Pre-Engineering
As a pre-engineering student, you’ll embark on a curriculum that includes differential, integral, and multivariable calculus, alongside comprehensive courses in both classical and modern physics, which delve deeply into mechanics. This foundational knowledge prepares you for advanced studies in engineering at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
Why Pre-Engineering at Stetson University?
As a pre-engineering student, you will build a solid liberal arts foundation at Stetson University, emphasizing critical thinking and communication skills with personalized attention to align your education with your specific interests and career goals, which will prepare you for advanced engineering courses at a professional school. You’ll have three pathways to pursue your desired engineering degree, each providing hands-on experience in state-of-the-art laboratories.
- After completing your first two years of foundational courses at Stetson University, you can transfer to an engineering school to complete a course of study.
- You can choose to pursue a dual-degree program by spending the first three years at Stetson, select the dual degree option major in physics, and then transfer to an engineering school. At the end, you will have a bachelor's degree from Stetson University in addition to a bachelor's degree in engineering.
- You can also remain at Stetson University to earn a bachelor of science degree and then pursue your engineering interests in graduate school.
Whatever option you choose, you will have hands-on experience in state-of-the-art laboratories, enjoy small class sizes and get personal attention form faculty. A senior project is also required. An undergraduate student interested in research also has the opportunity to participate in faculty research projects or off-campus summer internships.
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Career Outcomes
Specialized areas you can explore include aeronautical engineering, biomedical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and structural engineering.
Faculty members are accessible and maintain open office hours, encouraging you to drop by anytime to discuss physics, your coursework, career goals, or any other concerns. The physics department boasts a faculty of four physicists.
- George S. Glander, PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison
- Kevin T. Riggs, PhD, University of Minnesota
Clubs and Organizations
Clubs and organizations available to pre-engineering students include the Society of Physics Students, Sigma Pi Sigma and the Astronomy club, which is open to all students regardless of major.
Internship Opportunities
You may apply for the Stetson Undergraduate Research Experience, which pays a stipend for you to do research during the summer. There are also many programs funded by federal agencies, such as the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, that can pay you a stipend and travel expenses to do summer research internships at a variety of universities and national laboratories around the country.
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