Renewable Energy Engineering, BS

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Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering follows a rigorous curriculum, requiring a minimum of 180 credit hours, which takes approximately four years to complete. To be eligible for graduation, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA. In addition, a final grade of “C” or better must be earned in all courses with MATH, CHE, PHY, EE, ENGR, MECH, and REE prefixes. Students must also earn a grade of “C” or better in all courses listed as prerequisites for these courses.

All courses listed in the curriculum map for the catalog year of graduation must be completed to be eligible for graduation. Any deviations from the courses listed in the curriculum map require approval from the academic advisor, the department chair, and the Registrar's office. Approvals are not official until entered in the official student records. When changes are made to the curriculum, students who entered the program under a previous catalog will work with their academic advisors to transition to meet the requirements of the current catalog.

Curriculum

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

CHE 201 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHE 204 - General Chemistry I Lab Credit Hours: 1
MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
COM 111Z - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4
ENGR 101 - Intro to Engineering I Credit Hours: 2

Winter

CHE 202 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHE 205 - General Chemistry II Lab Credit Hours: 1
ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ENGR 102 - Intro to Engineering II Credit Hours: 2
MATH 252 - Integral Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Spring

Credit Hours:
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Total for a B.S. in Renewable Energy Engineering: 180 credit Hours

^a / and / can be substituted with and respectively

^b Course may be repeated multiple times for credit with approval

^c ECO 202 can be replaced with ECO 201

^d REE 201 + 1 engineering credit may replace ENGR 101/102 for Portland Metro students

^eMATH 341 can be replaced with MATH 261

^gMATH 465 can be replaced with MATH 361

^h REE 337 can be replaced with EE 343

ⁱHIST 357 can be replaced with HIST 356

^hMECH 323 can be replaced with ENGR 318

^kREE 333 can be replaced with REE 335 or REE 331

^l Choose from WRI 327 , WRI 350 , and WRI 410

^m Portland Metro students take ENGR 355 in fall and MECH 318 in winter

Renewable Energy Engineering Electives

Students in the BSREE program are required to complete 9 credits of technical electives classes. At least 3 of these classes must be REE 300-level or above and up to two courses from the following list: 300- or 400-level EE courses (except for EE 320), ENGR42X, or SEM42X. No more than three 1-credit courses are allowed. Enrollment in graduate-level courses at the undergraduate level requires special approval. Examples of acceptable elective courses are: