Program Offerings

The primary objectives of the pre-engineering program are to provide a liberal education and to develop a broad scientific and technical foundation for the future specialization. Much of the change in our civilization in the past 100 years has been due to the work of engineers. Through research, development, and mass production, directed by engineers, ideas are made into realities in an amazingly short time.

The department offers two programs

• Regents' Engineering Transfer Program (RETP)
• General Pre-engineering Program (GPEP)

After satisfactorily completing the pre-engineering program at Columbus State University, RETP students will be transferred to Georgia Tech, while GPEP students may transfer to any engineering institution of their interest nationwide. Specialization within the engineering profession includes: aerospace, civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, and computer engineering.

Admission requirements to the RETP are:

1. Georgia residency.
2. A combined SAT score of at least 1090 (including a 560 math and a 530 verbal score).

There are no admission requirements to the general pre-engineering program beyond those required by CSU.

Career Opportunities

After graduation, career opportunities are available in research, development, design, construction, and the operation of large and small technical industries, government, or self-employed as a consultant. No matter what kind of work the engineer may wish to do, there will be opportunities for employment not only in purely technical fields but also in other functions, such as general business, budgeting, rate analysis, purchasing, marketing, and industrial management. Engineers are projected to be in short supply for the next decade; consequently, job opportunities for engineering graduates appear to be bright for the foreseeable future.

Program Requirements

Columbus State University provides many of the fundamental courses common to the first two years of an engineering program. The required courses emphasize fundamentals that are applicable to engineering as a whole and concepts and generalizations that are expected to remain vital for an extended time. Specific engineering courses include: introduction to engineering professions, engineering graphics and CAD, statics, dynamics, deformable bodies, thermodynamics, and electrical circuits. Additional courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry, humanities, and social sciences are required.

After completing the program at CSU, students are transferred to other institutions to complete the requirements leading to a BS degree in engineering.

Faculty

Abiye Seifu, PhD, Electrical Engineering

Curriculum

Pre-Enngineering Curriculum (RETP - GEORGIA TECH)
Pre-Enngineering Curriculum (GENERAL)

For more information, contact:

Departmental Office: Science Hall 102
Phone: 706 568-2075
FAX: 706 569-3133