It should be noted that each engineering specialization has its own curriculum. A copy of the curriculum ladder and/or more detailed information may be obtained from the chairperson of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences or the pre-engineering advisors.
The College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky offers degree programs in the following engineering fields: agricultural, chemical, civil, electrical, mining and mechanical may be found in their official catalogue.
Students interested in engineering should note that, due to possible changes in the engineering accreditation standards and possible curriculum changes at the University of Kentucky, some courses in the curriculum may change periodically. It is essential that students interested in engineering maintain close contact with the Pre-engineering advisors in the Division of Mathematics and Sciences.
Students majoring in the Applied Mathematics/Pre-Engineering option and taking their liberal studies through Whitney Young College may have to take additional courses at the engineering institution.
For the Pure Mathematics Option, students who satisfy the Liberal Studies requirement through the Liberal Studies General Core courses must take MAT 131 in place of MAT 111, PHY 211 in place of the second natural science, and MAT 304 for the final IGS requirement. Students who satisfy the Liberal Studies requirement through the Whitney Young Honors courses must take MAT 131, PHY 211, and MAT 304 in place of HON 122 and HON 221. Additional requirements are: MAT 132, 231, 232, 300, 304, 307, 401, 403, 411, and 460; MAT 402 or 404; and any three upper-division mathematics courses approved by the mathematics faculty. All required and elective courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. On the basis of placement test scores, students may also be required to complete MAT 095, 097, 115, or 120. Majors in Mathematics are required to complete, as support courses, COS 108, PHY 211 and 212 with a grade of “C” or better in each of these courses. This curriculum requires a minimum of 46 semester credit hours of mathematics and a minimum total of 128 semester credit hours. The comprehensive exit assessment is completion of MAT 460 with a grade of “C” or better.
A minimum of 125 semester credit hours is required for a major in Mathematics with high school teacher certification. In addition to the University’s Liberal Studies requirements (with MAT 131 in place of MAT 111 and PHY 211 (recommended) or PHY 212 in place of other natural science requirements), students must complete 32 semester credit hours of mathematics courses (MAT132, 231, 300, 304, 307, 321, 326, 401, and 403); 4 semester credit hours of computer science (COS 108); 36 semester credit hours of professional education courses (EDU 202, 203, 302, 303, 304, 310, 411, and 494); a 3 semester hour credit hour mathematics elective selected from MAT 2332 or upper level mathematics course approved by the mathematics faculty; and 3 semester credit hours of free electives. The students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all the courses listed above with the exception of the free electives. For specific requirements for teacher certification, interested students should consult the Catalogue section under the School of Education. Students seeking teacher certification should refer to the admission criteria and procedures included in the College of Professional Studies section of this Catalogue.
cation. In addition to the University’s Liberal Studies requirements (with MAT 131 in place of MAT 111 and PHY 211 (recommended) or PHY 212 in place of other natural science requirements), students must complete 32 semester credit hours of mathematics courses (MAT132, 231, 300, 304, 307, 321, 326, 401, and 403); 4 semester credit hour of computer science (COS 108); 36 semester credit hours of professional education courses (EDU 202, 203, 302, 303, 304, 310, 411, and 494); a 3 semester hour credit hour mathematics elective selected from MAT 2332 or upper level mathematics course approved by the mathematics faculty; and 3 semester credit hours of free electives. The students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all the courses listed above with the exception of the free electives. For specific requirements for teacher certification, interested students should consult the Catalogue section under the School of Education. Students seeking teacher certification should refer to the admission criteria and procedures included in the College of Professional Studies section of this Catalogue.
Students may earn a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science by completing this program. Either mathematics or computer science may be selected as the first major. The student receives a degree appropriate for the first major (either a B.A. or a B.S.) with a notation of the second major. Students who satisfy the Liberal Studies requirement through the Liberal Studies General Core courses must take MAT 131 in place of MAT 111, PHY 211 in place of the second natural science, and MAT 304 for the final IGS requirement. Students who satisfy the Liberal Studies requirement through the Whitney Young Honors courses must take MAT 131, PHY 211, and MAT 304 in place of HON 122 and HON 221. The remaining program requirements, in addition to the rest of the Liberal Studies requirements and the University’s graduation requirements, are: MAT 132, MAT 231, MAT 232, MAT 300, MAT 307, MAT 315, MAT 321, MAT 401, MAT 402, COS 107, COS 108, COS 109, COS 300, COS 301, COS 302, COS 310, COS 340, COS 410, COS 470, PHY 212, 3 semester hours of 300/400 level elective selected from either computer science or mathematics, and 3 semester hours of COS 200/300/400 elective. While each major also requires 6 hours of free elective, students may choose to satisfy the 6 hours in one major with required courses in the other major (see Kentucky State University Catalogue,” Undergraduate Academic Regulations and Policies, Section VII). Students who qualify for initial
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