Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
• Sociedad Nacional de Ingenieros
Profesionales Capítulo Estudiantil
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Society of Women Engineers
• Water Pollution Control Federation
Academic Offerings
The College of Engineering includes the
Departments of General, Chemical, Civil,
Electrical and Computer, Industrial, and
Mechanical Engineering. It also includes a
Research and Development Center, composed of
a Water Resources Institute.
The Department of General Engineering
provides and is responsible for the administration
of basic engineering courses taken by students
from all departments.
The Departments of Chemical, Civil, Electrical
and Computer, Industrial, and Mechanical
Engineering provide and are responsible for
uniformity of instruction, academic orientation,
enrollment, and administration of courses offered
by each department, leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Civil,
Electrical, Computer, Industrial, and Mechanical
Engineering, and in Surveying and Topography.
The College of Engineering offers graduate
education leading to the degrees of Master of
Science and Master of Engineering in Chemical,
Mechanical, Civil and Electrical. In addition,
Master´s Degrees of Engineering in Management
Systems and Computer Engineering are offered.
The College of Engineering offers Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in Civil, Computer and
Chemical Engineering. Information concerning
these programs may be obtained by consulting
the Bulletin of Information of the Graduate
School.
The Research and Development Center offers an
opportunity for undergraduate and graduate
students and professors to join their efforts in the
common goals of research and development in
scientific and technological areas. It is also the
objective of the Center to study the particular
problems in these areas as they apply to Puerto
Rico, and to offer technical and scientific
training for the best utilization of the island's
own resources.
At the Bachelor's degree level a cooperative
education program offers students the
opportunity to blend classroom learning with
practical work experience. Student participation
in the program is voluntary, but interested
students are carefully screened by the
Cooperative Education Office of the College of
Engineering.
Advanced Placement
First year students who pass the advanced-level
exams with a high score in mathematics,
English, and/or Spanish upon request, may be
given credit and will not be required to take the
basic courses in these subjects.
Cooperative Education Program
The Cooperative Education Program
complements college studies with on-the-job
experience alternating study and work periods.
Student participation in the program is voluntary;
however, interested students are carefully
screened by the Cooperative Education Office of
the College of Engineering. Work-study periods
are scheduled for each student to provide a
multitude of learning opportunities available in
business, industry, and public agencies which
become an integral part of a more comprehensive
career-oriented college education.
Participating students receive six (6) academic
credits in the free electives category for a
minimum of two working periods, one of which
must take place during a regular semester. A
Cooperative Education Working Agreement is
signed by both the participating employer and
the Cooperative Education Office to guarantee
maximum program effectiveness.
To enter the program students enrolled in a fiveyear
program must be in at least their third year
and those enrolled in a four-year program must
be in at least their second year and have a
general 2.50 GPA or higher.
Cooperative education benefits the student, the
participating employer and the university.
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