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College of Engineering CODO requirements


Only credits from Purdue University will count towards CODO

CODO requirements listed are for the 2017 catalog term; students following prior catalog terms should check with the department for prior CODO requirements.

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Majors/Programs:

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 30
  • Minimum GPA: 3.2

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a grade of C- or better:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS only.
  • Students must have a 3.0 average GPA in any engineering, science, and math courses completed prior to CODO. This includes CS 15900 and CGT 16300 if taken.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics website.

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Agricultural Engineering (XEAG)

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following (courses taken at Purdue must be completed with at least a C-):

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • CODO into Agricultural Engineering is only applicable to students not in First Year Engineering. FYE students must follow the Transition to Major process.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Agricultural & Biological Engineering website.


Majors/Programs:

Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering (ENRE)

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a C- or better in each and a 2.0 average GPA:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • CODO into Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering is only applicable to students not in First Year Engineering. FYE students must follow the Transition to Major process.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For additional information, visit the Agricultural & Biological Engineering website.


Majors/Programs:

Biological Engineering (BIEN)

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following (courses taken at Purdue must be completed with at least a C-):

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS only.
  • CODO into Biological Engineering is only applicable to students not in First Year Engineering. FYE students must follow the Transition to Major process.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For additional information, visit the Agricultural & Biological Engineering website.

Biomedical Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Biomedical Engineering (BME)

At this time, Biomedical Engineering is not accepting CODO students from other Colleges/Schools at Purdue. Any student interested in BME must come from the First-Year Engineering program.

For more information, see the Biomedical Engineering FAQ website.

Chemical Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Chemical Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 3.3

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a 3.3 average GPA:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • ENGL 1060 or COM 11400

Other Requirements:

  • Of the 12 required credits taken at Purdue, 6 must be completed in technical and math coursework.
  • Students must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Chemical Engineering website.

Civil Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Civil Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 24
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements:

Students must complete a total of 24 credits from the list of courses below, with a minimum of a C- in all courses. Required courses:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500 (or equivalent)
  • PHYS 17200

Additional course options to reach 24 credit minimum:

Course Requirements:  Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Civil Engineering website.

Construction Engineering and Management

Majors/Programs:

Construction Engineering and Management

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 15
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a 2.5 average GPA:

  • MA 16500 or MA 16100
  • MA 16600 or MA 16200
  • CHM 11500
  • PHYS 17200 or ENGR 13100
  • One of the following:
    • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
    • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)
    • Science Selective (CS 15900, CHM 11600, BIOL 11000, or BIOL 11100)

Other Requirements: n/a

For more information, see this document with additional details about CODO requirements. You may also email CEM@purdue.edu or visit the Construction Engineering website.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Electrical Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 30
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a 2.5 average GPA (minimum grade of C- for each course):

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CS 15900 or CHM 11600 or BIOL 11000
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits in calculus-based engineering, science, and math courses at the Purdue-West Lafayette campus with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Electrical and Computer Engineering website.

Majors/Programs:

Computer Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 30
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0

Course Requirements:  

Students must complete the following courses with a 2.5 average GPA (minimum grade of C- for each course):

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CS 15900
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits in calculus-based engineering, science, and math courses at the Purdue-West Lafayette campus with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Electrical and Computer Engineering website.

Engineering Education

Majors/Programs:

Multidisciplinary Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5


Course Requirements:

Completion of all courses listed below with an average GPA of 2.0 and no grade lower than a C-:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • PHYS 17200
  • Science Selective (typically CS 15900 or CHM 11600)
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)
  • Transforming Ideas to Innovation I & II (typically ENGR 13100 and ENGR 13200)
  • A minimum of 6 credit hours of professional engineering course work (200 level or above) completed at Purdue University.

Other Requirements:

  • Students must submit a plan of study for the desired concentration that is endorsed by the Director or the MDE/IDES advisor. See Engineering Education website for details.
  • Average GPA of 2.0 or better in any Engineering courses (200-level or higher) completed prior to CODO.
  • Students on academic probation will not be accepted.

For more information, contact the MDE/IDES Advisor at cpekny@purdue.edu or ide@ecn.purdue.edu.

Environmental & Ecological Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE)

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 12
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a C- or better in each and a 2.0 average GPA:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CHM 11600
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Students must have a 2.0 average GPA in any 200-level or higher Engineering courses if completed prior to CODO.
  • Students must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Environmental and Ecological Engineering website.

First-Year Engineering

Majors/Programs:

First-Year Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 1
  • Minimum Credits: 10
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements:

To be eligible, a student must complete at least 10 credits from the following courses, with at least one course for a grade (or for the Spring 2020 semester, a P) from each of the following three categories:

  • Category 1: Any MA courses used on any P-WL Engineering degree requirements list.
  • Category 2: Any BIOL, CHM, CS, or PHYS courses used on any P-WL Engineering degree requirements list.
  • Category 3: An Introductory Engineering course, or a course from one of the following Foundational Outcomes lists: Written Communication, Oral Communication, Humanities, or Behavioral and Social Sciences.

A full list of the courses in each of these three categories is available on the FYE Website.

Other Requirements:

  • Submit First-Year Engineering CODO short-answer questions. (Required for Fall 2020 CODO students forward due to COVID-19 grading policy for Spring 2020)
  • Students will be admitted on a space available basis.
  • A CODO GPA will be calculated based on all graded courses from the P-WL campus in Categories 1 and 2, and one graded course from the P-WL campus from Category 3 (see FYE Website for information about how the Category 3 course is chosen).  Note: If the category 3 course selected was taken for a Pass in Spring 2020, it will not impact the CODO GPA. If more than one course is available in a single category, the course providing the most favorable CODO GPA will be selected.
  • All courses used in the calculation of the CODO GPA must have earned grades of C– or higher. Courses taken P/NP will not be used in calculating the CODO GPA.
  • All courses used to fulfill Category 1, 2, and 3 must be taken on the P-WL campus for a letter grade. For the Spring 2020 semester, a Pass will be accepted in lieu of a latter grade for any Category 1, 2, or 3 course.
  • A student may not be on academic probation.
  • Though CODO to FYE is space limited, CODO admission is guaranteed for students completing required courses with a CODO GPA of 3.20 or higher.

For more information, visit the First-Year Engineering Program website.

Industrial Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Industrial Engineering (IE-BSE)

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 30
  • Minimum GPA: 2.0

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a 2.0 average GPA:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500 or equivalent
  • PHYS 17200 or equivalent
  • FYE Science Selective (CS 15900, CHM 11600, or BIOL 11000)
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:  Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Industrial Engineering website or contact an Industrial Engineering advisor.

Materials Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Materials Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 30
  • Minimum GPA: 2.5

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a 2.0 average GPA:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • PHYS 17200
  • FYE Science Selective (CHM 11600 recommended)
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Student must be in good academic standing (not on probation).
  • Note that CHM 11600 and COM 11400 are part of the degree requirements in Materials Engineering and completing these beforehand is recommended.

For more information, visit the Materials Engineering website and refer to the current MSE Undergraduate Manual.

Mechanical Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Mechanical Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 3
  • Minimum Credits: 45
  • Minimum GPA: 3.4

Course Requirements:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • PHYS 17200
  • Science Selective (typically CS 15900 or CHM 11600)
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)
  • Transforming Ideas to Innovation I & II
  • A minimum of 12 credit hours of professional engineering course work (beyond FYE courses) must be taken from the Purdue West Lafayette Campus.

Other Requirements:

  • Students are admitted on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS only. Meeting the stated requirements does not guarantee admission into ME, rather these are the minimum requirements needed for eligibility. Eligible students will be reviewed holistically and accepted on a space available basis.
  • Students must earn a 3.4 average GPA or higher in any engineering, science, and math courses completed prior to CODO.
  • A minimum of 15 credits must be successfully completed in the CODOing semester.
  • Students on academic probation will not be accepted under any circumstances.

For more information, visit the Mechanical Engineering CODO website.

Nuclear Engineering

Majors/Programs:

Nuclear Engineering

General Requirements:

  • Minimum Semesters: 2
  • Minimum Credits: 30
  • Minimum GPA: 2.8

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the following courses with a 2.0 average GPA:

  • MA 16100 or MA 16500
  • MA 16200 or MA 16600
  • CHM 11500
  • CS 15900
  • PHYS 17200
  • Oral Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically COM 11400)
  • Written Communication Foundational Outcome course (typically ENGL 10600)

Other Requirements:

  • Students must have a 3.0 average GPA in any engineering, science, and math courses completed prior to CODO.
  • Students ust be in good academic standing (not on probation).

For more information, visit the Nuclear Engineering website or speak with a Nuclear Engineering academic advisor.