Pre-Engineering
Information from 2018-2019 Course Catalog
With a long-standing tradition of strength in science and pre-engineering, Denison offers two plans to prepare for an engineering career. In the first, students receive a bachelor’s degree after four years at Denison with a major in natural sciences or mathematics, followed by two years of graduate work at another institution leading to a master’s degree in engineering. Denison students are regularly accepted to graduate engineering programs at leading universities.
The second plan is a “3-2” program in which students study three or four years at Denison, and an additional two years at an affiliated engineering school, resulting in two bachelor’s degrees. Denison is affiliated in such dual-degree programs with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Washington University (St. Louis), and Columbia University. Students interested in these plans should contact the 3-2 Engineering Advisor, in care of Denison Physics Department, at their earliest opportunity. The required math and science courses typically include:
Course Number |
Course Title |
PHYS 125 |
Principles of Physics I |
PHYS 126 |
Principles of Physics II |
PHYS 127 |
Principles of Physics III |
PHYS 200 |
Modern Physics |
MATH 135 |
Single Variable Calculus |
MATH 145 |
Multi-variable Calculus |
MATH 213 |
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
MATH 430 |
Fourier Analysis |
CHEM 131 |
Atoms and Molecules: Structure and Dynamics |
CHEM 132 |
Organic Structure and Reactivity |
CS 173 |
Intermediate Computer Science |
Additional courses may be required, depending on the chosen field of engineering.