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CollegeofEngineering,ArchitectureandTechnology

neeringemphasisarea;IndustrialEn-gineeringandManagement;andMe-chanicalEngineeringwithanoptioninpremedical.

Master of Scienceinbiosystemsengi-neering,chemicalengineering,civilen-gineering,controlsystemsengineering,electricalengineering,engineeringandtechnologymanagement,environmentalengineering,industrialengineeringandmanagement,andmechanicalengi-neering.

Doctor of Philosophyinbiosystemsengineering,chemicalengineering,civilengineering,electricalengineering,industrialengineeringandmanagement,andmechanicalengineering.

School of Architecture:

BachelorofArchitecture,BachelorofArchitecturalEngineering,MasterofArchitectureandMasterofArchitecturalEngineering.

Division of Engineering Technology:

BachelorofScienceinEngineeringTechnologywithprogramsinconstruc-tionmanagementtechnology(optionsinbuildingandheavy),electricalengi-neeringtechnology(optionsincomputerand telecommunications), fire protection andsafetytechnology,andmechanicalengineeringtechnology.

theever-changingrequirementsofsociety—asocietyheavilycommittedtotechnologicalinnovation.Tobepreparedtomakecontinuingcontributions,engi-neers,architectsandtechnologistsmusthaveattheircommandnotonlythemoderntoolsandprocessesofindus-try, but a firm and rigorous education inmathematics,thephysicalsciences,analysisanddesign.Inorderthatthosecontributionsbesensitivetogenuinehumanneeds,theengineer,architectortechnologistmustalsobeschooledinthesocialsciencesandhumanitiesthatprovidetheunderstandingofnon-tech-nicalfactorsthatmustshapetechno-logicalinnovationandimplementation.Thestudyofsocialsciencesandhuman-itiesalsohelpspreparethegraduatetobeaneffectivecontributorwithinhumanorganizations. With this firm foundation andacommitmenttolifelonglearning,graduatesmakecontributionstosocietythroughouttheirprofessionalcareers.

Thecurriculaineachoftheprogramsseektoprovidetheoptimumcombina-tionofbreadthintheenduringfunda-mentalsthatundergirdtechnologicallybasedsociety,andspecializationinadiscipline.Eachcurriculumalsosensitiz-esthestudenttoethical,social,culturalandglobalissuesinordertoequipthestudenttocontributetosolutionsatthecuttingedgeoftechnology.Curriculaarecontinuouslyevolvingtoincludecur-rentapplicationsoftheprinciples.Withthecombinationoftheory,practiceandsensitivitytotheeducationalexperienceshouldsupportone'sfollowingdiverseinterestsandopportunitiesthroughouttheproductiveyearsofhisorherlifespan.

AcademicProgramsAcademicprogramsofferedinthe

CollegeofEngineering,ArchitectureandTechnologyculminateinthefollowingdegrees:

Schools of Engineering:

Bachelor of ScienceinAerospaceEn-gineering,BiosystemsEngineeringwithoptionsinbiomechanical,bioprocessingandbiotechnology,environmentandnaturalresources,andfoodprocessing;ChemicalEngineeringwithoptionsinenvironmental,biomedical/biochemicalandpremedical;CivilEngineeringwithanenvironmentaloption;ElectricalEngineeringwithacomputerengi-

Karl N. Reid, Sc.D.,Dean David R. Thompson, Ph.D.,Associate Dean for Instruction and Outreach D. Alan Tree, Ph.D.,Associate Dean for Research Kevin Moore, M.B.A.,Director of Student Academic Services

ThemissionoftheCollegeofEngi-neering,ArchitectureandTechnologyistoadvancethequalityofhumanlifethroughstrategicallyselectedprogramsofinstruction,research,andpublicservice,incorporatingsocial,economicandenvironmentaldimensions,andemphasizingadvancedlevelprogramsinengineeringthatareinternationallyrecognizedforexcellence.

Engineers,engineeringtechnolo-gists,andarchitects,workingsidebyside,constituteoneofthemostpow-erfulagentsforchangeinoursociety.Newwaysarefoundtocontroltheenvironment,toutilizetheresourcesandforcesofnatureandtoincreaseproductivityofneededgoodsandser-vices,inshort,toimprovethequalityoflifeforall.

Mostoftheworkofengineers,tech-nologistsandarchitectsisconcernedwiththeconception,design,fabrication,maintenanceandtestingofdevices,processes,installations,andsystemsthatservehumanneeds.Thisworkprovidesampleopportunitytoexpresscreativity.Itrequiresanabilitytomakedecisions.

Theprofessionalsandsemi-profes-sionalswhowillbelargelyresponsiblefortheshapeoftheworldinthenextfewdecadesincludethosenowinhighereducation.Thepowertheywillexercisemakesanexcitingprospectandpres-entsasoberingresponsibility.Theeasyproblems are usually solved first and are now a part of history. Many difficult problemsremain.Theneedfortalentedandhighlytrainedpeopleisobvious;onewillbeembarkingonalifetimeofchallengeifheorshedecidestoprepareforacareerinengineering,engineeringtechnologyorarchitectureatOklahomaStateUniversity.

TheCollegeofEngineering,Archi-tectureandTechnology(CEAT)offersacompletespectrumofeducationalop-portunitiesdesignedtogivegraduatesthe capability and the flexibility to meet

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processofseekingemployment.CEAT Residence Hall Program.CEATfloors have been established in the Kerr-DrummondresidencehallforbothmenandwomenCEATstudents.Studentson these floors have access to comput-ers, reference materials and test files. CEAT student staff live on the floors to provideprogrammingandmonitoring.Supplementalinstructionisprovidedforselectedmath,scienceandengi-neeringcourses.Specialactivitiesareplanned for the floors including events withfacultyandotherresourcepersons.Thisarrangementprovidesacommu-nitywherestudentscanstudytogether,haveaccesstotutoring,andserveasrolemodelsforotherstudents.Theatmosphere on these floors is conducive tostudy.

DepartmentalClubsandHonorSocietiesAlphaEpsilon(biosystemsandagricul-

turalengineeringhonorsociety)

AlphaPiMu(industrialengineeringandmanagementhonorsociety)

AlphaRhoChi(architecturehonorso-ciety)

AmateurRadioClub

AmericanIndianScienceandEngi-neeringSociety

AmericanInstituteofArchitectureStu-dents

AmericanInstituteofAeronautics&Astronautics

AmericanInstituteofChemicalEngi-neers

AmericanSocietyforQuality

AmericanSocietyofAgriculturalEngi-neers

AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers

AmericanSocietyofHeating,Refrig-erationandAirConditioningEngineers

AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngi-neers

AmericanSocietyofSafetyEngineers

ArchitectureEngineeringInstitute

CEATStudentCouncil

ChiEpsilon(civilandarchitecturalengi-neeringhonorsociety)

ConstructionManagementSociety

Construction Specifications Institute

CEATStudentCouncil

Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering honorsociety)

FireProtectionSociety

InstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences

InstituteofElectrical&ElectronicsEngi-neers(twostudentbranches)

AccreditationUndergraduateengineeringpro-

gramsareseparatelyaccreditedbytheEngineeringAccreditationCommission(EAC)oftheABET.EACofABET,111MarketPlace,Suite1050,Baltimore,MD21202-4012;phone:(410)347-7700;electronicmail:[email protected] of accreditation are found in thesectionsdevotedtoeachprogramonthefollowingpages.

TheBachelorofArchitectureprogramisaccreditedbytheNationalArchitec-turalAccreditingBoard,Inc.,1735NewYorkAve.NW.,WashingtonD.C.20006;phone(202)783-2007.

Theundergraduateengineeringtech-nologyprogramsareseparatelyac-creditedbytheTechnologyAccreditationCommission(TAC)ofABET.TACofABET,111MarketPlace,Suite1050,Bal-timore,MD21202-4012;phone:(410)347-7700;electronicmail:[email protected]. Specifics of accreditation arefoundintheprogramdescriptionsinthesection"DivisionofEngineeringTechnology."

SpecialCollegeProgramsCooperative Education.TheCoop-erativeEducationprogramprovidesstu-dentsworkopportunitiesinasupervisedenvironmentthatassuresprofessionaldevelopment.Workperiodsalternatewithacademicstudies.Studentsentertheprogramattheendoftheirsoph-omoreyearandcompleteatleastonecalendaryearofsupervisedworkexpe-rienceintwoormoreworkperiodspriortograduation.

CEAT Scholars Program.Thispro-gramprovideseducationalexperiencesforaselectgroupofgiftedstudentsthatwilldeveloptheirtechnicalcompetence,worldview,professionalandpublicresponsibility,andleadershipskills.Ap-proximately25freshmenareselectedeachyearbyapplicationandinterviewtoenterthisfouryearprogram,basedondemonstratedacademicandleader-shippotential.Studentsparticipateinspeciallectures,tours,residencehallprograms,seminars,personaldevel-opmentactivities,facultymentoring,andsummertoursintheU.S.andabroad.

CEAT Research Scholars Program.Thisprogramprovidesopportunitiesforacceleratedintellectualdevelopmentofaselectgroupofstudents.Approxi-mately12newfreshmenstudentsareidentified from applications and inter-viewsannuallytoparticipateinthisfouryearprogram.Eachstudentisassignedtoaresearchfacultymentor,partici-patesinaresearchprogram,travelsto

oneormoremajorresearchfacilitiesandparticipatesinanationalprofes-sionalsocietymeeting.

Conoco/Phillips Engineering Scholars Program.TheConoco/PhillipsPetro-leumCompanysponsorsthisprogramtoincreasethenumberofoutstandinggraduatesinengineeringfromOklaho-maStateUniversity.Freshmanstudentsare identified for this program from applicationsandinterviewswithbothOklahomaStateUniversityfacultyandConoco/Phillipsemployees.Theprogramincludesanumberofexperiencestohelpstudentsdevelopprofessionally,buildleadershipandteamworkskills,assesspersonalcapabilities,achieveacademicexcellence,enhanceinter-personalrelationships,andincreasethestudent'sawarenessofcareerop-portunities.SpecialfeaturesincludetheassignmentofaConoco/Phillipsengi-neertomentoreachstudent,focusednationalandinternationaltripsandfinancial support.Women in Engineering, Architec-ture, and Technology (WEAT).Pro-gramsandresourcesareinplacetodevelopandsupportfemaleenrollmentintheCEAT.Peermentoringprogram,anactiveSocietyofWomenEngineers,summerprogramsinengineeringforhighschoolstudents,aconferenceforhighschoolandOSUstudents,andavigorousrecruitingeffortarealldirectedatrecruitmentandretentionofwomeninengineering,architectureandtech-nology.FemalefacultyandacoordinatorofWEATprogramsprovidesupporttothisprogram.Multicultural Engineering Program. Theseprogramsaredirectedatin-creasingthenumberofminoritygradu-atesfromtheCEAT,andincreasingtheunderstandingofdiverseculturesonthepartofallstudents.Includedareprogramsforrecruitmentandretentionof qualified minority students. Industrial supportprovidesscholarships,sum-meremployment,andsupplementalfundsforrecruitmentandretentionofminoritystudents.Culturalawarenessprogrammingisdesignedtoincreaseunderstandingofandsensitivitytothediversecultureswithwhichstudentswillhavetointeractintoday'sworld.

Employment Service. TheCEATCareer Services Office supports the UniversityCareerServicesandassistsstudentswithon-campusinterviewsandjobreferralsforsummercoopandpermanentemployment.Jobvacancylistings, reference files, and resource materialsonresumepreparation,inter-viewing,andjobsearchtechniques,areavailableforstudentreference.Orien-tationmeetingsandvariousworkshopsareprovidedtopreparestudentsforthe


should be completed and on file by February1precedingtheacademicyearforwhichthestudentexpectstoreceivethescholarshipinordertoassurefullconsideration.TheOSUFreshmanFeeWaiverandScholarshipformshouldbe submitted to the Office of Univer-sityScholarships.SincecopiesoftheseapplicationsareforwardedtoCEAT,aseparateapplicationisnotrequired.

Continuing studentsshouldsubmitscholarshipapplicationstotheDean'soffice of student services and the head oftheschoolinwhichtheyaremajoringpriortoApril1.InthismannertheywillalsobeconsideredforanydepartmentalscholarshipsforwhichtheymaybeeligibleaswellasforanyCEATschol-arship.Studentswhohavenotselectedamajorshouldsubmittheirapplicationsto the Dean's Office of Student Services.

ConcurrentEnrollmentIfastudentexpectstoapplycred-

itstowardadegreeatOSUthataretobeearnedatanotherinstitutionorthroughcorrespondenceorextension,whileenrolledinoneoftheprogramsoftheCollegeofEngineering,Architec-tureandTechnology,permissionmustbeobtainedinadvance.ItisthebeliefofthefacultyoftheCollegethatsuchenrollmentdetractsfromtheeduca-tionalprocessatthisinstitution,andcan be justified only in the most unusual circumstances.Normally,ifthematerialforwhichsuchpermissionissoughtisavailableatOSU,permissionwillnotbegranted,norwillretroactivepermissionbegrantedinanycircumstances.

HighSchoolPreparationBeginningengineeringstudentswho

havecompletedtwounitsofalgebraandoneeachinplanegeometryandtrigo-nometry/analysisinhighschoolshouldbepreparedtoenterattheexpectedlevelinmathematics.Inaddition,stu-dentswhocanshouldobtainhighschoolcreditinoneunitofgeneralchemis-try,oneunitofgeneralphysics,andacourseincalculus,ifavailable.

OklahomaStateUniversityofferscourseworkinalgebra,trigonometryandpreparatorychemistryforstudentswhowereunabletoobtainthisworkduringhighschool.However,suchcreditdoesnotcounttowardtheminimumnumber of semester hours specified for theB.S.degreeinengineering.

Generalchemistry,collegealgebraandtrigonometrycreditsmaycountto-wardB.S.degreesinengineeringtech-nology,andgeneralchemistrymaybeusedasanelectiveinarchitecture.

ineachoffourofthefollowingareas:(1)English,speechcommunicationandforeignlanguages(2000levelorhigher),(2)humanities,(3)mathemat-ics,statisticsandcomputerscience,(4)naturalscience,(5)socialscience,and(6)othercourseswithhonorscred-it.Threeofthe21credithoursmustbeinaspecialhonorsseminaroraninterdisciplinaryhonorscourse.A3.50orhighercumulativegrade-pointaver-ageisrequiredatthetimeoftheaward.CompletionoftheGeneralHonorsAward is noted on the student's official transcript.

TheCollegeHonorsAwardisearnedbycompletingaminimumof12honorscredithoursinupper-divisioncourseswithgradesof"A"or"B."The12credithoursmustincludeaseniorhonorsthe-sisorseniorhonorsprojectwithapublicpresentationoftheresults.A3.50orhighercumulativegrade-pointaverageisrequiredatthetimeoftheaward.CompletionoftheCollegeHonorsAwardis noted on the student's official tran-script.

Studentswhoearnaminimumof39honorscredithourswithatleasta3.50OSUandcumulativeGPAandhavereceivedboththeGeneralHonorsAwardandtheCollegeHonorsAwardwillbegrantedthebachelor'sdegreewithhonors. This recognition is reflected on the student's official transcript and on a specialhonorsdiploma.

ScholarshipsSeveralscholarshipsarefunded

throughprivatedonations,alumnigifts,andindustries,andvaryinamountsfrom$400toover$5,000peryear.

Thesescholarshipsareavailableforfreshmanthroughseniorstudents,andareawardedprimarilyonthebasisofacademicachievementandleadershippotential.However,duringtheselec-tionprocessconsiderationmaybegivento financial need. Freshman students shouldnormallyhaveanACTcompositescoreof29orhigherandbeinthetop10percentoftheirhighschoolgradu-atingclasstobecompetitiveforCEATscholarships.

EachschoolordepartmentwithintheCollegenormallyhasscholarshipfundsavailable.TheseareadministeredthroughthatschoolordepartmentratherthanthroughtheCollege'sschol-arshipcommittee.However,aseparateapplicationformisnotrequired.

Scholarshipapplicationformsfortransferstudentsmaybeobtainedbycontacting the Office of Student Aca-demicServices,CEAT,101EngineeringNorth, OSU, Stillwater, OK 74078.

Freshman scholarship applications

InstituteofIndustrialEngineers

OmegaChiEpsilon(chemicalengi-neeringhonorsociety)

PiTauSigma(honorarymechanicalengineeringsociety)

SigmaGammaTau(honoraryaerospaceengineeringsociety)

SigmaLamdaChi(ConstructionMan-agementhonorsociety)

SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers

SocietyofAutomotiveEngineersFor-mulaRacingTeam

SocietyofAutomotiveEngineersMini-BajaTeam

SocietyofBlackEngineers,Technolo-gists&Architects

SocietyofFireProtectionEngineers

SocietyofHispanicProfessionalEngi-neers

SocietyofManufacturingEngineers

SocietyofWomenEngineers

StudentAssociationofFireInvestigators

TauAlphaPi(technologystudentshonorsociety)

TauBetaPi(engineeringstudentshonorsociety)

CEATHonorsProgramTheHonorsCollegeprovidesop-

portunitiesforchallengesforunder-graduatestudentsofunusuallyhighability,motivationandinitiative.Honorsclasses,seminarsandindependentstudycoursesarestructuredtoputin-terestedstudentsandteacherstogetherinwayswhichencouragediscussionandamatureapproachtolearning.

Eachhonorscoursecompletedwithan "A" or "B" grade is identified on the student'stranscriptassuch.Aspecialbachelor'sdegreehonorsdiplomaisconferredupongraduationforsuc-cessfulcompletionofallHonorsCollegerequirements.

Qualified high school scholars are eligibleforTheHonorsCollegebe-ginning with their first enrollment at OSUasfreshmen.EligibilityisbasedonaminimumcompositeACTscoreof27andahighschoolgrade-pointaverageof3.75orhigher.StudentsotherthannewfreshmenmayentertheHonorsProgramiftheyhaveanOSUandacumulativegrade-pointaveragethatsatisfies the requirements specified by theHonorsCollege.StudentsshouldcontactTheHonorsCollege,509EdmonLowLibrary,foreligibilityforms.

Honors Recognition.TheGeneralHonorsAwardisearnedbycompletingaminimumof21honorscredithourswithgradesof"A"or"B."Atleastthreehonorscredithoursmustbecompleted


orARCH1112(ifthestudentplanstostudyarchitecturalengineering).Newstudentswhodonothaveastrongpreparationinmathematicsandsciencewillberequiredtocompleteadditionalcourseworkbeforeenrollinginrequiredcoursesinthesesubjects.StudentstransferringtopreprofessionalschoolfromanothermajoratOSUorUniver-sityAcademicServicesmustmeetthesamerequirementsforadmissionasastudenttransferringfromanothercol-legeoruniversity.

Resident transfer studentswillbead-mitteddirectlytopreprofessionalschooliftheysatisfyallOSUresidenttransferstudentrequirementsandhaveaGPAofatleast2.00nottoincludeactivity,performanceorremedialcoursesinthemostrecentsemestercompleted.

Nonresident transfer studentsad-mittedtoOSUmayenterdirectlytopreprofessionalschooliftheyappeartohavetheabilitytomakesatisfactoryprogresstowardanengineeringdegreeasindicatedbythefollowing:

1.AnoverallGPAofatleast2.70,and

2.AGPAofatleast2.50overallmathematics,physicalscience,engi-neeringscienceandengineeringcours-es,and

3.AGPAofatleast2.00(inatleast12hoursifafull-timestudent)inthemostrecentsemestercompleted.

Forthesepurposes,allGPAsarecal-culatedusingonlythelastgradeinanyrepeatedcourse.

StudentsnotdirectlyadmissibletopreprofessionalschoolbutthosewhomeetOSUrequirementsforadmissionmaybeadmittedtoUniversityAcademicServicesforoneortwosemestersinor-der to fully evaluate their qualifications foradmissiontopre-engineering.Aftergradesarereceivedeachsemester,suchstudentsmaybeevaluatedand,ifqualified, will be admitted to pre-engi-neering.

InternationalstudentapplicationsmustbereceivedbyJune15,Novem-ber1andApril1forthefall,springandsummerterms,respectively,tobeconsideredforadmissiontopre-engineering.

Admission to the Professional Schools. Ineachschoolofengineer-ingthelower-divisioncourseworkisdevotedtopreparingthestudentforprofessionalschool.

Tobeadmittedtooneoftheprofes-sionalschoolsofengineering,thestu-dentmusthave:

1.Completedaminimumof60credithoursinanaccreditedinstitutionofhigherlearning.

thepre-engineeringprogram,consistingofthecourseworknormallytakenthefirst two years of an engineering cur-riculum.Nearthecompletionofthepre-engineeringcoursework,thestudentisconsideredforadmissiontooneoftheprofessionalschoolsoftheCollegetocontinueintheupper-divisionprogram.Uponmeetingadmissionstandardsthestudentthenpursuesacurriculumlead-ingtotheB.S.degreeorgraduateedu-cationinhisorherdiscipline.

Preprofessional School. Thecontentofthepre-engineeringprogramissimi-larformostengineeringspecialities,andincludescourseworkdevotedtomathe-maticsthroughcalculusanddifferentialequations,communicationskills,generalchemistry,generalphysics,engineer-ingsciences,socialsciences,andhu-manities.

Professional School.Uponformaladmissiontotheprofessionalschoolofhisorherchoice,thestudentproceedsthroughthejuniorandsenioryearsofthe degree program, fulfilling "Major Requirements"aslistedonthedegreerequirementssheetsinthepublicationUndergraduateProgramsandRequire-mentsthatisconsideredacompaniondocumenttothisCatalog.Uponcomple-tionofalldegreerequirements,thestu-dentisawardedtheBachelorofSciencedegree.

Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy.Thesedegreeprogramsareavailableineachengineeringschooltoprepareengineersforcareersinad-vancedengineering,researchanddevel-opment.Theprogramsaredescribedundereachschool'sheadings,andinthe"GraduateCollege"sectionoftheCatalog.

TheCollegeofEngineering,Archi-tectureandTechnologyalsoparticipatesininterdisciplinaryMasterofScienceprogramsincontrolsystemsengineer-ing,engineeringandtechnologyman-agement,healthcareadministration,andtelecommunicationssystemsman-agement.TheMasterofManufacturingSystemsEngineeringisalsoofferedintheCollege.Alloftheseprogramsareavailableusingdistancelearningtech-nologiesandmostmaybetakenbyresidentstudentsoncampus.Seethe"GraduateCollege"sectionoftheCat-alogforfurtherinformation.

AdmissionRequirementsAllnewengineeringstudentsatOkla-

homa State University are first admitted tothepreprofessionalschoolprogram.RegardlessofpreviousbackgroundallnewengineeringstudentsmustenrollinENGR1111,BAE1012(ifthestudentplanstostudybiosystemsengineering),

GeneralEducationRequirements

ForstudentsinEngineering,Archi-tectureandTechnology,coursesinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesprovidebothabroadeningoftheeducationandessentialbackgroundforaddressingthecriticalissuesinsociety.StudentsinEn-gineering,ArchitectureandTechnologymusttakeGeneralEducationcoursesconsistent with those specified in the degreerequirementsheets.Eachstu-dentshouldvisitwithhisorheradvisertoascertainthatappropriatecoursesarebeingselected.Engineeringstudentsmustcompleteatleastsixcredithoursofcoursesdesignatedas(H)andsixcredithoursofcourseworkdesignated(S).Thestudentmustalsosatisfytheinternationaldimensionrequirementeitherbytakingacoursedesignated(I)orbyapprovedinternationalexperience.IfthiscourseworkistakenatOklahomaStateUniversity,thecoursemusthavebeendesignatedas(H),(S)and/or(I)respectivelyatthetimeitwastaken.IfoneormoreofthecoursesweretakenatanotherinstitutionthecoursemusttransferasequivalenttoanOklahomaStateUniversitycoursethatwasdes-ignated(H),(S)and/or(I)respectivelyatthetimethatthetransfercoursewastaken.EngineeringstudentsshouldverifytheircourseselectionsinthesecategorieswithadvisersintheCEATOffice of Student Academic Services beforeenrollment.

SchoolsofEngineering

Eachoftheschoolsofengineeringofferbachelor's,masterofscience,anddoctorofphilosophydegreeprograms.Thecommoncurricularobjectivesfortheengineeringprogramsaretode-velopeachstudent's:(1)capabilitytodelineateandsolveinapracticalwaytheengineeringproblemsofsociety,(2)sensitivitytothesocially-relatedtechnicalproblemswhichconfronttheprofession,(3)understandingoftheethicalcharacteristicsoftheengineeringprofessionandpractice,(4)under-standingoftheengineeringresponsi-bilitytoprotectbothoccupationalandpublichealthandsafety,and(5)abilitytomaintainprofessionalcompetencethroughlife-longlearning.

TheProfessionalSchoolConcept

Inaccordwiththeprofessionalnatureofacareerinengineering,astudententeringOSUisadmittedinto


pendingonthestudent'smajor)andculminatewithamajorengineeringde-sign experience specified on the degree requirementsheet.Theadviserassiststhestudentinthiseffortandtriestoas-sureaccuracyandcompliance;however,theultimateresponsibilityformeetingdegreere-quirementsrestswiththestudent.

GeneralEducationRequirements

OpportunitiestosatisfyGeneralEducationrequirementswithrequiredcoursesintheschoolsofengineeringinclude:

English.Studentsinsomeprogramsarerequiredtocompleteacourseintechnicalreportwriting.Thus,studentsmaking an "A" or "B" in the first English compositioncourse(ENGL1113),neednottakeENGL1213,andmaytakeENGL3323,tomeetboththeGeneralEducationrequirementforEnglishandspecific program requirements.

Humanities and Social Science.En-gineeringstudentsmustcompleteaminimumof18credithourstosatisfythisrequirement.BytakingAmericanhistoryandpoliticalscience,sixad-ditionalhoursdesignatedassocialandbehavioralsciences,andsixhoursdes-ignatedashumanities,the18hourswillmeettheUniversity'srequirementsintheseareas.HumanitiesandSocialSci-encecoursesmustbeselectedwiththeassistanceofaCEATadviserinordertoassurecompliancewithaccreditationre-quirementsandtheUniversity'srequire-mentforanInternationalDimension.

2.DemonstratedanacceptablelevelofcompetenceinsubjectmaterialcomparabletothatcoveredinPre-en-gineering,i.e.,GeneralEducationandCommonPre-engineering.Suchdemon-strationmaybebycompletionofcourseworkorbyexaminationwithnotmorethan half the requirements satisfied by examination.

3.Beenformallyacceptedbyapro-fessionalschool.

Anacceptablelevelofcompetenceforadmissiontoaprofessionalschoolmaybedemonstratedby:

a.Completionofthepreprofessionalschoolrequirementsasdesignatedonthe flow chart corresponding to the student'smatriculationdateandmajor,withanoverallgrade-pointaverageof2.30orhigherinthesecourses.Stu-dents may be deficient in no more than nineofthesehours,andmusthavecompletedtherequiredsequencesincalculus,generalphysics,generalchem-istry,Englishcomposition,andatleasttwoengineeringsciencecourses.

b.Finalgradesof"C"orbetterinallcoursessubmittedtomeettheUniver-sity'sEnglishcompositionrequirement.

c.CompletionatOSUofatleast12credithoursofcoursesrequiredforthedegree,withagrade-pointaver-ageof2.30orhigherinthesecourses.ThismustincludeatleastninehoursoftechnicalsubjectswithaGPAof2.50orhigher.

d.Achievementofanoverallgrade-pointaverageof2.50orhigherintherequiredmathematics,physics,chemistry,engineeringscienceandengineeringcoursescompletedpriortoadmissiontoaprofessionalschoolandfinal grades of "C" or better in each of thesecourses.

Forthesepurposes,allGPAsarecalculatedusingonlythelastgradeinrepeatedcourses.Individualschoolsmayimposehigherstandardsforad-mission.Currently,theSchoolofElectri-calandComputerEngineeringrequiresa2.60and2.70respectivelywhere2.30and2.50areindicatedina.,c.,andd.above.

TheSchoolofMechanicalandAero-spaceEngineeringcurrentlyrequiresa2.70technicalGPA(basicscienceandengineeringcoursesincludingphysics,biology,geology,engineering,engineer-ingscienceandMAEcoursesondegreeplan);a2.70mathGPA(includesallrequiredmathandstatisticscoursesondegreeplan);anda2.60overallGPA.

Inaddition,ifthenumberofqual-ified professional school applicants to a givenprofessionalschoolexceedsthenumberthatcanbeprovidedaqualityprogramwiththeresourcesavailable,

thenumberadmittedeachyeartothatprofessionalschoolwillbelimited.Inthatevent,priorityforadmissionwillbegiventopre-engineeringstudentson a best qualified basis as determined bythegrade-pointaverageinrelevantcoursestakenandcompletedatOSUandprofessionalpotential.Thisprac-ticewillpreservethehighstandardsdemandedofaqualityeducationalexperiencesoughtbystudentsandisnecessarysothatOSUgraduateswillcontinuetobehighlyregarded.

Studentsmayenrollinnomorethanninehoursofupper-divisionma-jorrequirementspriortoadmissiontoprofessionalschoolunlesstheysecurepermissionfromtheheadoftheschool.However,enrollmentpreferenceinsuchcourseswillbegiventostudentsad-mittedtotheprofessionalschool.

ClassPlacementTheselectionoftheinitialchemistry

andmathematicscoursesforanen-teringstudentintheCollegeofEngi-neering,ArchitectureandTechnologyisdeterminedby:(1)thecredithoursofandgradesinmathematicsandchem-istrycoursespreviouslycomplete,(2)placementtestscores,and(3)ACTtestscores.Whenappropriate,studentswithastrongbackgroundcanobtainacademiccreditbyadvancedstandingexaminationorbyCollegeLevelExami-nationProgram(CLEP)tests.

AcademicAdvisingThe College's Office of Student Ac-

ademicServicesprovidesadvisementforallpre-engineeringstudents.Whenastudenthasgainedadmissiontoaprofessionalschoolofengineering,heorshewillbeassignedafacultyadviserintheschool.

Eachstudentispersonallyadvisedintheplanningandschedulingofhisorhercourseworkandiscounseledandadvisedindividuallyonmattersofca-reerchoice,hisorheractivitiesatOSU,andonotheracademicmatters.Anacademic file is created for each student atthetimeofinitialenrollment.

Eachstudentandhisorheradvisermustcarefullyselectelectivecoursestomeetthecurriculumobjectivesandaccreditation criteria. Specific criteria includeappropriatecomputer-basedexperiences,knowledgeofprobabilityandstatistics,competenceinwrittenandoralcommunications,anunder-standingofethical,social,economicandsafetyconsiderations,andengineeringdesignexperiencesthatareintegratedthroughoutthecurriculum.Theengi-neeringdesignexperiencesbeginwithENGR1322,1332,1342or1352(de-


ducedandusedasapartoftheirprob-lem-solvingexperiences.Finally,thestudents'experiencesinsolvingever-more-challengingproblemsenablesthemtocontinuetolearnindependentlythroughouttheirprofessionalcareers.

Awidevarietyofemploymentop-portunitiesareavailableforbiosystemsengineersinindustry,publicserviceandeducation.Someoftheseopportuni-tiesincludepositionsingovernmentalagencies, consulting engineering firms, andagriculturalandfoodequipmentindustries.BiosystemsengineersareemployedthroughouttheU.S.aswellasinternationally.

StudentsinterestedinadegreeinbiosystemsengineeringmayinitiallyenrollineithertheCollegeofEngi-neering,ArchitectureandTechnologyortheCollegeofAgriculturalSciencesandNaturalResources.StudentswhoenrollintheCollegeofAgriculturalSciencesandNaturalResourcesshouldrequestabiosystemsengineeringadviserandtransfertotheCollegeofEngineering,ArchitectureandTechnologybytheendof their first semester.

GraduateProgramsTheSchoolofBiosystemsandAg-

riculturalEngineeringoffersprogramsleadingtotheMasterofScienceandDoctorofPhilosophydegreesinbiosystemsengineering.Thesedegreesemphasizeresearchanddevelopment.

Excellentlaboratoryandcomputerfa-cilitiesareavailableforstudentstoex-ploreresearchanddesigninsuchareasasbioprocessingandfoodengineering,sensorandcontroltechnology,wastemanagementandutilization,hydrology,water quality, porous media flow, and intelligentsystemsforagriculturalma-chinedesignandproduction.

ResearchprojectsaresupportedbytheAgriculturalExperimentStationandbystate,federalandprivategrantsandcontracts.Awell-trainedfaculty,manyofwhomareregisteredprofessionalengineerswithresearch,consultinganddesignexperience,guidethegraduatestudents'activitiesandplanprogramstomeetstudents'needs.Graduatestu-dentsdesignexperimentsandspecialequipmenttoconducttheirwork.Theyareexpectedtodemonstrate,bysup-portingresearchorbydesigns,theabil-ity to identify a problem, define alter-natives,proposeasolution,organizeadesignoranexperimentalinvestigation,carryittocompletionandreporttheresults.

Admission Requirements.AdmissiontoeithertheMasterofScienceorDoctorofPhilosophydegreeprogramrequiresgraduationfromanengineeringcur-

Theundergraduateeducationalprogramisdividedintotwocompo-nents—preprofessionalandprofessional.Inthepreprofessionalportionofthebiosystemsengineeringprogram(usu-allyequivalenttotwoyearsofstudy)thefocusisontheunderlyingbiological,physical,chemicalandmathematicalprinciplesofengineering,supplementedbyappropriategeneraleducationcoursesinEnglish,socialsciencesandhumanities.Studentswhodemonstrateproficiency in this portion of the pro-gramareeligibleforadmissiontotheprofessionalschoolinbiosystemsengi-neering.

Theprofessionalschoolofbiosystemsengineeringcurriculum(typicallytwoyears)buildssystematicallyuponthescientific knowledge acquired in the pre-professionalcurriculum.Inprofessionalschool,studentshavetheopportunitytofocusontheoptionareasgivenabove.ThedegreeisaccreditedbytheEngi-neeringAccreditationCommissionoftheABETundercriteriaforagriculturalengi-neeringandsimilarlynamedprograms.

Eachprofessionalschoolcoursebuildsuponprecedingengineeringcoursestodevelopinthestudenttheabilitytoidentifyandsolvemeaning-fulengineeringproblems.Thecoursework is specifically sequenced and in-terrelatedtoprovidedesignexperienceateachlevel,leadingtoprogressivelymorecomplex,open-endedproblems.Thecourseworkincorporatesthesocialandeconomicaspectsoftechnicalprob-lems,andstressestheresponsibilitiesasengineeringprofessionalstobehaveethicallyandpromoteoccupationalandpublicsafety.Theprogramculminatesinsenioryeardesigncoursesinwhichstu-dentsintegratetheanalysis,synthesisandotherabilitiestheyhavedevelopedthroughouttheearlierportionsoftheirstudyintoacapstoneexperience.Atthispoint,theyareabletodesigncom-ponents,systemsandprocessesthatmeet specific requirements, including suchpertinentsocietalconsiderationsasethics,safety,environmentalimpactandaesthetics.Thestudentshavealsodevelopedanddisplayedtheabilitytoconductexperimentsessentialtospecific studies and to analyze the ex-perimentalresultsanddrawmeaningfulconclusions.

Anintegralpartofthiseducationcontinuumfrombasicsciencethroughcomprehensiveengineeringdesignarelearningexperiencesthatfacilitatethestudents'abilitiestofunctioneffectivelyinbothindividualandteamenviron-ments.Moreover,theprogramprovideseverygraduatewithadequatelearningexperiencestodevelopeffectivewrittenandoralcommunicationskills.State-of-the-artcomputationaltoolsareintro-

BiosystemsandAgriculturalEngineeringProfessorandHead RonaldL.Elliott,Ph.D.,P.E.

TheSchoolofBiosystemsandAg-riculturalEngineeringisadministeredjointlybytheCollegeofAgriculturalSciencesandNaturalResourcesandtheCollegeofEngineering,Architecture,andTechnology.

Biosystemsengineersareprofes-sionalswhocreateandadaptengi-neeringknowledgeandtechnologiesforthe efficient and effective production, processing,storage,handlinganddis-tribution of food, feed, fiber and other biologicalproducts,whileatthesametimeprovidingforaqualityenvironmentandpreservingandprotectingnaturalresources.Subject-matterspecializa-tionisprovidedthroughthefollow-ingfourundergraduateoptionareas:foodprocessing,environmentandnaturalresources,biomechanical,andbioprocessingandbiotechnology.

Biosystemsengineeringcoursesin-tegrateengineeringsciences,physicalsciences,andbiologicalsciences,andteachstudentstoaddressreal-worldchallenges.Withtheguidanceofexpe-riencedfaculty,studentsworkbothasindividualsandinteamstodesigncre-ativesolutionstocomplexproblems.

Theoverallobjectiveoftheunder-graduatebiosystemsengineeringde-greeprogramistoprovidethecompre-hensiveeducationnecessarytopreparestudentsforsuccessful,productiveandrewardingcareersinengineeringforag-ricultural,foodandbiologicalsystems.Graduatesoftheprogramwillbe:

abletoapplymathematical,physical,engineering,andbiologicalprinciplesneededtounderstand,analyze,andsolveproblemsinfood,agricultural,environmentalandbiologicalsystems.

effectiveinoral,writtenandvisualcommunications.

self-motivatedinaccomplishingtasks,bothasanindividual,andasacontributortomulti-disciplinaryteams.

abletounderstandthesocial,envi-ronmental,safetyandeconomicimpactoftheirworkinlocalandglobalcon-texts,andtoperforminaprofessionalandethicalmanner.

committedtoenhancingknowledgeandskillsthroughcontinuingeducation.


Admission Requirements for the Chemical Engineering Professional School.TobeadmittedintotheCHEProfessionalSchool(andtobeeligibletotaketheupper-levelCHEcourses)thestudentmust:

completeatleast60college-levelcredithours(ofwhich12mustbefromOSU)

completeMATH2144,2153,2163,and2233(or3263);PHYS2014and2144;CHEM1515and3053;CHEM3153and3112(orBIOC3653and3723);ENSC2213and3233;CHE2033;ENGL1113or1313.Afinal grade of "C" or better must be achievedinthesecourses.Ifa"C"isobtainedinENGL1113or1313,ENGL1213or1413isalsorequired.

earnagradeof"C"orbetterinaddi-tionalmath,scienceandengineeringcoursestakenpriortoprofessionalschooladmittance(suchasMATH,PHYS,CHEM,STAT,BIOL,ZOOL,CLML,GEOL,ENGR,andENSC).

maintainanoverallandinstitutionalGPAof2.50orbetter

Eachprofessionalschoolcoursebuildsupontheprecedingchemicalengineeringcoursestodeveloptheabilitytoidentifyandsolvemeaning-fulengineeringproblems.Thecoursework is specifically sequenced and in-terrelatedtoprovidedesignexperienceateachlevel,leadingtoprogressivelymorecomplex,open-endedproblems.Thecourseworkincludessensitizingstudentstosocially-relatedtechnicalproblemsandtheirresponsibilitiesasengineeringprofessionalstobehaveethicallyandprotectoccupationalandpublicsafety.Theprogramculminatesinthesenior-yeardesigncoursesinwhichthestudentsintegratetheanaly-sis,synthesisandotherabilitiestheyhavedevelopedthroughouttheearlierportionsoftheirstudyintoacapstoneexperience.Atthispoint,theywillbeabletodesigncomponents,systemsand processes that meet specific re-quirements,includingsuchpertinentsocietalconsiderationsasethics,safety,environmentalimpactandaesthetics.Thestudentswillhavedevelopedanddisplayedtheabilitytodesignandcon-duct experiments essential to specific studies,andtoanalyzetheexperimentalresultsanddrawmeaningfulconclusionswithinanenterprisecontext.

Anintegralpartofthiseducationalcontinuumfrombasicsciencethroughcomprehensiveengineeringdesignarelearningexperiencesthatfacilitatethestudents'abilitiestofunctioneffectivelyinbothindividualandteamenviron-ments.Moreover,theprogramprovideseverygraduatewithadequatelearn-ingexperiencestodevelopeffective

riculumaccreditedbytheABET.Stu-dentswithoutaccrediteddegreesmaybeadmittedprovisionallyandmayberequiredtotakeadditionalcourses.

Astudentmustbeacceptedbyanadviser in the department prior to offi-cialadmissiontothegraduateprogram.

Degree Requirements.AcandidateforeitherofthegraduatedegreeslistedabovefollowsanapprovedplanofstudywhichmustsatisfyatleasttheminimumUniversityrequirementsforthatparticu-lardegree.

ChemicalEngineeringProfessorandHead R.RussellRhinehart,Ph.D.

Chemicalengineersusethelanguageofmathematicstodescribethechemi-calandphysicalbehaviorofmolecules(solid,liquid,gas,orplasma).Thisabilityisusedtodesignandoperateprocessesthatproduceusefulproducts.Chemicalengineersworkinawiderangeofindustriesthatmakepharma-ceuticals,fuels,biochemicals,semicon-ductormaterials,foods,plastics,paper,petroleumproductsandchemicals.Key to providing a benefit to society, chemicalengineersareresponsibleforresourceconservation,minimizingpol-lution,minimizingcosts,andmaximiz-ingqualityandsafetyofprocessesthatmaketheproducts.

Theemphasisonthechemicalnatureofeverythingpeopleuseiswhatmakeschemicalengineersdifferentfromotherengineers.Theemphasisonthepro-cessesthatmaketheproductsiswhatmakeschemicalengineersdifferentfromchemists.

Chemical engineers often find them-selves defining a problem or product, developingaprocesstodowhatisneeded,andthendesigningtheplanttocarryouttheprocess.Aftertheplantisstarted,chemicalengineerscommonlymanageoperations,overseeequipmentmaintenance,andsupervisecontrolofproductquality.Theytrouble-shoottheproblemswhichhindersmoothoperations,andtheyplanforfutureexpansionsorimprovements.Theirtrainingandknowledgemakethemwellqualified to market the products from aplant,theprocessingequipmentforplants,oreventhecompleteplantitself.Thevariedbackgroundandexperienceofchemicalengineersmakethemideal-lysuitedforadvancementintotop-levelmanagerialandexecutivepositions.

Educational Objectives. Withinthefirst few years after graduation OSU graduateswillpossess:

competencies-skillintoolsandtech-niquesthatarefundamentaltothejob,manyofwhichneedtobelearnedaftergraduation.

professionalism-partnershipinthemis-sionandwithinthehumancontextoftheenterprise;ethics,effectivenessandawarenessofthebroadcontextofdetailedwork

balance-awiseself-directiontolife,community,health,andselfviewthatfinds the right balance between per-sonalchoices,thatenergizesselfandothersandenableseffectivenessinrelationshipswithothers.

ThegoaloftheB.S.degreeprogramistoproducegraduateswhopossessbroad-basedknowledge,skillsandjudg-mentthatpreparesthemtosucceedintheprofessionofengineeringorinfurtherstudiesatthegraduatelevelincludingmedicalschool.Toachievethisgoal,theprogramisdesignedtopro-gressivelydevelopbothtechnicalandhumanskills.

Inthepreprofessionalportionofthechemicalengineeringprogram(usuallyequivalenttotwoyearsofstudy),thefocus is on the underlying scientific and mathematicalprinciplesofengineering,supplementedbyappropriategeneraleducationcoursesinEnglish,socialsciencesandhumanities.Studentswhodemonstrate proficiency in this portion oftheprogramareeligibleforadmissiontotheprofessionalschool.

Thecurriculumintheprofessionalschool(typicallythesecondtwoyears)buildssystematicallyuponthescien-tific knowledge acquired in the prepro-fessionalcurriculum.Inprofessionalschool,studentshavetheopportunitytofocusinoneoffouremphasisareas:(1)theregularcoursepreparesagrad-uateforawiderangeofemploymentopportunities;(2)thepremedicaloptionisforthosewhowishpreparationformedicalschool;(3)thebiomedical/bio-chemicaloptionisforthosewhoseekemploymentinbio-relatedprofessions;and(4)theenvironmentaloptionisforthosewhowishtoemphasizeenviron-mentally-relatedstudies.EachemphasisareaisaccreditedunderthebasiclevelEAC-ABETcriteriaforchemicalengi-neeringprogramsandeachpreparesastudentforsuccessinbothemploymentandgraduatestudyatOSUorotheruni-versities.Amorecompletedescriptionofexactdegreerequirementsforthebachelor's-levelcurriculaisgiveninthepublicationUndergraduate Programs and Requirements at OSU.


includingbothengineersandnon-en-gineers;and

d.Thetechnicalandpersonalattri-butesneededtomeettheneedsofexternalconstituencies,andtocon-tributetosociety'sinfrastructureandtheenvironment;

Toprovideenrichmentopportunitiesforstudents,includingopportunitiestointeractwithpracticingprofessionals,opportunitiestodevelopleadershipskills,andencouragementandmoti-vationforlife-longlearning;

Torecruitandretainafacultythatisqualified by education, experience andinterpersonalskillstoeffectivelyprovidethedesirededucationalexpe-riencesandguidancetostudents;and

Toprovideinstructionalfacilities,equip-mentandotherresourcestostudentsandfacultytoenablethemtoachievetheprogram'sobjectives.

Thecurriculumisdesignedtoachievetheeducationalobjectivesinconjunctionwiththeprogramoutcomes,includingthefollowing:anabilitytoapplyknowledgeofmathematics,scienceandengineering;andabilitytodesignasystem,componentorprocesstomeetdesiredneeds;anabilitytofunctiononmulti-disciplinaryteams;anabilitytoidentify,formulateandsolveengineer-ingproblems;anunderstandingofpro-fessionalandethicalresponsibility;anabilitytocommunicateeffectively;thebroadeducationnecessarytounder-standtheimpactofengineeringsolu-tionsinaglobalandsocietalcontext;arecognitionoftheneedfor,andanabilitytoengageinlife-longlearning;aknowledgeofcontemporaryissues;andanabilitytousethetechniques,skills,andmodernengineeringtoolsnecessaryforengineeringpractice.

TheSchoolprovidesacurriculumthatiseffectiveandbalancedamongthemajorareasofcivilengineeringprac-tice.Designcapabilitiesaredevelopedthroughoutthecurriculum,culminat-inginacomprehensiveseniordesignexperience,incorporatingmuchofthepreviouscoursework.Somedegreeofspecializationisprovidedthroughthechoiceofelectivecoursesinstructures,engineeringmechanics,transporta-tionengineering,soilmechanicsandfoundations,constructionengineeringandmanagement,environmentalengi-neeringandwaterresources.Thereisadesignatedemphasisforthosestudentswishingtoconcentratemoreheavilyintheenvironmentalareaofpractice.ProgramcurricularequirementsareoutlinedinthepublicationUndergradu-ate Program and RequirementsthatisconsideredacompaniondocumenttotheCatalog.Thegeneralcivilandtheenvironmentalemphasisprogramsare

writtenandoralcommunicationskills.State-of-the-artcomputationaltoolsareintroducedandusedasapartoftheirproblem-solvingexperiences.Finally,thestudents'experiencesinsolvingever-more-challengingproblemsgivesthemtheabilitytocontinuetolearnindependentlythroughouttheirprofes-sionalcareers.

UponcompletingtheB.S.studiesthequalified student is encouraged to con-tinueinthemaster'sprogram.

GraduateProgramsTheSchoolofChemicalEngineering

offersprogramsleadingtotheMasterofScienceandDoctorofPhilosophy.Aprogramofindependentstudyandre-searchonaprojectunderthedirectionofamemberoftheGraduateFacultywillbesatisfactorilycompletedbyallgraduatestudents.FortheMasterofSciencecandidate,theprojectmayresultinathesis.FortheDoctorofPhi-losophycandidate,theprojectwillresultinhisorherdissertation.

Admission Requirements.AdmissiontoeithertheMasterofScienceorDoctorofPhilosophydegreeprogramrequiresgraduationfromachemicalengineer-ingcurriculumapprovedbytheABET(ABET)orarecognizedequivalentfromanyinternationalprogram.

Studentswithrelatedundergraduatedegrees,suchaschemistry,automa-tionengineering,etc.canbeadmittedconditionally,subjecttocompletingprescribedundergraduateChemicalEn-gineeringprogramcourses.AdmissioniscompetitivebasedonundergraduateGPA,GREandTOEFL(forinternationalstudents),statementofinterests,expe-rienceandrecommendations.Normallya3.5GPA,2000GREscoreand600TOEFLscoreareconsideredminimumrequirements.

The Master of Science Degree.Gen-eralrequirementsfortheMasterofSciencedegreeinchemicalengineeringare30credithoursofworkbeyondtheB.S.degreeandanacceptablethesis.Atleast18hoursmustbeinclassworkandaminimumofsixhoursofcreditisrequiredforthesisresearch.Thecours-estakenmustincludeCHE5123,5213,5743,and5843.

The Doctor of Philosophy Degree.Thegeneralcreditrequirementisaminimumof90credithoursbeyondtheB.S.degreeincludingatleast36hoursofcreditforresearchandatleast30hoursofclasswork.ThecoursesmustincludeCHE5123,5213,5743,5843,and6703.Eachstudentisresponsibleforconsultationwithhisorheradvisorycommitteeinpreparingthestudyplan.

CivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringProfessorandInterimHead

JohnN.Veenstra,Ph.D.,P.E.Civilengineersbuildthefuture.The

exceptionaldiversityofprofessionalpracticeincivilandenvironmentalen-gineeringpresentsmanycareeroppor-tunitiesforstudents.

Theconcernofcivilengineersisaperson'senvironment—itsdesign,con-struction,control,alterationandutili-zation.Civilengineersplan,designandconstruct,highways,waterwayandrailwaysystems,harborsandshippingfacilities,systemsforthetreatmentanddistributionofwaterandforthecol-lectionandtreatmentofmunicipalandindustrialwaste,damsandhydroelectricworks,airportsandterminals,structuresofeverykindincludingbuild-ings,bridges,towers,industrialplants,tunnelsandsubwaysystems,processesforthecontrolofwaterandairpollu-tion,andmanyotherworksofgeneralbenefit to society.

Theprofessionalcurriculumincivilengineeringisbasedonthepre-engi-neeringcoursesinmathematics,phys-icalsciencesandengineeringsciences.Onthisfoundation,requiredcoursestrainthestudentinthebasicskillsneededfortheprofessionalpracticeofcivilengineeringandprovidethetoolsformoreadvancedstudy.Engineeringtheoryandprinciplesaredevelopedinawaythatwillencouragetheirapplicationtothesolutionofpracticalproblems.

Educational Objectives.Theedu-cationalobjectivesoftheB.S.degreeprogramare:

Todesign,coordinateandexecuteanundergraduateprograminCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringthatpro-ducesgraduateswhohavethefollow-ingattributes:

a.Theunderstandingandtechnicalskillsnecessarytodevelopengi-neeringsolutionsthataretechnicallyfeasible,economicallyacceptable,andenvironmentallysustainable;

b.Abackgroundinthesixmajorareasofcivilengineering(construc-tionmanagement,environmental,geotechnical,hydraulics,structural,andtransportation),atalevelconsis-tentwithotherfull-termABET-accred-itedprogramsinthenation;

c.Thecommunicationandinter-personalskillsnecessarytolearnandworkbothindependentlyandinteams


the flexibility available in a study plan thatisdesignedtosatisfytheparticularneedsofthestudent,whileconformingtothegeneralrequirementsimpliedbythe title of the degree and specified by theUniversity.

TheMasterofSciencedegreeinei-thercivilorenvironmentalengineeringrequiresthecompletionofatleast30credithoursbeyondthebachelor'sde-gree,includingaresearchthesisforwhichnotmorethansix credithoursmaybegranted.Thenon-thesisop-tion(32credithours)describedinthe"GraduateCollege"sectionmaybeper-mittedatthediscretionofthestudent'sadvisorycommittee.

TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreerequiresthecompletionofatleast90credithoursofcourseworkbeyondthebachelor'sdegree,includingnotmorethan30credithoursfortheresearchthesis.Inaddition,thecandidatemustmeettheequivalencyofthelanguagerequirement(sixhours)inselectedar-easatthediscretionofhisorhercom-mitteetofacilitatehisorherresearch.Generally, official admission as a candi-datefortheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeinanyprogramofferedbytheSchoolwillnotbegranteduntilamemberoftheGraduateFacultyintheSchoolagreestoserveasmajor(orthesis)adviserfortheprospectivecandidate.

ElectricalandComputerEngineeringAssociateProfessorandHead, Keith A. Teague, Ph.D., P.E.

Theelectricalengineeringprogramprovidesthefundamentalsforacareerinmanyrelatedareasincludingcom-puterengineering.Allaroundisseentheastoundingimpactoftechnologyonpeople'slives.Theglobalelectronicme-dia,instantaneouscommunications,themeteoricriseoftheInternet,advancesinmedicaltechnology,anddependenceoflifestyleoncheapelectricalpowerareallexamplesofhowelectricalengineer-inghashadanimpactontheworld.Suchtechnologieshaveimprovedlivesimmeasurably,andnewtechnologieswillimproveandchangethemevenmore.Anundergraduatedegreeinelec-tricalorcomputerengineeringopensthewindowtobeingoneofthosewhodevelopthesenewtechnologies.How-ever,beyondmeretechnicalknowledge,theengineersoftomorrowmustbeawareofthesocial,economic,ethical,

accreditedtogetherbytheEngineeringAccreditationCommissionoftheABETunderthecriteriaforcivilandsimilarlynamedengineeringprograms.

Oklahoma Transportation Center.OklahomaStateUniversityandtheUniversityofOklahomaestablishedtheOklahomaTransportationCenter(OTC)asacooperativeventurewiththeOklahomaDepartmentofTranspor-tation(ODOT),andothertransportationagencies,operatorsandsuppliers.ThemissionoftheCenteristodevelopandtransmitknowledgethroughresearch,training,technicalassistance,andtech-nologytransfertoenhancethetrans-portationsystemsthattouchthelivesofthepeopleofOklahomaandthenation.Thismissionisstraightforward;itistosolveproblemsinallareasoftranspor-tation.

GraduateProgramsTheSchoolofCivilandEnvironmental

Engineeringoffersthreeprogramslead-ingtopost-baccalaureatedegrees—theMasterofSciencedegreeincivilengi-neering,theMasterofSciencedegreeinenvironmentalengineering,andtheDoctorofPhilosophydegree.TheMasterofSciencedegreeischaracterizedbyatechnicalspecializationinaparticularareaofstudy.TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeisdesignedtoprepareastudentforresearchandfortheteachingpro-fessioninengineering.

MajorareasofstudyintheSchoolareappliedmechanics,structuralanalysisanddesign,transportation,constructionengineeringandman-agement,geotechnicalengineering,waterresources,andenvironmentalengineering. Research in all major fields iscontinuouslypursued.MasterofCivilEngineeringcandidatesmaychooseeithertospecializeortoengageinabroadlybasedprogramofstudy,inaccordancewithanapprovedandpur-posefulplanofstudy.

Admission Requirements.CandidatesfortheMasterofScienceorDoctorofPhilosophydegreemusthavegradu-atedfromacivilengineeringcurriculumaccreditedbytheABET.Graduatesfromothercurriculaandschoolsshouldsub-mittranscriptstotheheadoftheSchoolofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringforevaluation.AdmissiontotheMasterofScienceinenvironmentalengineeringdegreeprogramispermittedforstu-dentswhomeettheminimumprereq-uisitesasestablishedbytheSchoolofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering.

Degree Requirements.Alldegreepro-gramsfollowanapprovedplanofstudythatmustbesubmittedatadesignatedtime.Allprogramsarecharacterizedby

andenvironmentalimpactofthesetech-nologies.TheundergraduateprogramatOklahomaStateUniversityaddressestheseaspectsofengineering.

Educational Objectives. Studentsgainskills that will benefit them their entire lives. These skills and attitudes define theeducationalobjectivesofthepro-gram.

ThegraduatesofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatOklahomaStateUniversitywill:

bewidelyemployedinengineeringca-reersacrossarangeofdisciplinesandsub-disciplines.Graduatesdemon-strateasolidfoundationinelectricalengineeringfundamentals,experienceinthedesignprocess,andin-depthexperienceinachosenareathatleadstosuccessinchosencareers.

continuetheprocessofscholarshipthroughouttheirlives.Whileforsomethismeansattendingprofessionalorgraduateschool,otherscontinuelearningthroughcareerdevelopmentorotherprofessionalactivities.

be confident about functioning in a professional environment. This confi-dencecomesfromtheabilitytofunc-tiononmultidisciplinaryteams,beingabletocommunicateeffectivelyatavarietyoflevels,andunderstandingtheengineeringdesignprocess.

contributetosocietybyfollowingethicalstandardsandengaginginpublicandprofessionalserviceactivities.

beabletosucceedthroughtheirun-derstandingandappreciationoftheimpactofengineeringpracticeonsociety,theeconomyandtheenvi-ronment.

TheSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringoffersafullrangeofunder-graduateandgraduateprogramchoices.Adegreeinelectricalorcomputerengi-neeringisalsoanexcellentfoundationforgraduateworkinotherprofessionalfields such as medicine and law. Many graduatesalsopursueadvancedpro-gramsinbusinessandmanagementafterearningadegreeinengineering.

TheundergraduateelectricalandcomputerengineeringprogramatOkla-homaStateUniversityprepareseachgraduateforalife-longprofessionalcareer. During the first years, students completeacarefullydesignedpre-en-gineeringprogramconsistingofmath-ematics,physicalsciences,engineeringsciences,introductoryelectricalengi-neeringcourses,andselectedcoursesinthehumanitiesandsocialsciences.Dur-ing the final years of the program, each studentconcentrateshisorherstudyonelectricalandcomputerengineeringsubjectsandcanelectfromthefollow-ingareasofspecialization:


scriptsindicatestheyarepreparedtotakegraduate-levelcourseworkinelec-tricalengineering,orcanbeexpectedtodosoafterareasonableamountofre-medialcoursework.Thisconditionalsoappliestograduatesofunaccreditedengineeringprogramsandengineeringtechnologyprograms.

Degree Requirements.TheMasterofSciencedegreeisawardedtothosestudentswhosuccessfullycompleteanapprovedplanofstudyunderoneoftwopossibleoptions.Ifathesisiswritten,30credithoursarerequired,includingsixhourscreditforthethesis.Ifnothesisiswritten,33credithoursarerequired,includingatleasttwohoursthatincludeanapprovedcreativeactiv-ity.Tobeapproved,aplanofstudywillinclude,asaminimum,18hoursof5000-levelcoursesinelectricalandcomputerengineering.Mostplansofstudyincludeadditional5000-levelcourses,dependingupontheback-groundandparticulareducationalgoalsofthestudent,andtheminimumstatedabove is allowed only when a specific interdisciplinaryplanofstudyisap-provedbythefaculty.Eachstudentisencouragedtoincludecoursesinsup-portingdisciplinessuchasmathematics,computerscience,statistics,businessorother engineering fields. As mentioned above,someremedialworkinunder-graduateelectricalandcomputerengi-neeringmayberequiredinadditiontothe 30-33 hours specified above.

TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeisgrantedinrecognitionofhighachieve-mentinscholarshipincourseworkse-lected from the broad field of electrical engineering,andanindependentinves-tigationofaresearchprobleminacho-sen field of specialization that leads to a contributiontoknowledge,aspresentedinadissertation.ForthisdegreetheGraduateCollegerequiresaminimumof90credithoursforacceptableacademicworkbeyondthebachelor'sdegree,includingcreditforthedissertation.

TheSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringalsoparticipatesintheMas-terofControlSystemsEngineeringandtheMasterofManufacturingSystemsEngineeringprograms.(See"GraduatePrograms"under"IndustrialEngineeringandManagement,"and"Telecommun-icationsManagement"inthe"GraduateCollege"section.)

electricalengineeringprogramdescribedabove,isaccreditedbytheEngineeringAccreditationCommissionoftheABETunderthecriteriaforelectricalandsimi-larlynamedengineeringprograms.

GraduateProgramsTheSchoolofElectricalandCom-

puterEngineeringofferstwograduatedegrees:MasterofScienceandDoctorofPhilosophy.

TheMasterofSciencedegreeisde-signedforstudentsinterestedincareersinindustryandgovernmentservicethatemphasizeadvanceddesign,development,andresearchmethodsforhightechnology.Thisdegreeincorpo-ratesadditionaladvancedcourseworkandon-campuscreativeactivities.

TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeisdesignedtopreparethestudentforhigh-levelresearchanddevelopmentpositionsinindustryandgovernmentandfortheteachingprofessioninen-gineering,andisdistinguishedbytheemphasisonresearchandbytheincor-porationofadoctoralthesis.

Studentsmayselectcourseworkandparticipateinresearchanddesignproj-ectsinthefollowingareas:

energyandpowersystems;

computersanddigitalsystems;

electronicsandsolidstatedevices;

controls,communications,andsys-tems;

electromagneticsandphotonics.

Inaddition,studentsmayelectamultidisciplinaryprogramthatcrossesdepartmentallinesandemphasizestheapplicationofelectricalengineeringandsystemstheorytocomplexproblemsinvolvingtheinteractionofengineer-ingsystemsandtechnologywithsocial,economicandenvironmentalprocesses.

Admission Requirements.AdmissiontotheGraduateCollege,asdescribedunder"GeneralRegulations"inthe"GraduateCollege"sectionoftheCat-alog is the first step for those students proceedingtowardadvanceddegrees.Graduationwithhighscholasticper-formancefromanelectricalengineer-ingcurriculumaccreditedbytheABETqualifies the student for admission to theSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringasacandidateforthead-vanceddegreesoffered.Additionallyacumulativescoreof1200orgreaterontheGREisrequired.

Graduatesfromnon-engineeringfields such as mathematics, physics and computersciencearealsoadmittedtotheSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineeringM.S.andPh.D.graduateprograms,ifanevaluationoftheirtran-

energyandpowersystems;

computersanddigitalsystems;

electronicsandsolidstatedevices;

controls,communications,andsys-tems;

electromagneticsandphotonics;

generalelectricalengineering(noparticularspecialization).

Theseareasofspecializationtailorcoursechoicestogivestudentsbothabreadthofknowledgeandadepthofunderstandingintheirarea.Bytai-loringtheprogramtoalignstudentinterestswithfacultystrengths,faculty-studentinteractionisenhancedandstudentsreceivebetteracademicandcareerguidance.Ageneralelectricalengineeringoptionisalsooffered.Allareasofspecializationofferengineer-ingdesignexperience.Inadditiontothelaboratoriesdevotedtoresearch,separateinstructionallaboratoriesgivestudentshands-onexperienceinmi-crocomputers,minicomputers,digitallogicdesign,electronics,electricalma-chinery,networks,instrumentationandelectromagnetics.Laboratoriesincludethosethatemphasizeconceptslearnedintheclassroomaswellasthosethatemphasizeengineeringdesign.Engi-neeringdesignlabshavestudentssolveopen-endedproblemsthatdemonstratethestudents'abilitytoapplyfunda-mentalconcepts.Theseproblemshaveseveralpossiblesolutions,andstudentsmustchooseanacceptableapproachanddemonstratethattheoutcomehasbeenmet.

ComputerEngineeringAspecialemphasisareaincomputer

engineeringisofferedbytheSchoolofElectricalandComputerEngineering.Thisareaisdesignedforstudentswhohaveastronginterestincomputersanddesiretogainafullunderstandingofboththeelectronichardwareandtheprogrammingsoftwareaspectsofmoderncomputersystems.Astudentinthecomputerengineeringemphasisareawillalsogainadetailedknowl-edgeofoneormoreapplicationswherecomputersarebeingusedasintegralcomponentsofadvancedengineeringsystems;examplesareinstrumentationandtestfacilities,communicationsys-tems,powersystemsandprocesscon-trolsystems.Thesestudentswillworkdirectlywithvariousmoderncomputingtechnologiesanddevelopinterfaceswithexternaldevices.Computationalarchi-tecturetopicssuchaspipelinedandsuperscalararchitectures,andthosespecifically suited to digital signal and imageprocessingareaddressed.

Thisemphasisarea,aspartofthe


studentsmustfollowthecreativecomponentoption.Thecreativecomponentprojectmaybeacontrolapplicationforthestudent'semployerthat benefits the employer as well as demonstratingthestudents'sabilitytointegrateawiderangeofcontrolrelevanttopics.Eitheroptionconsistsof33credithoursofcorecontrolcourses and electives in five areas of control-relevantspecialization.(Off-campusdistanceeducationofferingsareselectedfromalimitedsubsetofthese courses). The five areas are signalprocessing,modeling,analytical/numericalmethodsandsimulation,equipment/software/operatingsystems,andsystemsandcontrol.Anapplicantmustsubmitthefollowingdocumentsto the MSCSE office: (1) an official OSU GraduateApplicationforAdmission,(2)anMSCSEprogramapplication,(3)twoofficial transcripts of all academic work anddegreesreceived,(4)aone-pagewritten statement of qualifications, goalsandobjectives,(5)anapplicationfee of $40.00 and (6) official results of theTOEFLwithaminimumscoreof600(internationalstudentsonly).

IndustrialEngineeringandManagementProfessorandHead William J. Kolarik, Ph.D., P.E.

Industrialengineeringandman-agement(IEM)focusesonproductionsystemsthatprovideproducts(goodsandservices)forcustomersthroughoutthe world. Industrial engineers define, design,build,operate,andimproveproductionprocessesthatconvertre-sourcestoproductseffectively(e.g.,high quality), efficiently (e.g., high pro-ductivity),andsafely.

Peoplearethefundamentalcom-ponentofproductionsystems–peopleprovidethecreativityandleader-shipessentialtomakethingshappen.Hence,industrialengineeringisthemostpeople-orienteddisciplinewithintheengineeringfamily.Industrialengi-neersaretrainedtothinkinbothbroadand specific terms. Practicing industrial engineersunderstandbusinesspa-rametersaswellasphysicalandsocialparameterswithinproductionsystems.Thisbreadthallowsindustrialengineerstofunctioneffectivelyinawidespec-trumofactivitiesrangingfromstrategic

GeneralEngineeringProfessor,AssociateDeanandHead DavidR.Thompson,Ph.D.

TheSchoolofGeneralEngineer-ingadministerscommonengineeringcoursesandinterdisciplinarygraduateprograms.

MasterofScienceinEngineeringandTechnologyManagementDirector PaulRossler,Ph.D.AssistantDirector BrendaL.Johnson

TheMasterofScienceinengineeringandtechnologymanagement(MSETM)degreeisdesignedfortoday'sfast-trackengineerorscientist.Effectiveplanning,selection,implementationandmanage-mentoftechnologyareessentialtothesuccessofanybusinessintoday'stime-criticalglobalmarket.Careerpathsandresponsibilitiesofengineersandscien-tistsoftenincludeprojectmanagement,selectionandsupervisionofpeople,andexecutiveandstrategicleadership.Thisprogramwillhelpmanagerswhomustintegraterapidlychangingtechnologyandcosteffectiveproductandprocessdesign.Applyingprovenevaluationconceptsandimplementationstrate-giestofast-moving,technicalmanage-mentdecisionscanmakethedifferenceinbothcareerandbusinesssuccess.Tomorrow'stechnicalprofessionalsneedmorethanon-the-jobtraining.OSU'sMSETM curriculum is flexible, permit-tingthestudenttobuildastrongdegreethatdirectlyaddressesthestudent'sneedsandpreparesthestudentforthefuture.Thedegreeconsistsof32credithours.TheMSETMprogramisprovidedbytheOSUcollegesofEngineering,ArchitectureandTechnology,ArtsandSciencesandtheWilliamS.SpearsSchoolofBusiness.

Admission Requirements.Theguide-linesforadmissiontotheMSETMpro-gramareabachelor'sorhigherdegree,inengineeringorthephysical/math-ematicalsciences,witha3.00GPA,andatleastthreeyearsemploymentinatechnical field since graduation with a bachelor'sdegree.Applicantsnotmeet-ingthesestandardsmaybegrantedprovisionaladmissionbasedupontheiroverallacademicandprofessionalprac-ticehistoryandaccomplishments.Sincemanycourseassignmentsareinte-gratedintocurrentissuesintheworkenvironment,studentsmustbemanag-

ingoremployedinatechnicalorgani-zationinordertobesuccessfulintheprogram.Forthisreasontheprogramisnotappropriateforfull-timeon-campusstudents.TheMSETMstudentbodyismadeupentirelyoffull-timeemployed,technicalprofessionalswhoreceivethecoursesthroughdistanceeducationtechnologies.Becausetechnologyandtimeconstraintsexistinsomeoverseasdelivery,distancemaynotbefeasibleinallcountries.ContacttheMSETMoffice prior to application if special cir-cumstancesexist.AnapplicantmustsubmitthefollowingdocumentstotheMSETM office: (1) an official OSU Ap-plicationforGraduateAdmission,(2)anMSETMprogramapplication,(3)anofficial transcript of all academic work anddegreesreceived,(4)anapplicationfee of $40.00, (5) official results of the TOEFLwithaminimumscoreof600(in-ternationalstudentsonly).ApplicationmaterialscanbefoundontheInternet(www.msetm.com).

MasterofScienceinControlSystemsEngineering.InterimDirector, R.RussellRhinehart

Today'stechnologicaldemandsim-posechallengingandvaryingcontrolproblems in many fields. The objectives oftheMasterofScienceinthecontrolsystemsengineering(MSCSE)programaretoimprovetheparticipant'sabil-itytoimplementmoderncontroltech-niques;understandthelatestcontrolanddataacquisitionstrategies;developsystemsfornoisy,nonlinearandnon-stationaryprocesses;developnewproductionandqualitycontrolproce-dures;workwithreal-time,distributedsoftware;developadvancedcontrolprocedures;andcontinuetolearncon-cepts,toolsandskills.FourdifferentschoolswiththeCollegeofEngineer-ing,ArchitectureandTechnologyareparticipatingintheprogram:ChemicalEngineering,ElectricalandComputerEngineering,IndustrialEngineeringandManagement,andMechanicalandAero-spaceEngineering.Additionalinforma-tionregardingtheMSCSEdegreecanbefoundontheInternet(www.okstate.edu/ceat/mscse).

Admission Requirements.Therequirementforadmissiontotheprogramisabachelor'sorhigherdegreeinengineeringorthephysical/mathematicalsciencesfromanABET-accreditedinstitution,witha3.25orhigherGPA.TherearetwooptionsfortheMSCSEdegree:researchandcreativecomponent.On-campusstudentscanpursueeitheroption.Distanceeducation(off-campus)


workissequencedandinterrelatedtoprovidetheoreticalandappliedknowl-edge,alongwithhands-onlaboratoryandprojectexperience.Studentsworkasindividualsandasteamstointegrateand apply mathematical, scientific, and engineeringknowledgeandconceptsinordertoaddressbothtraditionalacademicquestionsaswellasopen-endeddesignandanalysischallenges.Instructioninexperimentalmethodsisintegratedinthecurriculumthroughthedesign,execution,analysis,andinter-pretationofexperiments.Projectworkisusedtodevelopbothtechnicalandcommunicationsskills.Technicalskillsareusedtoidentify,formulate,andad-dressengineeringproblems,bothsimpleandcomplex.Communicationsskillsareaddressedandpracticedinwritten,oralandteaminteractionformats.

The means to define and design de-tailedsolutionstoaddresscustomerneedsfromasystem-wideperspectiveisintroducedinthesophomoreyear,andreinforcedthroughthecapstonese-niordesignproject.Additionally,globalperspectivesofproductionsystemsareintroducedandemphasizedinthesoph-omoreyearsothatstudentsunderstandthenatureofglobalcustomerbasesaswellasglobalcompetitionearlyintheirstudies.Thecurriculumiscontinuallyupdatedtoassurethatcontemporaryis-sues,thinking,andtoolsareintegratedincoursecontentaswellasinstructionaldelivery.Professionalresponsibilityandethicalbehaviorareintroducedandreinforcedthroughoutthecurriculum.Additionally,theneedforlife-longlearn-ingaftergraduationisstressed.

Studentsareofferedopportunitiestoenhancetheirclassroomandlaboratoryexperiencesthroughstudentorganiz-ationssuchasthestudentchapteroftheInstituteofIndustrialEngineers,theInstituteforOperationResearchandtheManagementSciences,andtheAmer-icanSocietyforQuality.OutstandingscholarsarerecognizedbyAlphaPiMu,thenationalhonorsocietyforindustrialengineeringstudents.Additionally,op-portunitiesforinternshipandco-opex-periencesareofferedtoIE&Mstudentssothattheycangainprofessionalexpe-rienceduringtheircollegiateprogram.PleasevisitourInternetsite(www.okstate.edu/ceat/iem)formoreinfor-mation.

Graduation.

1.Gradesof"C"orbetterinalltech-nicalcoursesinthepre-engineeringcurriculum.

2.Gradesof"C"orbetterinallcoursesthatareprerequisitesforIEMcourses.

3.2.00major(righthandsideofrequirementsheet)GPA.

businessplanningtodetailedtaskde-sign.Thewide-anglevisionofindustrialengineering provides career flexibility, leadingtohigh-levelleadershiporspe-cializedtechnicalresponsibilities.

Industrialengineersarefoundinmanufacturingorganizations(e.g.,auto-motive,electronics,medical,andfoodmanufacturers),serviceenterprises(e.g.,hospitals,banks,airlines,andconsultinggroups),andgovernmentalorganizations(e.g.,publicserviceandregulatoryorganizations).

TheSchoolofIndustrialEngineer-ingandManagement'svisionistobeinternationallyrecognizedbyindustryandacademiaforexcellenceineduca-tion,research,outreachandservice.Itsmissionistodiscover,verify,integrateandtransferknowledgeandmethod-ologiesrelatingtoenterprisedesignandmanagement,informationtechnology,andmodelingandoptimizationforthebenefit of students, research sponsors andthetechnicalcommunity.Thefac-ulty,studentsandstaffworktogethertobuildandmaintainalearningandmentoringenvironmentwhere:

innovativepracticesaredeveloped,testedandvalidated.

knowledgeandpracticesareshared.

eachindividualdevelopstohisorherfullpotential.

professionalethicsarepracticedatalltimes.

Educational Objectives and Out-comes.Theeducationalobjectivesem-phasizetheapplicationoftechnologiesandtoolsintheshortterm,andtheabilitytodiscover,acquire,andadaptnewknowledgeandskillsinthelongterm.Graduatesarepreparedto:

define, analyze and solve complex prob-lemswithinandbetweenenterprises.

discover,understandandincorporateappropriatenewtechnologiesinthedesignandoperationofenterprises.

leadandmanagedesign,developmentand improvement efforts that benefit customers,employeesandstake-holders.

functioninculturallydiverseteams,communicateinaprofessionalman-ner,andupholdtheethicalstandardsoftheengineeringprofession.

Graduatingbaccalaureatestudentspos-sessanunderstandingoffundamentalindustrialengineeringandmanage-mentconcepts,methodologiesandtechnologiesasdemonstratedby:

anabilitytoapplyknowledgeofmath-ematics,probabilityandstatistics,science,engineering,andengineeringeconomy.

anabilitytodesignandconductexperi-

mentsinvolvingriskanduncertainty,aswellastoanalyzeandinterpretdata.

anabilitytodesignasystem,com-ponentorprocesstomeetdesiredneeds.

anabilitytofunctiononculturallydi-verse,multi-disciplinaryteams.

anabilitytoidentify,formulateandsolveengineeringproblemsinvolvingphysical,humanandeconomicpa-rameters.

anunderstandingofprofessionalandethicalresponsibility.

anabilitytocommunicateeffectively.

thebroadeducationnecessarytounder-standtheimpactofengineeringsolu-tionsinaglobalandsocietalcontext.

arecognitionoftheneedfor,andanabilitytoengageinlife-longlearning.

aknowledgeofcontemporaryissuesandtheroleofthehumaninenter-priseactivities.

anabilitytousethetechniques,skillsandmodernengineeringtoolsnec-essaryforindustrialengineeringandmanagementpractice.

Thecurriculumconsistsofthreeprimaryparts:(1)generalstudies,(2)coreengineering,and(3)professionalschooltopics.Generalstudiesconsistofcoursessuchasmath,statistics,chemistry,physics,English,behavioralscience,history,humanities,andarts.Coreengineeringcoursesconsistofengineeringsciencessuchasmaterials,statics, electrical circuits, fluid mechan-ics,andthermodynamics.Professionalschoolcoursesconsistoftopicssuchassystemsthinkingandanalysisinengineering,economicanalysis,man-ufacturingprocesses,computer-aidedmodeling,workanalysis,operationsresearch,qualitycontrol,experimen-taldesign,facilitylocationandlayout,managementandleadership,productioncontrol,systemsimulationmodeling,informationsystemsanddecisionsup-port,ergonomicsandhumanfactors,andenergyandwatermanagement.Acapstonedesignexperience,workingwithareal-worldorganization,bringsalloftheclassroomandlabworktogetherinthesenioryear.DetailsregardingdegreerequirementsareavailableintheUndergraduate Programs and Require-mentspublication.

TheprogramisaccreditedbytheEn-gineeringAccreditationCommissionoftheABETunderthecriteriaforindustrialandengineeringmanagement,andsimi-larlynamedengineeringprograms.

EachIE&Mstudent,alongwiththefacultyadviser,worksoutanindi-vidualplanofstudywhichguidesthemthroughthecurriculum.Thecourse


MechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringProfessorandHead LawrenceL.Hoberock,Ph.D.,P.E.

Mechanicalengineeringandaero-spaceengineeringareprofessionaldisci-plinesthatinvolvetheinvention,design,andmanufactureofdevices,machinesandsystemsthatservetheever-chang-ingneedsofmodernsociety.

Mechanicalengineeringisanex-ceedingly diverse field that covers an exceptionallywiderangeofsystems,devicesandvehicles.Mechanicalen-gineersarevitallyconcernedwithallformsofenergyproduction,utilizationandconservation.Theydealwithevery-thingmechanical,whetheritissmallorlarge,simpleorcomplex—frompowerlawnmowerstoautomobiles,fuelcellstonuclearpowerplants,gasturbineen-ginestointerplanetaryspacevehicles,artificial limbs to life support systems, roboticmanipulatorstocomplexauto-maticpackagingmachines,precisioninstrumentstoconstructionmachinery,householdappliancestomasstransitsystems,andheatingandair-conditioningsystemstooff-shoredrillingplatforms.Invirtuallyeveryorganizationwhereengineersareem-ployed,mechanicalengineerswillbefound.

TheB.S.degreeprograminme-chanicalengineering,togetherwiththepremedicaloptioninmechanicalengineering,isaccreditedbytheEngi-neeringAccreditationCommissionoftheABETunderthecriteriaformechanicalandsimilarlynamedengineeringpro-grams.

Aerospaceengineeringisconcernedwiththescienceandtechnologyofflight, and the design of air, land and seavehiclesfortransportationandex-ploration. This exciting field has already ledpeopletothemoonandcontinuestoleadintheexpansionoffrontiersdeeperintospaceandintotheocean'sdepths.Becauseoftheiruniquebackgroundsinaerodynamicsandlightweightstruc-tures,aerospaceengineersarebe-comingincreasinglyinvolvedinsolvingsomeofsociety'smostpressingandcomplexproblems,suchashigh-speedgroundtransportationandpollutionoftheenvironment.

Admission Requirements.AdmissiontotheGraduateCollegeisrequiredofallstudentspursuingtheM.I.E.&M.,M.S.orPh.D.degree.Graduationfromanindustrialengineeringcurriculumwithscholasticperformancedistinctlyaboveaverage qualifies the student for admis-siontotheSchoolofIndustrialEngi-neeringandManagementasacandidateforthemaster'sanddoctoratedegrees.Graduatesfromdisciplinesotherthanindustrialengineeringmaybeadmit-tedifanevaluationoftheirtranscriptsandothersupportingmaterialsbytheSchoolofIndustrialEngineeringandManagementindicatesthattheyarepreparedtotakegraduate-levelcourseworkinindustrialengineering,orcanbeexpectedtodosoafterareasonableamountofprerequisitework.

Allinternationalapplicantsmustsub-mitGREscores.Inaddition,allinter-nationalapplicantsmustsubmitTOEFLscores,withtwoexceptions.ExceptionsaremadeforinternationalstudentswhosenativelanguageisEnglishandforapplicantswhoholdatleastonedegreefromaU.S.university.

Degree Requirements.The Master of Sciencedegreeinindustrialengineeringandmanagementrequiresthecompletionofatleast30credithoursbeyondthebachelor'sdegree,includingaresearchthesisofsixcredithours.A33semester-credit-houroptionisalsopermittedandmustincludeathreecredit-hourcreativecomponent.Thecreativecomponentrequirementcanbemetbycompletingathreecredit-hourindependentstudyprojectorathreecredit-hourcourseapprovedbythestudent'scommittee.

The Doctor of Philosophydegreerequiresthecompletionofatleast90credithoursofcourseworkbeyondthebachelor'sdegreeor60credithoursofcourseworkbeyondthemaster'sde-gree,normallyincludingan18credithourresearchthesis.Inaddition,thecandidatemustcompletesixcredithoursofcourseworkinanareasuchasmathematics,statistics,experimentaltechniques,orresearchmethodology(as specified by the advisory com-mittee).

TheSchoolofIndustrialEngineeringandManagementalsoparticipatesintheMasterofScienceinEngineeringandTechnologyManagementprogram.Cur-rentprograminformationcanbefoundontheInternet(www.okstate.edu/ceat/iem).(Seethe"GraduateCollege"sec-tionoftheCatalog.)

GraduateProgramsTheSchoolofIndustrialEngineering

andManagementoffersgraduatepro-gramsleadingtotheMasterofIndus-trialEngineeringandManagementde-gree,theMasterofSciencedegree,andtheDoctorofPhilosophydegree.

TheMasterofIndustrialEngineeringandManagementdegreeisagraduateprofessionaldegreewithincreasedem-phasisonprofessionalpractice,incorpo-ratinganengineeringdesignexperienceduring the final year of study.

TheMasterofSciencedegreeischar-acterizedbyahigherdegreeoftechni-cal specialization in a particular field of study.Thisdegreeprogramisdesignedtopreparestudentsforprofessionalpracticethatmayincluderesearchorconsultingcomponents.

TheMasterofSciencedegreeises-peciallyattractivetoindustrialengineer-inggraduates,engineeringgraduatesfromotherdisciplines,andmanysci-encemajors.TheMasterofIndustrialEngineeringandManagementdegreeisintendedforgraduatesfromanABET-accreditedengineeringortechnologyprogram.Bothdegreeprogramsincludeastrongtechnicalcomponentandanorientationtobusinessandengineeringmanagementthatiscomplementarytoatechnicalbackground.

TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreeisdesignedtocarrythestudenttotheleadingedgeofknowledgeinthepro-fessionofindustrialengineeringandengineeringmanagement.Itisintendedtopreparestudentsforhighlyspecial-izedpositions,suchasresearchandconsultinginindustry,governmentandserviceorganizations,andforteachingorresearchpositionsincollegesanduniversities.

Thebasicconsiderationingraduateeducationinindustrialengineeringandmanagement is effective and efficient utilizationofhuman,physical,andeco-nomicresources.Instructioninman-agementembracesbothqualitativeandquantitativeconcepts,includingana-lyticalmethodologiesandsocialconsid-erationspertinenttoorganizations.

Advanceddegreeprogramsarede-signed with major emphasis in fields ofinterestsuchasengineeringman-agement,manufacturingsystems,operationsresearch,qualityandreli-ability,facilities,energy,environmentalmanagement,andenterprisemodelingandsupplychains.Studentsmaycom-plementindustrialengineeringandmanagementcourseswithworkinotherbranchesofengineering,aswellaseco-nomics,businessadministration,com-puterscience,statistics,mathematics,psychology,andsociology.


Thebroadbackgroundandprob-lem-solvingabilityofmechanicalandaerospaceengineersmakethemsuitedtoengageinoneormoreofthefollow-ingactivities:research,development,design,production,operation,man-agement,technicalsalesandprivateconsulting. Versatilityistheirtrade-mark.Abachelor'sdegreeinmechanicaloraerospaceengineeringisalsoanexcellentbackgroundforenteringotherprofessionalschoolssuchasmedicine,dentistry,laworbusiness(M.B.A.).Thepremedicaloptioninmechanicalengi-neeringisavailableforstudentswishingtoenrollinmedicalschool.

Intheprofessionalschool,(essen-tiallythejuniorandsenioryearsoftheprogram)mechanicalandaerospaceengineeringstudentsextendtheirstudyoftheengineeringsciencesandconsiderapplicationsoffundamentalprinciplesandanalysistoolstothesolutionofrealtechnologicalproblemsofsociety.Stu-dentsmakeextensiveuseofmodernelectronicdigitalcomputersinmanycoursesintheirprograms.Somedesigncoursesinvolvestudentsinthesolu-tion of authentic, current and significant engineeringproblemsprovidedbyin-dustrial firms. Students may also help smaller firms that need assistance with thedevelopmentofnewproducts.

Thestudentdesigns,withtheguid-anceofanadviser,anindividualizedprogramofstudyconsistentwithhisorherinterestsandcareerplans.Somestudentsterminatetheirstudieswithabachelor'sdegree,whileothersreceiveoneofseveralgraduatedegrees.

GraduateProgramsTheSchoolofMechanicalandAero-

spaceEngineeringoffersprogramslead-ingtotheMasterofSciencedegree,andtheDoctorofPhilosophydegree.Thesedegreespreparethegraduateforresearchanddevelopmentpositionsinindustryandgovernment,orfortheteachingprofessioninengineering.Theyaredistinguishedbytheincorporationofaresearchcomponent.

Studentsmayselectcourseworkandparticipateinresearchordesignproj-ectsinthefollowingareas:advancedmanufacturingprocesses,aerodynam-ics,design,computationalmechanics,heattransferdynamicsystemsandcontrols, fluid mechanics, materials, manufacturingprocesses,solidmechan-ics,andthermalandHVACsystems.Studentsareencouragedtotakecours-esinmathematicsandscienceandinother fields of engineering which fit into theirprograms.

Admission Requirements. AdmissiontotheGraduateCollegeisrequiredof

videstudentswithmorefocuseddevel-opment.Graduatesoftheseprogramsarefullycompetentasmechanicaloraerospaceengineers,includingtheirabilitiesindesign,butalsocompetentintheirareasofconcentration.

AsafundamentalcomponentofallB.S.programs,engineeringdesignisstronglyemphasizedinthejuniorandsenioryearsbutisintegratedthrough-outthecurriculum.MostMAEcoursesatthe3000and4000levelsincludesomedesigncontent,rangingfromamini-mumofone-halftoamaximumoffourcredithoursofdesigncontent.Eachprofessionalschoolcoursebuildsupontheprecedingmechanicalandaerospaceengineeringcoursestodevelopinthestudenttheabilitytoidentifyandsolvemeaningfulengineeringproblems.Thecourse work is specifically sequenced andinterrelatedtoprovidedesignexpe-rienceateachlevel,leadingtoprogres-sivelymorecomplex,open-endedprob-lems.Thecourseworkincludessensi-tizingstudentstosocially-relatedtech-nicalproblemsandtheirresponsibilitiesasengineeringprofessionalstobehaveethicallyandprotectoccupationalandpublicsafety.Theprogramculminatesinasenior-yeardesigncourseinwhichstudentsintegrateanalysis,synthesis,andotherabilitiestheyhavedevelopedthroughouttheearlierportionsoftheirstudyintoacapstoneexperience.Thedesignexperiencesincludethefunda-mentalelementsandfeaturesofdesignwithrealisticconstraintssuchaseco-nomics,safety,reliability,socialandenvironmentalimpact,andotherfac-tors.Atthispoint,studentsareabletodesigncomponents,systemsandpro-cesses that meet specific requirements, includingsuchpertinentsocietalcon-siderationsasethics,safety,environ-mentalimpactandaesthetics.Studentsdevelopanddisplaytheabilitytodesignandconductexperimentsessentialtospecific studies and to analyze the ex-perimentalresultsanddrawmeaningfulconclusions.

Anintegralpartofthiseducationalcontinuumfrombasicsciencethroughcomprehensiveengineeringdesignarelearningexperiencesthatfacilitatethestudents'abilitiestofunctioneffectivelyinbothindividualandteamenviron-ments.Moreover,theprogramprovideseverygraduatewithadequatelearn-ingexperiencestodevelopeffectivewrittenandoralcommunicationskills.State-of-the-artcomputationaltoolsareintroducedandusedasapartoftheirproblem-solvingexperiences.Finally,thestudents'experiencesinsolvingever-more-challengingproblemsgivesthemtheabilitytocontinuetolearnindependentlythroughouttheirprofes-sionalcareers.

TheB.S.degreeprograminaero-spaceengineeringisaccreditedbytheEngineeringAccreditationCommissionoftheABETunderthecriteriaforaero-spaceandsimilarlynamedengineeringprograms.

Educational Objectives.Theeduca-tionalobjectivesofthemechanicalandaerospaceB.S.degreeprogramsare:

toeducateengineerswhocanidentify,formulateandprovideeffectivesolu-tionstoreal-life,complexproblems;

toprepareengineersforsuccessfulcareersbyprovidingthemwithanappropriatebackgroundinmathe-matics,humanities,thesciencesandengineering,andtoinstillinthemarecognitionoftheneedforlifelonglearningandoftheneedtoremaincurrentintheirchosendisciplines;

toeducateengineerswhocanrealizesuccessfuldesignsthroughproperuseofclassicalandmodernengineeringtoolswhileincorporatingengineeringstandardsandrealisticconstraints;

toprepareengineerstocontributesuc-cessfullywithinteamsandtocom-municatetheirideasandsolutionseffectively.

Theoutcomeforstudentsgraduat-ingfromthemechanicalandaerospaceengineeringB.S.programsare:(a)anabilitytoapplyknowledgeofmathemat-ics,science,andengineeringtothemechanicalandaerospaceengineeringdisciplines;(b)anabilitytodesignandconductexperimentsandanalyzeandinterpretdata;(c)anabilitytodesignasystem,componentorprocesstomeetdesiredneeds;(d)anabilitytofunc-tiononteams,someofwhichrequireconsiderationofmultipledisciplines;(e)anabilitytoidentify,formulateandsolveengineeringproblems;(f)anunderstandingofprofessionalandethicalresponsibility;(g)anabilitytocommunicateeffectively;(h)anabilitytounderstandtheimpactofengineeringsolutionsinasocietalcontext;(i)arecognitionoftheneedfor,andanabil-itytoengagein,life-longlearning;(j)aknowledgeofcontemporaryissues;(k)anabilitytousethetechniques,skillsandmodernengineeringtoolsnecessaryforengineeringpractice.

Becausemechanicalengineeringisperhapsthebroadestofallengineeringdisciplines,theprogramprovidesnotonlyexcellentgroundinginallengi-neeringfundamentals,butalsoallowssome flexibility in selecting controlled technicalelectivestosuitthestudent'sinterests.Howevernooneareamaybeundulyemphasizedattheexpenseofanother.Fortheaerospaceengineeringandpremedicalprograms,prescribedcourseworkhasbeenselectedtopro-


detachmentofotherartswhilestriv-ingtobefunctionally,technicallyandeconomicallyobjectiveandsound.Yet,inaseeminglyinsolublecontradiction,thekeenesttechnologicalandeconomicfunctionalitywillfallfarshortofbecom-ingarchitectureunlessitalsostronglyappealstohumanspiritualandemo-tionalvalues.Whenonethinksoftheenvironment,onecannothelpbutseeorrecallarchitecturalimages:pyramidsinEgypt,GreekandRomantemples,gothiccathedrals,medievalcastles,in-dustrialcities,modernskyscrapersanddwellings or entire cities which signifi-cantlyexpressthecultureandvaluesofthepeoplewholiveorlivedthere.

ThefundamentalmissionoftheSchoolofArchitectureistofocusitsuniquecombinationofaccreditedpro-gramsinarchitectureandarchitecturalengineeringtoprepareandinspirestu-dentsforthevitalprofessionalleader-shiprolesandresponsibilitiesrequiredtoshapethephysicalenvironmentandtohaveapositiveimpactonthesocial,economicandculturalqualitiesoflifeinOklahomaandtheentireinternationalcontext.

TheSchoolofArchitectureendeavorstoinstillineachindividualasensitiv-itytohumanneeds,agenuineconcernforquality,integrityandhighideals,apositiveattitudeforlife-longlearning,andanappreciationforone'sownself-esteem.

TheSchool'sprimarygoalistopro-videexcellenceinprofessionaleducationforstudentspreparingtoentertheprivatepracticeofarchitectureorarchi-tecturalengineering.Thisprofessionalfocus is to educate not just qualified candidatesforthedegree,butgradu-ateswho,duringtheircareers,willbe

TheSchoolofArchitectureisdedi-catedtoprovidingahighqualityandfo-cusedprofessionaleducationtostudentswhosecareergoalsaretoenterthepracticeofarchitectureorarchitecturalengineering.Professionalandliberalstudyelectivesprovideopportunitiesforeducationalbreadthordepthandapos-sibledoubledegreeinbotharchitectureandarchitecturalengineering.

TheemploymentdemandforOSUgraduatesconsistentlyexceedsthesup-plypotentialoftheSchool.OklahomaStateUniversitygraduatesarerecruitedbytheleadingarchitecturalandar-chitectural engineering firms both in Oklahomaandnationally.TheOklahomaStateUniversitySchoolofArchitectureisparticularlyproudofhavingamongitsalumnimanyoftheleadersofthebest firms in the country, an AIA Gold Medalist(thehighestawardgiventoanarchitect),andpresidentsoftheAmeri-canInstituteofArchitects(AIA)andtheNationalArchitecturalAccreditationBoard(NAAB).

Mission and Goals.Architectureisthedifficult and complex art and science ofdesigningandbuildingasettingforhumanlife.Itisuniqueamongtoday'sprofessionsinthatitssuccessfulprac-ticerequiresablend,inroughlyequalshares,oftraitsnormallyconsideredlessthancompatible:humanempathy,artisticcreativity,technologicalcompetence,andorganizationalandeconomicacumen.Incontrasttootherfine arts, architecture is rarely self-gen-erated;itisratheracreativeresponsetoastatedorperceivedhumanneed.Itmust,therefore,bemoreuser-orientedthan fine art alone and more humane thanpurescience.Itsdesignsolutionsmustavoidthetotalsubjectivityand

allstudentspursuingtheM.S.orPh.D.degree.GraduationfromamechanicaloraerospaceengineeringcurriculumaccreditedbytheABET,withscholasticperformancedistinctlyaboveaverage,qualifies the student for admission to theSchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringasacandidatefortheM.S.andPh.D.degrees.Graduatesfromdisciplinesotherthanmechanicaloraerospaceengineeringmaybeadmit-tedifanevaluationoftheirtranscriptsbytheSchoolofMechanicalandAero-spaceEngineeringindicatestheyarepreparedtotakegraduate-levelcourseworkinmechanicalengineering,orcanbeexpectedtodosoafterareasonableamountofprerequisitework.

Degree Requirements.Alldegreepro-gramsfollowanapprovedplanofstudydesignedtosatisfytheindividualgoalsofthestudent,whileconformingtothegeneralrequirementsoftheSchoolofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringandtheGraduateCollege.

TheMasterofSciencedegreepro-gramwiththethesisoptionrequires24credithoursofapprovedgraduate-levelcoursework,andasuitableresearchthesisofsixcredithours.Thenon-thesisoptionrequires35credithoursofwhichtwomustbeforanacceptable,directedresearchactivitythatresultsinawrittenandoralreporttothefaculty.

TheDoctorofPhilosophydegreerequiresaminimumof90credithoursbeyondthebachelor'sdegree,includingadissertationforwhichnomorethan30credithoursmaybeawarded.

SchoolofArchitectureProfessorandHead J.RandallSeitsinger,M.Arch.,AIA

TheSchoolofArchitecture,foundedin1909,offersprofessionaldegreeprogramsinbotharchitectureandarchi-tecturalengineering.Theintegrationoftheseprogramsthroughsharedfaculty,facilitiesandcourseworkisamajorstrengthoftheSchool.ItisoneofthefewsuchintegratedprogramsintheUnitedStates,andassuchproducesgraduateswhoareparticularlypreparedfortheintegratedteamprocessesusedinprofessionalpractice.TheSchoolofArchitectureisaprimaryunitintheCollegeofEngineering,ArchitectureandTechnology, and therefore benefits from excellentstate-of-the-artresourceswhich significantly enhance the School's professionalprograms.


Architecturalengineerspracticeinawidevarietyofprofessionalengineeringsettings such as consulting firms, archi-tectural firms, industrial or commercial organizationsandgovernmentalagen-cies.

TheobjectiveoftheBachelorofAr-chitecturalEngineeringprogramistoprovidebasicandprofessionaleducationtoengineeringstudentsinbuilding-re-latedstructuralengineering.OSUgradu-ateswillpossessbroad-basedknowl-edge,skills,andjudgmentthatpreparethemtosucceedintheprofessionofarchitecturalengineeringorinfurtherstudiesatthegraduatelevel.Theprogramisdesignedtopreparestudentstocontributetosocietyasprofessionalengineersdealingwithanalysis,designandrelatedactivitieswithintheconstructionindustry.Theprogramuti-lizesthebroadresourcesoftheUniver-sitytoexploitacloserelationshipwiththearchitecturalprogramandtoprovidein-depthunderstandingoftheprofes-sional field and sensitivity to other less technicalconcernsrelatedtothebuild-ingenvironmentfacedbyarchitecturalengineers.

Theprimaryfocusofthearchitec-turalengineeringprogramatOSUisthesafeandeconomicaldesignofstruc-turalsystemsusedinbuildings.Thesestructuralsystemsmustwithstandthevariousforcesofnaturesuchasgravity,windsandearthquakes,aswellastheforcesofman.Thesesystemsrequireaworkingknowledgeofthemechanicsofthosematerialscommonlyusedforbuildingstructuressuchassteel,timberandreinforcedconcrete.

Thestudyofarchitecturalengineeringisanintegratedmixofliberalstudies,designandtechnicaleducation.Archi-tecturalengineersneedtobeabletoconceptualizeaestheticissuesandde-signcomplextechnicalsystems.

Inthepreprofessionalportionofthearchitecturalengineeringprogram(ap-proximatelytwoyearsofstudy),thefocus is on the underlying scientific and mathematicalprinciplesofengineeringandthebasicdesignprinciplesofarchi-tecturesupplementedbyappropriategeneraleducationcoursesinEnglish,socialsciencesandhumanities.Thesecoursesallowstudentstoassimilateabeginningknowledgebaseinarchi-tectureandengineeringalongwithabroaderliberalbasedcomponenttotheireducation.Studentswhodemon-strate proficiency in this portion of the program by meeting a specific set of admissioncriteriaareeligibleforad-missiontotheprofessionalprograminarchitecturalengineering.

Theprofessionalprograminarchitec-turalengineering(typicallythreeyears)

licensedprofessionalsandwillassumepositionsofleadershipwithinthepro-fessionandsociety.

Accreditation.TheSchoolofArchi-tectureofferstwoseparatelyaccred-itedprofessionaldegreeprograms.TheBachelorofArchitecturedegree,B.Arch.,isaccreditedbytheNAAB.TheBachelorofArchitecturalEngineeringdegree,B.Arch.E.,isaccreditedbytheAccreditationBoardforEngineeringandTechnol-ogy(ABET)asanengineeringprogram.Bothprogramsrequireamin-imum of five years of study to complete.

IntheUnitedStates,moststateregistrationboardsrequireadegreefromanaccreditedprofessionaldegreeprogramasaprerequisiteforlicensure.TheNationalArchitecturalAccreditingBoard(NAAB),whichisthesoleagencyauthorizedtoaccreditU.S.professionaldegreeprogramsinarchitecture,rec-ognizesthreetypesofdegrees:theBachelorofArchitecture,theMasterofArchitecture,andtheDoctorofArchi-tecture.Aprogrammaybegrantedasix-year,three-year,ortwo-yeartermofaccreditation,dependingontheex-tentofitsconformancewithestablishededucationalstandards.

Master'sdegreeprogramsmaycon-sistofapreprofessionalundergraduatedegreeandaprofessionalgraduatede-gree,which,whenearnedsequentially,compriseanaccreditedprofessionaleducation.However,thepreprofessionaldegreeisnot,byitself,recognizedasanaccrediteddegree.

TheOSUSchoolofArchitectureof-fers an accredited, five-year, Bachelor ofArchitecturedegreeandaone-yearpost-professionalMasterofArchitecturedegree.

ArchitectureArchitectureisthecomplexsynthesis

ofcreativelysolvingproblemsinvolvingbothartandsciencethroughthedis-ciplinedorchestrationofimagemak-ing,activityorganization,technologicalapplications,legalconstraints,andbudgetaryparameterswhichtogetherexpressculture,enhancequalityoflifeandcontributetotheenvironment.

Educationinarchitectureconsistsofcampus-orientedclassroomandstudiocourses,aswellasoff-campusstudies.Itisconductedinanintellectualclimatewhichstimulatesinquiry,introducesprinciplesandvalues,andteachesthedisciplinesnecessarytoworkincollabo-rationwithothers.Thegoalofthepro-gramistheeducationoffutureleaderswithinthearchitectureprofession.

Thedesignstudioisthecenterof

theSchool'seducationalprogram.Itisthesettingwherestudentsandfacultyworkmostcloselytogether,andwhereallspecializedstudyandknowledgecomestogetherandissynthesizedindesign.TherecordofOSUstudents'achievementsinthedesignstudiosisevidencedbythesuccessinnationalandinternationalarchitecturaldesigncompetitions.Inthelast15years,over100OSUstudentshavewonorplacedinnationalandinternationalcompeti-tions.Inadditiontoastudent'sdesignstudioeducation,heorsheisrequiredtocompletesequentialcoursesinarchi-tecturalhistory/theory,technology,andmanagementthatworkincorrelationwiththedesignstudiosequence.

TheprogramhaslongbeenknownasoneofthestrongestprofessionalprogramsintheUnitedStates.OSUgraduatesareconsistentlyofferedem-ploymentopportunitiesinmanyofthebest architectural offices in Oklahoma andthroughouttheUnitedStates.TheprogramisfullyaccreditedbytheNa-tionalArchitecturalAccreditationBoard.

IntheUnitedStates,moststatereg-istrationboardsrequireadegreefromanaccreditedprofessionaldegreepro-gramasaprerequisiteforlicensure.TheNationalArchitecturalAccreditingBoard(NAAB),thesoleagencyauthorizedtoaccreditU.S.professionaldegreepro-gramsinarchitecture,recognizestwotypesofdegrees:theBachelorofArchi-tectureandtheMasterofArchitecture.A program may be granted a five-year, three-year,ortwo-yeartermofaccredi-tation,dependingonitsdegreeofcon-formancewithestablishededucationalstandards.

Master'sdegreeprogramsmaycon-sistofapreprofessionalundergraduatedegreeandaprofessionalgraduatedegree,that,whenearnedsequentially,compriseanaccreditedprofessionaleducation.However,thepreprofessionaldegreeisnot,byitself,recognizedasanaccrediteddegree.

ArchitecturalEngineering

Architecturalengineeringisaprofes-sionthatcombinestheartandscienceknownasarchitecturewithadetailedbackgroundinfundamentalandappliedengineeringprinciples.Initsbroadestsense,itinvolvesthecreativeapplica-tionofscienceandtechnologytothedesignofstructuresmeantforhumanoccupancy.Architecturalengineeringdiffersfromarchitectureinitsfocusuponthedesignofelements,systemsandproceduresforbuildings,ratherthanthedesignofbuildingsthemselves.


builds systematically upon the scientific andarchitecturalknowledgeacquiredinthepreprofessionalcurriculum.Studentsacquiredetailedstructuralandarchi-tecturalknowledgeandproblem-solvingabilitiesthroughaseriesofprogres-sivelymoredetailedandcomprehensivecoursesandstudios.

Eacharchitecturalengineeringcoursebuildsupontheprecedingarchitec-turalengineeringcoursestodevelopinthestudenttheabilitytoidentifyandsolvemeaningfularchitecturalengi-neeringproblems.Thecourseworkisspecifically sequenced and interrelated toprovidedesignexperienceateachlevel,leadingtoprogressivelymorecomplex,open-endedproblems.(SeethepublicationUndergraduate Programs and Requirements.)Thiscourseworkincludessensitizingstudentstosocially-relatedtechnicalproblemsandtheirresponsibilitiesasengineeringprofes-sionalstobehaveethicallyandprotectpublicsafety.Theprogramculminatesina fifth year course in which the students integrateanalysis,synthesisandotherabilitiestheyhavedevelopedthrough-outtheearlierportionsoftheirstudyintoacapstoneexperience.

Anintegralpartofthiseducationalcontinuumfrombasicknowledgethroughcomprehensivearchitecturalengineeringdesignarelearningexpe-riencesthatfacilitatethestudents'abilitiestofunctioneffectivelyinbothindividualandteamenvironments.Studentsareexposedtoawidevarietyofproblemsdealingwithcontemporaryissuesinaninternationalcontext.Moreover,theprogramprovideseverygraduatewithadequatelearningexpe-riencestodevelopeffectivewrittenandoralcommunicationskills.State-of-the-artcomputationalandCADtoolsareintroducedandusedasapartofthestudents'problem-solvingexperiences.Finally,thestudents'experiencesinsolvingever-more-challengingproblemsgivesthemtheabilitytocontinuetolearnindependentlythroughouttheirprofessionalcareers.

Educational Objectives. Theedu-cationalobjectivesoftheBachelorofArchitecturalEngineeringprogramtobesuccessfulaspracticingstructuralengineers.Theeducationalobjectivesexpectedofgraduatesfromtheprogramafewyearsaftergraduationareasfol-lows.Graduateswill:

possessabasiceducationinbuilding-re-latedstructuralengineering.

possessaprofessionaleducationinbuilding-relatedstructuralengi-neering.

possessbroad-basedknowledge,skills,andjudgmentintheprofessionofarchitecturalengineering.

contributetosocietyasprofessionalengineersdealingwithanalysis,de-sign,andrelatedactivitieswithintheconstructionindustry.

haveutilizedthebroadresourcesoftheUniversity.

haveexploitedthecloserelationshipwiththearchitectureprogram.

haveanindepthunderstandingoftheprofessional field.

haveasensitivitytootherlesstechni-calconcernsrelatedtothebuildingenvironmentfacedbyarchitecturalengineers.

haveaprofessionaleducationthatwillpreparethemtoengageintheprivatepracticeofarchitecturalengineeringasalicensedengineer.

haveasensitivitytohumanneeds.

haveagenuineconcernforquality,integrityandhighideals,apositiveattitudeforlife-longlearning,andanappreciationfortheirownself-es-teem.

UndergraduateCurriculumTheprogramsinarchitectureand

architectural engineering are five years longandoffertheprofessionaldegreesofBachelorofArchitectureandBachelorofArchitecturalEngineering.

Undergraduate Admission.StudentswhosatisfytheUniversityadmissionrequirementsareeligibletoenrollforthe first two years of the program (pre-architecture).Uponcompletionofthesetwo years, the best qualified students areselected,uponapplication,bytheSchoolforadmissiontotheupperdivi-sion.Admissionisbaseduponacademicachievementandprofessionalpotential.AdmissioncriteriaaresubjecttoannualreviewbytheSchoolandmaybeob-taineddirectlyfromtheSchool.

Transferstudentsarerequiredtofur-nishtranscriptsandcoursedescriptionsforpreviousclassroomcourses,aswellasexamplesofpreviousstudiowork.EvaluationandenrollmentbytheSchoolisonacourse-by-coursebasisforalltransferstudents.

General Education.Atleast12se-mesterhoursofbasicscienceandmath-ematicscanbecountedtowardGeneralEducationrequirements,andsomerequiredupper-divisioncourseworkinHistoryandTheoryofArchitecturecanbeusedforGeneralEducationcredit.

Electives.Electivesshouldbeselectedtocomplywiththeappropriateunder-graduatedegreerequirementsfortheprogram.(See"ChangesinDegreeRequirements"inthe"AcademicRegu-lations"sectionoftheCatalog.)Theserequirementsassurecompliancewith

institutionalandaccreditationcriteria.

Foreign Study.TheSchoolofArchi-tectureiscommittedtopreparingitsgraduatesfortheprofessionaloppor-tunitiespresentedbytheexpandingglobaleconomy.Aspartofthisprepa-ration,theSchooloffersanine-weekSummerForeignStudyProgrambasedinVersailles,France.Thisprogramhasbeendesignedtosupplementthere-quiredcurriculum.Studentsstudy,inanorganizedanddisciplinedfashion,majorexamplesofmodernandhistoricEuropeanarchitectureincludingurbanissues.Bothanalyticandartisticsketch-ingskillsarethemaintoolsdevelopedinthiscourseofstudy.

ExperiencehasshownthattheSum-mer Foreign Program significantly in-creasesastudent'slevelofmaturity,independentthinking,andculturalandsocial awareness of others. Knowing the valuesandaccomplishmentsofotherculturesnotonlydeepensandbroadensknowledgeandabilities,italsomakesastudentabetterandmoreresponsiblecitizenofhisorherowncountry.

Fiveweeksofthenine-weekprogramarespentinFranceunderthedirectsu-pervisionandinstructionoffacultyfromOSU.TheremainderofthenineweeksisspentinindependenttravelstudyinothercountriesinwesternandcentralEurope.HousingwhileinVersaillesisprovidedinFrenchfamilyhomes,en-richingtheculturalexperienceofeachstudent.

Faculty and Facilities.InkeepingwiththeprofessionalorientationoftheSchool,thefacultyhaveextensiveexpe-rienceassuccessfulpracticingarchitectsandarchitecturalengineers,aswellasoutstandingscholasticrecords.

TheSchoolofArchitectureishousedintheArchitectureBuilding,theoriginalUniversityGymnasiumandArmory,builtin1918.Thisstructurewasextensivelyremodeledin1976andcontainsallstudios,laboratories,galleriesandof-fices of the School. Specialized facilities includetheCunninghamLibrary,con-tainingalloftheUniversity'sholdingsonarchitectureandafully-equippedComputer-assistedDesignLaboratory.ThefacultyandstudentsareespeciallyproudoftheArchitectureBuilding,foritservesasanexampleofinnovativearchitecturaldesignandtheadaptivereuseofanimportantbuilding.

Student Work.Projectssubmittedforregularclassassignmentsmaybere-tainedbytheSchool.Allprojectsnotretainedwillbeavailabletothestudent.

Student Body.Withthecurriculumbaseduponextensiveandpersonal-izedstudent-facultyinteraction,thestudent-facultyratioinstudiocoursesis


setatapproximately15toone.Annualstudentenrollmentisapproximately300studentsofwhomapproximately22percentarewomen,andapproximately18percentareinternationalstudents,thusprovidingarichanddiverseeduca-tionalenvironment.Avarietyofstudentorganizationsandactivitiesareavail-able.

AcademicAdvisingThe College's Office of Student Ac-

ademicServicesprovidesadvisementforallpre-architecturestudents.Whenastudenthasgainedadmissiontotheupper-divisionofarchitecture,heorshewillbeassignedafacultyadviser.

Eachstudentispersonallyadvisedintheplanningandschedulingofhisorhercourseworkandiscounseledandadvisedindividuallyonmattersofca-reerchoice,hisorheractivitiesatOSU,andonotheracademicmatters.Anacademic file is created for each student atthetimeofinitialenrollment.

GraduateProgramsTheSchoolofferstheopportunity

forspecializedstudyatthegraduatelevelinarchitectureandarchitecturalengineering.Theseprogramsleadtothepost-professionaldegrees,MasterofArchitectureandMasterofArchitecturalEngineering.

Thesegraduateprogramsarede-signedforstudentsalreadypossessingtheir first professional or five-year degree.Eachgraduateprogramisnor-mallyone-yearlongandconsistsofaminimumof32credithours.

Candidateswithnonprofessionalfour-yearundergraduatedegreesmayapplyforadmissiontotheprofessionaldegreeprogramand,ifadmitted,completetherequirementsforaBachelorofArchi-tecturedegree.ApplicationmaythenbemadetotheSchool'sgraduateprogram.

Graduate Admission.Admissionislimitedandbaseduponundergraduateacademicrecordsandaccomplishments,examplesofwork,practicalexpe-rienceandrecommendationsfrompracticingarchitects,engineersandeducators.

Admissiondependsuponbeingac-ceptedbytheGraduateCollegeoftheUniversityandbytheSchool'sGraduateAdmissionsCommittee.Completeap-plications for admission must be filed withboththeGraduateCollegeandtheSchoolbyFebruary15.TheSchool'sGraduateAdmissionsCommitteewillreviewallapplicationsbyMarch31.Lateapplicationswillbeconsideredonlyifvacanciesexist.Normally,applicationstothegraduateprogramareconsidered

foradmissionbeginningthefollowingfallsemesteronly.

Student Portfolios.FortheMasterofArchitectureprogram,photographicexamplesofworkperformedinarchi-tecturaldesignandotherprofessionalcoursesoractualpracticearetobesub-mittedwiththeadmissionsapplicationforreviewbytheSchool.Slidesarenotacceptable.PortfoliosshouldbemaileddirectlytotheSchooltoarrivenolaterthanFebruary15.Candidatesforad-missiontotheMasterofArchitecturalEngineeringprogramarenotrequiredtosubmitaportfolio.

Regulations and Procedures.Regu-lationsandproceduresasestablishedbytheGraduateCollegeforamaster'sdegreeapplytotheSchool'sgraduateprograms,exceptasotherwisenotedintheSchool'scurrentprogramdescrip-tion.ThisdescriptionisreviewedbytheSchoolannually,andmaybeobtaineddirectlyfromtheSchool.

Forfurtherinformation,contacttheSchoolofArchitecture,OklahomaStateUniversity, Stillwater, OK 74078-1085.

DivisionofEngineeringTechnologyProfessorandDirector JamesE.Bose,Ph.D.,P.E.

Engineeringtechnologyeducationisconcernedwiththepracticalappli-cationofengineeringachievementwithemphasisupontheendproductratherthantheconceptualprocess.Whereasthedevelopmentofnewmethodsisthemarkoftheengineer,effectiveuseofestablishedmethodsisthemarkofthetechnologist.Oftenthetechnologistwillbeexpectedtoachievewhattheen-gineerconceives.

CurriculaEngineeringtechnologycurricula

atOSUarefour-yearprogramswhichleadtotheBachelorofScienceinEn-gineeringTechnology.Graduatesoftheprogramareknownas"technologists"andaretrainedeithertoassistengi-neersortoprovideindependentsupportforengineeringactivities.Thetechnolo-gistreceivesanintensiveeducationinhisorhertechnicalspecialtyandgreatdepthinmathematicsandtechnicalsciences.Theprogramprovidesbreadthinrelatedtechnical,communicationandsocio-humanisticstudies.A"masterofdetail,"heorsheiscapableofindepen-

dentactioninperformanceoftechnicalactivitiesandisfrequentlyinvolvedasacoordinator,expediterorsupervisorofothertechnicalpersonnel.Hisorhercapabilityintechnicalsalesandotherpublic-contactpositionsisenhancedbyhisorherbackgroundinselectedliberalstudies.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology Degree Programs

ConstructionManagementTechnology

ElectricalEngineeringTechnology

FireProtectionandSafetyTechnology

MechanicalEngineeringTechnology

TheBachelorofScienceinEngineeringTechnologydegreerequireseither124,128or129credithours.

Engineeringtechnologyprogramspre-paregraduateswho:

1.Demonstrateanappropriatemas-teryoftheknowledge,techniques,skillsandmoderntoolsoftheirdisciplines

2.Applycurrentknowledgeandadapttoemergingapplicationsofmath-ematics,science,engineeringandtechnology.

3.Conduct,analyzeandinterpretex-perimentsandapplyexperimentalresultstoimproveprocesses.

4.Applycreativityinthedesignofsystems,componentsorprocessesappropriatetoprogramobjectives.

5.Functioneffectivelyonteams.

6.Identify,analyzeandsolvetech-nicalproblems.

7.Communicateeffectively.

8.Recognizetheneedforandpossesstheabilitytopursuelifelonglearning.

9.Understandprofessional,ethicalandsocialresponsibilities.

10.Recognizecontemporaryprofes-sional,societalandglobalissuesandareawareofandrespectdi-versity.

11.Haveacommitmenttoquality,timelinessandcontinuousimprove-ment.

Theengineeringtechnologygraduateis qualified to select from a broad ar-rayofengineering-relatedpositions.Jobtitlesofengineeringtechnologygraduates include field engineer, test engineer,associateengineer,productengineer,salesengineer,tooldesigner,productionengineer,engineeringtech-nologist,estimator,scheduler,andproj-ectengineer.

Thoselessintriguedwiththeoreticalconceptsbutwhohavetheinterestandaptitudetowardapplicationsarelikelyengineeringtechnologymajors.Thesestudentsparticularlyappreciatetheen-


gagementoftechnicalspecialtycoursesbeginning with the first semester and continuingthroughoutthecourseofstudy.Therelevanceofthetechnicalscienceandrelatedtechnicalcoursesaddsfurthersatisfaction.

TheBachelorofScienceinEngi-neeringTechnologyprogramiscom-posedofthefollowingcurricularsubdi-visions:

Mathematics and science—algebra,trigonometry,appliedcalculus,generalphysics,andchemistryorotherscience.

Technical specialty—technicalscienceandrelatedtechnicalcourses.

Communication—Englishcomposition,andwrittenandoraltechnicalcommu-nication.

Social sciences and humanities—his-tory,government,religion,literature,art,music.

Electives—controlledandgeneral.

AccreditationEachEngineeringTechnologypro-

gramisaccreditedbytheTechnologyAccreditationCommissionoftheABET,111MarketPlace,Suite1050,Balti-more,MD21202-4012;phone:410-347-7700;email:[email protected];Internetsite:www.abet.org/tac1.html.

Co-op Program.TheCollegeofEngi-neering,ArchitectureandTechnologyoffersanexperience-basedprogram,CooperativeEducation(Co-op).Co-opallowstechnologystudentstoachieveabalancededucationthroughthecom-binationoftheoreticalandpracticalknowledgeduringtheirearlyyearsofprofessionaldevelopment.Thestudent'seducationisacooperativeeffortbe-tweentheUniversityandindustry.Stu-dentsalternatesemestersoncampuswithworksemestersinindustryduringtheirjuniorandsenioryears.Theperi-odsofemploymentconstituteanessen-tialelementintheeducationalprocess.Studentsgainpracticalknowledgewhichiscarriedbacktotheclassroom,givingacademicprogramsasenseofreality.Bythetimetheyreceivetheirdegrees,studentshaveaccumulatedtheequiv-alentofayear-and-a-halfofprogres-sivelychallengingworkexperience.

ParticipationinCo-opisvoluntary;transferstudentsmustsuccessfullycompleteatleastonesemesteratOSUprior to their first placement. Students mayobtainfurtherinformationabouttheprogramfromthecoordinator,101AEngineeringNorth.

TransferStudentsAnimportant,contemporaryedu-

cationaldevelopmentisthe"two-plus-two"bachelor'sprogram.Thosecompletinganassociatedegreeintechnology-orientedcurriculaatotherinstitutionsaregenerallyadmissibletothejunioryearwithaminimumlossofacademictime.The"two-plus-two"conceptprovidestheattractivefeatureoftwooccupational-entrylevels—tech-nicianortechnologist.

Requiredcourseworkinmathematicsandbasicscienceisutilizedtomeetupto18semesterhoursofGeneralEdu-cation requirements also. The Scientific Investigationrequirementismetasapartofthecourseworkmeetingprofes-sionalrequirementsforbasicscience.

ConstructionManagementTechnologyProfessorandHead DanaE.Hobson,Ph.D.,P.E.

Theconstructionindustryisthelarg-estindustryintheworld.Leadershipinthis field requires a broad knowledge of labor,materials,equipment,capitalandconstructionprocedures.Theinterdisc-iplinaryapproachoftheconstructionmanagementtechnologyprogramoffersthestudentspecializedcourseworkinallphasesofconstruction,designedtopreparehimorherforresponsibleposi-tionsinindustry.

TheprimarygoaloftheDepartmentofConstructionManagementTechnology(CMT)istoenhancethequalityoftheinstructionalprogramthrougheffectivemanagementofthecurriculum,teach-ing assignments and fiscal and physical resources.Thisgoalincludesprovidinginstructionalfacilities,equipmentandsupportservicesforfacultyandstu-dentswhichmaintainanexcellentlearn-ingenvironment.

Educational Objectives.TheCMTeducationalobjectivesare:

1.Graduateswhohavetheabilitytoapplyfundamentalmathematical,analytical and scientific skills and engineeringtechnologyconceptstosolveproblemsinconstructionengineeringdesign,estimating,planning,schedulingandprojectmanagement.

2.Graduatesthatsuccessfullyworkinteamsandcommunicateeffec-tivelyinwritten,oralandgraphicalforms.

3.Graduatesthatcontinuelife-longcareerandprofessionalgrowth,ac-

tivelyinteractwithlocalindustriesandparticipateintheirappropriateprofessionalsocieties.

4.Graduateswhoaresensitivetoethicalresponsibilities,globalen-vironmentsandassociatedsocialissues.

Facultywithexcellentcredentials,includingabalanceofformaleducation,teachingabilityandappropriateindustryexperience,arerecruitednationwideandareprovidedopportunitiesforin-dividualprofessionaldevelopmentandregularcontactwiththeindustry.Facul-tymembersareencouragedtobecomeinvolvedinextensionandresearchprogramsrelatingtothedepartment'sareasofstrengthorgrowthandtoservetheneedsforcontinuingeducationwithintheindustry,particularlyinthesouthwesternconstructioncommunity.

Theseneedsandopportunitiesforserviceareassessedregularlythroughclosecooperationwithlocalandregionalconstructionprofessionalsandindustryassociations.AnactiveConstructionManagementAdvisoryBoard,represent-ingabroadcross-sectionoftheindus-try,meetsregularlytooffersupportandguidancenecessarytopreserveuncom-promisingexcellence.

Thebachelor'sprogramincon-structionmanagementtechnologyisaccreditedbytheTechnologyAccredita-tionCommissionoftheABET(TACofABET),111MarketPlace,Suite1050,Baltimore,MD21202-4012,phone:410-347-7700,electronicmail:accredi-tation@abet.org.Theeducationalobjec-tivesoftheDepartmentofConstructionManagementTechnologyareconsistentwiththoserequiredbyTACofABETandarelistedunder"DivisionofEngineeringTechnology"intheCatalog.

Undergraduate Admission.StudentswhosatisfytheUniversityadmissionrequirementsareeligibletoenrollforthe first two years of the program in thelowerdivisionofthecurriculumforconstructionmanagementtechnology.Uponcompletionofthesetwoyears,the best qualified students are selected, uponapplicationtotheupperdivi-sionofthecurriculumforconstructionmanagementtechnology.Admissionisbaseduponacademicachievement,professionalpotential,andavailableresources.AdmissioncriteriaaresubjecttoannualreviewbytheCMTdepart-mentandmaybeobtaineddirectlyfromthedepartment.

Transferstudentsarerequiredtofur-nishtranscriptsandcoursedescriptionsforpreviousclassroomcourses,aswellasexamplesofpreviousacademicwork.EvaluationandenrollmentbytheCMTdepartmentisonacourse-by-coursebasisforalltransferstudents.


ElectricalEngineeringTechnologyProfessorandHead ThomasG.Bertenshaw,Ed.D.,P.E.

Theelectricalengineeringtechnology(EET)curriculumprovidespreparationforoutstandingcareeropportunitiesnotonlyintheelectronicsindustryitselfbutalsoinmanyotherareasinmodernindustrywhichdependuponelectronicsforcontrol,communicationsorcom-putation.Manyopportunitiesexistforgraduatestoworkindiverseareasofelectronicsandcomputers.

Theworkoftheelectricalengineeringtechnologygraduatemayrangefromassistinginthedesignanddevelopmentofnewequipmentinthelaboratory,applyingmodernmicroprocessorsinthefield, to the operation or supervision of productionoperations,technicalwriting,customerserviceandsales.

TheprogramprovidestheBachelorofScienceinEngineeringTechnologyde-greewithanelectronicsmajor.Tomeetthesediverseneedstheprogramislab-oratory-orientedandprovidesastrongfoundationofmathematicsandscience,specializedcourseworkinelectronicstechnologyandrelatedtechnicalareas,andcoursesintheareaofcommunic-ationsandthesocialstudies.

Theelectricalengineeringtechnologygraduatewill:

1.havefundamentalmathematical,analytical, and scientific skills and abilitiestoapplyengineeringtech-nologyconceptstoawidevarietyofproblems.

2.combinelaboratory/designexpe-rienceandtheorywithfocusoncontemporaryapplications.

3.beabletoworkinteamsandcom-municateeffectivelyinwritten,oralandgraphicalform

4.bepreparedforlife-longcareerandprofessionalgrowth,studentswillinteractwithlocalindustriesandbeactiveintheirappropriateprofessionalsocieties.

5.demonstrateanawarenessoftheimportanceofethicalandsocialissues,andresponsibilitiesas-sociatedwiththeirengineeringtechnologycareerswithindiverseglobalenvironments.

Theelectricalengineeringtech-nology–computeroptioncurriculumprovidesthepreparationforgraduatesto enter the growing field of computer hardwareandsoftware.Thedemandforgraduateshavingbothcomputerhardwareandsoftwareskillsisquickly

Themodernconstructormusthaveagreatdealoftechnicalknowledgetokeepabreastofrapidlychangingequipment,materialsandmethodsofconstruction.Specializedcoursesinestimating,surveying,structures,constructionplanningandscheduling,construction law and insurance, field and office management and construc-tionproceduresprovidestudentswiththebackgroundnecessaryfortoday'sconstructionindustry.Thesespecializedcourses,inadditiontoablendofthebasicsciences,business,andgeneralstudies,produceawell-balancedcur-riculumforstudentsinconstruction.Specialattentionisgiventocomputerapplicationsinconstructionestimating,andthedevelopmentofgraphic,writtenandoralcommunicationskillsisempha-sizedthroughoutthecurriculum.

Studentswithaninterestinbuild-ingstructuresmayselectcoursesinthe"building"optionofconstructionmanagementwhichprovidesthemwithaknowledgeofworkingdrawings,me-chanicalandelectricalequipmentofbuildings,andothercourseworkforacareerinbuildingconstruction.

Studentswithaninterestincivilen-gineeringstructuresmayselectcoursesinthe"heavy"optionofconstructionmanagementwhichprovidesthemwithaknowledgeofhighways,soils,founda-tionsandothercourseworkforacareerintheheavyandindustrialconstructionindustry.

Thedepartmentattemptstoidentifyand recruit highly qualified students who will benefit from the instructional program,andfacultymemberspro-moteretentionandultimategraduationofconstructionmanagementstudentsthrougheffectiveinstructionandadvise-ment.Anactiveprogramofoutcomeassessmentamonggraduatesandtheiremployersassuresthattheprogramcontinuestoprovidetheacademictrain-ingrequiredforsuccess.Asonemethodofprogramassessment,eachstudent,in the final semester, is expected to sit for the Level I Constructor Qualification Examinationgivenonceeachsemester.Thestudentisresponsiblefortheappli-cationprocess,includingtheappropriatefees.Thetestfeeisreimbursedtothestudent through the Office of University Assessmentuponcompletionoftheexamination.

Graduatesofconstructionman-agementhaveshownthecurriculumtobesuccessfulintheirdevelopmentasproductivemembersoftheconstructionindustry,holdingresponsiblepositionsasprojectmanagers,estimators,mate-rialandequipmentsalespersons,andconstructionmanagersatalllevels.

developingastheimportanceofau-tomation, robotics, and artificial in-telligenceisrecognized.Graduatesofthisprogramwillbepreparedforthoseopportunitiesinindustryrequiringcon-siderableknowledgeofbothcomputerhardwareandsoftware.

Theelectricalengineeringtechnology-telecommunicationsoptioncurricu-lumpreparesgraduatesforentryintothe rapidly expanding field of telecom-munications.Thisprogramprovidesafoundationinbasicelectronicsaswellascomputerprogramming,computernetworksandtelecommunicationsman-agement.Graduatesarepreparedforemploymentbytelecommunicationscompaniesaswellascompaniesusingtelecommunicationsservices.

TheprogramprovidestheBachelorofScienceinEngineeringTechnologydegreewithanelectronicsmajor,andwithacomputerortelecommunicationoption.Tomeetthediverseneedsthatgraduateswillhave,theprogrampro-videsastrongfoundationofmathemat-ics,science,andspecializedcourses.Relatedcoursesinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesareincludedtogivethegraduateanappreciationoftheworldinwhichthegraduatewillliveandwork.

Thebachelor'sprogramintheelec-tronicsmajorisaccreditedbytheTech-nologyAccreditationCommissionoftheABET(TAC/ABET).

FireProtectionandSafetyTechnologyAssociateProfessorandInterimHead

JamesD.Brown,M.S.,P.E.,C.S.P.The fire protection and safety tech-

nology(FPST)curriculumprovidesprep-arationforassessingandreducingthelosspotentialintheindustrialsettingwith respect to fire, safety, industrial hygiene,andhazardousmaterialacci-dents. With respect to fire, reducing the losspotentialmightinvolvesettingde-signcriteriawithaspecialemphasisonlife safety or fire resistivity or specifying automaticdetectionorextinguishingsystems.Whenconsideringsafety,re-ducingaccidentsmayrequirespecialprotectiveequipmentorclothing,ortheredesignofmachineryorprocesses.Reducinglossescausedbyenviron-mentalproblemsmayrequiresamplingairforcontaminants,suchasasbestosortoxicchemicals,ormonitoringnoiselevels,andthedevelopmentofproce-durestoaddresspracticalapproachestocompliancewithstateandfederalregulations.Addressingtheproblemsofhandlinganddisposingofhazardouschemicals,suchasspillcontrol,isoften


required.Managingriskandcompliancewithfederallawsandregulationsrela-tivetooccupationalsafetyandhealthandhazardousmaterialsisanincreas-inglyimportantjobactivity.

The fire protection and safety engineeringtechnologyprogramhasexistedatOklahomaStateUniversitysince1937.Thedemandbybusinessandindustryforlosscontrolspecialistshasresultedintheevolutionofthepro-gramintoonethatnowplacesemphasisupon industrial fire protection, safety, andoccupationalhealth.TheprogramconcludeswiththeBachelorofSciencein Engineering Technology degree in fire protectionandsafety.

Program Objectives.TheFPSTpro-grampreparesgraduatesforcareersinlosscontrol.Thelosscontrolprofessionissegmentedintothreemajorareas:loss from fire, loss from physical ac-cident,andlossfromenvironmentalexposure.

Educational Objectives.TheFPSTprogrampreparesstudentstohavethefollowingcareerandprofessionalcapa-bilities:

1.Recognizeandanticipatehazards;2.Evaluatehazards;3.Conductriskanalysisandrisk

managementactivities;4.Formulatecontrolandmitigation

strategies;5.Maintainprogramandsystemef-

fectiveness;6.Applyandinterpretapplicable

codesandstandards;and7.Demonstrateanunderstandingof

theconductofincidentinvestig-ations,includingassociatedlegalresponsibilitiesandrecordkeeping.

Thecurriculumisdesignedtoimme-diatelyintroducethestudenttostudiesin fire protection and safety. Therefore, studentsareabletomeasuretheirin-terest in a fire protection and safety careerearlyintheiracademicprogram.Thecurriculumisrigorousintheareasofmathematicsandthephysicalsci-ences.Twosemestersofcalculusarerequiredaswellastwosemestersofchemistryandonesemesterofphysics.Computerusageisanessentialcompo-nent of most fire protection and safety courses.Interestedhighschoolstudentsshoulddesigntheirhighschoolpro-gramstopreparethemselvesforcollegelevelmathematicsandscienceclasses.

TheFireProtectionandSafetyTechnologyProfessionalSchool

InaccordwiththeprofessionalnatureofacareerinFireProtectionandSafetyTechnology(FPST),astudententeringOSUisadmittedintoaFireProtectionandSafetyTechnologypre-professionalprogram.Nearthecompletionofthispre-professionalcoursework,thestu-dentisconsideredforadmissiontotheprofessionalschoolofFireProtectionandSafetyTechnologytocontinueintheupper-divisionprogram.Uponmeet-ingadmissionstandardsthestudentthenpursuesacurriculumleadingtotheB.S.degreeinEngineeringTechnology.

Preprofessional School.Thecontentofthepre-professionalprogramincludescourseworkdevotedtomathemat-icsthroughcalculus,communicationskills,generalchemistry,generalphys-ics,engineeringsciences,anddisci-pline specific foundation courses. This lower-divisioncourseworkisdevotedtopreparingthestudentforprofessionalschool.

Professional School.UponformaladmissiontoFPSTprofessionalschool,thestudentproceedsthroughthejuniorandsenioryearsofthedegreeprogram,fulfilling “Major Requirements” as listed onthedegreerequirementssheetsinthepublicationUndergraduate Pro-grams and Requirementsthatiscon-sideredacompaniondocumenttothisCatalog.Uponcompletionofalldegreerequirements,thestudentisawardedtheBachelorofSciencedegreeinEngi-neeringTechnology,FireProtectionandSafetyTechnology.

Admission to the Professional School. InFireProtectionandSafetyTechnology(FPST),thelower-divisioncourseworkisdevotedtopreparingthestudentforprofessionalschool.Tobeadmittedtotheprofessionalschool,thestudentmusthave:

1.Completedaminimumof60credithoursinanaccreditedinstitutionofhigherlearning.

2.Demonstratedanacceptablelevelofcompetenceinsubjectmate-rialcomparabletothatcoveredinPre-engineeringTechnology,i.e.,GeneralEducationandCommonPre-engineeringTechnology.Suchdemonstrationmaybebycomple-tionofcourseworkorbyexamina-tion,withnotmorethanhalftherequirements satisfied by exami-nation.

3.BeenformallyacceptedbytheFPSTprofessionalschool.

Anacceptablelevelofcompetenceforadmissiontotheprofessionalschoolmaybedemonstratedby:

1.Completionofthepreprofessionalschoolrequirementsasdesignatedon the flow chart corresponding to thestudent’smatriculationdate,withanoverallgrade-pointaverageof2.30orhigherinthesecourses.Studentsmusthavecompletedtherequiredsequencesincalculus,generalphysics,generalchemistry,Englishcomposition,andatleasttwoengineeringscience/engineer-ingtechnologycourses.

2. Final grades of “C” or better in allcoursessubmittedtomeettheUniversity’sEnglishcompositionrequirement.

3.CompletionatOSUofatleast12credithoursofcoursesrequiredforthedegree,withagrade-pointaverageof2.30orhigherinthesecourses.ThismustincludeatleastninehoursoftechnicalsubjectswithaGPAof2.50orhigher.

4.Achievementofanoverallgradepointaverageof2.50orhigherintherequiredmathematics,physics,chemistry,engineeringscienceandengineeringtechnologycoursescompletedpriortoadmissiontoprofessional school and final grades of “C” or better in each of these courses.

Forthesepurposes,allGPAsarecalcu-latedusingonlythelastgradeinre-peatedcourses.

If the number of qualified profession-alschoolapplicantstotheFPSTprofes-sionalschoolexceedsthenumberthatcanbeprovidedaqualityprogramwiththeresourcesavailable,thenumberadmittedeachyeartotheprofessionalschoolwillbelimited.Inthatevent,priorityforadmissionwillbegiventopre-engineering/engineeringtechnol-ogy students on a best qualified basis as determinedbythegrade-pointaverageinrelevantcoursestakenandcompletedatOSUandprofessionalpotential.ThispracticepreservesthehighstandardsdemandedofaqualityeducationalexperiencesoughtbystudentsandisnecessarysothatOSUgraduateswillcontinuetobehighlyregarded.

Studentsmayenrollinnomorethansixhoursofupper-divisionmajorre-quirementspriortoadmissiontoprofes-sionalschoolunlesstheysecurepermis-sionfromtheheadoftheschool.

The graduates of the fire protec-tionandsafetyengineeringtechnologyprogramatOklahomaStateUniversityareconsistentlyrecruitedbythemajorbusinessesandindustriesoftheUnitedStates.Graduateplacement,salaryof-fers,andadvancementintomanagerialpositionshavebeenexcellentduetotheuniquenessandhightechnicalqualityofthe OSU fire protection and safety tech-nologyprogram.


MechanicalEngineeringTechnologyProfessorandHead JamesE.Bose,Ph.D.,P.E.

Mechanicalengineeringtechnology(MET)isthatcomponentofengineer-ingthatspecializesindesignandap-plication.Itincludesthebroadareasofmechanicaldesign,mechanicalpowerandmanufacturing.Mechani-calengineeringtechnologyisappliedinrobotics,automotivemanufacturing,computer-aideddraftinganddesign,computer-aidedmanufacturing,agricul-turalmachineryandprocessing,min-ing,shipbuilding,spacecraft,electronicsmanufacturing,foodprocessing,aircraftmetalsandplasticsproduction—nearlytheentirespectrumoftheindustry.InthepowerareasMETgraduatesarein-volvedinvaporpowercycles,gaspowercycles, air conditioning, fluid power andpowertransmission.ManufacturingareasinvolvingMETgraduatesincludetooldesign,costevaluationandcontrol,plantoperations,productionplanningandmanufacturingmethods.

AnimportantelementinMETistheuseoflaboratoryexperienceasateachingtool.TheMETprogramhaslaboratories in fluid power, materials, fluid mechanics and applied thermal sci-ences,basicinstrumentation,computer-aideddesign(CAD),andmanufactur-ing.Aseniorcapstonedesigncoursecomposedofstudentteamsintegratestheknowledgeandskillslearnedduringtheircourseofstudy.Theselaboratoriesaresupportedwiththelatestcomputersoftwarethatsupportsthedesignfunc-tion.Whereappropriate,laboratorieswithmoderncomputerdataacquisitionsystemsandon-screendisplaysareavailable.

Inadditiontotherequiredmechani-calengineeringtechnologycourses,studentsareprovidedasolidfoundationinalgebra,trigonometryandcalculus,physics,chemistry,statics,dynamics,instrumentation,thermodynamicsandcomputerscience.

Themechanicalengineeringtechnol-ogygraduatewill:

1.Havefundamentalmathematical,analytical, and scientific skills and abilitiestoapplyengineeringtech-nologyconceptstoawidevarietyofproblems.Specialtyareasin-cludemanufacturing,graphicalcommunications, and fluid power

2.Combinelaboratory/designexpe-rienceandtheorywithfocusoncontemporaryapplications.

3.Beabletoworkinteamsandcom-

municateeffectivelyinwritten,oralandgraphicalform.

4.Bepreparedforlife-longcareersandprofessionalgrowth,studentswillinteractwithlocalindustriesandbeactiveintheirappropriateprofessionalsocieties.

5.Demonstrateanawarenessoftheimportanceofethicalandsocialissues,andresponsibilitiesas-sociatedwiththeirengineeringtechnologycareerswithindiverseglobalenvironments.

Preparation for a specific industrial functioncanbeaccomplishedbyse-lectingcoursesthatemphasizeagivendesign area, such as fluid power, me-chanicaldesign,computer-aidedde-sign(CAD)powergeneration,andairconditioningandheating.Becausetheprogramfocusesontheapplicationofengineeringprinciplestothepragmaticsolutionofproblems,graduatesareimmediatelyproductivewithminimalon-the-jobtraining,thusincreasingtheirvaluetoindustry.GraduatesoftheMETprogramarepreparedtofunctionintheareasofproductdesign,test-ing,andevaluation;productapplicationand maintenance field engineering; andtechnicalsalesandliaison.Indus-triesemployingMETgraduatesincludemanufacturingcompaniesofalltypes,(aircraft,automobile,compressorandturbine, fluid power manufacturers and others);energycompanies(suchasnaturalgas,electricalpowergeneration,andtheoilandgasindustries);andser-vicecompanies(transportationindustry,architectureandprofessionalengineer-ing firms, and those supporting the oil andgasindustry).

CompaniesutilizingthetalentsofMET graduates are diversified in their products,aswellasgeographicalloca-tion,thusprovidingavarietyofchoicesinrespecttobothtypeofworkandplaceofresidenceandindiversein-dustrial,governmentalandeducationalinstitutions.

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