Dual Degree Program with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Engineering
Coordinators:
College of Engineering: Michael Ryan, Associate Dean
College of Arts and Letters: Advising dean for each cohort
Program of Studies
The five-year dual degree program between the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Engineering enables the student to acquire degrees from both colleges—the bachelor of arts from the College of Arts and Letters and the bachelor of science degree in a chosen program of the College of Engineering.
This combination program, instituted in 1952, offers students the advantages of both a liberal and a technical education. The student completing one of these combination programs has a background in the humanities and social sciences as well as a degree from one of the programs offered by the College of Engineering. Advisors for the program are available for consultation about the advisability of entering the program and about meeting the particular needs of each student pursuing this program. Qualified students are eligible to receive modest scholarship support from the John J. Reilly Endowed Scholarship program during their third, fourth, and fifth years of study.
The decision to enter the program ideally should be made prior to beginning the sophomore year, although students can also enter the program at a later stage.
Three sets of requirements must be met by students in the program: University requirements, Arts and Letters requirements and Engineering requirements, as the following table indicates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements * | ||
| Six courses in the liberal arts | 18 | |
Liberal Arts 1. Quantitative Reasoning | ||
Liberal Arts 2. Science and Technology | ||
Liberal Arts 3. Another Quantitative Reasoning or Science and Technology | ||
Liberal Arts 4. Arts and Literature or Advanced Languages and Cultures | ||
Liberal Arts 5. History or Social Science | ||
Liberal Arts 6. Integration, or a course from an area not yet chosen in 4 or 5 above | ||
| Theology/Philosophy | 12 | |
Theology | ||
Philosophy/Catholicism and the Disciplines | ||
| Moreau Program | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
- *
Please consult the University Requirements section of this Bulletin for details.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Letters Requirements | ||
| College Seminar | 3 | |
| Literature | 3 | |
| History | 3 | |
| Foreign Language (1-4 courses) ^ | 3-11 | |
| Fine Arts | ||
| Social Science | ||
| Major (minimum) | 30 | |
| Total Hours | 42-50 | |
- ^
Students who place out of lower level language courses must take at least one language course at the appropriate level.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Requirements | ||
| CHEM 10171 & CHEM 11171 | Introduction to Chemical Principles and Introduction to Chemical Principles Laboratory | 4 |
| MATH 10550 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 10560 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 20550 | Calculus III | 3.5 |
| MATH 20580 | Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 3.5 |
| PHYS 10310 | Engineering Physics I: Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 10320 | Engineering Physics II: Electromagnetism | 4 |
| EG 10111 | Introduction to Engineering Systems I | 3 |
| EG 10112 | Introduction to Engineering Systems II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major | ||
| approximately 60 credits (see specific major for details) | 60 | |
| Engineering Program | ||
| Engineering degree program (required courses and program or technical electives) | 69-75 | |
| Total | 170-179 | |
Schematic Program of Studies
The exact sequence of courses will vary based on the specific majors selected
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| WR 13100 | Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Intro to Theology/Philosophy | 3 | |
| CHEM 10171 & CHEM 11171 |
Introduction to Chemical Principles and Introduction to Chemical Principles Laboratory |
4 |
| EG 10111 | Introduction to Engineering Systems I | 3 |
| MATH 10550 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Moreau First-Year Experience | 1 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| University Seminar (Theo/Philo recommended) 1 | 3 | |
| CHEM 10122 | General Chemistry: Fundamental Principles and Biological Processes | 3 |
| EG 10112 | Introduction to Engineering Systems II | 3 |
| MATH 10560 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 10310 | Engineering Physics I: Mechanics | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Modern Language | 3 | |
| PHYS 10320 | Engineering Physics II: Electromagnetism | 4 |
| MATH 20550 | Calculus III | 3.5 |
| Engineering Program 2 | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Hours | 16.5 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Theology/Philosophy | 3 | |
| College Seminar | 3 | |
| Modern Language | 3 | |
| MATH 20580 | Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 3.5 |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Hours | 18.5 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| History/Social Science | 3 | |
| History/Social Science | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major 3 | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Philosophy/Theology | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
| History/Social Science | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Engineering Program | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Arts and Letters Major | 3 | |
| Moreau Senior Capstone | 1 | |
| Hours | 19 | |
| Total Hours | 179 | |
- 1
The University Seminar may be selected from an appropriate history, social science, fine arts or literature course, or the first course in theology or philosophy.
- 2
Courses specified by the student’s major engineering department.
- 3
Courses necessary to fulfill the requirements for a major in the student's major arts and letters department.
- 4
Engineering and Arts and Letters students who are pursuing the Reilly Arts and Letters Engineering Dual-Degree Program are limited by the credit maxima set by the College of Engineering. Dual-degree students seeking permission to overload must request approval from both Colleges.