The School of Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in several fields of engineering and computer science. The school also administers several continuing education and certificate courses for practicing professionals. The underlying philosophy of the School of Engineering is that all Tufts engineers should consider a combined bachelor's-master's degrees program as the educational standard for a career of lifelong learning. The school offers a variety of programs for those interested in engineering, management, and other professions.

Undergraduate Programs
The School of Engineering offers courses leading to the bachelor of science in five departments of engineering: biomedical, chemical and biological, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, and mechanical. Also, the computer science department offers courses leading to the bachelor of science through the School of Engineering. Students may also enroll in special programs in the School of Engineering in preparation for careers in architecture, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, public health, human factors, urban planning, and biomedical engineering. The school offers twelve bachelor of science degrees: bachelor of science in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, bachelor of science in engineering science, bachelor of science in engineering, bachelor of science in engineering physics, and bachelor of science.

The programs of study leading to these degrees differ in structure and the manner in which they are administered. Departments administer professional degrees in programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for students who wish to be recognized as practicing professionals, especially those who wish to become registered professional engineers. Whereas the professional degree programs are the most structured, the bachelor of science degree program is the most flexible. Through consultation with an individual faculty member in the School of Engineering, students may pursue an individualized program of study leading to the bachelor of science degree. The bachelor of science in engineering is administered by engineering departments and allows for some departure from the curriculum for the professional degree. The bachelor of science degree in computer science is administered by the Department of Computer Science. The School of Engineering, in cooperation with the Department of Physics, offers a bachelor of science in engineering physics. This program combines a mastery of the fundamental principles of physics with the professional aspects of engineering.

Professional Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSCHE)
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCPE)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (BSEVE)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

The programs leading to these degrees are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The requirements for these professional degrees in engineering are thirty-eight credits to be distributed as detailed below.

Introductory Course Requirement
The introductory courses consist of eleven credits:
a. Mathematics 11, 12, 13, 38 (or 22 for Computer Science majors). Mathematics 17 and 18 may be substituted for Mathematics 11, 12, and 13.
b. Physics 11 with lab
c. Chemistry 1 or 11 or 16
d. Introductory Engineering 1 and 2 (half-credit courses)
e. Two elective half-credit courses in introductory engineering from two different departments
f. English 1 or 3
The above 9 credits may not be taken pass-fail, except for English 3.
g. Physics 12 or a second course in Chemistry
It is strongly recommended but not required, that Physics 12 be taken with the lab. Individual departments may require that Physics 12 be taken with the lab; please check the requirements of your major department
h. One approved science elective credit chosen from physics, chemistry, biology, or geology; however, courses in these departments described as "primarily for the nonscience major" or dealing primarily with computer programming or computational methods are not acceptable.

Foundation Requirement
There are eight credits required by the student's department of concentration and selected from among the following: biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering science, geology, mathematics, physics/astronomy. Two of these credits must be chosen from mathematics, applied mathematics, or approved sciences.

Concentration Requirement
The twelve credits which constitute the concentration requirement for a particular degree are determined by the department offering the degree.

Humanities and/or Arts and Social Sciences Requirement
This requirement consists of five credits. With the aid of a faculty adviser, the student selects courses to form an "intellectual cluster" individually designed with an overarching purpose or theme of interest to promote breadth as well as depth in intellectual development. The courses selected include a minimum of one credit each in the areas of humanities and/or arts and of social sciences. In addition, at least one credit must have a college-level prerequisite. For the list of acceptable courses, see the section on the distribution requirement--humanities, arts, and social sciences--in this bulletin under College of Liberal Arts Information. Courses excluded from the list are those in studio art, applied music, and the performing arts (drama and dance). All levels of foreign language and English are accepted for the humanities requirement. Please note that the School of Engineering and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) do not traditionally make the distinction between humanities and arts (they are interchangeable). The student also has the option to satisfy these requirements through a special minor in foreign language and culture in the areas of Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish. Contact the Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literatures, or the Department of Romance Languages for details.

Free Elective Requirement
There are two free elective credits to complete the thirty-eight credits required for these degrees. The courses selected to fulfill the two free elective credits may be chosen without any restriction.

First-Year Program
The first year for students in the professional degree programs normally consists of courses in mathematics, science, English 1, humanities and/or arts, and social sciences. Mathematics 11 and 12; two courses from Physics 11, 12, Chemistry 1, 2; Introductory Engineering 1 and 2; and the two elective half-credit courses in introductory engineering are customarily completed during the first year.

Bachelor of Science (BS)
The program leading to the bachelor of science degree consists of thirty-six credits. A minimum of eighteen of these credits must be in engineering and in those departments that provide foundation courses in the accredited programs. This group must include Mathematics 11 and 12 and eight credits in engineering or engineering science. A minimum of six of the remaining credits must be in the humanities and/or arts, and social sciences. Students in the program choose their adviser from the faculty of the School of Engineering. Each student, through his or her adviser, must submit for approval a proposed program of study to a committee consisting of the deans and the chairs of the various engineering departments. There is no major associated with this degree.

The program leading to this degree is not accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE)
All engineering departments offer additional programs that emphasize the basic sciences or a more theoretical approach than their regular programs, or that in other respects depart from the traditional concentration requirements in that discipline. These departments designate these programs with the degree title of bachelor of science in engineering, without department designation. The curricula differ from the professional degree programs in the selection of the departmentally required concentration courses and the department foundation courses.

Programs leading to this degree are not accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science (BSES)
In general, the School of Engineering requires undergraduate students to specialize within the framework of the various departments. A student may, however, seek a more diversified program in engineering and science leading to the bachelor of science degree in engineering science. This degree program allows the student who is interested in the application of science and mathematics to engineering to develop an individualized program of study. The engineering science curriculum is designed to meet the need for basic studies in engineering with a broad foundation in science. It includes the introductory courses and selected foundation courses. It differs from the professional degree programs in that the department concentration courses can be varied to provide flexible programs in science and engineering. Of the credits beyond the introductory, the foundation, the free electives, the humanities and/or arts, and social sciences requirements, approximately one-third must be taken in a single field of physical or biological science, one-third in engineering subjects, with the remaining one-third available to meet the particular professional objective of the student. Students who wish to pursue a program of this nature should consult with an individual faculty member in the School of Engineering and submit a written curriculum program for approval to the academic dean before the end of the sophomore year.

The program leading to this degree is not accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics (BSEP)
The School of Engineering, in cooperation with the Department of Physics, offers a combined program of study leading to a bachelor of science in engineering physics. The program combines an emphasis on the mastery of the fundamental principles of physics and basic mathematical techniques with the disciplined practicality of professional engineering. Students enrolled in this program are members of the School of Engineering but will have academic advisers in both engineering and physics. While a student may enter the engineering physics program at any time, it is expected that he or she will have taken the introductory courses in basic science and mathematics common to all Tufts engineering programs. Early participation in faculty research projects is encouraged. At present, areas of particular interest include astrophysics, biophysics, elementary particle physics, magnetism and superconductivity, polymer physics, surface physics, and optics.

The program leading to this degree is not accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BSBME)
The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers a bachelor of science in biomedical engineering for engineering students that combines intensive training in research methods, techniques, and practical skills with a solid science and engineering curriculum that provides breadth and depth in the field.

The program leading to this degree is not accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS)
The Department of Computer Science offers a bachelor of science degree in computer science for engineers that combines a mastery of computer science with the breadth and practicality of an engineering education. It is for students who desire a knowledge of computer science, computer systems, and computer applications without the hardware courses required for the computer engineering degree.

The program leading to this degree is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Engineering Double Majors
Students pursuing a major within the School of Engineering may undertake a second major with the consent of the respective department in the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Engineering. To do so, the student must notify the department of the second major at least one semester before graduation. No more than half the courses used to fulfill the requirements for one concentration may be used to satisfy the requirements for a second or subsequent one. Students may not complete the second or subsequent concentration in the same discipline.

Students following the bachelor of science in engineering and the bachelor of science in engineering science are considered to have engineering and engineering science, respectively, as majors and may participate in double-major programs.

Undergraduate Minor Programs
In addition to completing the courses for the concentration requirement, an undergraduate may elect to enroll in a minor program in a different, although possibly related field. All courses used in fulfillment of the minor program must be taken for a grade. No more than two courses used to fulfill a foundation or concentration requirement may be counted toward fulfillment of the minor. Students may not complete both a minor and a concentration in the same discipline.

Architectural Engineering (for liberal arts students) - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Biotechnology Engineering - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Geoengineering (for liberal arts students) - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Multimedia Arts (for liberal arts and engineering students) - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Musical Instrument Engineering (for liberal arts and engineering students) - Department of Mechanical Engineering

Pass-Fail Option
The spirit of the pass-fail option is to encourage academic exploration. Certain introductory courses must be taken for a grade (see Introductory Course Requirement). Not more than eight pass-fail credits may be counted toward the credits required for graduation. For the accredited programs, no departmental concentration course may be taken pass-fail and only one foundation credit may be taken pass-fail. Normally, no more than one course per semester may be taken pass-fail. No distinction is made between regular courses that students elect under the pass-fail grading and those courses in which grading is pass-fail. All decisions regarding the pass-fail option must be made within the first four weeks of any term. After four weeks, the only choices are to complete a course under the existing grading system or to withdraw for the remainder of the term.

Grade Requirements
For graduation, grades of C- or better are required in two-thirds of the courses submitted for the degree. For students who transfer to Tufts, grades of C- or better must be earned in more than two-thirds of the courses taken at Tufts. It is expected that grades of C- or better will be earned in at least seventy-five percent of the courses taken in the department of concentration.

Degrees with Honors
Honorable mention (cum laude) is conferred at commencement on deserving students who earned an academic average of 3.20 or higher.

High distinction (magna cum laude) is conferred at commencement on deserving students who had an academic average of 3.50 or higher.

- Each ABET accredited program may nominate the two students with highest cumulative average of 3.75 or higher.

- Non-ABET accredited programs, taken together may nominate the two students with highest cumulative average of 3.75 or higher.

These nominations are approved by a special vote of the faculty. With the consent of the faculty, students who graduate at a time other than May will be granted the honor summa cum laude if they have a cumulative average equal to or greater than the average of students who received the award in their disciplines at the previous May ceremony.

The above criteria may be replaced by special evaluation of the Tufts academic record if substantial transfer credit is submitted in fulfillment of the degree requirements, or if the degree program is of unusual duration. Students whose permanent record includes a serious disciplinary infraction will not normally be eligible for degrees with honors. Exceptions to this policy can be made only after disclosure by the dean of student affairs of the details of the infraction and subsequent vote by the faculty.

Tau Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, founded in 1885, affords engineering students the same recognition for high scholastic achievement and exemplary character as is provided for liberal arts students in Phi Beta Kappa. The Tufts chapter is designated as Delta Chapter of Massachusetts.

Thesis Honors Program
The Thesis Honors Program allows students to pursue a program of independent study usually leading to a senior thesis and a qualifying examination. The principal purpose of the program is to give special impetus to the development of self-reliance, individual initiative, habits of critical analysis, and correlation of knowledge. Students pursuing a CIS thesis are eligible for thesis honors.

Since this is an honors program, admission is restricted to students whose names have appeared on the Dean's List. The application process should be completed during the junior year, including the summer of the senior year. The student is responsible for finding an advisory committee (one principal adviser who is a full-time faculty member in the major field, a second full-time faculty member, and a third full-time faculty member from another engineering department or industry expert). Admission to the program requires formation of an advisory committee, consent of the student's adviser, and approval of either the student's major department, or in the case of a CIS thesis the CIS Board. The membership of the advisory committee and the title of the thesis must be registered with Academic Services.

The advisory committee will be chaired by a member of the student's major department. The committee will direct the student's reading and research or other technical work, and will guide the student in preparing for a qualifying examination in the area of investigation. All such programs will include two one-semester course credits (with at least one credit toward the concentration elective). The thesis should be of quality comparable to a paper publishable in a peer-reviewed journal. Its subject and scope will be agreed on in advance by the student and sponsor and approved by the committee. The completed thesis will be presented for consideration no later than two weeks before the last day of classes of the student's final semester.

Each candidate for a degree with thesis honors is required to undergo examination on the thesis and on the principal area of investigation. The specific character of the examination is determined by each advisory committee and may be oral or written or both.

The advisory committee is empowered to determine the level of thesis honors to be awarded, basing its recommendation on an evaluation of the thesis. Degrees are designated bachelor of science, with highest thesis honors, with high thesis honors, or with thesis honors. (Thesis honors will be indicated on the student's transcript, but not on the diploma.) Students who, in the judgment of the advisory committee, have not attained the standards required for a thesis honors designation, but whose work is worthy of a degree, are recommended for the bachelor of science degree subject to the general regulations. Students who, in the judgment of the advisory committee, have attained the standards required for a thesis honors designation may also receive the degree summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude, in accordance with the procedures governing degrees with distinction.

Internship Programs
Internships provide students with the opportunity to apply their education and skills directly toward a field-based situation, usually at an off-site organization. Most often, internships are paid positions that are performed on a full-time basis over the summer months, or for approximately ten to fifteen hours a week during the semester. The Office of Engineering Internships and Employer Outreach, located in Dowling Hall, helps qualified engineering students identify potential internship opportunities.

Internships are typically performed without an academic component, in which case students focus directly on the practical experience and tasks at hand. However, in some departments, students also have the option of performing an internship for academic credit. Students who wish to receive academic credit for an internship must have a faculty sponsor on campus as well as professional-level supervision at the workplace. Students must register for the relevant course within the department, and an internship agreement must be completed at the time of registration. All agreements must be signed no later than the add deadline for the semester. At the end of the internship, students are expected to complete a written project, which demonstrates what has been learned during the internship experience. A minimum of 150 hours of work for the semester is required. Tufts does not accept transfer credit for internships.

Institut National des Sciences
Appliqu�es (INSA) de Lyon, France
The Tufts School of Engineering has an agreement for a one-for-one student exchange for an academic year with INSA de Lyon. The institute has Departments of Biochemistry, Civil Engineering and City Planning, Electrical Engineering, Energetics, Mechanical Engineering (Construction), Mechanical Engineering (Structural Mechanics and Tribology), Engineering Physics (Materials), and Informatics (Systems Analysis and Software Engineering). Candidates should possess a sufficient command of French to allow them to understand the courses, all of which are taught in French. Application to the program should be made to Professor David Gute early in the sophomore year. Selection of the exchange students will be made before May 1 of the academic year preceding the exchange.

University of Sussex, Brighton, England
The Tufts School of Engineering has an arrangement to send several students each term to study mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering at the University of Sussex. Students normally attend during the fall and/or spring term of their junior year. An effort is made to match student interest and abilities with course offerings in the engineering programs at Sussex. Selection of candidates is made by Professor Frederick Nelson and the subdean at the University of Sussex. Application to this program should be made to Professor Frederick Nelson.

Graduate Programs
The School of Engineering is the academic unit of Tufts University responsible for postbaccalaureate degrees in engineering and computer science. The nonacademic aspects of graduate engineering programs, such as admissions, registration, special student program, transfer credit and degree certification, are administered along with the nonengineering programs by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Several combined undergraduate-graduate degree programs are offered by the school, including tracks in the traditional engineering disciplines, engineering management in collaboration with the Gordon Institute, biomedical engineering/medicine in collaboration with Tufts' health science schools, and international engineering in collaboration with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Through its six academic departments and the Gordon Institute, the School of Engineering offers the master of science degree (a thesis is required in some programs), the master of engineering degree that is especially well suited for part-time, practicing engineers, and the doctor of philosophy degree in selected areas of research excellence. Students may enroll full time or part time in any program subject to the residence requirements described in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences section of this bulletin. Departments award tuition scholarships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships on a competitive basis to graduate admissions candidates. Prospective and current students should consult with the individual departments to obtain detailed policies regarding degree requirements and programs.

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