The undergraduate engineering curriculum provides the foundation for careers in engineering as well as the basis for further study in engineering and other professions such as law, medicine, business and management. Courses of study concentrate on mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering science, and engineering analysis and design within a particular engineering discipline.
The curriculum places special emphasis upon developing oral and written communication skills, and it offers opportunities to develop an appreciation of the social sciences and humanities, and the flexibility to pursue minors. Courses in the humanities are included in each curriculum to make the student engineer more fully aware of social responsibilities and better able to consider non-technical factors in the engineering decision-making process. Extensive hands-on laboratory experience and required projects for all seniors ensure professional preparation in the fundamentals of the design process within the real constraints of problem solving. To qualify for a bachelor's degree in the College of Engineering, undergraduate engineering students must successfully complete all of the first-year core curriculum courses, those major courses required for the particular engineering degree sought, all six Career Compass courses, and a series of electives. They must also achieve cumulative overall and technical grade point averages of at least 2.00 in their course work.
At least half of all the engineering courses and, normally, the final 30 credits of an engineering bachelor’s degree program, must be taken at Villanova University. All undergraduate degree requirements should be completed within a six-year period.
NOTE: It is the responsibility of each student to know and to fulfill all degree requirements. To keep the curriculum abreast of the latest engineering developments, Villanova University reserves the right to change the program requirements without prior notice.