Penn State College of Engineering
Required Core Classes by Major (ending at UP1)
The following table of “Required Core Classes by Major” consists of math, science, and engineering courses required by more than one major. The information is intended for the use of faculty, administrators, and students in determining and identifying courses that are required by more than one major. It may be particularly helpful to students who are undecided or uncertain of their intended major and who would therefore like to schedule courses that provide maximum flexibility. It is also intended for use by faculty when considering any curriculum changes.
Most of these courses would normally be taken during the first two years of a baccalaureate program, and most are available at all campuses. Other math, science, and engineering courses may also be required during the first two years but are specific to one major, and therefore, are not listed in this table.
In addition to taking core courses listed in this table, students are expected to take courses that meet General Education requirements during their first two years. Such courses have GWS, FYS, GHA, GA, GH, and GS designations and are required for all majors.
Questions about course substitutions or the use of GENERAL transfer credits for any General Education requirement or for the entrance-to-major courses—MATH 140, MATH 141, PHYS 211, and CHEM 110 (or CMPSC 122 for CMPSC)—should be directed to the Engineering Advising Center (advisor@engr.psu.edu, 814-863-1033). Approval for any such substitutions requires the signature of the Assistant Dean for Student Services and may be requested by submitting a petition. Go to Forms to obtain the appropriate petition form in PDF format. However, GEN transfer credits may not normally be used to substitute for entrance-to-major courses.
Questions about course substitutions or the use of GENERAL transfer credits for any other degree requirements should be directed to the undergraduate coordinator of the student’s major or intended major.
- Clicking on each major in the top row will take you to Suggested Academic Plans for College of Engineering Majors by Campus of Admission.
- Clicking on each course in the left column will take you to Penn State's course description (Bluebook) website.
Legend: R = Required for the major; O = Optional, can be used as an elective for the major
| Course | AERSP | A E | BIO E | B E | CH E | C E | CMPEN | CMPSC | E E | E SC | G E | I E | M E | NUC E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 141 | R | O | O | O | O | O | ||||||||
| CHEM 110 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| CHEM 111 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| CHEM 112 | R | O | R | O | O | R | O | O | ||||||
| CHEM 113 | R | R | O | R | ||||||||||
| CHEM 210 | O/R4 | R | O | |||||||||||
| CMPSC 121 | O | R | R | |||||||||||
| CMPSC 122 | R | R | O | |||||||||||
| CMPSC 2002 | R | R | ||||||||||||
| CMPSC 2012 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R3 | |||||||
| CMPEN 270 | R | R | R | O | ||||||||||
| E E 210 | O | R4 | R | R | R | O4 | ||||||||
| E E 211 | R | O | O | |||||||||||
| E E 212 | O | O | R | R | ||||||||||
| E MCH 211 | R5 | R | R5 | R | R | O | R5 | R | R5 | R | R | |||
| E MCH 212 | R | R | R4 | R | R | O | R | O4 | O | R | R | |||
| E MCH 213 | R5 | R | R5 | R | R | O | R5 | R | R5 | R | R | |||
| E MCH 315 | R | R6 | R4 | R | R | |||||||||
| E MCH 316 | R | R6 | R4 | R | ||||||||||
| EDSGN 100 | R | O7 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||
| M E 201 | R | R | R | O | O | |||||||||
| M E 300 | R | O | R | O | R | R | ||||||||
| MATH 140 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| MATH 141 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| MATH 220 | R | R | R4 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||
| MATH 230 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||||||
| MATH 231 | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||||||
| MATH 250 | R | R | R | R | R | |||||||||
| MATH 251 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||||
| PHYS 211 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| PHYS 212 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| PHYS 213 | R | R | ||||||||||||
| PHYS 214 | R | R4 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
- The General Engineering degree is only offered at DuBois and Hazelton.
- Check Programs Guide for acceptable substitutes.
- CMPSC 202 is preferred for NUC E.
- Option- or track-specific required classes. Refer to the Programs Guide.
- The combination of E MCH 211 (3) and 213 (3) may be replaced by E MCH 210 or 210H (5).
- Required only for the Structures option.
- May be substituted for EDSGN 130.
Last updated 9-24-2010