General Education Requirements
To ensure that Engineering graduates are prepared
to meet the full range of challenges they will encounter after school,
all Engineering majors are required to meet the same comprehensive set
of general education requirements that USD requires all students to complete.
These requirements are outlined below with specific courses required by
Engineering noted where applicable. Some of these requirements may be
satisfied through advance placement exams, or by demonstrating proficiency
at the collegiate level. The required courses may be different for NROTC
students. Please contact the Department for further information.
- Indispensable Competencies consist of
those courses that will ensure that students have the threshold
competencies necessary to pursue their further studies and career
goals in any field of endeavor.
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| Written Literacy |
Composition
and Literature: |
ENGL 121 (an examination)
ENGR 401W (Engineering Communication) |
| Math Competency |
Satisfied by: |
Math 150 |
| Logic |
Choose only one: |
PHIL 101: Intro to Logic
PHIL 102: Symbolic Logic
Math 160 |
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| Roots of Human Values are addressed
in the courses that examine the various systems of thought and belief
with the emphasis on Judeo-Christian traditions and on problems of
defining and acting upon ethical concepts. |
| Religious Studies |
Lower Division:
Upper Division: |
Two courses
One Course |
| Philosophy |
Ethics:
Other:
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PHIL 342 (Engineering Ethics)
One additional Philosophy course excluding logic and ethics |
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The Diversity of Human Experience
Courses which foster a critical appreciation of the ways in which
people gain understanding of the universe, of society, and of themselves. |
Humanities
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Literature:
History:
Fine Arts:
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One Course in any language
One Course
One Course in Art, Music, or Theatre |
| Natural Science |
Physical Science:
Life Science:
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One laboratory course satisfied by physics and
chemistry
One course in biology, or Environmental Studies
102
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| Social Science |
Anthropology, Sociology
or Psychology: |
One Course |
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Communications:
Economics:
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COMM 103 (Public Speaking) or NAVS 201
Microeconomics (ECON 101) or
*Engineering Economics (ISyE 220) |
| Foreign Language |
Third semester compentency required:
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Either successfully complete the third
semester of a foreign language course or pass an examination at that
level*. |
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*All engineering students must complete either COMM 103 or NAVS 201. All Engineering.
*For students whose native language is not English,
please refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin for other possible
ways to satify this requirement.
Students must complete either ECON 101, ECON 102 or ISyE 220. In addition USD requires all undergraduates to complete 1 course in either, COMM or ECON. The USD requirement is almost always fulfilled with the two required courses fo engineering, but students electing to take NAVS 201 and ISyE 220 still need a COMM or ECON course.
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