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Alternative Majors


Suggestions for Alternatives to Majors Under Enrollment Control
in the College of Engineering for Spring 2008 Pool


Controlled Major At University Park At Other Locations
Architectural Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering (BE)
  • Civil Engineering*
  • Landscape Contracting (College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology (Capital)
  • Surveying Engineering (Wilkes-Barre)
  • Surveying Technology Associate (Wilkes-Barre)
  • Architectural Engineering Technology Associate (Worthington-Scranton and Fayette)
Aerospace Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering (BE)
  • Civil Engineering*
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Material Science and Engineering (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
  • Physics (Eberly College of Science)
  • Electromechanical Engineeering Technology (Altoona, Berks, New Kensington, York)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
  • Electrical Engineering (Behrend and Capital)
  • Electrical Engineering Technology (Capital)
Bioengineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering (BE)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Science**
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering (under enrollment control but entry GPA may be lower than for BIO E)
  • Material Science and Engineering (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Eberly College of Science)
  • Biology (Eberly College of Science)
  • Chemistry (Eberly College of Science)
  • Science (Eberly College of Science)
  • Science (Abington)
  • Science (Altoona)
  • Biology (Behrend)
  • Chemistry (Behrend)
  • Electrical Engineering (Behrend and Capital)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
  • Science (Behrend)
  • Science (Berks)
  • Electrical Engineering Technology (Capital)
Computer Science and Computer Engineering Although these two majors are officially under enrollment control for Sp '08 pool, the enrollment limit is not likely to be enforced.
Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering (under enrollment control but entry GPA may be lower than for M E)
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering (BE)
  • Civil Engineering*
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Agricultural Systems Management (College of Agricultural Sciences)
  • Industrial Health and Safety (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
  • Material Science and Engineering (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
  • Physics (Eberly College of Science)
  • Electromechanical Engineeering Technology (Altoona, Berks, New Kensington, York)
  • Electrical Engineering (Berhend and Capital)
  • Mechanical Engineering (Behrend)
  • Electrical Engineering Technology (Capital)
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology (Capital)
Civil Engineering*
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering (BE)
  • Landscape Contracting (College of Agricultural Sciences)
  • Environmental Systems Engineering (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
  • GeoScience (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
  • Mining Engineering (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
  • Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology (Capital)
  • Surveying Engineering (Wilkes-Barre)
  • Surveying Engineering Associate (Wilkes-Barre)
  • Architectural Engineering Technology Associate (Worthington Scranton and Fayette)
*Note: Civil Engineering is not a controlled major. However, no extensions will be given beyond pool semester.
**Note: Engineering Science in not under enrollment control but has 3.0 minimum GPA requirement for entrance to the major.
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