Grove City College

Grove City College offers a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) degree and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree. Both degrees are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone (410)347-7700. Each program of study begins with mathematics and science fundamentals and progresses to engineering science and design. Students learn to define and solve engineering problems as well as to understand the ethical nature of the engineering profession from a Christian viewpoint. The freshman curricula for the BSEE and BSME are similar (although not identical), and provide a measure of flexibility to incoming students while allowing time for an engineering career choice to be finalized. Opportunities for international study and travel are offered through partnerships with engineering schools in England and France.

The BSEE engineering program offers concentration options in either Electrical Engineering (EE) or Computer Engineering (CE). Both options feature a balance between theoretical courses and practical engineering design experiences. Specific design projects are included in each of the program's four years, beginning with a required group design project in Introduction to Engineering. Several courses in the sophomore and junior years also incorporate group design projects.
The electrical engineering design experience culminates in the senior year with the Senior Experience in Electrical Design (SEED). SEED is a comprehensive design experience, complete with research, problem definition, preliminary design, detailed design, implementation, testing and redesign. SEED participants are required to include in their project one or more advanced topics from the three stem courses: Control Systems, Communication Systems and Computer Systems. The climax of SEED comes in the second semester of the senior year when students present oral and written reports to engineering professionals from nearby industries who judge the teams on various aspects of their designs.

Mechanical Engineering is the analysis and design of devices and systems that convert energy from one form to another and perform useful work. It is an engineering specialty that includes such diverse topics as materials science, thermodynamics, solid and fluid mechanics, heat transfer, manufacturing processes, control theory, vibration analysis, and project management. Mechanical engineers enjoy employment in a wide variety of areas including research, design, manufacturing, sales, education, and management.

The BSME curriculum starts with an exposure to the fundamentals of science and engineering and culminates in the senior capstone design experience. Freshmen are introduced to the fundamentals of chemistry, physics, calculus, engineering computations, the profession of engineering, and the design process. The emphasis of the sophomore year is on the analysis of problems in statics/dynamics, materials science, thermodynamics, and on the design and manufacturing process; students are exposed to modern machine shop practice through the fabrication of their own Stirling engines. They also learn to use Pro/Engineer, a state-of-the-art CAD tool. During the junior year, analysis skills are honed in engineering math, circuit analysis, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mechanics of materials. Sound experimental and design techniques are reinforced in the required laboratory sequence. Students receive a solid grounding in dynamic systems analysis and simulation, machine design, and computer-aided stress analysis.