FALL 2021 Trine Course Catalog

Project Lead the Way Tuition Scholarships – Main Campus

  • Value: $500 annually ($250 per semester) and may be renewed for up to three years for a total value of $2,000 over four years. This scholarship may be stacked on top of other Trine University merit-based awards, but not to exceed tuition
  • Renewal Criteria: must continue to pursue a Trine University engineering or technology degree and make satisfactory progress towards completing the degree.
  • Eligibility: must have completed a minimum of two PLTW high school courses with grade of “B” or better in each course and provide a transcript documenting these courses from a PLTW certified high school.
Program

Maximum 
Possible Trine
Transfer Credit1

 Remarks2
 Engineering    
 Biomedical Engineering 3  Need to take any 2 of the PLTW courses from the list below
 Chemical Engineering 7  2 credit hours of free electives per each PLTW courses listed below
 Civil Engineering 3  Need to take IED, POE, and at least one CEA, ES or EDD to earn 3 credits as Professional   Development Elective
 Computer Engineering 3  Need to take IED, POE, EDD and DE (or CIM) to earn 3 unrestricted elective credits
 Computer Science & Information   Technology 6

 CSA will transfer as CS 1113
 CSP will transfer as CSIT 163

 Design Engineering Technology 15  IED will transfer in as ETD 103
 POE will transfer in as ETD 203
 DE will transfer in as ETD 273
 Up to 6 additional credits may be granted as unrestricted elective credits
 Electrical Engineering 3  Need to take IED, POE, EDD and DE (or CIM) to earn 3 unrestricted elective credits
 Mechanical Engineering 6  IED, POE and/or AE will count as a maximum of 6 unrestricted elective credits
 Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering 6  IED, POE and/or AE will count as a maximum of 6 unrestricted elective credits
 Software Engineering 3  Need to take IED, POE, EDD, and DE (or CIM) to earn 3 unrestricted elective credits
 Biomedical Sciences    
 Biology 8  2 credit hours of electives per PLTW course below
 Chemistry  8  2 credit hours of electives per PLTW course below
 Biochemistry 8  2 credit hours of electives per PLTW course below
 Forensic Science 8  2 credit hours of electives per PLTW course below
 Exercise Science 8  2 credit hours of electives per PLTW course below
 Transfer credit subject to Department approval

Notes

1 These are the maximum possible unrestricted electives in each major.

2 Students must earn a “B” or better to earn credit.

PLTW Engineering Courses
AE = Aerospace Engineering
CEA = Civil Engineering and Architecture
CIM = Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CSA = Computer Science A
CSP = Computer Science Principles
DD = Engineering Design and Development
DE = Digital Electronics
IED = Intro to Engineering Design
ES = Environmental Sustainability
POE = Principles of Engineering

PLTW Biomedical Science Courses
BI = Biomedical Innovation
HBS = Human Body Systems
MI = Medical Interventions
PBS = Principles of Biomedical Science