Applied Science and Mathematics B.A. (Pre-Engineering)
Berea College offers a dual degree program in engineering in cooperation with the University of Kentucky College of Engineering. In this dual degree program, students begin their college careers at Berea by taking three to four years of General Education, science, mathematics, and other course work, then transfer to UK for two or more years of professional engineering education. Successful completion of the program leads to a BA degree from Berea College and a B.S. degree in engineering from the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky has programs in biosystems engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, and mining engineering. Although Berea College does not have a special arrangement with any other engineering schools at this time, Berea students have successfully transferred to engineering programs with other universities upon completion of the dual degree requirements, in consultation with the dual degree engineering advisor.
The interdisciplinary Applied Science and Mathematics B.A. is intended for students who plan to transfer to an undergraduate engineering institution through the dual degree program. It is not open to students who will complete their degree requirements at Berea College. Students may apply to the dual degree program from any major, but they must have completed the required core courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics and meet the minimum GPA requirements to be accepted. Students who are interested in engineering at the graduate level but do not intend to apply to the dual degree program should consider majoring in a related discipline (biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics). Any student who is interested in an eventual career in engineering is encouraged to speak with the Dual Degree Engineering Advisor as early as possible.
Berea’s Dual Degree Engineering Advisor will serve as the student’s primary advisor for this interdisciplinary major.
Applied Science and Mathematics Sequencing Charts
| Three-Year Course Sequence |
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| Fall (Year 1) (4.5 credits) |
Spring (Year 1) (4.5 credits) |
| GSTR 110 |
GSTR 210 |
| MAT 125: Trigonometry |
MAT 135: Calculus I |
| Engineering Distribution Course (PHY 130) |
PHY 221: Intro Physics I w/Calculus |
Perspective or Free Elective
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Perspective or Free Elective
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| HLT 101 |
HLT 102 |
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| Fall (Year 2) (4 credits) |
Spring (Year 2) (4.25 credits) |
| MAT 225: Calculus II |
MAT 330: Calculus III |
| PHY 222: Intro to Physics II w/Calculus |
ECO 201 (Social Science Perspective) |
Perspective
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CHM 131: Accel. Gen. Chem. |
Perspective
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TAD 130 OR TAD 245 OR TAD 265 |
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HHP 1 |
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| Fall (Year 3) (4.25 credits) |
Spring (Year 3) (5 credits) |
| MAT 437: Differential Equations |
COM 203: Persuasion |
| CHM 311: Analytical Chem. OR CSC 226 |
Engineering Distribution Course |
| GSTR 310 |
Perspective
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| ALE |
Perspective
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| HHP II |
GSTR 410 |
| Four-Year Course Sequence |
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| Fall (Year 1) (3.5 credits) |
Spring (Year 1) (3.5 credits) |
| GSTR 110 |
GSTR 210 |
| MAT 115: College Algebra |
MAT 125: Trigonometry |
| Free Elective |
Perspective
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| HLT 101 |
HLT 102 |
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| Fall (Year 2) (3.25 credits) |
Spring (Year 2) (3.5 credits) |
| MAT 135: Calculus I |
MAT 225: Calculus II |
| CHM 101: Foundations of Chem. |
CHM 131: Accelerated Gen. Chem. |
| TAD 130 or TAD 245 or TAD 265 |
PHY 221: Intro Physics I |
| HHP 1 |
HHP II |
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| Fall (Year 3) (4 credits) |
Spring (Year 3) (4 credits) |
| GSTR 310 |
MAT 330: Calculus III |
| PHY 222: Intro to Physics II |
ECO 102 (Social Science Perspective) |
| CHM 311: Analytical Chem OR CSC 226 |
Perspective |
Perspective
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Engineering Distribution Course |
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| Fall (Year 4) (4 credits) |
Spring (Year 4) (4 credits) |
| MAT 437: Differential Equations |
GSTR 410 |
| COM 203: Persuasion |
Engineering Distribution Course |
Perspective
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Perspective
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| ALE |
Perspective
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