REQUIREMENTS

The dual-degree program is designed to meet the educational and career interests of students with strong qualifications, as evidenced by their grade point average in high school and by their performance in mathematics and science. Students who rank near the top of their class and who have done well on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics, are especially well suited.

Students should have completed a rigorous college preparation program, including mathematics (through trigonometry), chemistry, and physics, and exhibited substantial extracurricular activity and leadership. Students are usually admitted to the program as freshmen and must be prepared to begin with Calculus I, V63.0121, in the first semester of college. Given the highly structured curricula, transfer into the program after the first year is very difficult. Students must maintain satisfactory performance and must complete the required courses in a timely fashion in order to remain in the program. Their records are reviewed yearly by a faculty committee, and students are approved by this committee for transfer to Stevens at the end of the third year.

THE PROGRAM

Students accepted into the program spend their first three years of study in the College ofArts and Science atNew YorkUniversity. In the first year at the College, the different curricula call for many of the same courses. This gives students time to consult with faculty at both schools before committing themselves to a particular science/engineering major. A typical first-year program might consist of the following courses:

Fall semester: Writing the Essay, V40.0100; a course from the Morse Academic Plan (MAP); Calculus I, V63.0121; Engineering Design Laboratory I, V37.0111; and either General Chemistry I, V25.0101, and General Chemistry Laboratory I, V25.0103, or Introduction to Computer Science I, V22.0101.

Spring semester: A course from the Morse Academic Plan (MAP); Calculus II, V63.0122; Engineering Design Laboratory II, V37.0112; Physics for Engineers I, V85.0081; and either General Chemistry II, V25.0102, and General Chemistry Laboratory II, V25.0104, or Introduction to Computer Science II, V22.0102.

At the end of the first year, if they have not already done so, students select a major area for their remaining two years of study atNew YorkUniversity from the disciplines of biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics.

Seminars by Stevens departmental faculty advisers and by professional engineering leaders from private firms are included in the Society of Engineering Students’ weekly meetings to provide information to students about opportunities in the various engineering fields represented. Students should choose their desired engineering major by the end of the second year. In the spring of the third year, an orientation program helps students prepare for the transition to Stevens in the fourth year. In these first three years of the program, students also satisfy their MAP requirements. In the first year, students are introduced to the engineering design experience with Engineering Design Laboratory I and II. In the second and third years, students are required to take engineering courses, taught by Stevens faculty at theWashington Square campus. These courses are all subjects in the “core” engineering curriculum, taken by all engineering students, regardless of engineering major. These courses are at the first level of engineering study and give students an opportunity to learn the technical feel of various engineering subjects. The second-year courses are Mechanics of Solids, V37.5126, and Graphics Design and Lab (CAD), V37.5211. The third year courses are Circuits and Systems, V37.7245, Electronics and Instrumentation, V37.7246, and Engineering Design Lab IV, V37.0232. These introductory courses must be completed prior to entering the fourth year at Stevens.

These are difficult curricula, and some programs may require summer courses for some students. Stevens has permitted students in the program tuition-free enrollment in a few summer courses offered only at Stevens (but not at NYU) to assist students in maintaining curricular progress. Students may elect to withdraw from the dual-degree program in engineering and complete only theCollege ofArts and Science general and major requirements atNew YorkUniversity. Financial aid and scholarships, housing, dining, and other services are provided byNew YorkUniversity during the first three years.

The final two years of study are undertaken at Stevens Institute of Technology at Castle Point in Hoboken, New Jersey, directly across the Hudson River and a short PATH train ride from New York University’s Greenwich Village campus.

At Stevens, students complete the remaining technical courses, the majority of the engineering courses, and the senior design project in the fifth year. Programs in engineering available to students in the NYU-Stevens dual-degree program include biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering.

In the last two years of the program, financial aid, housing, dining, and other services are provided by Stevens at the Castle Point campus. Separate transcripts are supplied by the two schools, and students may make use of the facilities of the career and placement offices of both institutions.