a c a d e m i c p r o g r a m sCollege of Engineering
The mission of the College of Engineering is to provide a teaching, learning, and research environment that results in the highest quality education for our students. Consistent with our goal of providing the highest quality, practice-oriented program, the College of Engineering prepares students to contribute to the accumulation and application of technical knowledge. The college helps students master the fundamental mathematical and scientific principles underlying a particular branch of engineering; develop and demonstrate competence in analysis and design appropriate to an engineering specialization; reason clearly and communicate effectively; and recognize the need to continue professional development.
Through laboratory exercises, senior design projects, professional association activities, and cooperative work assignments, students put theory into practice and clarify their professional goals. also in this section: joint degree program
class entrance requirements
graduation requirements
basic curriculum
The college offers a Bachelor of Science degree with specializations in chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering. Although most students choose to complete the Bachelor of Science degree program in five years, including seven quarters of cooperative education experience, four-year options without co-op work or with four quarters of work are also available. Students indicate their preference for the four-year option in the winter quarter of the freshman year.
The college also offers a general engineering program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree without specialization; this option is appropriate for students who want a strong technical base for advanced study in such fields as law, medicine, or business. A program of study for this option is arranged on an individual basis with a faculty adviser. A set of courses related to biomedical engineering is also available.
The college encourages students to study the arts, sciences, business, and other areas outside of engineering, for they provide an awareness of the social, economic, political, aesthetic, and philosophical influences that shape the world in which graduates will practice their professions. In addition to a full array of University services, special advising and other support services (including tutoring) are provided. Students may qualify to participate in honors sections of many courses. Active student chapters of many national professional engineering organizations and honor societies are supported by the college as an enriching addition to academic studies and co-op experience.
The Bachelor of Science degree programs with specification in chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET). The computer engineering program has recently been established.
Bachelor of Science/ Master of Science Joint-Degree Program
The departments of electrical and computer engineering and mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering offer programs leading to both the bachelor's and master's degrees in five years. Degree candidates must maintain a 3.2 cumulative quality-point average, carry extra courses, and forego one cooperative work quarter in the senior year to complete the course requirements.
Class Entrance Requirements
Academic standards are published in the College of Engineering Student Guide, available at 220 Snell Engineering Center.
Graduation Requirements
The college reserves the right to amend programs, courses, and degree requirements to fulfill its educational responsibility to respond to relevant changes in the field.
Students must complete all of the requirements in the degree program in which they are candidates. Degree requirements are based upon the year of graduation, determined by the date of entry or re-entry into the College of Engineering. Degree requirements and the year of graduation for a degree candidate who fails to make normal academic progress for more than two quarters will be subject to review and possible change.
Students transferring from another college or university must complete at least 48 quarter hours at Northeastern University immediately preceding graduation to be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Science degree.
Bachelor of Science Curriculum for First Three Quarters
Students in full-time engineering degree programs take the following courses in the first three quarters.
Quarter 1 ENG 1110, College Writing 1; GE 1001, Introduction to Engineering; GE 1103, Engineering Design; MTH 1123, Calculus for Engineering Majors 1; PHY 1221, Physics 1; and PHY 1521, Physics Lab 1. Quarter 2 CHM 1131, General Chemistry 1; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; GE 1002, Introduction to Engineering Cooperative Education; GE 1102, Engineering Problem Solving with Application Software; MTH 1124, Calculus for Engineering Majors 2; and PHY 1222, Physics 2. Quarter 3 CHM 1132, General Chemistry 2; GE 1101, Engineering Problem-Solving and Computation; MTH 1125, Calculus for Engineering Majors 3; PHY 1223, Physics 3; and PHY 1523, Physics Lab 2.