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Transfer, Veteran, International Student Orientation Shaunyale Canada Assistant Director, Recruiting & Outreach College of Engineering University of Texas at Arlington COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering (2nd floor MAE) Industrial Engineering (4th floor IMSE) Woolf Hall Computer Science Engineering (6th floor CSE) Bioengineering (2nd floor BE) Engineering Research Building Materials Science Engineering (3rd floor MSE) Electrical Engineering (5th floor EE) Civil Engineering (4th floor CE) Dean’s office (6th floor ) Nedderman Hall Departments and Locations Engineering Lab Building

MAJORS OFFERED AND OVERVIEW OF DEGREE

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE           Aerospace Engineering MAE Architectural Engineering CE (New) Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering BE CE Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Software Engineering CSE CSE EE IMSE MAE CSE

MAKEUP OF ENGINEERING DEGREE Math Core Science Engineering Field

WHY ARE MATH AND SCIENCE SO IMPORTANT?

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Foundations of your degree.

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Learning the theory that you will later apply to practical problems in engineering.

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Analytical thinking.

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS The following courses that were previously transferable and applied for an engineering undergraduate degree are no longer accepted effective Fall 2015:   ENGL 1302 ENGR 1201 These courses will be replaced in the degree programs with courses that do not currently have equivalencies at any Texas community college. If you’ve been admitted for the Fall and would like to start in the summer, please contact UTA admissions to request a status change free of charge.

*This change does not effect those in the Electrical engineering program until 2016-2017.

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CONSIDERATIONS WHEN MAKING A CLASS SCHEDULE

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WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING YOUR SCHEDULE

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How many hours should you take?

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Are you working?

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What are your family responsibilities?

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Meeting with advisor – important!

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After advisor approval, please don’t change schedules until you speak with advisor again.

TIME AND EFFORT EXPECTATIONS FROM PROFESSORS  Expectations  2-3 hours of study for every 1 hour of class.

     Exceeds 40-hour week Professors won’t hunt you down for your homework.

Homework may not even be expected.

Departmental exams for some classes Continually check syllabus, website, Blackboard and other resources throughout semester  Preparation  Know what you are expected to do and do more.

 Group study  Motivating  Learning by teaching  Do the homework anyway.

 Work every problem in the book.

 Look online for previous exams to study from.

 Tutoring

HOW WORKING AFFECTS YOUR GRADES  Compare current value vs. future value of Engineering degree   How much money are you making now? How much can you be making as an engineer?

  If you must work, optimally work ≤20 hours each week you are in class.

  We also understand that may not be an option for you. Don’t be afraid to let your advisor know this information.

If you work >20 hours per week, reduce your course load.

 If you can work < 20 hours per week, you can earn a higher GPA compared to working more hours.

 Consider student loans, “they are NOT evil”. Again compare value: The higher GPA you earn will offset the payments.

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Many companies will not interview candidates who have <3.0.

COE ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS

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MINIMUM GRADE POINT AVERAGES FOR GOOD STANDING IN COE    

2.25 on all courses taken at UTA.

2.25 on just the math, science and engineering courses that go toward your degree.

2.25 on courses in your major.

Note: You can be below the COE minimums and still be in good standing with UTA.

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS All engineering majors have three parts:  Professional program   Typically upper division major classes  Must be admitted to professional program Pre-professional courses    Classes required prior to the professional program courses Must make a ‘C’ or better in all pre professional courses both taken at UTA or transferred in Remaining core courses  May be taken at any time during the degree

ACADEMIC ADVISING  COE advising is done in collaboration with a faculty member.

 This is important for you to remember because they do this in addition to teaching and research responsibilities.  You need to check the advising schedules for your department and you may have to schedule an appointment with them.

 COE Academic Advisors: http://www.uta.edu/engineering/current-students/advisors list.php

 Any student below 2.25 in any of their three GPA’s will be seen by Beth Isbell.

HOW YOU CAN SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS

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WHERE TO GET HELP   Your Class Instructor has office hours Your class TA (Teaching Assistant) also has office hours  Clinics and Labs for assistance  Math Clinic, Physics Clinic, Writing lab  Departmental and professional society assistance  ASME – Woolf Hall, IEEE – Nedderman Hall, Civil Engineering Learning Center – NH 2 nd floor  University College support programs  Learning Center – Tutoring (subsidized), SI, Trio programs, Testing Services, Success Series – FINISH for transfer students

ENGINEERING HONORS ORGANIZATIONS The members of these groups are junior and senior students with good GPAs. Some of these groups or members of these groups may offer tutoring:  Chi Epsilon – Civil Engineering  Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) – Electrical Engineering  Pi Tau Sigma – Mechanical Engineering  Sigma Gamma Tau – Aerospace  Upsilon Pi Epsilon – Computer Science  Tau Beta Pi – Engineering Honor Society

GET INVOLVED!!

    Student organizations  Professional organizations by discipline   Interest focused groups ex. GDC Social groups Student competitive teams Pre-college outreach  Summer camps   Outreach events – Future City, FTC, etc.

Engineering Saturdays Recruiting activities  Preview Days/ HS Visits/College Fairs  Student ambassadors

COMPETITION TEAMS  AT&T Coding Competition (1 developed cell phone app to discourage texting while driving) st place in 2013;  SAE Formula Race Car Team (1 st in US, 5 th in World)  AeroMavs 2 nd place in the Egg Saucer Event -Battle of the Rockets in 2014)  IEEE Mobile Microrobotics (1st place in Robotics & Automation@ 2014 IEEE International Conference)  Global Health Competition (1 st place)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS  American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA; AE)  American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS; IMSE)  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE; CE)  American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME; ME)  Association for Computing Machinery ( ACM/IEEE-CS; CSE)  Biomedical Engineering Student Society (BMESS; BE)  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE; EE)  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE; CE)  Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE; IMSE)

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS  Engineering Student Council (ESC)  Society of Women Engineers (SWE)  National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)   Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Honors College

GET EXPERIENCE!!

 Undergraduate research opportunities  Direct meeting with prof (paid or vol.)  Program placement (paid)  McNair  LSAMP  Honors College  Work experiences  Internships (paid)  Part-time  Full-time  Co-operative education (paid)

INTERNSHIPS/CO-OPS  PAID practical work experience for undergraduate students in their chosen discipline.

 working full time and enrolling in classes in alternating semesters OR  working part time while attending classes part time.

 Students must have a minimum number of coursework hours at UTA and 2.5 UTA GPA to apply.

 Freshmen – 30 hours  Transfers – 15 hours  See Carole Coleman in NH 242 or  Call her at 817.272.2569 or  E-mail [email protected]

ENGINEERING STUDENT SERVICES OFFICE 242 NEDDERMAN HALL      Internships/Co-ops Coordinator Summer Camps Community Outreach & Recruitment Engineering Distance Education Probation and Undecided Advising

ENGINEERING STUDENT SERVICES 242 NEDDERMAN HALL 817.272.1294

Beth Isbell, Director [email protected] Carole Coleman, Internship Coordinator [email protected]

Donya Randolph Henry, Distance Ed Coordinator [email protected] COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Shaunyale Canada Assistant Director of Recruiting & Outreach 607 NH [email protected]