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Pre-engineering Education at Denison

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Denison offers two avenues for students to begin a study of engineering:

Undergraduate Degree (read more)

Excellent placement in Engineering graduate schools: Denison students who pursue the four-year undergraduate science or math degree route to engineering school have enjoyed exceptional success in gaining admission to a wide array of excellent engineering programs. A sampling of these graduate programs include: * Duke University (environmental engineering) * Cornell University (mechanical engineering) * University of Wisconsin (engineering physics) * Columbia University (mechanical engineering) * University of Texas (civil engineering) * U.S. Navy (nuclear engineering) * Miami University (applied physics) * University of Michigan (environmental engineering, biomechanical engineering) * University of Maryland (biomechanical engineering) * Ohio State (aerospace/nuclear/mechanical/environmental engineering) * University of Colorado (water resources engineering) * Georgia Tech University (atmospheric science, material science engineering)

An undergraduate degree in science or mathematics at Denison preparatory to graduate work in engineering.The most common majors pursued by Denison students interested in entering engineering graduate programs are Physics, Chemistry, Math, Biochemistry and Computer Science.

Combined Plan (read more)

The Combined Plan: In our combined plan program, you earn two bachelors degrees, one from Denison in your chosen major and a second bachelors degree from one of our partner engineering schools.You first will spend either three or four years at Denison, where you will complete both (1) your degree requirements for Denison and (2) the pre-engineering courses for your chosen program.Students majoring in Physics at Denison can typically complete all of the combined plan requirements in three years, while other majors may need three or four years at Denison.Our partner schools expect pre-engineering students to maintain at least a 3.0 average both in Science and Liberal Arts courses while at Denison.After Denison you will spend two years at one of our partner schools to complete your chosen program.

Most of the programs at our partner schools require the same set of pre-engineering courses to be completed while you are at Denison: At least four semester courses in Mathematical sciences: Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III and Differential Equations [MATH 123, 124, 222, 231]; Four semester-long courses in Physics: Quarks to Cosmos, Principles of Physics I and II, and Modern Physics [PHYS 125, 126, 127, 200]; two semester-long courses in Chemistry: General Chemistry I and II [CHEM 121, 122] (and a year-long course in Organic Chemistry for Chemical Engineering students); one semester-long course in Computer Science [CS 171]; and one semester-long Introduction to Economics for students planning to attend Columbia.Requirements for specific programs may differ slightly from the above, so interested students should plan their specific program in consultation with the pre-engineering advisor.

For more information regarding pre-engineering at Denison contact:

Dr.Daniel Homan, Pre-engineering Advisor
Olin Science Hall, Rm. 110
Denison University, Granville, OH
homand@denison.edu or 1-800-Denison, x6742

The combined plan is a "3-2" program in which students study three or four years at Denison and two at an affiliated engineering school and receive two bachelor's degrees.