What is Engineering?

1. What is Engineering?

2. Turning Ideas Into Reality Engineers turn ideas into useful products or systems.

3. Definitions of Engineering • “Engineering is the application of math and science to create something of value from our natural resources.” • Unknown • “Scientists discover the world that exists; engineers create the world that never was.” • Theodore Von Karman, Aerospace Engineer

4. Engineering Disciplines 22 Accredited Engineering Disciplines Mechanical Engineering Environmental Engineering Electrical Engineering Agricultural Engineering Civil Engineering Systems Engineering Computer Engineering Architectural Engineering Chemical Engineering Mineral Engineering Industrial Engineering Marine Engineering Aerospace Engineering Engineering Management General Engineering Petroleum Engineering Engineering Science Manufacturing Engineering Biomedical Engineering Ceramic Engineering Materials Engineering Nuclear Engineering

5. Benefits of an Engineering Career • Job Satisfaction • Variety • Challenging Work • Intellectual Development • Potential to Benefit Society • Financial Security • Prestige • Professional Environment • Technological and Scientific Discovery • Creative Thinking

6. Starting Salaries Engineering $43,135 Computer Science $42,339 Engineering Technology $38,182 Business $34,801 Math & Science $33,343 Agriculture/Natural Resources $28,351 Humanities/Social Sciences $27,436 Communications $26,963 Education $26,407

7. Jobs for Engineers Research Communications Education Government Management Law Business Pharmaceuticals Automotive Design Manufacturing

8. Famous Engineers Neil Armstrong Astronaut Herbert Hoover US President Alfred Hitchcock Movie Director Lee Iacocca Automotive Executive. Herbie Hancock Jazz Musician William Hewlett Co-founder of Hewlett Packard Montel Williams Talk Show Host Tom Landry Football Coach

9. Characteristics of an Engineer Enjoys solving problems Likes to figure out how things work Enjoys being creative Enjoys working with people Does well in math and science Wants to make a difference Has a curiosity about how things work Asks “why” about the world around us

10. Bourns College of Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Computer Engineering • Computer Science • Electrical Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Mechanical Engineering

11. Research Centers College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) -Vehicle Emissions, Renewable Fuels, Waste Management Center for Research in Intelligent Systems (CRIS) -Object Recognition, Autonomous Navigation, Video Surveillance Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) -Nanotechnology

12. College of Engineering Benefits Small Classes Access to Faculty Members Four-Year Degree Plans Laboratory Experience Research Opportunities Advanced Technology Scholarships ABET Accreditation

13. Clubs and Professional Organizations MESA Engineering Program (MEP) American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) College of Engineering Leadership Council (COELC) Epsilon Eta Sigma (Engineering Honor Society) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

14. Building Leaders College of Engineering Graduates Advent Intel Boeing Proctor & Gamble Ford Raytheon IBM TRW Other Companies Entrepreneurs

15. UC Admission Requirements Freshman Completion of UC “a - f” requirements (“a - g” requirements effective fall 2003) GPA of 2.80 or above, combined with corresponding test score total SAT I or ACT 3 SAT II Subject Tests

16. College of Engineering Admission Requirements for Freshmen • Automatic: • 3.60+ high school GPA • 1000+ composite SAT I • 530+ math SAT I • 1 year of math beyond Algebra II • 1 year of chemistry with a lab or physics with a lab • Supplemental: • Predicted First-Year GPA (PGPA) of 2.50 or higher • Calculated using high school GPA and SAT I score • No minimum high school GPA or SAT I is required • 1 year of math beyond Algebra II • 1 year of chemistry with a lab or physics with a lab • Engineering (Prep): • Available to all UC eligible students

17. UC Admission Requirements Transfer Credit awarded for 70 semester (105 quarter) units 2.0 GPA if UC eligible upon high school graduation 2.4 GPA if not UC eligible upon high school graduation -Complete 60 transferable semester (90 quarter) units -Complete appropriate course pattern Complete College Breadth Requirements -IGETC is not accepted by the College of Engineering Meet additional College of Engineering selection criteria

18. College of Engineering Admission Requirements for Transfers • Computer Science: • UC eligibility • All terms • All levels • Preparationin calculus and computer programming is recommended • CHEN, CMPE, EE, ENVE, ME: • UC eligibility • Fall quarter transfer only • Junior level transfer only • Complete all lower-division coursework • Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA • Minimum 2.5 GPA in calculus and physics • 2.7 GPA in calculus, physics, and CS for CMPE