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Program checklist · B.S.

Rail Transportation Engineering

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
14.9999
Credits (computed from items)
112
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_70530c30
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

    16 items
    1. 4
    2. 3
    3. 3
    4. ECON 102
      Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. EDSGN 100
      Cornerstone Engineering Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. 3
    7. GEOSC 1
      Physical Geology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. 2
    9. 4
    10. 4
    11. RTE 301
      Railroad Industry Overview and Economic Regulation
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. RTE 402
      Railroad Operations Practicum
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. RTE 403
      Railroad Track Practicum
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. RTE 404
      Railroad Mechanical Practicum
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. RTE 406
      Railroad Capstone Project
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    16. STAT 401
      Experimental Methods
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    15 items
    1. 3
    2. 3
    3. 3
    4. 4
    5. 3
    6. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. 3
    8. 3
    9. 3
    10. 4
    11. 4
    12. 4
    13. RTE 302
      Railroad Track Location, Construction and Maintenance
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. RTE 303
      Railroad Operation and Safety
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. RTE 305
      Railroad Communications and Signals
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Additional Courses

    4 items
    1. CAS 100A
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
      or: CAS 100B Effective Speech
      3
    2. 3
    3. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      3
    4. Select 3 credits of technical electives from departmental list in consultation with adviser
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/altoona/rail-transportation-engineering-bs/. Captured page pages/0296.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.