Assessment Report

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Curriculum Updates

• Dr. Robert Schwartz
• Vice Provost of Academic Affairs
• Dr. Scott Miller
• Assoc. Director Freshman Engineering
• Assoc. Professor Metallurgical Engineering
• Dr. Keith Nisbett
• Assoc. Chair, Mechanical Engineering
• Clayton Price
• Undergraduate Coordinator, Computer Science

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First, a review of a typicalengineering transfer
guide

• Front page shows courses typically taken during
  the first two years, and equivalent courses at
  the partner institution
• Back page outlines specific requirements and
  courses necessary for each Engineering degree
  program at Missouri ST

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Noteworthy changes in thetransfer guide

• Students transferring in the Fall and interested
  in the Chemical Engineering degree are encouraged
  to take
• ChemE 120 Material Energy Balances and
• ChemE 141 Thermodynamics I
• the summer before they transfer

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Noteworthy changes to thetransfer guide

• Students interested in the Geological Engineering
  degree are encouraged to take GE 315 -
  Geostatistical  Methods in Engineering and
  Geology
• Acceptable substitutes are Stat 211, 213, 215,
  217 or their equivalents at your institution

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Elective classes

• Free electives for Engineering programs, these
  CANNOT include deficiency courses, such as
  algebra or trigonometry.
• Also, any course taken outside of Engineering or
  Science must be at least a 3 credit hour course.
• Technical electives usually must be approved by
  major advisor. Specific degree programs and
  emphasis areas may require specific courses (see
  Course Catalog)

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Math Placement

• Math Placement Testing for New Transfer Students
• Math placement testing is a tool to help insure
  that new students are taking the appropriate math
  class. There are two math placement tests
  algebra and trigonometry. All new ST transfer
  students will require math placement testing
  before they may be advised or register for
  classes their first semester at ST.
• Students who need testing should be referred to
  http//braintrax.mst.edu/ to brush up on their
  skills before the test.

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Math Placement

• Testing Guidelines for Engineering, Math,
  Science, and Computer Science Majors
• Follow these guidelines for any major that
  requires Math 008 or 014.
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• Students who have completed the equivalent of
  Calculus II with a grade of C or better ARE NOT
  REQUIRED TO TEST.
• Students who will have completed the equivalent
  of Calculus I with a grade of C or better by the
  time they transfer to ST and DO NOT have AP or
  college credit for trig ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE
  TRIG PLACEMENT TEST ONLY.
• Other students must take both the algebra and
  trigonometry placement tests. (Note Low grades
  in Calculus I or II may indicate problems with
  algebra or trig skills. Math placement scores can
  help the advisor to better advise the student.)
• If a student who requires math testing has never
  taken a trigonometry class and has no trig
  background, the student MAY CHOOSE to not take
  the trigonometry test and, consequently, will be
  required to take trig (Math 6) at Missouri ST.
  The student must still take the algebra test.
• When advising exploratory students, be careful
  to keep their options open by choosing a math
  sequence that could lead to Calculus 1

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Math Placement

• Testing Guidelines for IST, Business, Economics
  Majors
• Follow these guidelines for any major from the
  School of Management and Information Systems.
•   Students who have completed the equivalent of
  Business Calculus (Math 012) ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
  TEST.
• Other students must take ONLY THE ALGEBRA TEST.
• Testing Guidelines for Other Majors
• Follow these guidelines for any major that does
  not require calculus or business calculus.
•   History, English, psychology, majors do not
  need placement testing as new students.
• Students who have completed the equivalent of
  College Algebra (Math 004) or a higher math
  course with a grade of C or better ARE NOT
  REQUIRED TO TEST.
• Others must take ONLY THE ALGEBRA TEST.
• Again, when advising exploratory students, be
  careful to keep their options open by choosing a
  math sequence that could lead to Calculus 1

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Computer Science requirements

• The recent changes in the Computer Science
   degree program requirements include
• Dropping the requirement of calculus III,
  requiring only calc I and calc II
• Dropping humanities/social science elective count
  from 5 to 4 (now total of 12 hr elective). These
  are just the h/ss electives, and are in addition
  to basic English, history, speech, and
  literature.
• Adding another 3XX elective to the count of CS
  electives
• Adding another core course in the CS curriculum,
  CS 230 Theory of Computing
• All of these changes except the 3XX elective
  could, but not necessarily, impact freshmen and
  sophomore.

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Biological Sciences requirements

• Any students interested in a Biological Sciences
  degree should be advised to take as many
  chemistry classes as possible.
• The degree requires
• 9 hours of general chemistry (Chem 1,2,3 4)
• 8 hours of organic chemistry (Chem 221 226, 223
  228)
• 3 hours of general biochemistry (Chem 361)

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