The following recommended schedule is for students with a preference for any major in the College of Engineering:
- MATH 2413: Calculus I at Blinn campus (4 credits)
- CHEM 1409: General Chemistry for Engineering Students at Blinn campus (4 credits)
- CLEN 181 or other First Year Experience*: Engineering Success Seminar at Texas A&M campus (0 credits)
- ENGR 102: Engineering Lab 1 — Computation at Texas A&M campus (2 credits)
- University Core Curriculum at Texas A&M campus (3 credits)
- Additional course option is another University Core Curriculum core at Blinn campus (3 credits)
Total credits: 13-16
*First Year Experience will help new students make a successful transition to campus and build community through their entire first year.
Notes:
CHEM 107/117: Biomedical engineering, chemical engineering and material science and engineering degrees require a two-semester sequence of chemistry courses consisting of CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/117 and CHEM 120. Students interested in other majors in the College of Engineering are encouraged to complete CHEM 107/117.
Students considering medical school after completion of their undergraduate degree are encouraged to take both CHEM 119 and CHEM 120.
University Core Curriculum (UCC): Students in the College of Engineering should select courses from the following requirements that are not already satisfied with AP, IB or dual credit:
- POLS 206 (3 credits)
- POLS 207 (3 credits)
- American History Electives (6 credits)
- Creative Arts Elective (3 credits)
- Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3 credits)
- Students with a preference for industrial distribution will be required to take ECON 202 to satisfy the Social and Behavioral Science Elective (3 credits) – AP and dual credit for ECON 203 satisfies this requirement.
- International and Cultural Diversity Elective (3 credits) and Cultural Discourse (3 credits)
- May be satisfied with approved courses from American History, Creative Arts or Social, Behavioral Science, and Language, Philosophy and Culture elective.
- Language, Philosophy and Culture Elective (3 credits)
- Students with a preference in civil, petroleum or environmental engineering are required to take PHIL/ENGR 482 to satisfy the Language, Philosophy and Culture requirement. This course requires student to have more than 60 college credit hours completed.
- Communication Elective (6 credits)
- ENGL 103 or 104 (3 credits)
- ENGL 103 is not offered at Texas A&M but can be transferred in from other institutions.
- ENGL 104 is restricted to students with less than 60 college credit hours.
- ENGL 103 or 104 (3 credits)
- Communication (3 credit)
- Dependent on student’s intended major.
A complete list of course options that satisfy the UCC electives can be found at the Texas A&M Core Curriculum page. Each of the above UCC requirements must be completed to satisfy graduation requirements, but they do not have to be completed in any particular order. Remember to review the course description to ensure you have the required prerequisites. Several 300-400 level courses require junior/senior level classification and cannot be taken by students with less than 60 passed hours.
Additional Notes:
Corps of Cadets: Must register for the required SOMS, MLSC, NVSC or AERS courses; Corps Band members must also add the required KINE 199 section. See Corps Advisor with any questions regarding requirements.
Dual credits: Dual credit that has been received and processed by the Texas A&M admissions office is reflected on your unofficial transcript in Howdy. Use the transfer course equivalency guide found in Howdy to verify course equivalency for course credit that has not been processed by Texas A&M. Open Howdy > My Record tab > Transfer Course Equivalency.
Foreign language: All students graduating from Texas A&M must complete two semesters of the same foreign language in high school or one year of the same language at the college level. See the Texas A&M Catalog for details.
Honors: Engineering Honors students are encouraged to register for an honors section of ENGR 102 and have the option of taking ENGR 181 in either the fall or spring semester. University Honors students are required to take at least six honors credits per year and are required to participate in the Learning Community Seminar by registering for UGST 181-Honors Family Meeting in both the fall and spring semesters.