Dec 11, 2024

2024-2025 Hope College Catalog

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2024-2025 Hope College Catalog

Engineering, Environmental Concentration, BS

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in engineering and a concentration in environmental engineering consists of 97 total credits. This includes 49 credits of engineering courses and 48 credits of math and science courses. At least 60 credits in Natural and Applied Sciences must be completed to earn a BS degree.

One credit of internship (ENGS 499 ) and one credit of research (ENGS 490R ) may be applied toward the major.

Engineering Core Requirements

ENGS 070 - Preparation for the Engineering Profession I Credits: 0
ENGS 080 - Preparation for the Engineering Profession II Credits: 0
ENGS 100 - Introduction to Engineering Credits: 3
ENGS 100L - Introduction to Engineering Laboratory Credits: 1
ENGS 122 - Introduction to Engineering Materials Credits: 2
ENGS 150 - Conservation Principles Credits: 2
ENGS 170 - Computer Aided Design Credits: 0.5
ENGS 170L - Computer Aided Design Laboratory Credits: 0.5
ENGS 210 - Engineering Computing Credits: 3 or approved programming course
ENGS 220 - Statics Credits: 3
ENGS 241 - Circuit Analysis and Applications Credits: 3
ENGS 241L - Circuit Analysis and Applications Laboratory Credits: 1
ENGS 331 - Dynamic Systems Credits: 3
ENGS 331L - Dynamic Systems Laboratory Credits: 1
ENGS 340 - Applied Thermodynamics Credits: 2
ENGS 451 - Introduction to Engineering Design Credits: 3
ENGS 452 - Engineering Design Credits: 3

Math and Science Requirements

CHEM 125 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 127 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 or
CHEM 122
MATH 131 - Calculus I Credits: 4 or
MATH 126
MATH 132 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 233 - Multivariable Calculus Credits: 3
MATH 245 - Linear Algebra and Applications Credits: 3
MATH 270 - Differential Equations Credits: 3
PHYS 121 - General Physics I Credits: 3
PHYS 141 - Physics Laboratory I Credits: 1
PHYS 122 - General Physics II Credits: 3
PHYS 142 - Physics Laboratory II Credits: 1

Environmental Concentration

Chemistry

Introductory Chemistry

CHEM 126 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHEM 128 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1
OR
CHEM 131 - Accelerated General Chemistry Credits: 3
CHEM 132 - Accelerated General Chemistry Lab Credits: 1

Upper-Level Chemistry

CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 2
CHEM 343 - Physical Chemistry I Credits: 3

Engineering

ENGS 250 - Process Calculations Credits: 2
ENGS 346 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
ENGS 348 - Heat Transfer Credits: 3
ENGS 371 - Chemical Reaction Engineering Credits: 3
ENGS 375 - Phase Equilibrium and Separations I Credits: 4
ENGS 376 - Advanced Thermodynamics and Separations II Credits: 3

Geological and Environmental Science

GES 211 - Local Environmental Systems Credits: 3
GES 211L - Local Environmental Systems Laboratory Credits: 1

Advanced Elective (1 course)

GES 430 - Environmental Geochemistry Credits: 3
GES 450 - Hydrogeology Credits: 3 and
GES 450L - Hydrogeology Laboratory
Credits: 1