| Motto | Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1914 |
| Dean | Alberto Cuitino |
| Undergraduates | 2,420 |
| Location | ,, US |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.soe.rutgers.edu |
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TheSchool of Engineering atRutgers University was founded in 1914 as the College of Engineering. It was originally a part of the Rutgers Scientific School, which was founded in 1864.[1] The school has seven academic departments, with a combined undergraduate student enrollment of over 2,400 students.[2] It offers over 25 academic and professional degree programs. These include several interdisciplinary programs, such as Environmental Engineering (formerly calledbioenvironmental engineering orbioresource engineering) with the Department of Environmental Science, and the graduate program inmechanics.
The Rutgers School of Engineering is composed primarily of seven academic departments. All of the degree programs offered are certified by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
In addition, the School also has undergraduate programs inapplied sciences and in Environmental Engineering (formerly known asBioenvironmental Engineering),[3] and also a graduate program in mechanics.[4] The joint SoE/SEBS environmental engineering program is separate from the SoE-only civil and environmental engineering program. Students who chose to pursue a degree in applied sciences also have to option to select a concentration inPackaging Engineering,Engineering Physics,Biomedical Science, orPremed.[5]
The school offers the Bachelor of Science (B.S.),Master of Science (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. Graduate students are technically enrolled in theGraduate School-New Brunswick, and not directly in the School of Engineering. For this reason, all graduate degrees are awarded to a student by the Graduate School-New Brunswick on successful completion of one or more of the degree programs listed below.
The SoE also offers a five-year B.S./M.B.A. program in conjunction with theRutgers Business School. Students who opt for this program are, however, required to meet certainGPA andGMAT score requirements, and are required to apply to the program in theSpring semester of theirJunior year.[6]
A combined M.S. anddiploma course is also offered by the School of Engineering and thevon Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics inBelgium.[7]
The SoE is also home to the Rutgers-UMDNJ PhD Training Program in Biotechnology, which has received support from theNational Institutes of Health for over 20 years.[citation needed]
The Rutgers School of Engineering is home to several research centers, and is also affiliated with other research centers throughout Rutgers University. These large-scale research centers are typically funded through variousNew Jersey andfederal grants, and also through corporate sponsorships. Also, numerous smaller research laboratories exist within the various academic departments of the SoE.
An (incomplete) list of the research centers is provided below:[8]
The School of Engineering has astudent governing organization, the Engineering Governing Council (EGC). The EGC functions as a liaison between students and members of thefaculty, distributes funds to the various engineering academic societies active within the SoE, and generally represents the students of the SoE in the Rutgers University Community.[9]
Several national and international student and professional engineering organizations also have branches or chapters at the Rutgers School of Engineering, and listed below[10][11]
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