Important Information for Transfer Students
Last revision: September 5, 2005 There are several important considerations of which students planning to transfer to the UT-Tyler electrical engineering program should be aware. · Transfer credits from junior colleges for engineering courses: Transfer credit is usually not given in 3000- or 4000-level engineering courses for coursework taken at junior colleges. EENG 3304 and EENG 3104 are the only typical exceptions to this rule.
· Differential equations: A 3-credit course in differential equations is a prerequisite for EENG 3305 (Electric Circuits II), an important gateway to advanced coursework in the BSEE program. Transfer students should earn credit in differential equations before enrolling at UT-Tyler to be able to take EENG 3305 on schedule in the fall semester of the junior year. Students who do not have credit in differential equations prior to the start of the junior year can expect significant delays in their graduations.
· EENG 3304 (Electric Circuits I) is a gateway course in the electrical engineering program. Most EENG courses cannot be taken until credit has been earned in EENG 3304. Texas junior college students may earn credit in this course by taking an appropriate course recognized under the Texas Field of Study Curriculum for Engineering. EENG 3304 is offered by UT-Tyler in the spring semester and usually in the summer session. Students who do not have credit in EENG 3304 or equivalent prior to the start of the junior year can expect significant delays in their graduations.
· EENG 3104 (Electric Circuits I Laboratory) is a required companion course to EENG 3304 and is a gateway course in the electrical engineering laboratory sequence. Junior colleges may not offer a course equivalent to EENG 3104 even when they offer a course equivalent to EENG 3304. EENG 3104 is offered by UT-Tyler in the spring semester and usually in the summer session. Transfer students who cannot earn credit for EENG 3104 at their junior colleges are strongly encouraged to take EENG 3104 in the summer before the junior year. Transfer students who begin the junior year without credit in EENG 3104 may experience delays in their graduations.
· EENG 3302 (Digital Systems) is offered in the spring semester at UT-Tyler and is a prerequisite to the required course EENG 3307 (Microprocessors), which is scheduled for the fall semester of the junior year. Transfer students who begin the junior year without credit in EENG 3302 or an equivalent course can expect postponement of EENG 3307 to the senior year.
· EENG 1201 (Electrical Engineering I) is an introduction to electrical engineering offered in the spring semester which emphasizes practical laboratory experience and familiarity with circuit analysis software. Credit in EENG 1201 is required of all electrical engineering students, including transfer students. Junior colleges may not offer a course equivalent to EENG 1201, but combinations of certain junior-college courses may be used as substitute credit as described below.
· ENGR 1200 (Engineering Methods) is an introductory course in engineering methods offered in the fall semester. Credit in ENGR 1200 is required of all electrical engineering students, including transfer students. Junior colleges may not offer a course equivalent to ENGR 1200, but combinations of certain junior-college courses may be used as substitute credit as described below.
· ENGR 2200 (Engineering Methods II-T for transfer students) is no longer being offered. ENGR 1200 is now required of all students.
· EENG 2201 (Programming for Engineers) is a two-credit course in structured programming in a high-level language (e.g., C, C++). Transfer students may earn credit for EENG 2201 by taking an equivalent course at a junior college. EENG 2201 is offered in the fall semester at UT-Tyler, and transfer students who do not have credit in EENG 2201 or equivalent should take it at the earliest opportunity.
· EENG 2101 (MATLAB for Engineers) is a one-credit course in MATLAB, a software package widely used in upper-level courses in electrical engineering. An equivalent course may not be available at junior colleges. EENG 2101 is offered in the spring semester at UT-Tyler; transfer students should plan to take EENG 2101 at the earliest opportunity. A 3-credit structured programming course in a high-level language may be accepted in lieu of EENG 2201, but not EENG 2201 and EENG 2101.
· UT-Tyler core curriculum requirements: Transfer students who have completed the core curriculum requirements of another Texas state-supported college or university are exempt from the requirements of the UT-Tyler core curriculum. This rule applies even to schools whose core curriculum requirements include fewer semester hours than the 47 hours required by UT-Tyler. However, the BSEE degree at UT-Tyler requires a minimum of 128 semester hours in all cases, and transfer students who have completed core curriculum requirements of less than 47 hours will be required to make up the difference with coursework of their choice. (See below under "Pre-engineering courses not required in the BSEE program").
However, transfer students are not exempt from core-curriculum courses specifically required by the BSEE program even if they have completed the core curriculum of another Texas state-supported school. For example, the BSEE program specifies ECON 2302 (Principles of Economics II) as the social / behavioral science component of the core curriculum. A transfer student whose completed core curriculum did not include ECON 2302 or equivalent would be required to earn credit for it at UT-Tyler.
Students who have not already fulfilled the requirements of the core curriculum of another Texas state-supported school at the time of transfer will be required to fulfill the requirements of the UT-Tyler core curriculum.
· Pre-engineering courses not required in the BSEE program: Transfer students should be aware that certain courses which may be part of a junior college pre-engineering program are not required in the UT-Tyler BSEE program. Examples of such courses are Chemistry II, Engineering Design Graphics, and Dynamics. Such courses are not usually accepted for credit toward the BSEE degree except to make up the difference between UT-Tyler's 47-hour core curriculum and a previously-completed Texas core curriculum of fewer than 47 hours (see above under "UT-Tyler core curriculum requirements").
· Susbstitutions for ENGR 1200, EENG 1201, and EENG 2201: Transfer students may earn credit for these courses in the following ways:
o Students who have taken a 1-credit Introduction to Engineering and a 3-credit course in Structured Programming may earn credit for EENG 1201 and EENG 2201. o Students who have taken a 1-credit Introduction to Engineering and a 2- or 3-credit course in Technical Communications may earn credit for ENGR 1200. (This must be specifically a course in technical communications; a general course in English grammar and composition will not be accepted). o Students who have taken a 1-credit Introduction to Engineering, a 2- or 3-credit course in Technical Communications, and a 3-credit course in Structured Programming may earn credit in ENGR 1200, EENG 1201, and EENG 2201.
· Plan early! Students thinking about transferring to the UT-Tyler BSEE program should schedule an appointment as soon as possible with a UT-Tyler engineering advisor to design a program that will ensure a smooth transfer.
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