Several changes to the Engineering Science (E SC) major go into effect in Summer 2006. The changes came about due to assessment of the program by the ESM faculty based on feedback from students, instructors, and the ESM Industrial and Professional Advisory Committee as part of the E SC program assessment required by the accreditation board (ABET). The highlights of the changes include:

a reduction in overall program credits from 137 to 131;

the replacement of PHYS 237 and NUC E 307 with E SC 312; and,

an opportunity for students with interests in medicine, bioengineering, biotechnology, and chemistry to select foundational biology and chemistry courses.

Current students are encouraged to contact either Dr. Masters (cbm100@psu.edu) or Dr. Lissenden (lissenden@psu.edu) for additional.