Physics | Engineering

Concordia College offers pre-engineering programs in collaboration with North Dakota State University (NDSU) and the Institute of Technology (IT) at the University of Minnesota. Students may receive a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in applied science from Concordia and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from either NDSU or IT.

Majors available through the fully accredited programs at NDSU include agricultural and biosystems, civil, construction management, electrical, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering. Students ordinarily fulfill general liberal arts requirements and basic science requirements in their first two years at Concordia before beginning three years of intensive study in engineering at NDSU. In the first two years, students may register for some courses at NDSU through the Tri-College University exchange program . Students are encouraged to continue in the Tri-College course exchange program after transferring to NDSU (typically after the sophomore year). To be eligible for financial aid, students must be enrolled full time at one institution. Students who graduate from the engineering program and also complete Concordia requirements may also receive a B.A. from Concordia with a major in applied science. To receive a B.A. degree from Concordia, students must attend Concordia for two years, and must complete Discourse, Principia, Religion 100, physical education, and at least one course from each of the distribution areas. See the Core Curriculum section of this Catalog for core requirements.

Engineering students also have the option of participating in a three-two dual-degree program with IT at the University of Minnesota. In this five-year program, students spend their first three years at Concordia taking courses in physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer programming and the liberal arts. They finish the program by spending the next two years at the University of Minnesota taking engineering and applied science courses. All of Concordia’s core requirements must be met in the first three years. (The requirement for a minimum of 10 upper-level courses does not apply.) Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students receive a B.A. degree from Concordia in applied science and one of 10 undergraduate degrees from IT: aerospace, biomedical, biosystems and agricultural, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, geological, materials science or mechanical engineering.

The professional degrees available through the program are all accredited by the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology and meet the degree portion of the requirements for registration as a professional engineer.

Listed below is a typical two-year program of basic science and liberal arts requirements for students who intend to transfer to NDSU to complete an engineering degree after spending two years at Concordia.

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Typical Two-Year Curriculum for Pre-engineering