KSAWorks
KSAWorks
Knowledge • Skills • Abilities
Program checklist · B.S.

Energy Engineering

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
14.9999
Credits (computed from items)
116
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_4caaad0b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    3 items
    1. EE 211
      3
    2. MATH 251
      4
    3. PHIL 103
      Ethics
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    20 items
    1. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    3. CHEM 112
      Chemical Principles II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. EGEE 302
      Principles of Energy Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. EGEE 304
      Heat and Mass Transfer
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. EGEE 411W
      Energy Science and Engineering Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. EGEE 430
      Introduction to Combustion
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. EGEE 437
      Design of Solar Energy Conversion Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. EGEE 441
      Electrochemical Engineering Fundamentals
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. EGEE 451
      Energy Conversion Processes
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. EGEE 464W
      Energy Design Project
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. EME 301
      Thermodynamics in Energy and Mineral Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. EME 303
      Fluid Mechanics in Energy and Mineral Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. EMSC 100S
      Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar
      As published: “Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar 1”
      3
    15. ENGL 202C
      3
    16. MATH 140
      4
    17. MATH 141
      4
    18. MATH 231
      2
    19. PHYS 211
      4
    20. PHYS 212
      4

    Additional Courses

    6 items
    1. CHEM 202
      Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I
      3
    2. EME 460
      Geo-resource Evaluation and Investment Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      or: IE 302 Engineering Economy
      3
    3. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. EBF 200
      Introduction to Energy and Earth Sciences Economics
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ECON 14
      Principles of Economics
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ECON 102
      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    6 items
    1. CMPSC 200
      Programming for Engineers with MATLAB
      or: CMPSC 201 Programming for Engineers with C++
      3
    2. Select 3 credits from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ENGL 30H
      Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ESL 15
      ESL Composition for American Academic Communication II
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ENGL 137H
      3

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    5 items
    1. Select 3 credits of Material Science electives from an approved list in consultation with an adviser.
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. Select 6 credits of professional courses from an approved list in consultation with an adviser. Other substitutions outside the approved list must be approved by petition.
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    3. Select 9 credits of technical electives from a broad list of energy related courses across colleges at Penn State. A list of suggested courses from energy-related departments at Penn State is provided. (Students may apply 6 credits of ROTC to some of the elective choices.)
      Not resolved to a course
      9
    4. Select 6 credits of Energy Systems electives from an approved list in consultation with an adviser.
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    5. Select 6 credits of Fuel Science electives from an approved list in consultation with an adviser.
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/energy-engineering-bs/. Captured page pages/0485.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.