First Year Essentials

First Year Program

Students admitted into the Bachelor of Applied Science program directly from secondary school will take the first-year engineering curriculum. 

Course Code Year One Curriculum Credits
APSC 169 Fundamentals of Sustainable Engineering Design 3
APSC 171 Engineering Drawing and CAD/CAM 3
APSC 172 Engineering Analysis I 3
APSC 173 Engineering Analysis II 3
APSC 176 Engineering Communication 3
APSC 177 Engineering Computation and Instrumentation 3
APSC 178 Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves 3 
APSC 179 Linear Algebra for Engineers 3
APSC 180 Statics 3
APSC 181 Dynamics 3
APSC 182 Matter and Energy I 3
APSC 183 Matter and Energy II 3
Total Credits 36 

Transfer students may need to contact Academic and Career Advising for advice on their first-year program but should review the pages on Transfer Credit and relating to Registration for Transfer Students.

Computer recommended specifications

  • PC (Windows 10) I7
  • RAM Minimum of 8GB (16GB  preferred)
  • STORAGE 1 TB hard drive (SSD preferred)
  • Good Graphic Card (gaming cards are the best for running SolidWorks)
  • If students prefer using the Mac platform, the laptop still needs at least 8GB of RAM but can run Parallels Desktop or Boot Camp to run dual (Windows) operating systems.

Calculator recommended specifications

Please review our School of Engineering Calculator Policy for Exams

Only two calculators are permitted for midterms and exams:

  • Texas Instruments TI-36X Pro
  • CASIO fx-991ES PLUS C

Both calculators are available through the bookstore. They include the following functionalities:

  • solar + battery powered
  • “natural” 4-line display
  • standard scientific operations (trig, hyp, exp, log, etc.)
  • complex numbers
  • numerical solver
  • roots of quadratic and cubic polynomials
  • simultaneous linear equations (up to 3 unknowns)
  • vector and matrix operations (real valued, up to 3×3)
  • numerical integrals and derivatives
  • statistics, regressions, and distributions
  • base 2, 8, 10, 16
  • stored variables and operations
  • constants and conversions
  • NOT programmable
  • NOT graphing capable
  • NO wireless functions
  • NO file storage