CoRe Courses

CoRe’s academic program is based on the principle that engagement in meaningful engineering experiences early in students’ undergraduate careers supports their success and persistence to graduation. Through our courses, EGR 100 Introduction to Engineering Design and EGR 102 Introduction to Engineering Modeling, we strive to engage students across the disciplines in projects that pique their interest and give them a window into the profession by introducing students to the team design process and analytical tools used to solve complex engineering problems. Throughout both courses, students generate solutions and deliver them through written reports and oral presentations, with significant guidance from graduate teaching assistants, undergraduate learning assistants and the academic staff. Our course projects are typically open-ended and completed by interdisciplinary teams, leading to creative, divergent solutions. We also collaborate with our corporate partners, local non-profit agencies and other MSU entities to provide client-oriented and service-learning opportunities to early engineering students.

EGR 102: Introduction to Engineering Modeling

Introduction to Engineering Modeling introduces students to engineering problem solving and numerical modeling. The course focuses on advanced applications of Excel® and structured programming in MATLAB®.

EGR 291:

This class will introduce students to key principles that will provide them with the tools that they need for their academic and leadership success. Students will be introduced to engineering academic disciplines, study skills, time management skills, along with college and campus resources. This class is for all incoming first-year engineering undergraduate students. In collaboration with CoRe, students will also connect with their peers and learn effective professional communication strategies. Students will investigate both engineering successes and failures throughout use of multimedia resources and field trips to relevant campus locations.

Tutoring  

First-year engineering students may take advantage of free tutoring offered at our center in C105 Wonders Hall. Our students find this service to be extremely beneficial to their academic success. CoRe tutors are undergraduate engineering students with excellent academic records.

Tutoring is offered Sunday through Thursday evenings, 6pm to 10pm, and typically begins the third week of the semester, running through the week before final exams. Students have the opportunity to attend regular tutoring sessions, as well as mid-term and final exam review sessions, in the following subjects:

CEM 141- General Chemistry

MTH 103- College Algebra (includes MTH 103A and MTH 103B)

MTH 114- Trigonometry

MTH 116- College Algebra and Trigonometry

MTH 132- Calculus I

MTH 133- Calculus II

MTH 234- Calculus III

MTH 235- Differential Equations

PHY 183- Physics I

PHY 184- Physics II

Early Engineering Advising

Perhaps the most valuable resource we provide to you is our academic advisors.  You should visit your advisor each semester to check your progress toward your degree and get valuable insight and information on your academic and life goals.  The College of Engineering  employs academic advising professionals with advanced degrees in counseling, education, university administration and related fields. Our academic advisors  are available to help you plan an academic program that meets your educational and professional goals and to provide you with information you need to make wise educational and personal decisions. Advisors can help you explore engineering majors and career options and direct you to important campus resources for assistance with test-taking, study skills, career planning and much more.