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 |
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|
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