Wallace H' Coulter School of Engineering

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Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering

• Engineering Science Majors
• Course Enrollment for Spring Semester

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All Engineering Studies Freshmen should be
pre-enrolled for Spring 2009 courses. Normal
Schedule CM 132 Chemistry II PH132 Physics
II MA132 Calculus II SAS 101 need a KA
course ES 100 Intr. Engrg. Use Comp. All you
have to do is select a KA/UC course. We will
discuss this in a moment
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• Not your schedule?
• Honors Program
• AP or Transfer Credits so you are already taking
  some of those courses.
• HP students should be enrolled in HP 101 HP 103
  instead of SAS 101. You should also meet with Dr.
  Craig for academic advising before finalizing
  your enrollment.
• Karen Burkum (Registrar) and I may have
  substituted other courses based on your likely
  needs. We should review these to see if they are
  the right ones.

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Clarkson Common Experience Curriculum
http//www.clarkson.edu/common_experience/index.ht
ml You can also find the complete description
in the Clarkson Catalog. Today we will discuss
Knowledge Area Courses, (KA/Univ),
Communications Points and the Professional
Experience Requirement
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Knowledge Areas (KAs) Cultures and Societies
(CSO) Contemporary and Global Issues
(CGI) Imaginative Arts (IA) Science, Technology,
and Society (STS) Economics and Organizations
(EC) Individual and Group Behavior (IG) Also
Common Experience University Courses (UNIV)
have two or more knowledge areas designated
The knowledge area requirement is met by
completing six KAs in a minimum of five courses
(so at least one University Course).
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The Communication Component Courses designated
as communication intensive are assigned
communication points on a scale of one or two (C1
or C2) to indicate the extent of communication
experience in that course. Beyond the Clarkson
Seminar UNIV 190 (a C2 course), students must
obtain six more communication points, at least
two of them within the major at the 300/400
level. Communication points can be obtained by
taking designated courses, or, with approval,
through co-curricular experiences.
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The Professional Experience Requirement for
Engineering Majors See the document at
http//www.clarkson.edu/engineering/CSOEProfExpWor
ksheet.pdf. Examples Complete a meaningful
internship or co-op, research project with a
qualified mentor, role with significant
responsibility on a SPEED team or significant
design project, serve as a leader in a
professional or community service organization
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How do I know if an experience qualifies? It has
to meet the educational objectives of the
Professional Experience Requirement (see the
document). There is a PRE-APPROVAL
WORKSHEET. After completion COMPLETION
WORKSHEET POST-EXPERIENCE SELF ASSESSMENT must
be completed and approved. If approved, you can
get credit for ES 499.
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Each major will have slightly different
approaches. Most will encourage doing this in the
Jr./Sr. year time frame, but there will be
exceptions. It is never too early to start
planning.
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There are other Common Experience requirements
that you can discuss later with your major
advisor. If anyone wants to change majors now, I
have forms with me. Complete them and take them
to the department administering the program you
are changing to.