When the prestigious California Institute of Technology announced in August it would drop calculus as an admissions requirement — students must prove mastery of the subject but don’t have to take it ...

Welcome to the First Year Resource Library! This page is designed to help new Engineering Buffs navigate their first year at CU Boulder. Here you'll find helpful links, video tutorials, and planning ...

University calculus courses can often negatively and inequitably affect student success in STEM, as these challenging yet foundational classes can act as a barrier to achievement for students from ...

If you are a traditional engineering major, or undeclared, you’ll likely take the Engineering Design sequence in your first 3-terms. This includes Engineering Design and Data, Introductory Programming ...

In the College of Engineering, the first year student experience is similar across undergraduate majors. Your second and third years have distinctive course requirements and electives. Your second and ...

Engineering students at Case Western Reserve University start their hands-on learning experience in their first year. The Roger E. Susi First-Year Undergraduate Engineering Experience takes all ...

Purdue Engineering students in West Lafayette begin in the First-Year Engineering (FYE) Program, where they are placed in teams to learn collaboration, communication, math, science, design and problem ...

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Ari Marchesso planned to spend this academic year at Pasadena City College getting a refresher on precalculus skills. The second-year student took trigonometry in 2020 at Blair High School and felt ...

When I tell some of my peers that I don’t know what my major will be, I often receive this response: “Don’t worry, you’re still a first-year — you have time to explore.” But do I, really? At Princeton ...

Explore how the mechanical engineering bachelor's degree compares with three related degrees in the College of Engineering, offering insight into curriculum similarities, shared foundational courses, ...