First-Year Engineering at Purdue

Beginning engineering students enroll in the First-Year Engineering Program and complete a common first year curriculum before moving to their major (Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, etc.). The First-Year Engineering program serves about 2,500 students each year, including new students, students transferring from other universities, and students moving from another academic unit at the West Lafayette campus to engineering.

First-year students take math, chemistry, physics, English, and communications courses plus the ENGR 131-132 sequence which is taught by Engineering Education (ENE) faculty. In ENGR 131-132, students cover topics such as data visualization and analysis, ethics, engineering design, application of basic programming to the solution of engineering problems, development of mathematical models to solve engineering problems, teamwork skills, and professional communications. In First-Year Engineering, students from a wide range of backgrounds develop a common knowledge base and skill set they will need as they move through their engineering degree program. ENE employs ten advisors who help the first-year students plan their course of study and provide many of the resources students need as they make the transition to college life.

The mission of this student-oriented program is to advise, prepare, and retain outstanding students for degree programs in Purdue's College of Engineering.

Advising Information

Talk to an FYE Advisor

make an appointment to meet with your FYE advisor
check the FYE advisor's walk-in schedule
other common advisor questions

FYE Requirements

list of required courses and a typical plan of study for FYE students
general education requirements in FYE
guidance on the Science Selective
courses that can be substituted for FYE requirements
information about how the EAI is calculated
information about AP credit
substitute courses at Purdue regional campuses and transfer courses at other universities
the "four semester" rule

Registration portal (mypurdue.purdue.edu), including MyPurduePlan

Transition to Major (T2M) process

Think Summer

opportunities for taking courses in the summer
opportunities for professional advancement in summer
link to the Purdue Transfer Credit Database to see if a summer course elsewhere will transfer in as an FYE course