfortheInformationAge

Two of the following:MSE2060:AtomicandMolecularStructureofMatterMSE3010:MaterialsChemistryMSE3030:ThermodynamicsofCondensedSystemsMSE3040:Kinetics,Diffusion,andPhaseTransformationMSE3050:Electronic,Magnetic,andDielectricPropertiesofMaterialsMSE4020:MechanicalPropertiesofMaterials,Processing,andDesign

Three electives chosen from the following:• MSE2610,MSE2620,andanyMSEcourseatthe3000levelorabove

• Selectedcoursesinmaterialspropertiesandprocessing(atthe3000levelorabove)fromAEP,CHEME,CEE,ECE,MAE,PHYS,andCHEM,asapprovedbytheMSEundergraduatecoordinator.(Courseslistedas“MaterialsApplicationsElectives”ontheMSEwebsitemeetthisrequirement.)


Minor: Mechanical EngineeringOfferedby:SibleySchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringContact:MAEUndergraduateCoordinator:108UpsonHall,255.3573,[email protected]

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptthosemajoringinMechanicalEngineering.

Studentsintendingtoearnthisminorshouldseekadviceandpre-approvalfromtheAsso-ciateDirectorforUndergraduateAffairsinMechanicalEngineering.Contactnp18@cornell.edu,108UpsonHallbeforetakingcoursestowardtheminor.

Educational ObjectivesTheprimaryeducationalobjectiveofthisminoristogivestudentsfromoutsideMAEthenecessaryskillsandtoolstointeracttechnicallywithmechanicalengineersonvariousmultidisciplinaryfronts.ThisminorhastheappearanceofbeingverybroadsinceitencompassesnearlyalloftheMAEupper-divisioncourses.However,theprerequisitesoftheupper-divisioncoursesmaydictatethatastudentconcentrateinasubareaofmechanicalengineering.Arecommendedstrategyfordesigningaminoristoselectafewupper-levelcoursesofinterestandworkbackwardfromthemtodeterminewhatcourseswillbeneededasprerequisitesorprerequisitesofprerequisites.(Note:Instructorsmaywaivecertainprerequisitesinsomecircumstances.)Theprerequisitestructuredictates

107Minor:OperationsResearchandManagementScience

thatmostcurriculawillfocuseitheronfluids/thermalsystemsormechanicalsystems/designcourses.

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(≥18credits)fromamongthefollowing:MAEcoursesatthe2000+level;ENGRD2020:MechanicsofSolids;andTAM2030:Dynamics.

Rules for Selecting CoursesTheselectionofcoursesmustsatisfythefollowingthreerequirements.

• Atleasttwocoursesmustbenumberedabove3000.

• Atleastonecoursemustbeeither(i)numberedabove5000or(ii)numberedabove3260andhaveasitsprerequisiteENGRD2020,TAM2030,oranMAEcourse.

• Eachcoursemustbeworthatleast3credits.

AllcoursesusedtosatisfytheMEminormustbeMAEcourses,ENGRD2020,orTAM2030.NosubstitutionswillbeacceptedfromotherdepartmentsatCornellorelsewhere.TransfercreditcannotbeusedtosatisfytheMEminor.MAE1110:NavalShipSystems,orMAE4980:TeachingExperienceinMechanicalEngineering,maynotbeusedtosatisfytheMEminor.ApplicationsfortheMEminormaybeobtainedin108UpsonHall.CreditsfromMAE4900or4291maybeusedforatmostonecourseintheminor.

Academic StandardsAtleastC–ineachcourseintheminor

Minor: Operations Research and Management ScienceOfferedby:SchoolofOperationsResearchandInformationEngineeringContact:OREUndergraduateMajorConsultant,203RhodesHall,255.5088

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptthosemajoringinOREorISST.AstudentmayreceivecreditforatmostoneminorofferedbyORIE.

EducationalObjectivesOperationsResearchandManagementScience(OR&MS)aimstosupportdecision-makingthroughmodelingandanalysisofcomplexsystems.Thisunderstandingisusedtopredictsystembehaviorandimprovesystemperformance.ThisminorgivesthestudenttheopportunitytoobtainawideexposuretothecoremethodologicaltoolsforOR&MS,includingmathematicalprogramming,stochasticandstatisticalmodels,andsimulation.Theintentofthisminoristoprovideabroadknowledgeofthefundamentals,ratherthantrainingthestudentinaparticularapplicationdomain.Withthispreparation,studentscanadjusttheiradvancedcoursesandpursueeithermethodologicalorapplication-orientedareasmostrelevanttotheireducationalgoals.

RequirementsAtleastsix(6)courses(≥18credits),chosenasfollows:

108108 Minor:ScienceofEarthSystems

Choose three courses from the following list:ENGRD2700:BasicEngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsORIE3300:OptimizationIORIE3310:OptimizationIIORIE3500:EngineeringProbabilityandStatisticsIIORIE3510:IntroductionEngineeringStochasticProcessesIORIE4580:SimulationModelingandAnalysis

AnyORIEcoursesatthe3000levelorhigher(includingthoseabove)


Minor: Science of Earth SystemsOfferedby:DepartmentofEarthandAtmosphericSciencesContact:SESUndergraduateMajorCoordinator,2124SneeHall,255.5466,www.eas.cornell.edu

EligibilityAllundergraduatesexceptthosemajoringinScienceofEarthSystems.

Educational ObjectivesSomeofthemajorproblemsfacingmankindinthiscenturyinvolveearthscience,andtheengineeringworkforcewillbechallengedtosolvetheseproblems.ThisminorwillprepareengineeringstudentstounderstandthenaturaloperatingsystemsofEarthandthetoolsandtechniquesusedbyearthscientiststounderstandandmonitorthesesolidandfluidsystems.

RequirementsAtleast18credits,chosenasfollows:

Option 1:1.Requiredintroductorycourse:EAS2200:TheEarthSystem

2.Atleasttwoselectionsfromthefollowingcorecourses:EAS3010:EvolutionoftheEarthSystemEAS3030:IntroductiontoBiogeochemistryEAS3040:InterioroftheEarthEAS3050:ClimateDynamics

3.AdditionalEAScoursesatthe3000levelorhigher.Thesemayincludeadditionalcoursesfromtheabovelist,undergraduateresearchcourses,andoutdoorfieldcourses.

109109Minor:SustainableEnergySystems

Option 2:1.Requiredintroductorycourse:EAS2200:TheEarthSystem

2.TheEarthandEnvironmentalSystemsSemesterinHawaiiProgram

Academic StandardsAtleastC–ineachcourseintheminorandanaverageGPA≥2.0inallcoursesintheminor.

Minor: Sustainable Energy SystemsOfferedcollaborativelyby:BiologicalandEnvironmentalEngineering,ChemicalandBiomolecularEngineering,EarthandAtmosphericSciences,andMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering.AdministeredbytheDepartmentofChemicalandBiomolecularEngineering.Contacts:Curriculartopics:JeffTester,Director,CornellEnergyInstitute,[email protected];Administrativeorregistrartopics:CarolCasler,undergraduateprogramsofficeoftheSchoolofChemicalandBiomolecularEngineering,607-255-1489

EligibilityAllundergraduatesatCornell.

Educational ObjectivesProvidingaffordableenergytomeetthedemandsofbothdevelopedanddevelopingnationswithoutfurtherdamagingthenaturalenvironmentandtheEarth’sclimatesystemisagrandchallengeforthe21stcentury.Ourqualityoflifeandthestabilityofnationsultimatelydependonhavingaccessibleenergyresourcesandanequitableandsustainableenergysupplyanddistributionsystem.Achievementofthesgoalsrequirestheparticipation,ingenuity,andhardworkofpeoplewitharangeofspecializedbackgrounds,workingcollaboratively.Theminorisintendedtoemphasizetheimportanceofviewingthechallengeofmeetingtheworld’senergyneedsasasystemofinteractingthemes.Therequirementsoftheminoraredesignedtoprovidebreadthacrossarangeofenergyresourcetypesandconversion,transmission,andstoragetechnologiesalongwithcoverageoftheenvironmental,economic,political,andsocialconsequencesofvariousoptions.

Requirements• Sixcoursesandaminimumof18credits;atleast3creditsineachcategory

• Atleasttwocoursesincategory2:EnergySourcesandTechnologiesforaTransitiontoSustainability

• Atmosttwocoursesmaybespecificrequirementsinthestudent’sMajor

• Atleastonecoursefromeachoffourbreadthcategories

Four Breadth Categories(1)EnergySystemsAnalysis

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(2)EnergySourcesandTechnologiesforaTransitiontoSustainability

(3)NaturalSystemsImpactedbyEnergyProductionandUse

(4)SocialImpact:Policy,Economics,Business,History,Ethics,andRiskAnalysis

Courses satisfying each of the breadth categories:(1)EnergySystemsAnalysis

BEE4010:RenewableEnergySystems

BEE4860:IndustrialEcologyofAgriculturallyBasedBioindustries

BEE4870:SustainableBioenergySystems

CHEME6660:AnalysisofSustainableEnergySystems

MAE5010:FutureEnergySystems

(2)EnergySourcesandTechnologiesforaTransitiontoSustainability

(a)FossilandNuclearEnergy

CHEME5204/5207:TurbomachineryApplications/PetroleumProductRefining (seriesoftwo1-2credithourcourses)

CHEME6666:UnconventionalNaturalGasDevelopmentfromShaleFormations Module

EAS4010:FundamentalsofEarthandMineralsResources

EAS4340:ExplorationGeophysics

MAE4580/AEP/CHEME/ECE/NSE/TAM4130:IntroductiontoNuclearScience andEngineering

MAE4590/AEP/ECE/NSE4840:IntroductiontoControlledFusion:Principlesand Technology

(b)RenewableEnergy

BEE4880:AppliedModelingandSimulationforRenewableEnergySystems

CHEME6661:BioenergyandBiofuelsModule

CHEME6662:SolarEnergyModule

CHEME6664:WindEnergyModule

MAE4020:WindPower

(c)EnergyConversion,Distribution,andStorage

CHEME6650:EnergyEngineering

ECE4510:ElectricPowerSystemsI

ECE4520:ElectricPowerSystemsII

MAE5430:CombustionProcesses

MAE4490:CombustionEnginesandFuelCells

MSE4330:MaterialsforEnergyProduction,StorageandConversion

ORIE/CEE5140/CIS5040,ECE5120,MAE59105140:AppliedSystem

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Engineering

ORIE5142:SystemsAnalysisArchitecture,BehaviorandOptimization

(3)NaturalSystemsImpactedbyEnergyProductionandUse

BEE3710:PhysicalHydrologyforEcosystems

BEE4800:OurChangingAtmosphere:GlobalGeophysicsandAtmospheric Chemistry

BEE6740:Ecohydrology

BIOEE/EAS3500:DynamicsofMarineEcosystems

BIOEE/NTRES4560:StreamEcology

CEE4320:Hydrology

CHEME6610:AirPollutionControl

CHEME6663:GeothermalEnergyModule

CHEME6665:GeologicalCarbonSequestrationModule

EAS/NTRES3030:IntroductiontoBiogeochemistry

EAS3050:ClimateDynamics

EAS3530:PhysicalOceanography

EAS4400:Seminar:ClimateScience,Impacts,andMitigation

EAS4570:AtmosphericAirPollution

EAS4850:ClimateInformationandManagement(energy-relatedprojectrequired)

EAS4880:GlobalGeophysics

MAE/EAS6480:AirQualityandAtmosphericChemistry

EAS/CHEME6668:EarthSystemsBehaviorandResourcesModule

EAS/CHEME6669:EarthEnergyScienceandEngineeringModule

NTRES4201:ForestEcologyLaboratoryandNTRES4200:ForestEcology

NTRES4221:WetlandEcologyLaboratoryandNTRES4220:WetlandEcology Lecture

(4)Policy/Economics/Business/History/Ethics/RiskAnalysis

AEM4510/ECON4090:EnvironmentalEconomics

BSOC/STS2061/PHIL2460:EthicsandtheEnvironment

BSOC/STS3181:LivinginanUncertainWorld:Science,TechnologyandRisk

CEE/TOX5970:RiskAnalysisandManagement

CHEME6640:EnergyEconomics

DSOC3240/STS3241/SOC3240:EnvironmentandSociety

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ENGRG/ECE/HIST2500/STS2501:TechnologyinSociety

ENGRG/ECE3600/STS3601:EthicalIssues

MAE/STS4000:ComponentsandSystems:EngineeringinaSocialContext

NTRES3320:IntroductiontoEthicsandtheEnvironment

ORIE4150:EconomicAnalysisofEngineeringSystems

Consultwww.sustainablefuture.cornell.edu/education/minors.php,thewebsiteoftheAtkinsonCenterforaSustainableFuture,forupdatesregardingrequirementsandacceptablecourses.

Academic StandardsAtleastC-ineachcourse,or,forS/UOnlycourses,S.

SpecialProgramsDual-DegreeOptionThedual-degreeprogramisintendedforsuperiorstudents.StudentscanearnbothaBachelorofScienceandeitheraBachelorofArtsoraBachelorofFineArtsdegreeinaboutfiveyears(tensemesters).Afteracceptanceoftheirapplication,engineeringstu-dentsbeginthedual-degreeprogramintheirsecondorthirdyear.Formoreinformationaboutthisoption,studentsshouldattendaDualDegreeInformationMeeting,heldap-proximatelyonceamonth(www.arts.cornell.edu/programs/dualdeg.php).

Exceptionalstudentsmaybeabletoarrange(bypetition)anacceleratedprogramandfin-ishinlessthan10semesters.Suchaprogrammaynotrelyonsummerworkorcreditsearnedatcommunitycolleges.Studentsintheprogrammaydecidetocompleteonlyonedegree,butitmaybedifficulttocompletetherequirementsforeitherdegreeinfouryearsbecauseofthewaytheircurriculumhasbeenstructured.

DoubleMajorsThedoubleMajormakesitpossibletostudytwoalliedengineeringdisciplines.AdoubleMajorgenerallyrequiresninesemesters.(Studentsdependentonfinancialaidwhospendmorethaneightsemestersasanundergraduatewillneedtochangetheirfinancial-aidpackage.)

ToembarkonadoubleMajor,astudentmustcompletetheentryrequirementsforbothMajorsandhaveacumulativeGPA≥3.0afterthefirstfoursemesters.AffiliationwiththefirstMajorproceedsasusual.Beforetheendofthethirdyear,thestudentpresentsanap-plicationforDoubleMajortoenterthesecondMajor.TheapplicationmustbeapprovedbythefacultyinbothMajors.ThesecondMajormaysetitsownrequirements,andadmis-sionisnotguaranteed.Note:Duetocurricularoverlap,studentsmajoringinInformationScience,Systems,andTechnology(ISST),maynotpursueadoubleMajorwitheither

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ComputerScience(CS)orOperationsResearchandEngineering(ORE).Obtainapplica-tionformsfromEngineeringAdvisingandsubmitcompletedformstotheEngineeringRegistrar,158OlinHall.

Double-MajorstudentshaveafacultyadvisorineachMajor.BothMajorsmaintainre-cords,approvecoursechanges,andeventuallycertifytotheregistrarthatallrequirementsfortheB.S.degreehavebeenmet.

ThestandardsforacademicperformanceofbothMajorsmustbemet,althoughtheconse-quencesforfailingtodosoforoneortheotherwilldiffer.Forexample,deficientperfo-manceintheprimaryareamayresultinarequiredleaveofabsenceorwithdrawalfromtheMajor(resultingperhapsinwithdrawalfromthecollege),butdeficientperformanceinthesecondaryMajorsimplyterminatesthedoubleMajor.Formoreinformation,contactEngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall,andtheindividualMajorconsultantoffices.

TheIndependentMajor(IM)TheIMisanopportunityforstudentswhoseeducationalobjectivescannotbemetbyanyoftheregularMajors.Itallowsstudentstocreatespeciallytailored,interdisciplinarycoursesofstudy.Thestudentdevelopstheprograminconsultationwithfacultyadvisors;itisapprovedbytheIndependentMajorCommittee,whichisresponsibleforoverseeingthestudent’swork.

TheIMincludesaprimaryengineeringareaof≥32creditsandaneducationallyrelatedsecondaryareaof≥16credits.Theprimaryareamaybeanysubjectareaofferedbytheengineeringschoolsordepartments;thesecondaryareaisalogicallyconnectedareataughtanywhereatCornell.Theprogrammustconstituteanengineeringeducationinscopeandsubstance,andallrequirementsoftheCommonCurriculummustbemet.

Studentsshouldapplybytheendofthefirstsemesterofthesecondyearandmustbeingoodacademicstanding.Theyshouldseekassistanceindevelopingacoherentprogramfromprofessorsintheproposedprimaryandsecondarysubjectareas.Ifapproved,theprogrambecomesacurricularcontracttowhichthestudentmustadhere.Formoreinfor-mation,contactEngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall.

Note:Becausenosinglestandardizedcurriculumexists,theIMisnotaccredited.IMstu-dentswhointendtoseeklegallicensingasProfessionalEngineersshouldbeawarethatthisnon-accrediteddegreeprogramwillrequireadditionaleducation,work,and/orexpe-riencetobeeligibletotaketheFundamentalsofEngineeringexamination.

InternationalEngineeringProgramsAninternationalperspective,sensitivitytoothercultures,andtheabilitytospeakasec-ondlanguageareincreasinglyimportanttotoday’sengineer.TheCollegeofEngineeringencouragesstudentstostudyorworkabroadduringtheirundergraduateyearstoprepareforparticipationintheglobalmarketplace.

Becausemostengineeringcurriculaarehighlystructuredwithmanysequentialcourses,studentswhowishtopursuethisoptionmustdecideearlyandplancarefully.Advisorsandfacultyinthecollegecansuggestavarietyofwaysforstudentstostudyabroadandstillmeetgraduationrequirements.Studentsinterestedinstudyingorworkingabroadshouldbegingatheringinformationearlyinthefirstyear.Theseprogramsmayfitsome

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students’curriculumplansbetterthanothers’,dependingonavarietyoffactors,includingAdvancedPlacementcredit,completedprerequisites,andMajoraffiliationrequirements.StudentsshouldrefertothecollegeanduniversitypoliciesrelatedtostudyabroadontheCornellAbroadwebsite(http://CUabroad.cornell.edu).

Oncampus,thereareseveralsourcesofspecificinformationonstudyabroad:

• CornellAbroadoffice,300CaldwellHall

• EngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall

• theassociatedirectorofundergraduatestudiesinthestudent’sMajor

EngineeringCommunicationsProgram(ECP)TheECPprovidesinstructionintechnicalwriting,oralpresentation,andtheuseofgraph-icsinboth.ECPcoursesarelikewritingseminarselsewhereatCornell.Students’workreceivesabundantwrittencommentsandconferencesarefrequent.

MembersoftheECPareavailabletohelpengineeringfacultymembersdevelopmaterialsfortheirownwritingandoral-presentationassignments.

Formoreinformation,call255.7199,visittheDirector’sofficeat465HollisterHall,orgotowww.engineering.cornell.edu/ECP/.

EngineeringCooperativeEducationProgram(Co-op)TheCo-opprogramprovidesanopportunitytogain28weeksofcareer-relatedpracticalworkexperiencebutstillgraduateinfouryears.Bysupplementingcourseworkwithcare-fullymonitored,paidpositions,co-opstudentscanexploretheirinterestsandacquireabetterunderstandingofengineeringasaprofession.

Tobeeligible,studentsmustbeenrolledintheCollegeofEngineeringanequivalentoffivesemestersbeforestartingtheirfirstworkterm.Exceptionsmaybemadefortransferstudentsandotherspursuinganacceleratedcurriculum.Studentsmajoringincomputerscienceorbiologicalengineering,butnotregisteredintheCollegeofEngineering,arealsoeligible.Inmostcases,aGPA>2.7isrequired.

ApplicantsinterviewwithemployersinFebruaryofthesophomoreyearand,uponac-ceptinganoffer,usuallycompletethefifth-semestercourseworkoncampusduringthesummeraftersophomoreyear.Theybeginthefirstco-opworktermthefollowingfall,completethesixthsemesteroncampus,andreturntotheirco-opemployerthefollowingsummerfortheirsecondworkterm.Studentsspendthesenioryearoncampus,graduatingonschedulewiththeirclass.Studentswithflexiblecoursecurriculumsmayprefertocom-pleteonespring/summerorsummer/fallco-opworktermduringthejunioryear.

Obtainmoreinformationatwww.engineering.cornell.edu/cooporattheEngineeringCo-operativeEducationandCareerServicesoffice,201CarpenterHall,255.3512.

UndergraduateResearchEngineeringLearningInitiatives(ELI)iscommittedtofacilitatingconnectionsandpro-vidingfundingsupportforundergraduatestudentswhoaremotivatedtopursueresearch

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opportunitiesduringtheirtimeatCornell.Researchenhancestheundergraduateexperi-encebyallowingstudentstoapplytheskillsandknowledgelearnedintheclassroomtorealengineeringproblemsandtocontributetotheadvancementofknowledgeintheirfields.Researchgivesstudentstheopportunitytointeractcloselywithfacultymentorsand,inmanyinstances,todevelopvaluableindustryconnections.Engineeringstudentsandfacultymembersmayapplyforfundingawardstosupportundergraduateresearchprojectsforthefall,spring,andsummerterms.Fundsmaybeusedtoprovideastudentstipendortocoverprojectexpenses.Studentresearcherssubmitareportandpresenttheirworkinapublicpostersessionattheendoftheterm.Formoreinformationontipsforlo-catingafacultymentor,suggestedresearchtopics,applicationinformation,selectioncri-teria,andfundingsources,visitEngineeringLearningInitiativesonthewebatwww.en-gineering.cornell.edu/learning/.

CooperativeProgramswithTheSamuelCurtisJohnsonGraduateSchoolofManagementForinformationaboutprogramoptionsatJohnson,stopbytheadmissionsofficein111SageHallorvisitthewebsite:www.johnson.cornell.edu/.

CourseRegistrationRegistrationBeingregisteredwiththeuniversityandtheCollegeofEngineeringandcompletingcourseenrollmentaretwodifferentthings.ToberegisteredwithboththeuniversityandtheCollegeofEngineering,newstudentsmusthave

• obtainedtheirIDcard,

• paidtheirbursarbill,

• submittedallrequiredhealthformstoGannettHealthServices,and

• attendedafirst-yearortransferbriefing.

StudentswhohavenotfollowedthisproceduremustregisterwithboththeUniversityRegistrar(B7DayHall)andtheEngineeringRegistrar(158OlinHall)andthenmeetwithanadvisorinEngineeringAdvising(167OlinHall)toreceiveanddiscusscourseregistra-tionmaterials.

Continuingstudentsareautomaticallyregisteredaftertheduedateofthetuitionfeepay-ment,providedtheabovecriteriahavebeenmetandnoacademicorjudicialholdspreventregistration.The Student Center, anonlinestudentservice,willprovidestudentswithin-formationregardingtheirregistrationstatusatthebeginningofeachsemester.

TheCourseAdd/DropFormEarlyinthesemester,studentscanusetheirStudentCenteronlineaccounttomakemostcourse-enrollmentchanges.Some“permissiononly”coursesmayrequirestudentstosub-mitanadd/dropform,obtainableattheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall.

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Theadd/dropformrequiresthefollowinginformation:

• StudentIdentificationNumber,semester,andyearofstudy,andfullname.

• Thefourtofive-digitcourseidentificationnumber(CID),thedepartment/coursename,andthenumberofcredithoursforthecourseastudentwishestochange.(ThisinformationcanbefoundviatheStudentCenterorintheCourseandTimeRoster,whichisalsoavailableonline.)

• Approvalfromthedepartmentofferingthecourse.Becauseeachdepartmentkeepsarunningtallyofthenumbersofstudentsenrolledineachlecture,section,orlabo-ratory,studentsmustreceivedepartmentalapprovalbeforemakingformalchangestotheirschedule.(ThelocationofdepartmentalofficescanbefoundinthecampusdirectoryorCourses of Study.)

• Thestudent’ssignatureandthedate.

Submitthecompletedadd/dropforminpersontotheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall.There,astaffmemberwillprocessthechangesandreturnonecopyoftheform.ItisimportantthatstudentskeepthisrecordofthechangeandchecktheirschedulesonStudent Center periodicallyduringthesemesterforaccuracy.

AddingaCourseStudentsmayaddcoursestotheirscheduleatanytimebeforetheendofthethirdweekofclasses,usingCornell’selectronicadd/dropsystemoranadd/dropformmentionedintheprevioussectionfor“permissiononly”courses.

Toaddacourseafterthethirdweekofclasses,apetition(availableintheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall)isrequiredinadditiontotheadd/dropform.Liketheadd/dropform,thepetitionmustbeendorsedbythestudent’sadvisor.Submitthecom-pletedpetitionandadd/dropformtotheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall.

DroppingaCourseStudentsmaydropacourseanytimebeforetheendoftheseventhweekofclasses,usingCornell’selectronicadd/dropsystemoranadd/dropformmentionedearlierfor“permis-siononly”courses.

Droppingacourseduringweeks8to12requiresapetition(availableintheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall)inadditiontotheadd/dropform.Thepetitionmustbesignedbythestudent’sacademicadvisor.Submitthecompletedpetitionandadd/dropformtotheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall.

Coursesdroppedaftertheseventhweekaremarkedwithagradeof“W”(forwithdrawal)ontheofficialtranscript.“W”isamatterofrecord:itsremovalcannotbepetitioned.

Nocoursemaybedroppedafterthetwelfthweekofclasses,evenwithapetition.

ChangingaGradeOptionDuringweeksonetosevenofthesemester,changeagradeoption(oncourseswhereachoicebetweenletterorS/Ugradeisoffered)usingtheonlineadd/dropsystem,orwithanadd/dropformfor“permissiononly”courses.Ifanadd/dropformisused,permissionof

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thefacultyadvisorandcourseinstructorordepartmentalrepresentativemustbeobtained.Submitthecompletedadd/dropformtotheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall,bytheendoftheseventhweekofclasses.

Important:Aftertheseventhweekofclasses,thegradingoptionmaynotbechanged,norwillstudentsbepermittedtoaddacourseinwhichtheywerepreviouslyenrolled(inthecurrentsemester)underadifferentgradeoption.Thisdeadlineisstrictlyenforced.(FormoreinformationontheS/UGradingOption,see“GradesandCredits”inthishandbook.)

ChangingCreditHoursCertainupper-levelcoursesintheEngineeringcurriculumareofferedwith“variable”credithours.Studentsdecidethenumberofcreditstheywishtoregisterforwhentheyen-roll,inconsultationwiththeinstructorandtheirfacultyadvisor.(Forexample,acourselistedas“variableto5credits”canbetakenfor1,2,3,4,or5credits.)

Duringweeksonetothreeofthesemester,changecredithours(oncoursesthatoffervari-ablecredit)usingtheonlineadd/dropsystem,orwithanadd/dropformfor“permissiononly”courses.Ifanadd/dropformisused,permissionofthefacultyadvisorandcourseinstructorordepartmentalrepresentativemustbeobtained.Submitthecompletedadd/dropformtotheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall,bytheendofthethirdweekofclasses.

Afterthethirdweekofclasses,variablecredithoursmaynotbechangedexceptbypeti-tion(seeprevioussectionon“addingacourseafterweekthree”forinstructions).

CoursePre-EnrollmentthroughCoursEnrollEachsemester,thereisaperiod(usuallynearthemiddleofthesemester)duringwhichstudentselectronicallyrequestcoursestheyplantotakeduringthenextsemester,usingtheonlineserviceCoursEnroll.Itprovidesthemostaccurate,up-to-datelistingsofcourseofferingsforthecomingsemesterandisavailableathttp://studentcenter.cornell.edu.Eachsemester,theUniversityRegistrar’sofficeassignseachclass(first-throughfourth-year)adesignatedtimeperiodduringwhich CoursEnrollwillbeaccessiblethroughthe Student Center.ThisaccessscheduleispublishedinwrittenformbytheUniversityRegis-trar’sofficeandintheweeklyemailnewsletter,The Sundial.TorequestcoursesthroughCoursEnroll:• Determineyourpre-enrollmentaccessperiodbyreadingThe Sundial,bycontactingtheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,158OlinHall,orbycheckingyourStudent Cen-teraccount.

• ChecktheonlineCourseandTimeRosterorviewclassesviathe Student Center.• Decidewhichcoursesyouwanttotakethenextsemester,keepinginmindthere-quirementsfortheCommonCurriculumandyourintendedMajorprogram.

• Meetwithyourfacultyadvisorpriortothepre-enrollmentperiodtodiscussthepro-posedcoursescheduleandmakechangesasnecessary.

• UseCoursEnrolltoenteryourcoursechoices.Thiscompletesthepre-enrollmentprocess.

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MaximumNumberofCreditsperSemesterThecollegepermits(butdoesnotencourage)studentstotakeupto23creditspersemes-ter—excludingphysicaleducationcourses,supplementarycourses,andothercoursesthatdonotcounttowardthedegree.Thosewhowishtotakemorethan23creditsmustcom-pletetheappropriatepetition.Add/dropformsthatresultinascheduleofmorethan23creditswillnotbeprocessedwithoutapetitionendorsedbythestudent’sfacultyadvisorandapprovedbyarepresentativeofCASPACinEngineeringAdvising.

ROTCCoursesROTCcoursesmaybeusedtosatisfyengineeringdegreerequirementsasfollows:

1. Upto6creditsofROTCcoursesnumbered≥3000maybeusedasapprovedelec-tives;

2. SelectedROTCcoursesmaybeusedtosatisfytheliberalstudiesrequirement.(Fordetails,see:www.cs.cornell.edu/gries/ccgb/);

3. ROTCcoursesthatareco-listedbyanotherdepartment(e.g.NAVS3050:PrinciplesofNavigation).SomeMajorsfurtherrestricttheuseofparticularcoursesco-listedwithMilitaryScience.Checkwiththeundergraduatecoordinatorofficetofindoutwhethersuchcourseswillcounttowardgraduation.

GradesandCreditGradesThegradingsystemusedattheuniversityisshownbelow.Letter GradePointValue DescriptionA+ 4.3 ExcellenttoVeryGood:comprehensive A 4.0 knowledgeandunderstandingofsubject A– 3.7 matter;markedperceptionand/ororiginalityB+ 3.3 Good:moderatelybroadknowledgeand B 3.0 understandingofsubjectmatter;noticeable B– 2.7 perceptionand/ororiginalityC+ 2.3 Satisfactory:reasonableknowledgeand C 2.0 understandingofsubjectmatter;someC– 1.7 perceptionand/ororiginality.D+ 1.3 Marginal:minimumknowledgeand D 1.0 understandingofsubjectmatter;limited D– 0.7 perceptionand/ororiginality.F 0.0 Failing:unacceptablylowknowledgeand understandingofsubjectmatter;severely limitedperceptionand/ororiginality.S – “Satisfactory”equivalenttoC–oraboveU – “Unsatisfactory”equivalenttobelowC–

SymbolsUsedinLieuofGradesINC Thestudenthassubstantialpassing-levelequityinthecoursebutisun-

abletocompleteitbecauseofcircumstancesbeyondtheircontrol.

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R(Registered) Thisgradesubstituteisgivenafterthefirstsemesterofafull-yearcoursethatdoesnotrequireagradeuntiltheend.

W(Withdrew) Thestudentwithdrewfromthecourse(withcollegepermission)aftertheseventhweek(orbeyondthree-fifthsofthedurationofshortercourses).

S/UGradingOptionInsomecoursesstudentshavetheoptionofreceivingagradeofsatisfactoryorunsatisfac-tory(SorU)insteadofalettergrade.Studentsmaypre-registerforsuchacourseundertheS/Uoptionorchangethegradingoptionduringthefirstsevenweeksofthesemester.Changingagradeoptionisaccomplishedbycompletingthe“ChangestoGradeOptionorCreditHours”sectionofanadd/dropform;thisrequirespermissionofthestudent’sfac-ultyadvisorandthecourseinstructorordepartmentalrepresentative.AgradeofSisequivalenttoalettergradeofA+throughC–;UisequivalenttoagradeofD+orless.)

Important: After the seventh week of classes, the grading option may not be changed, nor will students be permitted to add a course in which they were previously enrolled (in the current semester) under a different grade option.EngineeringstudentsmaychoosetoreceiveanS/Ugradeoptionunderthefollowingconditions:

• ThecourseisofferedwithanS/Uoption.

• ThestudenthascompletedatleastonefullsemesterofstudyatCornell.First-yearstudentsmaynottakeanycoursesonanS/Ubasisduringtheirfirstsemesterexceptforcoursesthataregraded“S/UOnly”.

• TheS/Ucoursemustbeusedaseitheraliberal-studiesdistributionoranAdvisor-approvedelectiveintheEngineeringcurriculum.

• StudentsmayenrollS/Uinonlyone(1)courseeachsemesterinwhichthechoicebetweenlettergradeandS/Uisanoption.(Additionalcoursesoffered“S/Uonly”maybetakeninthesamesemesterasthe“electedS/U”course.)

Note:S/UcoursesdonotcounttowardeligibilityfortheDean’sListandmayweakenchancesforacceptanceintograduateschool.AddressquestionsregardingtheS/UoptiontoEngineeringAdvising.

IncompleteGradesTherearemanylegitimatereasonsfordelayingcompletionofacoursebeyondthetimeallotted.Anextendedillnessorseriousinjury,forexample,mightmakeitimpossibletofinishbytheendofthesemester.Insuchsituations,itisdesirabletoreceiveatemporarygradeofincompleteandfinishthecourseworkatalatertime.

Toreceiveanincomplete,studentsmust:

• Haveanextenuatingreasonthatpreventsthemfromcompletingthecourseinthetimeallotted;and

• Havepassingequityinthecourseatthetimeoftherequest.(Thisisgenerallyde-finedascompletionofatleasthalfthecourseworkatapassinglevel.)

Incompletegradesaregrantedatthediscretionofthecourseinstructor.Ifyouthinkanincompleteisappropriate,discussitwiththeinstructor,makingsuretoarrangespecific

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conditionsunderwhichthemissingworkistobecompletedandsetadeadlineforsubmis-sion.Generally,deadlinesareone-year,butinstructorsmayrequireshorterdeadlines,andmay,attheirowndiscretion,extendadeadline.Havingthis“contract”inwritingisdesir-able.

Evidenceofanincompleteremainspermanentlyonthetranscript.Whenthecoursehasbeencompleted,agradeisenteredwithanasterisk,indicatingthatitwasnotcompletedduringtheregularsemester.Onceanengineeringstudenthasgraduated,anyremainingincompletesarepermanentlyfrozenonthetranscript,andnoadditionalcourseworkcanbecompleted.

Studentsshouldweighthecostoftakinganincompleteagainstthereasonsfordoingso.ItmaybehelpfultodiscussthematterwithafacultyadvisororastaffmemberinEngineer-ingAdvising.

AdvancedPlacementandTransferCreditManystudentscometoCornellwithadvancedplacementcreditforcoursestakeninhighschoolorwithcoursestakenatanaccreditedcollegethataresimilartocoursesofferedhere.Studentswhothinktheyarealreadycompetentinthesubjectmatterofacourseof-feredattheintroductorylevelcandemonstratetheirproficiencyandreceivecreditforthecoursewithoutactuallytakingit.

Thereisadifferencebetweenadvancedplacementcreditandtransfercredit.Advancedplacementcreditisawardedwhenastudentshowscompetenceinasubjectbydoingwellonanapprovedexam.Transfercreditisawardedforacoursethathasbeensatisfactorilycompletedatanothercollegeandthathasnotbeenusedtomeethighschoolgraduationrequirements.

Theonlycoursesforwhichstudentsmayobtainadvancedplacementortransfercreditarethosethatfitdegreerequirementsintheundergraduateengineeringprogram.TheCollegeofEngineeringdecideswhethercreditshouldbeawardedforparticularcourses,andinallcasesthisdecisionisfinal.

AdvancedPlacementCreditStudentsmaybecomeeligibleforadvancedplacementcreditinfourways:

• BytakingaCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard(CEEB)examination,

• BysuccessfullycompletingaGeneralCertificateofEducation(GCE)Advanced(A-Level)examination,

• BysuccessfullycompletinganInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)HigherLevelexamination,or

• BytakingadepartmentalCornellAdvancedStandingExam(CASE),givenduringOrientationWeekpriortothebeginningofthefallterm.

Ifastudent’sperformanceononeoftheseexamsissatisfactory,collegecreditwillbeoffered.

Advanced placement credit need not be accepted.Choosingtoacceptcreditwilldepend,inpart,onwhetheracourseisatechnicalcoursethatwillbeaprerequisiteforothercours-esinastudent’sacademicprogram.Ifitisnotatechnicalprerequisite,thereisnoreasonnottoacceptit.Ifitisatechnicalprerequisite,studentsshouldmakecertainthattheyare

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reallypreparedtotakethenextcourseinthesequence.

Departmentalexaminationstesttechnicalpreparedness,andinthissense,theyarebetterthanCEEBAPexams,whichmaynottestforwhatCornellexpectsastudenttoknow.Thedepartmentalexamisdesignedtotestthedepthofknowledgeintheentirerangeofmate-rialcustomarilycoveredinaparticularcourseofferedatCornell.Satisfactoryperfor-manceonsuchanexamindicatesthatstudentsalreadyknowwhattheywouldhavelearnediftheyhadtakentheCornellcourse.SatisfactoryperformanceontheCEEBAPexamisnotasgoodanindicationthatastudentknowstheentirerangeofmaterial.Whenindoubt,studentsshouldfeelfreetotakeadepartmentalexam,eveniftheyhavealreadypassedtheCEEBAPexam.

Sincetheamountofadvancedplacementortransfercreditawardedcanaffectthedegreeofdifficultyofthefirstyearandsubsequentsuccessasanengineeringstudent,studentsshouldconsidertheoptionscarefully,seekingadvicefromtheirfacultyadvisorsduringOrientationWeekandtalkingwiththeundergraduatecoordinator(seepages10–11)fortheprimaryMajorofinterest.ThefirstyearatCornelliscrucialtothedevelopmentofanundergraduateprogram;wiseuseofadvancedplacementandtransfercreditcanmakeapositivedifference.

AcceptableSubjectsandScoresAtableshowingthemostcommonsubjectsforwhichadvancedplacementcreditisaward-edintheCollegeofEngineering,andthescoresneededonqualifyingtests,follows.Inmathematics,physics,chemistry,andcomputerscience,advancedplacementcreditisawardedonlyforcoursesrequiredintheengineeringcurriculum.(TheCollegeofEngi-neeringdoesnotawardadvancedplacementcreditforstatistics.)

ModernLanguagesStudentscanearnadvancedplacementcreditforcompetenceinaforeignlanguagebytak-ingtheCEEBAPtestorbytakingtheCornellAdvancedStandingExamination(CASE).Thosewithascoreof4or5ontheCEEBAPtestinFrench,German,Italian,orSpanishwillbeawarded3credits.QualificationfortheCASE(inanylanguage)requiresatleasta65onacollegeplacementtest(takeneitherinhighschooloratCornellduringOrientationWeek).StudentsachievingapassingscoreontheCASEwillbeawarded3credits.Mod-ernlanguagecredits,earnedviaAPorCASE,maybeusedtosatisfypartoftheliberalstudiesdistributionrequirement(intheforeignlanguagecategory)ortheapprovedelec-tiverequirement,contingentondiscussionwiththefacultyadvisor.

OtherSubjectsAdvancedplacementcreditisgrantedformanysubjectsnotdiscussedhere.Ifguidelinesforasubjectareaarenotspelledoutbelow,theCollegeofEngineeringfollowstheAPguidelinesfoundinthe“GeneralInformation”sectionofCourses of Study oronlineathttp://courses.cornell.edu/content.php?catoid=12&navoid=2158#CEEB_AP_Exams

GeneralPoliciesforAdvancedPlacementCreditThegeneralpoliciesintheCollegeofEngineeringgoverningawardsofadvancedplace-mentcreditareasfollows.

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1. Advancedplacementcreditwillnotbeofferedinanysubjectareawithoutadocu-mentedexamination.

2. Alladvancedplacementexaminationsarenormallytakenandscoredbeforefall-termclassesbegin.StudentswhotakeCEEBAPtestsinhighschoolshouldhaveanofficialreportoftheirscoressentdirectlytoCornellassoonaspossible.StudentswhohavecompletedeitherGCEA-levelorIBHigherLevelexaminationsmustpres-enttheoriginaloracertifiedcopyoftheirexaminationcertificatetoEngineeringAdvising,167OlinHall.ThosewhowishtotakedepartmentalexaminationsmustdosoduringOrientationWeek.

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AdvancedPlacementCreditTableRequirements CEEBAPExams GCEA-Level IBHigherLevel

Mathematics1910required1920required

4or5onBCCornellDepartmentalExam

A,B,orConMathorPureMathexams(1910only)

Nocredita

Physics1112required

2213required

1112and2213

4or5onmechanicsportionofC;5onBwithsuccessfulcompletionofahighschoollevelcalculuscourse

5onelectricityandmagnetismportionofC

AorB

AorBpluscreditforMATH1910

6or7

Chemistry2090b2090and2080

5 BA

6or7

ComputingCS1110 5onA 6or7

Biology4credits8credits

45 AorB

67

First-YearWritingSeminar(tworequired)

Oneseminar 5(English)c A 7

For all other subjects, see Courses of Study or visit: www.admissions.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/ap ib international credentials 2011.pdf

Notesa.StudentsareencouragedtotaketheCornelldepartmentalexaminationduringorientation.

b.StudentswhoobtainadvancedplacementcreditforCHEM2090andarethinkingofmajoringinChemEshouldconsiderenrollinginCHEM2150.ThosewhoareofferedcreditforCHEM2090andthenelecttotakeCHEM2150willalsoreceiveacademiccreditforCHEM2090.Youmaywanttodiscussthisoptionwithyourfacultyadvisor.

c.Studentsreceivinga4ontheCEEBAPEnglishLiteratureandCompositionexamortheCEEBAPEnglishLanguageandCompositionexam,a6ontheIBHigherLevelEnglishexam,oraBontheGCEA-levelEnglishexamwillbeeligiblefor3credits,whichmaybeappliedtowardtheLiteratureandtheArtscategoryintheliberalstudiesdistributionrequirement.

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TransferCreditGeneralPoliciesforTransferCredit• Onlycoursesthatmeetdegreerequirementsfortheundergraduateengineeringpro-gramandaredeemedequivalentinscopeandrigortocoursesofferedatCornellwillbeconsideredfortransfercredit.

• Transfercreditwillonlybeawardedforcoursesofferedbyregionallyaccredited,degree-granting,postsecondaryinstitutions.

• AgradeofatleastC(notC-)musthavebeenearnedinthecoursebeingtransferred;schoolsanddepartmentsmaystipulateahigherminimumgrade.

• Atmost,18transferorCornellextramuralstudycreditsmaybeappliedtoengineer-ingdegreerequirementsafterastudentmatriculatesatCornell.(CreditforsummerandwintersessioncoursestakenatCornellisnotconsideredtransfercredit,nordoesitcounttowardthe18-creditmaximum.)

• TransfercreditwillnotbeawardedforcoursestakenduringasemesterinwhichastudentisenrolledatCornell.

• Transfercreditwillnotbeawardedforcooperativecoursestakenwhileinhighschool,technicalskills,orgeneralknowledgeacquiredthroughpersonalexperience,employment,ormilitarytraining.

• Transfercreditwillonlyawardedif/whenthestudenthassubmittedadetailedcoursesyllabusoroutline,andacertifiedcopyofthestudent’sofficialtranscriptfromthehostinstitution(photocopiesarenotacceptable).CurrentstudentsmustalsosubmitacompletedTransferCreditForm.IncomingFirst-YearstudentssubmitacompletedHighSchoolCreditForm.

• CreditinexcessofthatawardedbyCornellfortheequivalentcourseisnevergrant-ed,norwillCornellawardmorethanthenumberofcreditscompletedatanotherinstitution.(Transfercreditsfrominstitutionsonatrimesterorquartersystemarenotdirectlycomparabletosemestercredits,andwillbereducedwhenconvertedtosemestercredits.)

• ThefinaltransfercreditawardisrecordedbytheEngineeringRegistrar,158OlinHall.GradesforcoursestakenatotherinstitutionsappearontheofficialCornelltranscript,butarenotincludedintheCornellcumulativegradepointaverage.

TransferCreditforTransferStudentsTransferstudentsenteringasfirst-,second-,orthird-yearstudentsmaytransferupto36creditsforeachyearspentinfull-timestudyatanotherinstitution,providedthatthecoursesareacceptableformeetinggraduationrequirements.Nomorethan72totaltrans-fercredits(combinationofthosetakenbothbeforeandaftermatriculation)maybeusedtomeetgraduationrequirements.Transfercreditsfrominstitutionsonthequartersystemortrimestersystemarenotdirectlycomparabletosemestercredits.Ingeneral,thenumberoftrimestercreditsorquartercreditswillbereducedwhenconvertedtosemestercredits,andcreditwillnotbegivenformorethan10coursesperyear.TransfercreditawardsformatriculatingtransferstudentsareevaluatedanddeterminedbytheundergraduateMajorrepresentativeinthestudent’sintendedMajorofstudyinengineering.

Transferstudentstransferring12to23creditsareexemptfromonePEcourse.

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Transferstudentstransferring24ormorecreditsareexemptfromtwoPEcoursesandtheswimtest.

TransferCredittoFulfilltheMathRequirementIftransfercreditisgivenforoneormoreofthefirstthreemathcourses(1910,1920,and2930or2940),thetotalnumberofcreditsforthesethreecoursesmustbeatleast11;other-wise,anothermathcourseisrequired.Transfercreditgivenforthefourth,Major-depen-dent,mathcoursemustbeatleast3credits.

TransferCreditforFirst-YearStudentsStudentswhohavetakenacourseorcoursesofferedbyanaccreditedcollegeoruniversitymaywishtotransferthecreditsandapplythemtowardcourserequirementsatCornell.

Duringthesummermonthspriortoarrivingoncampus,theEngineeringRegistrar’sof-ficewillworkdirectlywithstudentswhoindicatethattheyhavetakencollege-levelcours-esatanotherinstitution.Thesestudentswillbeprovidedadditionalinformationbyemail.

Tobeeligibletoreceivetransfercreditthefollowingmustapply:

• StudentsmusthavereceivedatleastagradeofC(notC–)inthecourse,andthesub-jectmattermustbeapplicabletotheEngineeringcurriculumatCornell.

• TheEngineeringRegistrar’sofficemustpossessasignedstatement(HighSchoolCreditForm)fromthehighschoolguidanceofficecertifyingthatthecoursewasnotusedtofulfillhighschoolgraduationcreditandthatitwastaughtonacollegecam-pusbycollegefacultyandattendedbycollegestudents.StudentswhowantcreditforcooperativecoursestakeninhighschoolmustseekAPcredit,nottransfercredit

• Anofficialtranscriptmustbereceived.

• Transfercreditrequestsmustbecompletedbytheendofthefirsttermofresidence.

HowtoUseAdvancedPlacementorTransferCreditAdvancedplacement(ortransfer)creditenablesstudentstobegintheircollegestudiesatanappropriatelevelineachsubject.Theygenerallyprofitfromtheseoptions,buttheymustjudgetheirownabilitytohandleademandingacademicprogram.Theadvisabilityofacceptingcreditdependsonmanypersonalfactors,suchastheextentofstudyskills,theactivitiesstudentswishtoengageinduringtheirfirstyear,andthethoroughnessoftheirpreparation.Whethertoacceptadvancedplacement—ortakethecorrespondingcourse—isadecisionforwhichthestudent,alone,isresponsible.

APortransfercreditcanbeusedinatleastthreeways:• Enrollingimmediatelyinamoreadvancedcourseinthesamesubjectarea,forex-ample,second-termmathematicsinthefirstterm.

• Substitutingelectivecourseworkduringthefirstyearorsubsequentyear.However,studentsmustmeetthecriteriaforgoodacademicstanding.

• Enrollinginfewercourses,usingthecredittofulfillbasicrequirements.(Tobeingoodstanding,enrollmentinatleast12creditseachsemesterisrequired.)

FurtherInformationForfurtherinformationaboutadvancedplacementortransfercredit,contactEngineeringAdvising,CollegeofEngineering,CornellUniversity,167OlinHall,Ithaca,NY14853-5201;telephone:255.7414,email:[email protected].

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AcademicStandingFull-timestudentsareexpectedtoremainingoodacademicstanding.Thecriteriaforgoodstandingchangesomewhatasastudentprogressesthroughthefouryearsoftheen-gineeringcurriculum.Atalltimes,thestudentmustbemakingadequateprogresstowardadegree,butwhatthisactuallymeansvariesfromMajortoMajor.

RequirementsforstudentsnotyetaffiliatedwithaMajorarelistedbelow.FailuretomeettherequirementswillresultinareviewbythefacultyCommitteeonAcademicStandards,Petitions,andCredit(CASPAC),whichmayissueawarning,mayrequireastudenttotakealeaveofabsence,ormayevenrequireastudenttowithdrawfromthecollege.

Tobeingoodstandingattheendofeachsemester,unaffiliatedstudentsmusthave:

• atleast12credits,includingatleasttwocoursesinmathematics,science,andengi-neering(PEcourses,andcoursesbelowthe1100level—exceptENGRG1050andAcademicExcellenceWorkshops(AEWs)—donotcount.MilitarySciencecoursesdonotcount,withtheexceptionofcourseslistedunderROTC Courses,page118);

• atleastC–inthemathematicscourse;

• asemesterGPA≥2.0;

• noF,U,orINCgrades.

Becausemathematicsispivotaltothestudyandpracticeofengineering,studentsmustearnatleastC–inMATH1910,1920,2930or2940,andamathcoursechosenbytheMa-jor.Studentsfailingtomeetthisrequirementmustrepeatthecourseimmediatelyandre-ceiveasatisfactorygradebeforeenrollinginthenextcourseinthesequence.FailuretoachieveatleastC–thesecondtimewillresultindismissalfromthecollege.Physicsandadvancedmathcoursesoftenhavemathprerequisites,andhavingtorepeattheprerequi-sitecoursemaydelayprogressinthephysicsandmathcurricula.Studentsareexpectedtocontinuethesequenceofcoreengineeringmathcourseseachsemesteruntilcompleted.

SomeoftherequirementsforgoodstandinginMajorsarelistedbelow;complete,up-to-dateinformationisavailablefromtheundergraduateconsultantforeachMajor.

Theuniversityrequirementforfull-timestatus(forfinancialaid)isaminimumof12cred-its,butstudentswhobelievetheyhaveagoodreasontocarryalightercourseloadshouldseetheirfacultyadvisorandtheundergraduateconsultantfortheirMajororintendedMa-jorbeforehand.Studentsmayhavetopostponegraduationorattendsummerclassesasaresultofreducingtheircourseload.

CriteriaforGoodStandinginMajorProgramsAffiliatedstudentsmustcontinuetomeetcollegerequirementsforgoodstandingasde-scribedearlierinthissection.Inaddition,theymustmeetthefollowingcriteriatoremainingoodstandingintheirMajor:

BiologicalEngineering(ForallBiologicalEngineeringMajorsregardlessofthecollegetheyareenrolledin)

• SemesterGPA≥2.0

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• CumulativeGPA≥2.0

• SemesterGPA≥2.0inbiologicalandenvironmentalengineeringcoursesandengineeringdistributioncourses

• Passinggradeinatleast12creditseachsemester

• Nofailinggrades

ChemicalEngineering• SemesterGPA≥2.0


• GPA≥2.2eachsemesterinrequiredchemicalengineeringcourses

• AtmostonegradebelowC–inrequiredchemicalengineeringcoursesduringtheundergraduateprogram

• Nofailinggrades

CivilEngineering• SemesterGPA≥2.0


• SemesterGPA≥2.0incorecourses,designcourses,Major-approvedelectives,andengineeringdistributioncourses.

• NomorethanonegradebelowC–inrequiredcorecourses,designcourses,Major-approvedelectives,andengineeringdistributioncoursesandnofailinggrades.

• 12credithourseachsemester

• AtmostonegradebelowC-inrequiredcorecourses,designcourses,Major-approvedelectives,andengineeringdistributioncoursescancounttowardscompletionofundergraduateMajor.

ComputerScience• SemesterGPA≥2.3

• SemesterGPA≥2.5incoursesrequiredfortheCSMajorprogram,withnocoursegradelessthanC–

• Nofailinggrades

• Apassinggradeinatleast14creditseachsemester

ElectricalandComputerEngineering• SemesterGPA≥2.3

• NocoursewithagradelessthanC–maybeusedtosatisfydegreerequirementsintheMajorprogramorserveasaprerequisiteforasubsequentECEcourse.

• Studentsmustsatisfactorilycompletethefollowingrequirements:(a)twoof:ECE/ENGRD2100,ECE2200,orECE/ENGRD2300;(b)allmathematicsandphysicscoursesthroughMATH2940andPHYS2214bytheendofthefirstsemesterintheMajor(typicallythesecondsemesterofthesecondyear)andmakeadequateprogresstowardthedegreeinsubsequentsemesters.


• Nofailingormissinggrades

• Passinggradeinatleast12creditseachsemester

EngineeringPhysics• SemesterGPA≥2.3

• AtleastC–inallrequiredcourses

• Nofailinggrades

• Aminimumof12credithourspersemester

EnvironmentalEngineering(ForallEnvEMajorsregardlessofthecollegeinwhichtheyareenrolled)

• SemesterGPA≥2.0


• SemesterGPA≥2.0incorecourses,designcourses,Major-approvedelectives,andengineeringdistributioncourses.

• 12credithourseachsemester

• Nofailinggrades

• Atmost,onegradebelowC–canbeusedtofulfilltheEnvEdegreerequirementsinthefollowingfourcategories:requiredcorecourses,designcourses,Major-approvedelectives,andengineeringdistributioncourses.

IndependentMajor• SemesterGPA≥2.0


• Apassinggradeinatleast12creditseachsemester

• NomorethanonegradebelowC–intheprimaryorsecondaryareaduringtheundergraduateprogram

InformationScience,Systems,andTechnology• SemesterGPA≥2.0

• SemesterGPA≥2.3incoursesusedtowardtheISSTMajorandallmathematicscoursesrequiredbytheEngineeringcollege.

• AtleastC–inENGRD2110,ENGRD2700,andallcoursesusedtowardtheISSTMajor.Note:Foreachsuchcourse,atleastC–isrequiredforthecoursetocounttowardgraduationrequirements.Ifalowergradeisreceived,thecoursemustberetaken.

• Satisfactoryprogress(aminimumof14creditspersemester)

• Nofailinggrades

MaterialsScienceandEngineering• SemesterGPA>2.0

• CumulativeGPA>2.3

• AtmostonegradeaslowasC–intheMajorrequiredcourses,materialselectives,

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materialsapplicationselectives,andtheoutsidetechnicalelective

MechanicalEngineering• CumulativeGPA≥2.0

• Apassinggradeinatleast12creditseachsemester,withtheexceptionofthefinalsemester

• AtleastC–inallMEMajorrequiredcoursesexceptMAE3780,ENGRD2100,PHYS3360,PHYS2214,MAE3272,MAE4272,andMAE4300.Consultwww.mae.cornell.eduforadditionalacademicstandardsinformation

OperationsResearchandEngineering• CumulativeGPA≥2.0

• CumulativeGPA≥2.0inrequiredOperationsResearchandEngineeringcourses

• AtleastC–inallOperationsResearchcourses,andbytheendofthesixthsemester,agradeofatleastC–inENGRD2110

• Satisfactoryprogress(aminimumof12creditspersemester)

• Nofailinggrades,noincompletes

ScienceofEarthSystems• SemesterGPA≥2.0


• AtleastC–inallrequiredcourses

AcademicActionsAttheendofeachsemester,therecordsofallstudentswhohavenotyetaffiliatedwithaMajorarereviewedbythefacultyCommitteeonAcademicStandards,Petitions,andCredit(CASPAC),andtherecordsofstudentswhohavejoinedaMajorarereviewedbyfacultycommitteesinthosedepartments.Studentswhofailtomeettheconditionsforgoodstandingreceivewrittenwarnings,mayberequiredtotakealeaveofabsence,ormaybewithdrawnfromthecollege.

Awarningshouldbetakenseriously.Astudentwhoreceivesawarningandcontinuestoperformunsatisfactorilymaybewithdrawnfromthedegreeprogram.Poorperformancealsodiminishesprospectsforemploymentorgraduateschool.Studentsshoulddeterminewhattheirunderlyingdifficultiesareandaddressthem,perhapswiththehelpoftheirfac-ultyadvisororthestaffinEngineeringAdvising.

Whenstudentsfailtomakeadequateprogressinatechnicalsubjectinagivensemester,thereviewcommitteemayrequirethemtotaketimeofftoimprovetheirunderstandingoftheareasinwhichtheyarehavingdifficulty.Thisisknownasarequiredleaveofabsence.Itwillresultinapostponementofgraduation,butitcanberegardedasanopportunitytoaddressacademicdeficienciesbeforerejoiningtheengineeringdegreeprogram.StudentsonarequiredleaveofabsencearenotpermittedtoenrollincoursesatCornell.Theymaychoosetogotootherinstitutionstoretakethecoursesthatcausedthemdifficulty.Afterarequiredleaveofabsence,studentsmayreturntotheengineeringprogrambutarere-quiredtorepeatthecoursesthatwerenotsatisfactorilycompletedbeforetheirleave—


coursestakenelsewherearenotcountedtowardgraduationunlesspermissionisgrantedbyCASPAC(ortheMajor,foraffiliatedstudents).ExceptionstotheserulesmustberequestedinwritingtoCASPAC(or,foraffiliatedstudents,totheundergraduateconsul-tantoftheirMajor).

Occasionally,thefacultycommitteedecidesthatastudentishavingsuchbasicacademicproblemsthattheyshouldleavetheengineeringprogram.Thisactionisgenerallyperma-nent.StudentsinthissituationmaywishtoinvestigateotherMajorsatCornell—CornellCareerServicesinBarnesHallisanexcellentresource,asistheOfficeofInternalTrans-ferinCCCBuilding.Suchstudentswhowanttocontinuetheirstudyofengineeringareadvisedtoseekadmissiontoadifferentcollegeoruniversity.

AcademicIntegrityTheCornell University Academic Integrity Handbookisdistributedtonewandtransferstudents.Thecodealsoappears(alongwithothercampuspolicies)inthePolicy Notebook for the Cornell Community,whichispublishedbytheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentsanddistributedtonewstudentsItisavailableonthewebatcuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/AIC.html.Anexplanationofallaspectsofacademicintegrityproceedingsisavailableatwww.theuniversityfaculty.cornell.edu/AcadInteg/.

Thefollowingistakendirectlyfromthecode(refertothedocumentsmentionedabovefortheentirecode):“AbsoluteintegrityisexpectedofeveryCornellstudentinallacademicundertakings...Academicintegrityisexpectednotonlyinformalcourseworksituationsbutinalluniversityrelationshipsandinteractionsconnectedtotheeducationalprocess,includingtheuseofuniversityresources.ACornellstudent’ssubmissionofworkforaca-demiccreditindicatesthattheworkisthestudent’sown.Alloutsideassistanceshouldbeacknowledged,andthestudent’sacademicpositiontruthfullyreportedatalltimes.Inad-dition,Cornellstudentshavearighttoexpectacademicintegrityfromeachoftheirpeers.”

TheauthoritytodeterminewhetheraspecificactionshallbetreatedasaviolationoftheCode of Academic IntegritylieswiththeAcademicIntegrityHearingBoard.ThosewhoviolatetheCode of Academic Integritywillbesubjecttopenaltiesunderthiscodeandmayalsobesubjecttopenaltiesunderstateandfederallaws.

StudentsandstaffmembersdiscoveringanapparentviolationshouldreportthemattertothefacultymemberinchargeofthecourseortothechairoftheappropriateHearingBoard.Proceduresfordealingwithallegedacademicintegrityviolationsareoutlinedinthecode.

Dean’sListDean’sListcitationsarepresentedeachsemestertoengineeringstudentswithexemplaryacademicrecords.Thecriteriaforthishonoraredeterminedbythedeanofthecollege.

For2012–2013,therequirementisasemesterGPA≥3.50(withoutrounding);nofailing,unsatisfactory,missing,orincompletegrades(eveninphysicaleducation);andatleast12letter-gradecredits(notS/U).StudentsmayearnDean’sListstatusretroactivelyiftheymeetthesecriteriaaftermakingupincompletes.StudentswhomaketheDean’sListre-ceivecertificatesfromtheEngineeringRegistrar’soffice,andthehonorisnotedontheirtranscript.

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GraduatingwithDistinctionMeritoriousstudentsgraduatingwithaB.S.degreefromtheCollegeofEngineeringmayalsoreceivedegreesdesignatedascum laude,magna cum laude,orsumma cum laude. Cum laudeisawardedtoallengineeringstudentswithanoverallGPA≥3.50.Cum

laudeisalsoawardedtoallengineeringstudentswhoreceivedasemesterGPA≥3.50ineachofthelastfoursemestersofattendanceatCornell;ineachofthesesemesters,atleast12letter-gradecreditsmustbetakenwithnofailing,unsatisfactory,missing,orincompletegrades.IfthestudentisanEngineeringCo-opstudent,thentheEngineer-ingCo-opsummertermwillcountasoneofthelastfour.StudentswhowereapprovedforproratedtuitionintheirfinalsemesterwillbeawardedcumlaudeiftheyreceivedasemesterGPA≥3.50intheirlastsemesterandmeettheconditionsaboveinthepriorfoursemesters.

Magna cum laudeisawardedtoallengineeringstudentswithaGPA≥3.75(basedonallcreditstakenatCornell).

Summa cum laudeisawardedtoallengineeringstudentswithaGPA≥4.0(basedonallcreditstakenatCornell).

Note:AllGPAcalculationsareminimumsandarenotrounded.

MajorHonorsProgramsToenteraMajorhonorsprogram,astudentmustbeontracktograduatewithdistinction.Astudentmustbeintheprogramforatleasttwosemestersbeforegraduation.Ifthestu-dent’sMajorhasanapprovedhonorsprogramandtherequirementsfor(1)distinction,(2)BachelorofSciencedegree,and(3)Majorhonorsprogramarefulfilled,thefacultyoftheMajormayrecommendthatthestudentgraduatewiththenotationof“WithHonors”ontheirdiplomaandtranscript.

BiologicalEngineering(BE)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedabove,andmusthaveatleast9creditsbeyondtheminimumrequiredforgraduationinBE.These9creditsshallbedrawnfromoneormoreofthefollowing,withatleast6credithoursinthefirstcategory:

• AsignificantresearchexperienceorhonorsprojectunderthedirectsupervisionofaBEEfacultymemberusingBEE4991-4992:HonorsResearch,tobecompletedintheirfourthyear.Awrittenseniorhonorsthesismustbesubmittedaspartofthiscomponent.AminimumgradeofA–isrequiredforsuccessfulcompletionofthehonorsrequirement.

• Asignificantteachingexperienceunderthedirectsupervisionofafacultymemberoraspartofaregularlyrecognizedcourseinthedepartment(e.g.BEE1510,2510,or2600)underBEE4980:UndergraduateTeaching.

• Advancedorgraduatecourses.Theseadditionalcoursesmustbetechnicalinnature(i.e.inengineering,mathematics,biology,chemistry,andphysicsatthe4000andgraduatelevel).


TimingCompleteawrittenapplication(availablein207Riley-RobbHall)nolaterthantheendofthethirdweekofthefirstsemesterofthefourthyear,butitisbettertomakearrangementswithafacultymemberduringthesecondsemesterofthethirdyear.

ProceduresThestudentmusthaveaBEEfacultyadvisortosupervisethehonorsprogram.Awrittenapprovalofthefacultymemberwhowilldirecttheresearchisrequired.Afterthecollegeverifiesthestudent’sGPA,thestudentwillbeofficiallyenrolledinthehonorsprogram.

CivilEngineering(CE)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedabove.Theprogramconsistsofatleast9creditsbeyondthemini-mumrequiredforgraduationinCE.These9creditsshallbedrawnfromoneormoreofthefollowingcomponents(withatleast2creditsinanyselectedcomponent):

• AsignificantresearchexperienceorhonorsprojectunderthedirectsupervisionofaCEEfacultymemberusingCEE4000:SeniorHonorsThesis(1–6creditspersemes-ter).Asignificantwrittenreportorseniorhonorsthesismustbesubmittedaspartofthiscomponent.Lettergradeonly.

• AsignificantteachingexperienceunderthedirectsupervisionofafacultymemberoraspartofaregularlyrecognizedcourseintheCollegeofEngineering(i.e.CEE4010:UndergraduateEngineeringTeachinginCEE[1–3creditspersemester]).

• Advancedorgraduatecoursesatthe5000levelorabove.

Noresearch,independentstudy,orteachingforwhichthestudentispaidmaybecountedtowardthehonorsprogram.

TimingStudentsmustapplynolaterthanthebeginningofthefirstsemesteroftheirfourthyearbutareencouragedtoapplyasearlyasthefirstsemesteroftheirthirdyear.

ProceduresStudentsmustapplynolaterthanthebeginningofthefirstsemesteroftheirsenioryearbutareencouragedtoapplyasearlyasthefirstsemesteroftheirjunioryear.Allhonorsprogramstudentsmustbeintheprogramforatleasttwosemestersbeforegraduation.StudentsmustenterwithandmaintainacumulativeGPAequaltoorgreaterthan3.5.EachapplicanttotheCEEHonorsProgrammusthaveafacultyadvisororfacultymembertosupervisethestudent’sindividualprogram.(Thisneednotbethestudent’sfacultyadvi-sor.)ApplicationscanbeobtainedfromHollister221.EachprogrammustbeapprovedbytheCEECurriculumCommittee,althoughthecommitteemaydelegateapprovalauthoritytotheassociatedirectorforallbutunusualproposals.

ComputerScience(CS)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedaboveandcompleteatleast(9)creditsabovetheminimumrequiredforcompletingthemajor.Theseninecreditsmustinclude:

• AtleastoneCScourse(3-creditminimum)atorabovethe5000-levelwithatleast

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• Atleasttwo3-creditsemestersofCS4999:IndependentReadingandResearchwithaCSfacultymemberwithatleastanA–eachsemester.

ContentHonorscoursesmaynotbeusedtosatisfytheCSelectives,theCSprojectcourse,thetechnicalelectives,coursesintheExternalSpecialization,Major-approvedelective,Advi-sor-approvedelectives,orastudent’sfirstvector.Inessence,honorscourseworkrepre-sentsadepthofworkthatiswellbeyondtheminimumrequirementsneededtofulfilltheMajor.

TimingCandidatesarerequiredtosendemailtougrad@cs.cornell.eduwiththesubjectline“HonorsCandidate”.ThedeadlineforreceiptofmessagesrequestinghonorsisOctober15forMayandAugustcandidatesandMarch15forJanuarycandidates,duringorpriortosenioryear.

PreparationArrangementsforCS4999projectsshouldbemadedirectlywithfacultymembersinthedepartment.Studentsareencouragedtodiscusspotentialcontactswiththeiradvisorsandtobrowsethedepartment’swebpageatwww.cs.cornell.edu/forspecificleadsonresearchopportunities.

ComputerSciencereservestherighttomakechangesinthisprogramatanytime.

EngineeringPhysics(EP)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedonpage131.

• CoursescountingtowardshonorscannotbeappliedtotheB.S.degree.Thestudentmustcompletethefollowingtworequirements,whichmustresultinatleast9cred-itsofworkbeyondtheminimumrequiredforgraduationinEP:

1.EnrollinIndependentStudyinEngineeringPhysics,AEP4910,oranequivalentcourse,whichmustbetakenforaminimumof6credits,overtwosemesters,forthepurposeofcompletinganindependentresearchprojectorseniorthesisunderthesu-pervisionofaCornellengineeringorsciencefacultymember.Theminimumenroll-mentistwocreditsinthefirstsemesterandfourcreditsinthesecond.Thelevelofworkrequiredforasuccessfulcompletionofthisprojectorthesisistobeconsistentwiththeamountofacademiccreditgranted.

2.Thestudentmustenrollinanadditionaltechnicalcourseatthe4000levelorabove,foratleast3credits.

TimingCompleteawrittenapplicationnolaterthantheendofthethirdweekofthefirstsemesterofthefourthyear,butitisbettertomakearrangementswithafacultymemberduringthesecondsemesterofthethirdyear.


ProceduresBeforeenrollinginAEP4900,ortheequivalent,submittotheassociatedirectorforun-dergraduatestudiesabriefproposaloutliningthetopicandscopeoftheproposedprojectorthesisandafacultysupervisor’swrittenconcurrence.Thisproposalwillbereviewedandeitherapprovedorreturnedtothecandidatetocorrectdeficiencies.Theproposedre-searchprojectorseniorthesisistoconsistofaresearch,development,ordesignprojectandmustgobeyondaliteraturesearch.Awrittenreportisrequiredintheformofatech-nicalpaperwith,forexample,anabstract,introduction,methodssection,resultssection,conclusionssection,references,andfigures.ThisreportwillbeevaluatedbythefacultysupervisorandthechairoftheEPHonorsCommittee.Followingcompletionofthewrit-tenreport,anoralreportispresentedtoanaudienceconsistingofthefacultysupervisor,thechairoftheHonorsCommittee,andatleastoneotherdepartmentalfacultymember,alongwiththeotherhonorscandidates.AtleastagradeofA–isrequiredforsuccessfulcompletionofthehonorsrequirement.

EnvironmentalEngineering(EnvE)HonorsProgramContacttheUndergraduateProgramDirectorofBiologicalEngineeringortheAssociateDirectorofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringforinformationonrequirements.

IndependentMajor(IM)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedonpage131and:

• Completeatleast9creditsabovetheminimumrequiredforgraduation,fromcoursesselectedattheadvancedorgraduatelevel(excludingcreditsawardedforresearch)andapprovedbytheMajoradvisor.

• HaveawrittenproposalofthehonorsprojectacceptedbytheMajoradvisorandtheIndependentMajorCommitteebythebeginningoftheseventhsemester.

• Completeanhonorsthesisinvolvingresearchofbreadth,depth,andqualityanddemonstratingprofessionalcommunicationskills.

InformationScience,Systems,andTechnology(ISST)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedonpage131and:

• ThreecredithoursofISSTgradedcourseworkatleastatthe5000level(noS/Ucourses;noseminarsor2-creditprojectcourses.)

• SixcredithoursofINFO4900:IndependentReadingandResearchwithanISSTfacultymember,spreadovertwosemesters,withatleastA–ineachsemester

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• ThreecredithoursofINFO4900withanISSTfacultymemberand3credithoursofINFO4910:TeachinginInformationScience,Systems,andTechnology,bothwithatleastagradeofA–.ItisexpectedthattheINFO4900researchwillresultineitheraprogrammingprojectand/orawrittenreport.Coursesatthe5000or6000leveltakentofulfillthehonorsrequirementmaybecountedtowardfulfillmentofthepri-maryorassociatedoptionrequirements.

The9creditsworkrequiredforhonorsareinadditiontotheminimumrequirementsforthemajor.

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MaterialsScienceandEngineering(MSE)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedonpage131and:

• Completeatleast9creditsabovetheminimumrequiredforgraduationinMateri-alsScienceandEngineering,sothattheminimumnumberofcreditsforanhonorsdegreeis141.Theadditionalcoursesmustbetechnicalinnature,i.e.inengineering,mathematics,chemistry,andphysics,atthe4000andgraduatelevels,withselectedcoursesatthe3000level,whichmustbeapprovedbytheMajoradvisor.

• Enrollinseniorthesis(8credits)andreceiveatleastagradeofA-forbothsemes-ters.

TimingCandidatesarerequiredtosendemailtommc2@cornell.eduwiththesubjectline“Hon-orsCandidate”.ThedeadlineforreceiptofmessagesrequestinghonorsisOctober15forMayandAugustcandidatesandMarch15forJanuarycandidates,duringorpriortose-nioryear.

ProceduresAfacultyadvisormustsuperviseeachstudent’sseniorthesisproject.Writtenapprovalbythefacultymemberwhowilldirectthisresearchisrequired.

OperationsResearchandEngineering(ORE)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedonpage131.Anhonorsprogramshallconsistofatleast9creditsbe-yondtheminimumrequiredforgraduationinORE,sothatnopartofthehonorsprogramcanalsobeusedtosatisfygraduationrequirements.The9creditsshallbefromoneormoreofthefollowingwithatleast4creditsfromthefirstcategory:

• AdvancedcoursesinORIEatthe5000levelorabove.

• AsignificantresearchexperienceorhonorsprojectunderthedirectsupervisionofanORIEfacultymemberusingORIE4999:ORIEProject.Asignificantwrittenre-portmustbesubmittedaspartofthiscomponent.

• AsignificantteachingexperienceunderthedirectsupervisionofafacultymemberinORIEusingORIE4990:TeachinginORIE.

TimingCompleteawrittenapplicationnolaterthantheendofthethirdweekofthefirstsemesterofthefourthyear,thoughtheactualplanningfortheHonorsProgramshouldbeginduringthefirstsemesterofthethirdyear.

ProceduresAfacultyadvisormustsupervisethehonorsprogramofeachapplicant.Thehonorsadvi-sorneednotbethestudent’sfacultyadvisor.Theapplicationtotheprogramshallbealet-terfromthestudentdescribingthespecificproposedhonorsprogramandincludetheex-plicitapprovalofthehonorsadvisor.Eachprogram(aswellasanysubsequentchangestotheprogram)mustbeapprovedbytheassociatedirectorofundergraduatestudies.

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ScienceofEarthSystems(SES)HonorsProgramToparticipateinthisHonorsProgram,studentsmustmeettheMajorHonorsProgramscriteriaasdelineatedonpage131and:

• Atleast9creditsabovetheminimumrequiredforgraduatingandapprovedbytheMajoradvisor;

• Haveawrittenproposalofthehonorsprojectacceptedbytheirfacultyadvisorandthedirectorofundergraduatestudies,andfiledwiththeProgramcoordinator;

• Completeanhonorsthesis(EAS4910–4920or4990,atleast2creditseach)involv-ingresearchofbreadth,depth,andquality.

TimingAwrittenproposalofthehonorsprojectmusthavebeenacceptedbyastudent’sadvisorandthedirectorofundergraduatestudiesbythebeginningoftheseventhsemester.

ProceduresAfacultyadvisorsuperviseseachhonorsprogram.Writtenapprovaloftheproposalorthethesisbythefacultymemberwhowilldirecttheresearchisrequired.

ChangesinStatusPetitionstotheFacultyApetitionistheofficialwaytorequestactiononacademicmattersthatarenotroutine.Thepetitionform,whichmaybeobtainedinEngineeringAdvisingoronlineatwww.engineering.cornell.edu/resources/registrar/forms.cfm,isusedtonotifythepetitioner,theregistrar,andthefacultyadvisor.

Petitionsarerequiredforsuchpurposesas:

• Amendingaprogramofstudybyaddingcoursesafterthefirstthreeweeksofthesemesterordroppingcoursesafterthefirstsevenweeks;

• Amendingacollegecurriculumrequirement,suchassubstitutingacourseorastatedsequenceofcoursesinadegree-requirementarea;

• Requestinganexceptiontoacollegeacademicpolicybasedonextenuatingcircumstances.

Thepetitionshouldincludeconvincingevidencethatanexceptioniswarranted.Aclearlystatedpetitionhasabetterchanceofapprovalthanapoorlypreparedone.

StudentsnotyetaffiliatedwithaMajorshouldsubmittheirpetitiontotheEngineeringRegistrar.AffiliatedstudentsshouldcheckwiththeirMajortodeterminewheretosubmittheirpetition.

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mustrequestavoluntaryleaveofabsenceinwritingforaspecifiedperiodoftimeandre-ceivewrittenapproval.

AffiliatedstudentsrequestavoluntaryleavethroughtheirMajor.UnaffiliatedstudentsrequestavoluntaryleavethroughEngineeringAdvising;thefirststepisaninterviewtoestablishconditionsfortheleaveandsubsequentreturn.Thosewhotakeavoluntaryleavewhilenotingoodstandingmaybegivena“conditionalleave”.Thisrequiresthemtomeetspecificconditions,establishedatthetimetheleaveisgranted,beforetheywillberein-stated.

Studentsneedingtotakeahealthleaveofabsencebasedonmedicalorpsychologicalis-suesmustinitiatethisleavewithGannettHealthServices.Thehealthleavepolicycanbefoundatwww.gannett.cornell.edu/services/leaveofabsence.cfm.

Leavesofabsencelastatleastsixmonthsandarenotgenerallygrantedformorethantwoyears.A leave of absence granted during a semester goes into effect on the day it is requested.Studentsareresponsibleforanyoutstandingtuitionorotheruniversitycharg-esowedthroughthatdate.On-campushousinganddiningchargesmayaccrueuntilthestudentnolongerutilizestheservices.Leavesgrantedaftertheseventhweekofasemes-tergenerallyresultinwithdrawalfromallcoursework(i.e.a“W”willappearnexttoeachcourseonthetranscript).Studentswhoowemoneytotheuniversityareineligibleforleavesofabsence.CoursestakenduringaleavearetosatisfyCornelldegreerequirementsandmustbeapprovedinadvancethroughaformaltransferpetition.Creditforcourseworkcompletedatforeigninstitutionsduringaleaveofabsencewillnotbeacceptedfortransfercreditunlessstudentsarereturningtotheircountriesofresidence.SeeEngineer-ingAdvisingifyouhavequestions.Atmost18transfercreditsmaybeusedtomeetdegreerequirementsaftermatriculation.

StudentswhointendtotakealeaveofabsenceshouldcheckwiththeOfficeofFinancialAidandStudentEmploymenttofindoutaboutfinancialimplications.Thisisespeciallyimportantiftheyhavetakenouteducationalloans.Eligibilityformedicalinsurancemayalsobeaffected.

ExtramuralStudentsStudentsnotenrolledfull-timewhoregisterforindividualcoursesthroughtheSchoolofContinuingEducationandSummerSessionsarecalledextramural students.Tuitionforextramuralstudyiscalculatedaccordingtothenumberofcredits;noonemayregisterasanextramuralstudentformorethan11creditspersemester.ExtramuralstudentsdonothavetheprivilegeofhealthinsuranceortheuseofGannettHealthServices,unions,phys-icaleducationfacilities,orotherservicesforwhichfull-timeCornellstudentspayafee.EngineeringstudentsonaleaveofabsencemaynottakeCornellextramuralcourses.

IntheCollegeofEngineering,creditsearnedinextramuralcoursestakenineitherfallorspringsemesterarecountedastransfercredits.Summer-sessioncoursestakenatCornellarenotconsideredtransfercredit(seesectionontransfercredit[page124]fordetails).

Studentsmaynotenrollincoursesextramurallyduringtheirlastsemesterofundergradu-ateenrollment.

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TheSchoolofContinuingEducationandSummerSessionsislocatedinB20DayHall.

WithdrawalStudentswhovoluntarilywithdrawfromtheengineeringdegreeprogramseverallcon-nectionwiththecollege.UnaffiliatedstudentswhowishtowithdrawshoulddosothroughEngineeringAdvising.AffiliatedstudentsshouldcontacttheirMajor.

Astudentwhofailstoregisterinthefirstthreeweeksofthesemester,withoutbenefitofaleaveofabsenceorpermissionforstudyinabsentia,willbedeemedtohavewithdrawn.

StudentswhowithdrawfromtheCollegeofEngineeringareeligibletoapplyforadmis-siontooneoftheothersixundergraduatecollegesatCornell.Theuniversity’sinternaltransferprocessshouldbefollowed.

Studentswhohavewithdrawnbutwishtoreturnmustmakeaformalappealforreadmis-sion.Thisisrarelygranted.Itissubjecttoareviewofthestudent’sacademicbackgroundanddependsonavailablespaceinthecollegeandinthestudent’sMajor.

RejoiningtheCollegeAfteraLeaveofAbsenceToreturnafteraleaveofabsence,theconditionsestablishedwhentheleavewasgrantedmustbesatisfiedandthecollegemustbenotified.

StudentswhowishtorejointhecollegeandhavenotyetaffiliatedwithaMajorshouldre-questpermissiontorejoinbycontactingEngineeringAdvising.Thismustbedoneatleastsixweeksbeforethebeginningofthesemesterinwhichthestudentwishestoreturn.Stu-dentswillbeaskedtodescribetheiractivitieswhileawayfromCornell,detailanyacademicworkcompletedduringthistime,andspecifythecoursestheyintendtotakewhentheyre-turn.Ifpermissiontorejoinisgranted,EngineeringAdvisingwillrespondwithawrittenconfirmation.Studentswhoarerejoiningthecollegemustseetheirfacultyadvisorstofinal-izecourseselectionandshouldplantoreturnatleastthreeworkingdaysbeforethebegin-ningofclasses.Acalltosetupanappointmentisagoodidea.

AffiliatedstudentsshouldapplytotheirMajorforpermissiontorejointhecollege.Majorsmustacceptstudentsingoodstandingwhohavesuccessfullycompletedallappropriatepor-tionsoftheCommonCurriculum,includingprerequisitesfortheMajor,andwhohavemettherequirementsforaffiliation.Theyarenotrequired,however,toacceptrejoiningsecond-yearstudentswhoarenotingoodstandingorhavenotmadeadequateacademicprogress.

Ordinarily,studentswhotakealeaveofabsenceafteraffiliatingwithaparticularMajorre-turntothatsameMajor.However,anaffiliatedstudentonleaveofabsencewhowishestotransfertoadifferentMajoratthetimeofrejoiningmustapplytothenewMajor.Thispro-cessmaytakeafewweeks,sonotificationofintenttorejoinwithachangeinMajormustbereceivedearly.Majorsarenotrequiredtoacceptastudentwhobeganthethirdyearinan-otherMajorandlaterrequestedtransfer.AstudentwhoisnotacceptedintothenewMajormustrejoinintheoriginalMajor.

TransferringfromOneEngineeringMajortoAnotherStudentswhohaveaffiliatedwithaMajorprogrammaywanttotransfertoadifferentMajor.OtherpossiblecandidatesfortransferarestudentswhohavebeennotifiedthattheyhavebeenwithdrawnfromtheirMajor(and,therefore,fromthecollege).Suchstudentsmaystill

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beeligibletoapplytoanotherMajor.ContactEngineeringAdvisingformoreinformation.

StudentswhotransferfromoutsideCornellintotheCollegeofEngineeringareaffiliatedwithaspecifiedMajorwhentheyareadmittedandarenotusuallyeligibletotransfertoan-otherMajorforaperiodofoneyear.Therefore,transferstudentswhowanttochangeMajorsmayfinditnecessarytotakealeaveofabsenceortodelaygraduation.

ToapplyfortransfertoanotherEngineeringMajor,completeaChangeofMajorand/orAd-visorform,whichisavailablethroughEngineeringAdvising(167OlinHall)oranyEngi-neeringundergraduateMajoroffice.StudentsmusthavepermissionfromtheintendedMajortotransfer;Majorsareundernoobligationtoacceptstudentswhohavealreadybegunthefifthsemesterwithadifferentaffiliation.

TransferringtoAnotherCollegeatCornellStudentssometimescometotheconclusionthattheynolongerwishtoremainintheCol-legeofEngineering.Whenthishappens,itisnecessaryforthemtoreevaluatetheirgoalsandmotivations.Helpisavailablefromstudents’facultyadvisors,EngineeringAdvising,andCornellCareerServicesinBarnesHall.

StudentsinterestedintransferringwithinCornellshouldconsultwiththeOfficeofInter-nalTransfer,222CCCBuilding.Thestaffcanprovideexpertadvisingonthetransferpro-cessandinformationabouteachoftheCornellcollegestohelpstudentspinpointtheirinterests.(StudentsplanningtotransferwithinCornellshouldmakeanappointmentwiththeOfficeofInternalTransferasearlyinthesemesteraspossible.)

Studentswithsatisfactoryacademicrecordsmayapplytothetargetcollegeand,ifaccept-ed,transferdirectly.Studentswhodonothavestrongacademicrecordsandthosewhohavenottakencoursesintheirtargetcollegemayapplyforconditionaltransfer.Formoreinfor-mation,goto:http://internaltransfer.cornell.edu.

ProceduresforDirectIntra-UniversityTransferStudentswishingtotransfertoanotherundergraduatedivisionwithinCornellshouldvisittheOfficeofInternalTransfer(222CCCBuilding)tolearnmoreabouttransferproce-dures.TheprocessrequiresregistrationwiththeOfficeofInternalTransferaswellascompletionofanapplicationforthetargetcollege.Applicationrequirementsandthecrite-riaforadmissionvarybyprogram.Gotohttp://internaltransfer.cornell.eduforadditionalinformation.

Admissionsdecisionsaregenerallymadeattheendofeachsemesterafterfinalgradesareavailable,andstudentsarenotifiedshortlythereafter.

ChangeofNameorAddressStudentsmustkeepthecollegeadvisedofchangesintheirname,address,andphonenum-ber.Thisappliestoboththeirhomeandlocaladdresses.Importantcorrespondencemaybedelayedbyforwarding,andfailuretoreceivemailontimeisnotavalidexcuseformisseddeadlines.

Studentscanupdatetheiraddressesandphonenumbersonlinethroughthe Student Cen-teronanynetworkedcampusterminal.(PublicterminalsarelocatedoutsidetheUniver-sityRegistrar’sofficeandinmanyofthecampuslibrariesandresidencehalls.)ChangesofnameorsocialsecuritynumbershouldbesubmittedinwritingtotheUniversityRegis-trar’soffice.

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CareerandProfessionalDevelopmentFromtheirfirstyearofstudy,studentsneedtoplanforthenextstageoflife.Somewillobtainadditionaleducationortraining,whileotherswillseekemploymentimmediatelyaftergraduation.TheCollegeofEngineeringandtheuniversityprovidesupportforchoosingoptions,whetherseekingemploymentorpursuingappropriateadvancedstudy.

Inadditiontocareerdevelopment,studentsshouldconsiderthemanyaspectsofprofes-sionalandpersonaldevelopment.Itisrecommendedthatstudentsbeginearlytoconnectwithprofessionalandtechnicalsocietiesandengineeringprofessionalstoprovideanet-workforthefuture.Duringtheundergraduateyears,participationinstudenttechnicalsocieties,aswellasprofessionalnetworkingwebsites(suchasLinkedIn),provideprepa-rationforyournextmove.Obtaininglegalrecognitionofcommitmenttotheengineeringfieldisalsoimportant.StudentsareencouragedtoconsiderfirststepstowardprofessionalengineeringlicensureduringthefourthyearbytakingtheFundamentalsofEngineeringexam.(StudentstypicallyapplybyAprilofthethirdyearfortheOctoberexaminfourthyear).

Careerandprofessionaldevelopmentchoicesareamongthemostimportantoflife’sdeci-sions.StudentsareencouragedtoseekadviceearlyduringtheirtimeatCornellandtogivecarefulthoughtandattentiontotheprocess.

Thefollowinginformationisdesignedtoassiststudentsintheircareerandprofessionaldevelopment.

DecidingonaCareerDecidingonacareerpathandfindingemploymenttakeseffortandcommitment—espe-ciallyinthefourthyear.Itisrecommendedthatstudentsplan,sincethisprocesscantakemuchtimeandeffort.Thefollowingresourcescanhelp.

CareerServicesatCornellEngineeringCooperativeEducationandCareerServices201CarpenterHall,255.5006www.engineering.cornell.edu/careerservices

TheEngineeringCooperativeEducationandCareerServicesofficeassistsstudentswhoarecontemplatingtheircareerdevelopment,whetherthroughemployment(full-timeentry-level,co-op,orsummer)orfurthergraduatestudy.

Theofficecoordinatesanon-campusrecruitingprogramthatannuallybrings150+em-ployerstocampustoconductmorethan6,000interviewswithengineeringstudentsforfull-timeentry-level,co-op,andsummerpositions.Also,inconjunctionwithCornellCa-reerServices,anextensivelistofelectronicjobpostingsismaintainedonCornell’sCCNetSystem.Theofficecoordinatesseminarsonjobsearchandrésumé/interviewpreparation;counselorsareavailabletodiscusscareer-relatedissuesindividuallyandingroupsettings.Studentsareencouragedtousetheseservicesinpreparingforsuccessinthejobmarket.

EngineeringCooperativeEducationProgramTheEngineeringCooperativeEducationProgram(Co-op)providesanopportunityfor

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juniorstogain28weeksofpaidcareer-relatedworkexperienceoverasemesterandasummerwithemployersnationwideandbeyond.Co-opisanexcellentwaytoexploreca-reerinterestswhileacquiringanunderstandingoftheengineeringprofession.StudentsmustbeenrolledintheCollegeofEngineering(ComputerScienceandBiologicalEngi-neeringMajorsoutsidethecollegearealsoeligible).Inmostcases,aGPA>2.7isrequired.Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheSpecial Programssectionofthishandbook(pages112–115)orvisitwww.engineering.cornell.edu/coop.

CornellCareerServices103and203BarnesHall,255.5221www.career.cornell.edu

CornellCareerServices(CCS)educatesstudentsaboutthecareerplanningandjob-searchprocessandpromoteslinkagesbetweenstudentsandemployersorgraduateandprofes-sionalschools.CCSoffersabroadrangeofprogramsandservicesthatcomplementthoseprovidedinEngineeringCooperativeEducationandCareerServices,focusingonfiveareas:

• Careerdevelopment—careerinterestinventories,advisingondecisionsconcerningMajorsandcareers,andnetworkingopportunities.

• Careerinformation—careerlibrarywithanextensivecollectionofprint,electronic,audio,andvideoreferencematerialsoncareersandcareerdecision-making;em-ployment;internships;graduateandprofessionalschools;fellowships;andinterna-tionalopportunitiestoassiststudentswithjobsearchesandapplyingtograduateandprofessionalschools.

• Jobsearchstrategies—jobsearchseminars,employmentcareerfairs,employerin-formationsessions,mockinterviews,andon-campusinterviews.ACareerGuide(inprintandonline)providessamplerésumés,coverletters,andadviceonthejob-searchprocess,whileCornell’sbrandedOptimalResumeserviceoffersatoolforbuildingresumesandpreparingcoverletters.Theon-campusrecruitingprogrambringstocampusmorethan300employerscampus-widewhoconductinterviewsforpositionsinthemanagementconsulting,financialservices,retail,healthcare,insurance,andotherindustries.

• EmploymentinformationviatheCCNetelectronicjobpostingservice—onsummerjobs,internships,andfull-timejobsafterCornell.

• Graduateandprofessionalschool,includinghealthcareersandfellowships—advis-ingandseminarsontheapplicationprocess,informationresources,andGraduateandProfessionalSchoolDays.

TheCornellCareerServiceswebsiteprovidesacalendarofevents,extensivecareerre-sources,andlinkstoInternetcareersites.

GraduateProgramsandProfessionalStudyStudentswhowishtocontinuewithadvancedstudyatCornelloranotherinstitutionshouldstartplanningearlyinthefourthyear.Theyshouldidentifythecourseofadvancedstudytheywishtopursueandtheschools,colleges,anduniversitiestheymightattend.Peterson’sGradu-ate and Professional Programsisausefultoolforidentifyingpotentialinstitutions,with


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namesandaddressesofpeopletocontact.Facultymemberscanoftengiveadviceaboutappro-priateschoolstoconsider.Ifpossible,studentsshouldvisitthegraduateandprofessionalschoolstheyareconsidering.

ThreegraduatedegreesareavailableintheCollegeofEngineering:MasterofScience(M.S.),MasterofEngineering(M.Eng.),andDoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.).

TheM.S.andPh.D.ProgramsTheM.S.andPh.D.programsareofferedby“FieldsofGraduateStudy”,whichareassoci-atedwiththeCornellGraduateSchool.Mostengineeringfieldsaredirectlyconnectedtotheobviousdepartmentorschool,but,becauseoftheinterdisciplinarynatureofsomesubjectareas,afieldmaynotbeassociatedwithadepartmentorschool.ThefieldofAp-pliedMathematicsisanexampleofthis.

StudentsingoodstandingintheM.S./Ph.D.programsgenerallyreceivefullsupportduringtheirgraduatestudies,whichcoverstuition,healthinsurance,plusastipendforboththeacademicyearandthesummer.Supportmaybeintheformoffellowships,teachingassis-tantships,orresearchassistantships.

TofindoutaboutanM.S.orPh.D.programatCornell,visittheappropriatedepartmentorschool,orvisittheadmissionswebsiteoftheCornellGraduateSchool,www.gradschool.cornell.edu/admissions.

TheMasterofEngineeringProgramTheMasterofEngineering(M.Eng.)degreefeaturesintensive,one-yearprofessionalpro-gramsofstudybuiltaroundcorecourses,aflexiblecurriculumdesign,practicalinterdis-ciplinarystudy,andaproject,whichofferstudentsadvancedtraininginscience,currenttechnology,andengineeringdesign.M.Eng.programsareofferedin15Majorfieldsofstudy.YoucanfindoutabouttheseM.Eng.programsbyvisitingtheM.Eng.website,www.engineering.cornell.edu/academics/graduate/degrees/meng,ortheappropriateengi-neeringdepartmentorschool.

Atthebeginningoftheirsenioryear,qualifiedengineeringstudentsmayrequestanearlyadmission(byDecemberofthesenioryear)totheM.Eng.program.Theearlyadmitop-tionallowsstudentstogetaheadstartontheirgraduateworkwhilestillenrolledasunder-graduates.Informationonearlyadmitisavailableatwww.engineering.cornell.edu/aca-demics/graduate/degrees/meng/early_admit.cfm.

Toqualifyforearlyadmit,studentsneedatmost8creditstocompletetheirB.S.degree,haveacumulativeGPA≥2.7,and,inthelastthreesemestersoftheirB.S.program,aGPA≥2.5.ThegradesofM.Eng.coursestakenduringtheearly-admissionsemesterwillcounttowardastudent’sundergraduateGPA.AllrequirementsfortheB.S.degreemustbecom-pletedbeforeenrollingasagraduatestudentintheM.Eng.program,andatleastonese-mesterasafull-timeM.Eng.studentisrequired.Studentsinterestedinpursuingagradu-atedegreeintheCollegeofEngineeringmayvisittheOfficeofResearchandGraduateStudies,223CarpenterHallformoreinformation.


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ProfessionalEngineerLicensingLegalrecognitionofqualificationtopracticeengineeringisobtainedthroughthelicens-ingprocess.Allengineerswhooffertheirservicestothepublicarerequiredtohaveaval-idlicensetopractice.LicensingrequirementsvaryfromstatetostatefortheProfessionalEngineer(P.E.)license.However,obtainingtheP.E.licenseisamultistepprocessthathasacommonfirststepacrossthenationofpassingtheFundamentalsofEngineeringexam.Studentsareeligibleforthefirststepastheyneargraduationfromanaccreditedengineer-ingdegreeprogram.

ToobtaintheProfessionalEngineer(P.E.)license,acandidatemustpassanInternEngi-neerExamination,FundamentalsofEngineering,haveaprescribedamountofexperienceinengineeringpractice,andpasstheProfessionalEngineerExamination.LicensingfortheP.E.isbyindividualstateagencyforthestateinwhichthestudentwishestopractice.InNewYork,itistheNewYorkStateBoardforEngineeringandLandSurveying.Applica-tionsandotherdetailsareavailableatwww.op.nysed.gov/prof/pels/.

Applicationsandinformationalbrochuresareavailablein167OlinHall.Fourth-yearstu-dentsgraduatinginMayareeligibletotaketheFundamentalsofEngineeringexaminApril.


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StudentOrganizationsStudentorganizationsinEngineeringhelpconnectclassroomandcareer,developprofes-sionalism,increasetechnicalproficiency,andrefineethicaljudgment.Someorganizationsareinvolvedincommunityservice;manyinvolveteamsthatcompeteinintramuralsoc-cer,football,hockey,andsoftballgames;andafewmanagecoffeeshopsonweekdaymorningsinthedepartmentallounges.Acompletelistingofstudentorganizationsisavailablehere:sao.cornell.edu/SO/.AguaClarac/oMonroeWeber-Shirk,1115HollisterHallhttp://aguaclara.cee.cornell.edu

Alpha Epsilonc/oProfessorJimBartsch,314Riley-RobbHallNationalhonorsocietyofagricultural,food,andbiologicalengineering.https://sao.cornell.edu/so/org/11-12/898

Alpha Sigma Muc/oProfessorSheffordBaker,329ThurstonHallHonorarysocietyforstudentsinmaterialsengineering.

American Association of Environmental Engineers (AAEE)c/oProfessorBethAhner,202Riley-RobbHall

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)c/oDiversityProgramsinEngineeringOffice,146OlinHallhttp://aip.cornell.edu/cals/aip/student-life/organizations/aises/index.cfm

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)108UpsonHall

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)120OlinHall,[email protected]/aiche

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)c/oProfessorJeryStedinger,213HollisterHall

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)108UpsonHallwww.rso.cornell.edu/ASME/

Association of Computer Science Undergraduates (ACSU)c/oNicoleRoy,303UpsonHallacsu.cornell.edu

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)c/oProfessorChrisSchaffer,B57WeillHallStudentchapterofthenationalBMESwww.rso.cornell.edu/bmes/

StudentOrganizationst

145StudentOrganizations

Chi Epsilonc/oProfessorJamesBisogni,217HollisterHallStudentchapterofthenationalhonorsocietyincivilengineering.

Cornell AEP Society (CAEPS)c/oProfessorChrisXu,212ClarkHallStudentorganizationoftheSchoolofAppliedandEngineeringPhysics.

Cornell Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (CCAMS)c/oMarkW.Wysocki,1114BradfieldHallccams.eas.cornell.edu/

Cornell Materials Society (CMS)c/oProfessorMichaelThompson,328BardHallUndergraduatechapteroftheMaterialsResearchSociety(MRS),TheMaterialsInformationSociety(ASM),andTheMinerals,Metals,andMaterialsSociety(TMS).

Digital Gaming Alliance (DGA)c/oWalkerWhite,4122UpsonHallThevideogamesclubatCornell.cornellgaming.org/

Encourage Young Engineering Students (EYES)PublicServiceCenter,200BarnesHallCommittedtoincreasingthemathematicsandscienceskillsofevolvingelementary,middle,andhighschoolstudents.

Engineering Ambassadors Association102HollisterHallIntroducesprospectivefirst-yearstudentstotheCollegeofEngineeringwww.ea.cornell.edu

Engineering Representative to the Student AssemblyEngineeringStudentAssembly,OfficeoftheAssemblies,165DayHall

Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)c/oProfessorParkDoing,396RhodesHallDedicatedtobuildingamoresustainableworld.http://eswserver.cee.cornell.edu/eswcu

Engineers Without Bordersc/oMikeWalter,218Riley-RobbHallhttps://sao.cornell.edu/so/org/11-12/3717

Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)c/oCliffordPollock224PhillipsHallStudentchapteroftheelectricalandcomputerengineeringhonorsociety.Information Science Student Association (ISSA)c/oAmySindone,303UpsonHallrso.cornell.edu/issa/

146

Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE)114Riley-RobbHallStudentchapterofthenationalIBE.www.rso.cornell.edu/ibe/

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)c/oJohnBelina,201PhillipsHallStudentchapterofthenationalIEEE.

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences(INFORMS)c/oCindyJay,203RhodesHallStudentchapterofthenationalINFORMS.

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)c/oDiversityProgramsinEngineeringOffice,146OlinHallnsbe.cornell.edu

Omega Rho International Honor Societyc/oORE,203RhodesHallStudentchapteroftheOmegaRhoInternationalHonorSociety.

Peer Advisor Programc/oEngineeringAdvising,167OlinHallHelpsfirst-yearengineeringstudentsadjusttolifeatCornellandEngineering.

Pi Tau Sigma108UpsonHallStudentchapterofthehonorarymechanicalengineeringsociety.

Science of Earth Systems Student Associationc/oProfessorNatalieMahowald,2140SneeHallhttp://geo.cornell.edu/studentorg/SESSA

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)c/oProfessorAlbertGeorge,208UpsonHall

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)c/oDiversityProgramsinEngineeringOffice,146OlinHallshpe.cornell.edu

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)c/oDiversityProgramsinEngineeringOffice,146OlinHallwww.swe.cornell.edu/

Tau Beta Pic/oJohnBelina,201PhillipsHallStudentchapterofthenationalengineeringhonorsociety.rso.cornell.edu/tbp/

StudentOrganizations

147Index

IndexAABET(AccreditationBoardforEngi-

neeringandTechnology).Seeinsidefrontcover28, 33, 38, 56, 66, 71

academicactions129–130requiredleaveofabsence129withdrawal130

AcademicExcellenceWorkshop(AEW)24

academicintegrity130AcademicIntegrityHandbook130AcademicIntegrityHearingBoard130academicstanding126–136forunaffiliatedstudents126inBiologicalEngineering126inChemicalEngineering127inCivilEngineering127inComputerScience127inElectricalandComputerEngineer-

ing127inEngineeringPhysics128inEnvironmentalEngineering128inInformationScience,Systems,and

Technology128inMaterialsScienceandEngineering

128inMechanicalEngineering129inOperationsResearchandEngineer-

ing129inScienceofEarthSystems129intheIndependentMajor128

ACSU. SeeAssociationofComputerScienceUndergraduates(ACSU)

add/dropform115advancedplacementcredit120–123acceptablescores121–123credittable123decidingwhethertoaccept120generalpoliciesfor121howtouse125

advisingengineeringadvisingoffice21facultyadvising21peeradvising23

prebusinessadvising24prelawadvising23premedadvising23preprofessionaladvising23

AerospaceEngineeringMinor86AEW. SeeAcademicExcellenceWork-

shop(AEW)affiliationwithaMajor26conditionalaffiliation26requirementsfor26–27

AIAA. SeeAmericanInstituteofAero-nauticsandAstronuatics

AIChE. SeeAmericanInstituteofChemi-calEngineers

AISES. SeeAmericanIndianScienceandEngineeringSociety

AlphaEpsilon144AlphaSigmaMu144AmericanAssociationofEnvironmental

Engineers(AAEE)144AmericanIndianScienceandEngineering

Society144AmericanInstituteofAeronauticsand

Astronautics(AIAA)144AmericanInstituteofChemicalEngineers

(AIChE)144AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers

(ASCE)144AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngi-

neers(ASME)144AppliedMathematicsMinor88ASCE. SeeAmericanSocietyofCivil

EngineersASME. SeeAmericanSocietyofMechan-

icalEngineersassistantdeanforstudentservices8associatedeanforundergraduateprograms

8AssociationofComputerScienceUnder-

graduates(ACSU)144

BBachelorofFineArts112BE. SeeBiologicalEngineeringMajorBiologicalEngineeringMajoraffiliationrequirements26

148

goodacademicstandingin126Honorsprogram131requirements,flowchart,checklist

28–32BiologicalEngineeringMinor90biologyandchemistrycategory17Biology,undergraduateofficeof. SeeOf-

ficeofUndergraduateBiologyBiomedicalEngineeringMinor92BiomedicalEngineeringSociety(BMES)

144BMES. SeeBiomedicalEngineering

SocietyBursar’sOffice9BusinessforEngineeringStudentsMinor

95

CCA. Seeculturalanalysis(CA)CAEPS. SeeCornellAEPSocietyCampusLifeManagement9careerandprofessionaldevelopmentCo-op140decidingonacareer140EngineeringCareerServices140EngineeringCooperativeEducation

Program140M.Eng.programs142M.S.andPh.D.programs142ProfessionalEngineer(P.E.)license143

careerandprofessionaldevelopmentservices9

CareerServices8, 141CASPAC.See CommitteeonAcademic

Standards,Petitions,andCreditCCAMS. SeeCornellChapterofthe

AmericanMeteorologicalSocietyCCGB. SeeCollegeCurriculumGovern-

ingBoardCE. SeeCivilEngineeringMajorCEEB. SeeCollegeEntranceExamination

Board(CEEB)changesinstatus136–139changingmajors138leaveofabsence136petitions136withdrawal138

changingagradeoption116

changingcredithours117ChemE. SeeChemicalEngineeringMajorChemicalEngineeringMajoraffiliationrequirements26associatedirector10goodacademicstandingin127requirements,flowchart,checklist

33–37chemistryrequirement14ChiEpsilon145CivilEngineeringMajoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector10goodacademicstandingin127Honorsprogram132requirements,flowchart,checklist

38–42CivilInfrastructureMinor96CMS. SeeCornellMaterialsSocietyCodeofAcademicIntegrity130CollegeCurriculumGoverningBoard1CollegeEntranceExaminationBoard

(CEEB)120CollegeofEngineering8educationalobjectives7majors13missionandvalues6resources8studentlearningoutcomes7

CommitteeonAcademicStandards,Peti-tions,andCredit(CASPAC)129

CommonCurriculum13–18CommunicationsinEngineering18ComputerScienceMajoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector10goodacademicstandingin127Honorsprogram132requirements,flowchart,checklist

43–46ComputerScienceMinor97computingrequirement14conditionalaffiliation26ContinuingEducationandSummerSes-

sions9CooperativeEducation(Co-op)Program

8, 114technical-writingrequirement14

Index

149Index

CO-OPprogram. SeeCooperativeEduca-tion(Co-op)Program

Cornellmissionandvalues6

CornellAEPSociety(CAEPS)145CornellCareerServices9, 22, 141CornellChapteroftheAmericanMeteoro-

logicalSociety(CCAMS)145Cornell,Ezra6CornellMaterialsSociety(CMS)145CornellUnitedReligiousWork8CounselingandPsychologicalServices8CoursEnroll117coursepre-enrollment117courseregistration115add-dropform115addingacourse116changethegradeoption116changingcredithours117CoursEnroll117deadlineforchanginggradeoption119droppingacourse116INCompletegrades119maximumcreditspersemester118pre-enrollment117S/Ugrading119

CoursesofStudy1, 13CS. SeeComputerScienceMajorculturalanalysis(CA)17Cumlaude131

Ddeanofstudents9Dean’sList130degreerequirementschemistry14computing14electives18engineeringdistribution15ENGRDcourses16ENGRIcourse15first-yearrequirements19first-yearwritingseminar14intro-to-engineeringcourse15liberalstudiesdistribution17Major-approvedelectives18Majorrequirements19mathematics13

physics13residencerequirements19responsibilityformeeting2technicalwriting14

DGA. SeeDigitalGamingAllianceDigitalGamingAlliance(DGA)145distinction,graduatingwith. Seegraduat-

ingwithdistinctionDiversityProgramsinEngineering8, 24doublemajor112DPE. SeeDiversityProgramsinEngi-

neeringdroppingacourse116Dual-Degree112

EearlydecisioninM.Eng.programs142EARS(Empathy,Assistance,andReferral

Service)8earthandlifesciencescategory16ECE. SeeElectricalandComputerEngi-

neeringMajorECP. SeeEngineeringCommunications

ProgramElectives18ElectricalandComputerEngineering

Majoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector10goodacademicstandingin127requirements,flowchart,checklist

47-51ElectricalandComputerEngineering

Minor98electricalsciencescategory16ELI. SeeEngineeringLearningInitiatives

ProgramEncourageYoungEngineeringStudents

(EYES)145EngineeringAdvising8, 21EngineeringAmbassadorsAssociation

145EngineeringCareerServices9, 140EngineeringCommunicationsProgram8,

114technicalwritingrequirement14writing-intensivecourse14

150 Index

EngineeringCo-opprogram114, 140. See alsoCooperativeEducation(Co-op)Program

engineeringdistributionrequirement15EngineeringLearningInitiativesProgram

8, 24AcademicExcellenceWorkshops24LeaderShapeInstitute25tutorsoncall24

EngineeringLibrary8EngineeringManagementMinor99EngineeringPhysicsMajoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector10goodacademicstandingin128Honorsprogram133requirements,flowchart,checklist

52–55EngineeringRegistrar8, 25EngineeringRepresentativetotheStudent

Assembly145EngineeringStatisticsMinor100EngineersforaSustainableWorld(ESW)

145ENGRDcategoriesbiologyandchemistry17earthandlifesciences16electricalsciences16materialsscience16mechanics16probabilityandstatistics16scientificcomputing16thermodynamicsandenergybalances

16ENGRDcourses15ENGRG105023ENGRIcourse. Seeintro-to-engineering

courseEnvE. SeeEnvironmentalEngineering

MajorEnvironmentalEngineeringMajorassociatedirector10goodacademicstandingin128requirements,flowchart,checklist

56–60EnvironmentalEngineeringMinor101ESW. SeeEngineersforaSustainable

World

EtaKappaNu(HKN)145extramuralcourses19extramuralstudents137creditscountedastransfercredit137

EYES. SeeEncourageYoungEngineeringStudents

Ffacultyadvising21studentresponsibilities23whatnottoexpect22whattoexpect22

fieldsofGraduateStudy142FinancialAidandStudentEmployment9first-yearrequirements19first-yearwritingseminarrequirement14FL. Seeforeignlanguages(notliterature

courses)foreignlanguages(notliteraturecourses)

18FundamentalsofEngineeringexam140,

143FWS. Seefirst-yearwritingseminar

GGameDesignMinor102GannettHealthCenter8, 9GCE. SeeGeneralCertificateofEduca-

tion(GCE)GeneralCertificateofEducation(GCE)

120goodacademicstanding126forunaffiliatedstudents126

grades118graduateprograms141GraduateSchool141graduatingwithdistinction131cumlaude131magnacumlaude131summacumlaude131

HHA. Seehistoricalanalysis(HA)healthleavepolicy137historicalanalysis(HA)17

151Index

HKN. SeeEtaKappaNuHonorsprograms131–136HousingandDiningOffice9

IIB. SeeInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)IBE. SeeInstituteofBiologicalEngineer-

ingIEEE. SeeInstituteofElectricalandElec-

tronicsEngineersIM. SeeIndependentMajorincompletegrades(INC)119IndependentMajor113affiliationrequirements27chair,IndependentMajorCommittee11goodacademicstandingin128Honorsprogram134isnotABET-accredited113

IndustrialSystemsandInformationTech-nologyMinor104

InformationScienceMinor105InformationScienceStudentAssociation

(ISSA)145InformationScience,Systems,andTech-

nologyMajoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector11Honorsprogram134requirements,flowchart,checklist 61-65

INFORMS. SeeInstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences

InstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences(IN-FORMS)146

InstituteofBiologicalEngineering(IBE)146

InstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE)146

InternationalBaccalaureate(IB)120,122InternationalEngineeringPrograms113InternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice

9intro-to-engineeringcourse15ISSA. SeeInformationScienceStudent

Association

ISST. SeeInformationScience,Systems,andTechnologyMajor

Jjobsearchassistance.22JohnsonSchoolofManagement115judicialadministrator9

KKCM. Seeknowledge,cognition,and

moralreasoning(KCM)knowledge,cognition,andmoralreason-

ing(KCM)18

LLA. Seeliteratureandthearts(LA)LeaderShapeInstitute25LearningStrategiesCenter8, 22leaveofabsence136healthleavepolicy137rejoiningafter138

Let’sTalkWalk-inService8liberalstudiesdistributionrequirement17literatureandthearts(LA)17

MMagnacumlaude131Majoraffiliation. Seeaffiliationwitha

MajorMajor-approvedelectives18Major,preparingfor19MajorPrograms28BiologicalEngineering28–32ChemicalEngineering33–37CivilEngineering38–42ComputerScience43–46ElectricalandComputerEngineering

47–51EngineeringPhysics52–55EnvironmentalEngineering56–60Honorsprograms131–136IndependentMajor113InformationScience,Systems,andTech-

nology61–65MaterialsScienceandEngineering

66–70

152 Index

MechanicalEngineering71–75OperationsResearchandEngineering

76–79ScienceofEarthSystems80–84

Majorrequirements19Majors,CollegeofEngineering13MaterialsScienceandEngineeringMajoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector11goodacademicstandingin128Honorsprogram135requirements,flowchart,checklist

66–70MaterialsScienceandEngineeringMinor

105materialssciencecategory16mathematicsrequirement13MathematicsSupportCenter8maximumnumberofcreditspersemester

118ME. SeeMechanicalEngineeringMajorMechanicalEngineeringMajoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector11goodacademicstandingin129requirements,flowchart,checklist

71–75MechanicalEngineeringMinor106mechanicscategory16M.Eng.program142earlydecision142

Minors85–112AerospaceEngineering86AppliedMathematics88BiologicalEngineering90BiomedicalEngineering92BusinessforEngineeringStudents95CivilInfrastructure96ComputerScience97ElectricalandComputerEngineering98EngineeringManagement99EngineeringStatistics100EnvironmentalEngineering101GameDesign102IndustrialSystemsandInformation

Technology104InformationScience105MaterialsScienceandEngineering105

MechanicalEngineering106OperationsResearchandManagement

Science107ScienceofEarthSystems108SustainableEnergySystems109

missionandvaluesofCornellUniversity6oftheCollegeofEngineering6

modernlanguages121M.S.andPh.D.programs142MSE. SeeMaterialsScienceandEngi-

neeringMajor

Nnamechange139NationalSocietyofBlackEngineers

(NSBE)146NSBE. SeeNationalSocietyofBlack

Engineers

OOfficeofInternalTransfer9,130,139officeofthedean8OfficeofUndergraduateBiology8ombudsman9OmegaRhoInternationalHonorSociety

146OperationsResearchandEngineering

Majoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector11goodacademicstandingin129Honorsprogram135requirements,flowchart,checklist

76–79OperationsResearchandManagement

ScienceMinor107ORE. SeeOperationsResearchandEngi-

neeringMajor

PPeerAdvisorProgram23, 146personalcounselingservices8Peterson’sGraduateandProfessional

Programs141petitions136Ph.D.programs142

153Index

physicsrequirement13physicstutoring9PiTauSigma146placementexams120prebusinessadvising24prelawadvising23premedadvising23preprofessionaladvising23probabilityandstatisticscategory16ProfessionalEngineer(P.E.)license143

RRegistration. Seecourseregistrationrejoiningafteraleave138requiredleaveofabsence129requirementsforgraduation. Seedegree

requirementsResidenceRequirements19ROTCcourses118

SSAE. SeeSocietyofAutomotiveEngi-

neersSBA. Seesocialandbehavioralanalysis

(SBA)ScienceofEarthSystemsMajoraffiliationrequirements27associatedirector11goodacademicstandingin129Honorsprogram136requirements,flowchart,checklist

80–84ScienceofEarthSystemsMinor108ScienceofEarthSystemsStudentAsso-

ciation146scientificcomputing16SES. SeeScienceofEarthSystemsMajorSHPE. SeeSocietyofHispanicProfes-

sionalEngineerssimultaneousenrollmentinM.Eng.and

undergradprograms142socialandbehavioralanalysis(SBA)18SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers(SAE)

146SocietyofHispanicProfessionalEngi-

neers(SHPE)146SocietyofWomenEngineers(SWE)146

StudentDisabilityServices9StudentLearningOutcomes7studentorganizations144–146studentservices21studyabroad113S/Ugradingoption119lastdaytochange119

SuicidePreventionandCrisisService8Summacumlaude131Sundial117SustainableEnergySystemsMinor109SWE. SeeSocietyofWomenEngineers

TTauBetaPi146technicalwritingrequirement14thermodynamicsandenergybalancescategory

16transferdirectlytoanothercollege139OfficeofInternalTransfer139toanothercollege139toanothermajor138

TransferCredit124forfirst-yearstudents125forthemathrequirement125fortransferstudents124generalpoliciesfor124howtouse125

transferstudents124tutorialandacademicsupportservices8tutorsoncall24

UUndergraduateMajorConsultantsandCoordi-

nators10–11BiologicalEngineering10ChemicalEngineering10CivilEngineering10ComputerScience10ElectricalandComputerEngineering10EngineeringPhysics10EnvironmentalEngineering10IndependentMajor11InformationScience,Systems,andTechnol-

ogy11MaterialsScienceandEngineering11

154

MechanicalEngineering11OperationsResearchandEngineering11ScienceofEarthSystems11

UndergraduateResearch114UniversityRegistrar9UniversityStudentRecordsPolicy25

WW-Icourse. Seewriting-intensivecourseWillardStraightAmbassadors9withdrawal129WorkforceDiversityandInclusion9writing-intensivecourse14, 15WritingWorkshop9

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