North Dakota State University

Mission

The mission of the College of Engineering and Architecture is to provide outstanding education, research, and service to students, alumni, state residents, research partners, businesses, organizations, and government. Further, college faculty will provide leadership in economic development by transferring technology and by providing information and innovative design. College goals:

• Deliver quality undergraduate and graduate education by creating and utilizing effective instruction and by demonstrating commitment to each student’s development.
• Encourage continuous learning among faculty, students, alumni, and the public.
• Develop distance education and continuing education for professionals seeking to upgrade skills.
• Provide laboratories and studios to facilitate quality education, research, and creativity.
• Foster research with an emphasis on engineering applications and creative design that most directly serves the region and influences the global community.
• Pursue niches of research opportunity and develop an industry/college learning center.
• Serve citizens, businesses, and industry in the region by providing professional expertise, outreach, and partnerships.

The departments include:

• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• Architecture and Landscape Architecture
• Civil Engineering
• Construction Management and Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Accreditation

The facilities and curricula of the college are reviewed periodically by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org), the National Architectural Accrediting Board, the American Council for Construction Education, and the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board. These organizations are recognized national accrediting agencies for the engineering, architecture, construction management, and landscape architecture curricula.

Admission Requirements

Applicants for admission must satisfy the general admission requirements of the university and the special requirements of the college and department.

Recommended Preparation

Engineering programs encourage high school preparation in addition to the minimum core curriculum requirements. Prospective majors in engineering should present four units of high school mathematics including two units of algebra, one unit of geometry, and one-half unit of trigonometry. Science courses should include one unit of physics and one unit of chemistry. Students whose high school credentials or entrance examinations show deficiencies in these subjects will be required to enroll in courses designed to remove such deficiencies and cannot expect to complete a program of study in the number of semesters indicated in the printed curricula.

Selective Admission

Several programs within the College of Engineering and Architecture have selective admission. Refer to the department program descriptions below for respective selective admission criteria. Applicants should obtain information regarding the method of application from the NDSU Office of Admission.

Degree Programs

Undergraduate programs of study lead to the Bachelor of Science degree in the specific fields of agricultural and biosystems engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, construction engineering, construction management, electrical engineering, environmental design, industrial engineering and management, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering. A five-year professional degree completes the programs in architecture and landscape architecture. Some programs include a number of options for specialized study.

The college has developed its programs of study to provide an educational experience in keeping with the professions of architecture, landscape architecture, construction management and engineering. The classrooms, studios, and laboratories are well equipped and every effort is made to keep them abreast of current technology. Graduates successfully apply for registration as professional engineers or architects after required periods of professional experience. Examinations of the North Dakota State Board of Registration for Engineers and Architects are given near campus each year. In addition, the Level I - Associate Constructor Certification Exam for American Institute of Constructors Certification Commission is offered each semester. All seniors are encouraged to take the examinations as soon as they are eligible.

All engineering departments have programs that lead to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The Architecture department has a Master of Architecture degree and Construction Management offers a Master of Science in Construction Management. The graduate degrees are administered by The Graduate School and the College of Engineering and Architecture. A number of graduate assistantships are available to students undertaking graduate study. For more complete details, see the Graduate Bulletin online.

Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree from any of the engineering programs or the Construction Management program, a student must complete at least 60 semester credits of professional-level course work in his/her program while in residence and enrolled in the college. Students transferring into the college from programs with professional accreditation are exempt from the residence requirement, but are subject to NDSU’s residence policy. Other exemptions must be approved by the college. Students interested in architecture or landscape architecture should review program requirements.

Special Opportunities and Services

Special opportunities include the following:

• General Program: The General program of the College of Engineering and Architecture is designed to allow students, who have not chosen the branch of engineering they wish to study, to take basic courses for one year. Students are housed in Industrial Engineering until or unless they declare a different major. Students are encouraged to select an engineering curriculum as soon as possible, but no later than the end of their first year.
  
  
• Interdisciplinary Program: The multidisciplinary Natural Resources Management program is available through the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, the College of Engineering and Architecture, and the College of Science and Mathematics. Refer to the Interdisciplinary Programs section of this Bulletin for further information.

Student Societies and Organizations

All students are eligible to join one or more of these organizations which are actively supported for the benefit of students in the related curricula:

• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• American Institute of Architecture Students
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Society of Landscape Architects
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Water Works Association/Water Environmental Federation (AWWA/WEF) (one group)
• Associated General Contractors
• Engineers Without Borders
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• Institute of Industrial Engineers
• Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Materials Research Society (MRS)
• National Association of Home Builders
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. (SPE)
• Society of Women Engineers
• Surface Mount Technology Association

Air Force ROTC sponsors the Bernard S. Bennison Squadron of the Arnold Air Society (AAS). This is a non-profit student service organization dedicated to furthering the purpose, traditions and concepts of the United States Air Force. These objectives are primarily met through community service projects. The Student Engineering and Architecture Council plans and administers many extracurricular student activities and is composed of elected representatives from the student societies.

Several national professional honor societies have chapters on the campus for which students with high academic attainments are eligible in their junior or senior years. Eligible students are selected for Tau Beta Pi from all engineering curricula, Tau Sigma Delta from architecture, Alpha Epsilon from agricultural and biosystems engineering, Eta Kappa Nu from electrical engineering, Alpha Pi Mu from industrial engineering, Sigma Lambda Alpha from landscape architecture, Sigma Lambda Chi from construction management and engineering, and Pi Tau Sigma from mechanical engineering. Membership in these societies is a coveted honor and highly regarded in the engineering and architectural professions.

The Engineering and Architecture Experiment Station and Extension Service

Research and development projects are administered by college staff responsible for general policies, publications, and cooperative relations with private and governmental agencies.

Special research activities and projects of the college are coordinated through the Experiment Station. The professional services of faculty and the facilities of the college are available to both private and governmental agencies for research and development studies on engineering or architectural problems. Research projects of individual faculty members are sponsored and promoted by the station.

The Engineering Extension Service provides special educational project services to adult groups in conferences, workshops, short courses, and publications. The laboratory facilities of the college are available for specialized instruction under the supervision of faculty. Organizations planning educational programs or special projects for their members are invited to consult the service for assistance.

Cooperative Education

Cooperative Education, a program of the Career Center, offers undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to integrate classroom study with paid, career-related work experience for academic credit. Work may be full or part time. A Cooperative Education experience may substantially improve students’ employment opportunities after graduation.