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Department: Department of General Engineering
Chair: John A. Krogman
Office: l53 Ottensman Hall
Phone: 608-342-1711
Contact: John A. Krogman
krogman@uwplatt.edu
153 Ottensman Hall
608-342-1711
Professors: Osama Jadaan, Abulkhair M. Masoom,
D. Joanne Wilson
Associate Professor: John A. Krogman
Academic Staff: Fahmida Masoom, Eugene V. Korb
Program Assistant: Mary C. Kurth
The General Engineering (GE) Program is designed
to prepare students for admission into one of six
professional engineering programs available at UW-Platteville. All
of the programs, except the new programs in
Engineering Physics and Environmental Engineering, are
ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology) accredited. Transfer students who do not
immediately qualify for a professional program and all new
freshman engineering students must begin their
UW-Platteville studies in the General Engineering Department.
Students admitted to the University must also have a
score of 22 or higher on their math ACT or a grade of 'C'
or better in Calculus I (MATH 2640 or its equivalent) to
gain admission into General Engineering. Students who do
not meet this engineering standard will remain in
"pre-engineering" until obtaining a 'C' or better in Calculus
I (MATH 2640).
General Engineering students have varied
backgrounds; some are better prepared for their college studies
than others. The GE program offers students an opportunity
to correct academic deficiencies and ensures that
students enter the professional programs with suitable preparation.
The GE program also allows students a few semesters
to finalize their choice of major.
Upon entering the GE Department, each student will
be asked to select a preferred professional program (major).
The student's choice at this point is not binding; it
will merely provide the college with some information
for planning purposes. Students electing to change
their program preference may do so at any time by stopping
by the General Engineering Office, 153 Ottensman Hall.
In order to gain admission to one of the six
professional programs (civil engineering, electrical
engineering, engineering physics, environmental
engineering,
industrial engineering, or mechanical engineering),
a student must satisfy all requirements of the
General Engineering Program, listed below.
Because there are limits to the number of students
that each professional program can accommodate,
admission to the individual professional programs is
somewhat competitive. Twice a year, each
degree-granting department establishes a minimum Core Grade
Point Average (CGPA) required for admission to its
program(s) at the end of the semester. Admission to a
specific program is based on the program CGPA requirement
in effect during the semester in which the student completes the GE
requirements. The CGPA requirement for a given program does not reflect the difficulty of
that program. The CGPA requirement simply indicates
the accumulated level of student demand for that program.
A student who completes the GE Core Courses and does
not achieve the program's minimum CGPA criterion may
be admitted to that program by the department chair if
space is available.
Educational Goals and Objectives:
1. Prepare students for entrance into the professional
engineering programs;
2. Smooth the transition from high school to college for
new freshman majoring in engineering through proper
advising, schedule-building, counseling and monitoring;
3. Assist freshmen and transfer students in career
counseling relative to both engineering and non-
engineering fields;
4. Recruit and retain high quality high school and transfer
students interested in majoring in engineering with
special emphasis on attracting women and minorities;
and
5. Maintain the high quality of instruction and professional
development necessary to ensure the accreditation of the
professional programs.
Sample First Semester Coursework
Although courses are tailored to the individual
student's background and major requirements, a typical
first semester freshman schedule would be:
MATH 2640 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 4
ENGL 1130 Freshman Composition I 3
CHEM 1450 Chemistry for Engineers 5
GE 1020 Introduction to Engineering 2
will not be counted toward the 60 credit limit.
2. GE students may take no more than nine
credits of engineering courses numbered at the 200 level or higher.
Dismissal from Engineering
Engineering majors who fail to meet the CGPA of
their professional program within the 60 credit limit will
be dismissed from engineering. Students who are
dismissed from the University are also dismissed from
engineering and must appeal to both the University and
Engineering for reinstatement. A student who has been dismissed
from engineering may not enroll in any engineering
class during the fall or spring semesters. Students may
address appeals for reinstatement to the Engineering
Admissions and Academic Standards Committee, 153 Ottensman Hall.
Transfer Credits
1. The transfer of credits into any engineering
program must be approved by the appropriate department chair.
All transfer of credits must follow the specific requirements of the professional program which
the student will be entering, including any specific
grade requirement(s).
2. Pass/Fail or 'D' grades are generally not
transferable into engineering.
3. It is understood that students entering engineering
with an Associate of Arts or Science Degree from the
UW-Colleges, a four-year UW-System institution or from
the Illinois or Highland Community Colleges will
have satisfied the General Education requirements for UWP.
However, these students must also satisfy the
minimum ABET requirements of 16 credits of Humanities and
Social Science with an in-depth sequence in
each.
4. Students that transfer from programs that are not
ABET accredited may be required to substantiate their
expertise in the topics in question.
Courses of Instruction
GE 1020 2 credits
Introduction to Engineering
An introductory engineering course which will
provide the opportunity for new engineering students to
develop and improve their problem-solving ability,
computer literacy and study skills to maximize their chances
for success in their college careers and prepare them
for subsequent engineering courses. Topics include
making the transition from high school to college; time
management; discovering personal goals; an exploration of
the engineering disciplines; learning styles; engineering
ethics; utilization of word processing and spreadsheets;
introduction to engineering methods, using statistics,
symbolic algebra, and curve fitting. Includes basic design
(team) project. Two one-hour lectures per week. New
engineering students only. C: MATH 1530.
F, S
PE 1000 Fitness Assessment
1
Total Credits 15
Fall 1999 GE Program Requirements
1. Each student must complete the following six
core courses:
CHEM 1450 Chemistry for Engineers 5
ENGL 1130 Freshman Composition 3
GE 1020 Introduction to Engineering 2
GE 1320 Engineering Computer Graphics 2
MATH 2640 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4
MATH 2740 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4
2. Students who complete their core courses in the
Fall of 1999 must earn the following CGPA
to gain entry into their respective professional program:
Civil Engineering 2.40
Electrical Engineering 2.30
Engineering Physics 2.50
Environmental Engineering 2.40
Industrial Engineering 2.20
Mechanical Engineering 2.30
3. Each student must earn a grade of
'C' or better in MATH 2640 and MATH 2740.
4. Each degree-granting department also
designates certain courses as "professional courses" that require
a grade of 'C' or better. The professional courses for
each department are:
Civil Engineering and Environmental
Engineering - GE 2130 Statics and any course that is a prerequisite for a
civil or environmental engineering course.
Electrical Engineering - All courses in electrical
engineering.
Engineering Physics - All engineering physics
courses numbered 200+ which serve as prerequisites. In
addition, all engineering physics courses must be completed with
an overall 'C' average.
Industrial Engineering - All required industrial
engineering courses must be completed with an overall 'C' average.
Mechanical Engineering - All courses in
mechanical engineering must be completed with an overall 'C'
average.
General Engineering Program Limits
1. Once admitted into General Engineering, a student
must successfully complete the GE program
requirements before accumulating 60 or more credits at
UWP. Each repetition of a given course will be counted toward
the 60 credit limit. With the exception of the six GE
core courses, credits earned at UWP prior to admission to
GE
GE 1320 2 credits
Engineering Graphics/Computer Graphics
Problems relative to points, lines and planes in
space; Cartesian coordinates; projection-plane theory;
orthographic pictorials; dimensioning; auxiliary views;
sections; extensive use of computer-aided design
(AutoCAD) including 2D and 3D drawing, editing and
enhancing; emphasis on development of the ability to
communicate graphically; special emphasis on engineering and
computer graphics applications. Two ll0 minute classes
per week. C&P: GE 1020 and MATH 2640.
F, S
GE 2130 3 credits
Engineering Mechanics - Statics
Composition, resolution and equilibrium of forces
and force systems; analysis of structures; friction;
centroids; moment of inertia. C&P: MATH 2740, GE 1320, and
GE 1020. F, S, Even Su
GE 2220 2 credits
Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
Particles and rigid bodies in translation, rotation,
and plane motion; work and energy; mass moments of inertia.
P: GE 2130. C&P: MATH 2840. F, S
GE 2230 3 credits
Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies
in translations; rotation and general plane motion;
Newton's Law, work-energy and impulse methods; linear
and angular momentum; impacts; systems of particles
and introduction to 3D kinetics. P: GE 2130.
C or P: MATH 284. F, S, Odd Su
GE 2340 4 credits
Mechanics of Materials
Simple stress and strain; design and investigation of
joints, beams, torsion members and columns, evaluation of
shear, moment, slope and deflection of beams and analysis
of combined static loadings. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory,
2 hours. P: GE 2130. C or P: MATH 2840.
F, S
GE 2630 3 credits
Basic Thermoscience for Engineers
Thermodynamic properties; first and second laws
of thermodynamics; ideal gas equation of state;
steam properties; properties of incompressible
substances; refrigerants; carnot cycle; rankine cycle; otto and
diesel cycles; refrigeration; conduction and convection
heat transfer. Not open to mechanical engineering majors.
P: MATH 2840 and PHYS 2530. F, S, Su
GE 2820 2 credits
Engineering Economy
Application of principles of economic analysis to
engineering decision making, time value of money; uniform
series; present worth; rate of return; benefit cost ratio;
depreciation; income taxes; inflation. P: GE 1020 and
sophomore standing. F, S, Su
GE 2930 3 credits
Applications of Electrical Engineering
Electric circuit analysis techniques; transients; AC
analysis; power in AC circuits; transformers; and introduction
to three-phase circuits. Not open to electrical
engineering majors. P: PHYS 2640. F, S, Su
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