The Engineering Degree program offers a major in Engineering that is both rigorous and flexible. This program gives students the option to pursue new areas of engineering and interdisciplinary combinations of engineering and other fields. All paths to graduation with the engineering degree provide for all outcomes required by the ABET General Criteria. The educational objectives of the engineering program are:

Objective I: Our graduates will be able to make a make a positive difference within their profession and their community.

Elaboration: Our graduates will demonstrate the ability to recognize opportunity and to take initiative. They will be able to communicate effectively and to work well on teams. They will understand the broad social, economic and ethical implications of their work, and will be cognizant of their professional responsibilities.

Objective II: Our graduates will demonstrate technical competence and creative problem-solving skills that foster success in a variety of postgraduate environments, including professional practice and graduate school.

Elaboration: Our graduates will have a solid grounding in fundamental principles of mathematics, science, and engineering and the ability to apply this knowledge to the design, analysis and diagnosis of engineering systems. They will be able to develop creative design solutions that are responsive to technical, social, economic and other realistic constraints and considerations.

Objective III: Our graduates will be prepared for and capable of appropriate response to social, technical and global changes during their careers.

Elaboration: Our graduates will possess a broad understanding of math, science, engineering, the arts, humanities, social sciences, and entrepreneurship. They will build on this foundation throughout their careers by engaging in independent learning in order to identify and respond to emerging technical and social developments.