Proficiency in Mathematics and Physics

Mathematical proficiency is essential to engineers and to engineering education. Accordingly, students who plan to study engineering should schedule all appropriate mathematics courses available to them in high school. Placement tests are given to all incoming freshmen, and those who do not qualify to begin university mathematics at the level prescribed in the freshman engineering program cannot expect to complete requirements for a degree in the nominal length of time. Credit for mathematics courses preliminary to analytical geometry and calculus may not be applied toward the Engineering degrees in the College of Engineering.

Proficiency in college-level mathematics and physics is essential to successful completion of upper-division engineering courses. Engineering students must earn a minimum grade of "C" in MATH 1550, 1552, and PHYS 2101 before they enroll in any engineering course numbered above 2999. However, CE 3700, IE 3201, IE 4462, and PETE 3025 may be taken. More stringent requirements may be imposed by individual departments. Refer to the curricular requirements of each department. Construction Management students must earn a minimum grade of "C" in MATH 1022 and MATH 1441.

Degree Requirements
It is the student's responsibility to qualify for the bachelor's degree by meeting these requirements:

• Completing one of the established curricula-any substitutions from the curricula as published must have written approval of the department chair and the dean's office.
• Achieving a 2.00 average, as required by the University, for all work taken at LSU and on all work attempted at U.S. institutions.
• Achieving a 2.00 average on all courses attempted in the major department at LSU and on all work attempted in the major field at U.S. institutions (with the exception of ME 3333 for mechanical engineering; EE 2950, 3950, and 3951 for electrical or computer engineering; and CE 2081, 3082, and 3083 for civil engineering).
• Successfully completing a minimum of 30 hours of residence in the College of Engineering. These 30 hours are included in the University requirement that a minimum of 25 percent of the hours applied toward a degree be earned while in residence at the university. (These residence hours must include 15 hours of required engineering courses or approved technical electives at the 3000 or 4000 level. Engineering students must complete nine hours of these courses at the 4000 level in the major; construction management students must complete nine hours of these courses in the major. The individual courses used to satisfy the residency requirement must be approved by the department chair.)
• Initiating the checkout procedure with the departmental adviser in the semester prior to the one in which the degree is to be awarded. The checkout is completed only when approved by the dean's office and the Office of the University Registrar.
• Demonstrating proficiency in English. Proficiency is defined as a grade of "C" or better in all required English courses in the student's curriculum (ENGL 1000/1001, 1002, and, if required, 3002).