First-Year Engineering

First-Year Engineering

• Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering  
• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering  

The First-Year Engineering (FYE) program is the entry point for all beginning engineering students at Purdue University Fort Wayne. All new engineering students must complete the first-year engineering requirements before entering the engineering program of their choice. This core curriculum includes courses in engineering fundamentals, math, chemistry, physics, and written and oral communication skills. The first-year engineering (FYE) program is jointly managed by the CME department and the ECE department.

The first-year engineering program has three overall (two-semester) outcomes. A student who successfully completes the first-year engineering program (ENGR 12700 and 12800) will be able to:

1. solve and document the solution of problems involving different elements or configurations not previously encountered (e.g. a new geometric arrangement, a new term to include in an analysis, a new type of starting condition),
2. solve problems using multiple approaches including (e.g., equations including varied analytic approaches, diagrams, formal solution steps or simple computer programs),
3. describe the broad nature of various engineering majors and the engineering profession and use this information to make appropriate career choices.

Recommended courses to be taken in the first year:

First semester:

• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I  Cr. 4.
• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry  Cr. 4.
• ENGR 12700 - Engineering Fundamentals I  Cr. 4.
• ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, And Inquiry I  Cr. 3.

Total number of credits: 15

Second semester:

• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II  Cr. 4.
• PHYS 15200 - Mechanics  Cr. 5.
• ENGR 12800 - Engineering Fundamentals II  Cr. 4.
• ME 16000 - Solid Modeling  Cr. 2. - only applies to students pursuing the Bachelor of Degree in Mechanical Engineering at a later time
• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication  Cr. 3.

Total number of credits: 16 or 18.

 

Students also have the option to take COM 11400 in the first semester and take ENGL 13100 in the second semester.