Minor in Technology (For Non-Engineering Students Only)
Engineering and technology are integral parts of many careers and fields of study. As “technology” has become so prevalent in our lives and careers, more and more companies are demanding that their employees have a working knowledge in such areas as design, graphics, communications, hardware and software advances, etc. Consequently, college students majoring in non-technical disciplines are well advised to consider taking advantage of technology-related courses to bolster their skills, knowledge, and awareness in any of these areas. In order to provide a structure and formal recognition towards this end, the School of Engineering and Computer Science offers a Minor in Technology.
Minor in Technology Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 20 units and 5 courses with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn a minor in technology.
- Students must not major in engineering.
- Students must complete a program that consists of a minimum of twenty units with a minimum of five courses from the list of approved courses. A minimum of twelve units must be taken at Pacific.
- Courses towards a minor cannot be taken on a “pass/no credit” basis.
- Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in a minor program.
Course requirements include:
Students must complete a minimum of three courses from the School of Engineering & Computer Science (i.e., CIVL, ECPE, EMGT, ENGR, or MECH department prefixes) which add up to a minimum of eight units. (It is strongly recommended that students take ENGR 010 as one of these three classes. This course is intended for the freshman year.)
Students must take at least one, and no more than two of the “Computing Classes”.
Technology Minor Application: The student submits a Change of Program Form which is available on the registrar's website.
Approved Courses for the Technology Minor
| Engineering Classes | ||
| CIVL 015 | Civil Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| CIVL 022 | Geomatics | 3 |
| CIVL 132 | Environmental Engineering | 4 |
| CIVL 171 | Water and Environmental Policy | 3 |
| COMP 041 | Great Ideas in Computing | 4 |
| ECPE 041 | Circuits | 3 |
| ECPE 041L | Circuits Laboratory | 1 |
| ECPE 071 | Digital Design | 3 |
| ECPE 071L | Digital Design Lab | 1 |
| EMGT 170 | Project Decision Making | 4 |
| EMGT 172 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| EMGT 174 | Engineering Project Management | 3 |
| ENGR 010 | Dean's Seminar | 1 |
| ENGR 020 | Engineering Mechanics I (Statics) | 3 |
| ENGR 025 | Professional Practice Seminar | 1 |
| ENGR 181 | Professional Practice | 1-16 |
| ENGR 182 | Professional Practice | 1-16 |
| ENGR 183 | Professional Practice | 1-16 |
| ENGR 184 | Professional Practice | 1-18 |
| MECH 015 | Mechanical Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| MECH 100 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| General Technology Classes | ||
| BIOL 035 | Environment: Concepts and Issues | 4 |
| COMP 041 | Great Ideas in Computing | 4 |
| PHIL 035 | Environmental Ethics | 4 |
| RELI 146 | Technology, Ethics, and Religion | 4 |
| Computing Classes | ||
| Select at least one and no more than two of the following: | 3-8 | |
| Management Information Systems | ||
| Computers and Information Processing | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science | ||
| Computer Applications in Engineering | ||
| Music and Computer Technology | ||
| Basic Math and Science Classes | ||
| Select no more than two of the following: * | 4-10 | |
| Fundamentals of Chem | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Pre-calculus | ||
| Introduction to Finite Mathematics and Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Calculus III | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
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These courses serve as prerequisites for some of the above courses.
Courses are numbered in accordance with the general University system.
Courses labeled “ENGR'' are intended for all engineering students, while courses labeled “BENG,” “CIVL,'' “ECPE,'' “EMGT'' or “MECH'' are primarily intended for majors in the Bioengineering, Civil (CE), Electrical and Computer (ECE), Engineering Management (EMGT), and Mechanical (ME) departments. Courses labeled “COMP'' are taught in the Computer Science Department.
All engineering and computer science course prerequisites must be passed with a C- or higher grade.
* Fundamental skills are a prerequisite to all upper-division engineering and computer science courses.
* Note: Transfer courses must be graded C or better.
