Engineering Advising at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Industrial Engineering and Pre-engineering/Transfer Engineering Programs
If you are going to major in industrial engineering you should be advised by faculty in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Technology. If you are interested in the pre-engineering/transfer engineering programs, then Dr. Ben Doughty in the physics department should be your advisor.
If you are not sure which engineering field is right for you, or who should be your advisor, this page is for you. Many students do not really know about the various kinds of engineering or the difference between technology, science, and engineering. This page is intended to explain some of the differences and help students decide
What Engineering Advisor Should You Choose?
( or what kind of engineer do you want to be and where will you graduate?)
ENGINEERING is the application of science and mathematics to the solution of relevant problems in society. Engineering majors are required to complete mathematics courses through calculus, differential equations, and above.
TECHNOLOGY degree programs apply scientific and engineering skills combined with technical skills in support of engineering and production activities. Technologists fit somewhere between the craftsman and the engineer at the end of the spectrum closest to the engineer.
SCIENTIST: In addition to engineering and technology curricula, Texas A&M University-Commerce offers other degree programs which enable graduates to function in engineering positions as evidenced by the quality and success or our graduates. These options include: majors in applied physics, physics, mathematics, and computer science.
Traditional Engineering Degrees – areas of development and design:
Aeronautical – airplanes, water craft, etc. Chemical – plastics, medicines, etc. Civil – roads, bridges, public facilities, etc. Computer – computer hardware and software systems, etc. Electrical – power plants, electronics, computers, etc. Environmental – recycling, cleaning the environment, etc. Industrial – integration of people, materials, information, machines and systems, etc. Mechanical – machine design, automotive, new materials, etc.
So Where Should You Be Advised?
If you plan on graduating from Texas A&M University-Commerce with an industrial engineering degree or from an engineering technology degree then you should be advised by the IET department.
If you plan to transfer to another university to graduate in any of the engineering programs then you should be advised by Dr. Ben Doughty who is the pre-engineering advisor for A& M-Commerce. Click here for information relevant to the pre-engineering/transfer engineering programs.
If you plan to graduate from one of the areas such as physics, applied physics, mathematics, or computer science then you should contact those departments for academic advising.