Engineering Curriculum

Joint Engineering Program of Chatham University and Penn State University

This information is provided as a service to students, but it is not the official document concerning this joint engineering program. Please contact Dr. Viehland at Chatham University before making plans to participate in this program.

Core Courses to be taken at Chatham, regardless of major at Chatham or PSU:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
B.A. degree - Required Courses - 16 courses
CHM 107	Chemistry I	3
CHM 108	Chemistry II	3
CHM 109	Chemistry I Laboratory	1
CHM 110	Chemistry II Laboratory	1
MTH 151	Calculus I	4
MTH 152	Calculus II	4
MTH 221	Linear Algebra	3
MTH 241	Differential Equations	3
CMP 202	Introduction to Programming	3
PHY 251	Principles of Physics I	4
PHY 252	Principles of Physics II	4
PHY 255	Physics Laboratory I	1
PHY 256	Physics Laboratory II	1
TOTAL CREDITS		35

Core Courses to be taken at CMU through cross-registration:

CMU Course Number	Course Title	PSU Equivalent	Notes
33-331	Physical Mechanics	EMCH 11	Not required of Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, or Polymer Science and Engineering students

Core courses to be taken at PSU after leaving Chatham:

PSU Course Number	Course Title	Notes
ED & G 100	Intro to Engineering Design & Graphics	Not required of Computer Engineering, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mining Engineering, or Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering students.
SPCOM 100	Effective Speech

Discipline specific courses that could be taken at CMU through cross-registration during the three years at Chatham:

CMU Course Number	Course Title	PSU Equivalent	Notes
33-211	Physics III	PHYS 213	Required for Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Engineering Science students
33-234	Quantum Physics	PHYS 214	Required for all engineering students EXCEPT those in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Industrial Engineering
33-341	Thermal Physics I	ME 23	Required for all engineering students EXCEPT those in Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Science, Mining Engineering, and Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering