Courses | B.S. in Engineering
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.
GPA Requirement
To continue in the program, a student is required to have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in their first year of chemistry, physics, math, and engineering courses taken at Biola. These courses may include: CHEM 105, CHEM 115, MATH 150, MATH 151, ENGR 121, ENGR 122, ENGR 124, PHSC 132, and PHSC 134.
A minimum grade of a C is required in all B.S. Engineering major courses taken at Biola. Anyone receiving a lower grade must repeat the course with a higher grade to receive credit for the course.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering majors meet the Core Curriculum requirement of 9 credits in science, mathematics, and ENGL 313 within the major. The foreign language requirement is met by two years of high school study in the same language or four credits of college foreign language. The following courses are strongly recommended: ARTS 111, PHIL 215, ENGL 230: Dystopian Literature. | ||
| The Bible requirement is 18 credits: BBST 103, BBST 165, BBST 209, BBST 210, BBST 260, and BBST 365. | ||
| Program Courses | ||
| Math and Science Required Courses | ||
| MATH 150 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 250 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 320 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 3 |
| MATH 334 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| CHEM 107 | Introduction to Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| PHSC 132 | General Physics I: Mechanics and Heat | 3 |
| PHSC 134 | General Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| PHSC 233 | General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHSC 237 | General Physics II Laboratory | 1 |
| Engineering Required Courses | ||
| CSCI 105 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| ENGR 121 | Introduction to Engineering | 1 |
| ENGR 122 | Introduction to Engineering Lab | 1 |
| ENGR 124 | Data Analysis and Presentation | 1 |
| ENGR 212 | Engineering Economics | 3 |
| ENGR 311 | Computer Techniques in Science and Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 313 | Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 314 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ENGR 316 | Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGR 321 | Circuits and Instrumentation I | 5 |
| ENGR 322 | Circuits and Instrumentation II | 3 |
| ENGR 360 | Mechatronics | 3 |
| ENGR 370 | Computer Aided Engineering Design | 3 |
| ENGR 470 | Senior Design Capstone | 3 |
| ENGR 471 | Engineering Capstone | 3 |
| Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics Elective Courses | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits of upper-division courses from the list below. | 6 | |
| User Interface Design and Programming 2 | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Special Topics in Engineering | ||
| Directed Research in Engineering | ||
| Robot Modeling and Dynamics | ||
| Artificial Intelligence 2 | ||
| Programming of Autonomous Mobile Robots 2 | ||
| Control Systems | ||
| Special Topics in Robotics | ||
| Directed Research | ||
| General Engineering Electives | ||
| Select 3 credits from any of the electives listed above, or from the following: | 3 | |
| General Chemistry II 3 | ||
| Data Structures | ||
| Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming | ||
| Internship in Engineering | ||
| Complex Variables | ||
| General Physics III: Waves, Optics and Modern Physics | ||
| ENGL 3133 | Writing in the Disciplines for Science & Engineering 4 | 3 |
| Program Course Requirements: 84-87 credits | ||
| Core Curriculum Requirements 5 | 42-46 | |
| Total Credits | 126-133 | |
- 1
CHEM 107 is waived for students who meet the qualifications to enter CHEM 105. See the current Placement Options for CHEM 105 for more information.
- 2
This course has a prerequisite course, which may be counted as a General Engineering Elective. The prerequisite course must be taken prior to taking this course.
- 3
An additional course, which is not a program requirement, is required as a corequisite. See department for advising.
- 4
Fulfills the ENGL 313 Core Curriculum requirement.
- 5
See Core Curriculum Program section for details.