Goss Scholars Curriculum

Most students in Goss Scholars enroll in a 2-semester sequence of engineering design coursework that introduces students to the engineering profession using physics-based, multidisciplinary, societally relevant content. Students develop engineering approaches to systems, generate and explore creative and innovative ideas, and use of computational methods to support design decisions. Design challenges and projects will explore a wide range of natural phenomena experimentally and computationally (utilizing Matlab and Python) and engage students in innovative thinking across the engineering disciplines at Purdue. Students experience the process of design and analysis in engineering including how to work effectively in teams of 4 all semester long. Students also develop skills in project management, engineering fundamentals, oral and graphical communication, logical thinking, and modern engineering tools. The completion of this track satisfies the first-year engineering sequence as well as the FYE physics requirement. 

ENGR 16100- Honors Introduction to Innovation and the Physical Sciences  of Engineering Design 1 (4 credits - Fall Semester)

ENGR 16200- Honors Introduction to Innovation and the Physical Sciences of Engineering Design 2 (4 credits - Spring Semester)

New in 2021, students with incoming Physics AP score of 5 may enroll in the 1-semester sequence of accelerated engineering design coursework that introduces students to the engineering profession using computationally focused projects with multidisciplinary, societally relevant content. Students develop engineering approaches to systems, generate and explore creative and innovative ideas, and use of computational methods to support design decisions. Design challenges and projects will explore a wide range of natural phenomena experimentally and computationally (utilizing Matlab and Python) and engage students in innovative thinking across the engineering disciplines at Purdue. Students experience the process of design and analysis in engineering including how to work effectively in teams of 4 all semester long. Students also develop skills in project management, engineering fundamentals, oral and graphical communication, logical thinking, and modern engineering tools. Students are expected to complete an Honors contract e.g., by incorporating a Milestones certification, to obtain 4 Honors College credits for any Honors College student. The completion of this course with Honors contract satisfies the first-year engineering sequence but not the FYE physics requirement and provides 4 Honors credits for any Honors College student. 

ENGR 13000 - Transforming Ideas into Innovation (4 credits - Fall Semester) 

A smaller subset of students with incoming Physics AP score of 5 may wish to enroll in the 2-semester sequence of Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) which provide students an opportunity to earn academic credit while engaging in authentic and extended research and design projects related to active areas of Purdue faculty members research and national, international, and industry-sponsored design challenges. The associated courses introduce students to the engineering professions using multidisciplinary, societally relevant content. Students will develop engineering approaches to systems, generate and explore creative ideas, and use quantitative methods to support design decisions. Students will experience the process of design and analysis in engineering including how to work effectively in teams, and will develop skills in project management, engineering fundamentals, oral and graphical communication, logical thinking, and modern engineering tools (e.g., Excel, Python, and MATLAB). The 2-credit first semester design course is an accelerated introduction to design with an emphasis will be placed on computing logic development and builds upon the co-requisite experience of the students VIP experience which spans both semesters. Students are expected to complete an Honors contract e.g. by incorporating a Milestones certification, to obtain 4 Honors College credits for any Honors College student. The completion of this course with Honors contract satisfies the first-year engineering sequence but not the FYE physics requirement and provides 4 Honors credits for any Honors College student. 

ENGR 13300 - Transforming Ideas into Innovation (2 credits - Fall Semester) 

VIP 17911 - (1 credit - Fall Semester) 

VIP 17912 - (1 credit - Spring Semester)