Academic Pathway

Routes to an undergraduate engineering degree. Click on the links below to see the full contents of the recommendations and publications that support these recommendations.

Institutional programs must assist students in acquiring the appropriate social and cultural capital needed for success within the dominant culture of the academy.

If a student begins the calculus sequence at a community college and has marginal performance, the student must be encouraged to complete the calculus sequence at the community college.

Departments must facilitate multiple entry points into the curriculum as few students new to engineering have the background knowledge or resources to know unequivocally where they best fit among the engineering disciplines.

Recognize that students who have difficulties in one engineering discipline can thrive in another.

Authentic representation of degree programs as challenging, but achievable, may enhance recruiting and retention of future and existing students.