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Virginia Tech

ENGE-1216: Foundations of Engineering

Description: A first-year sequence to introduce general engineering students to the profession. 1215 (2 credit) data collection and analysis, engineering problem-solving, mathematical modeling, contemporary software tools, professional practices and expectations (e.g. effective communication, working in teams, ethics), and the diversity of fields and majors within engineering. 1216 (2 credits): data collection and analysis, engineering problem-solving, mathematical modeling, design, contemporary software tools, professional practices and expectations (e.g. communication, teamwork, ethics). 1215: Design Lab/Studio (3L, 2C), 1216: Design Lab/Studio (3L, 2C).

Pathways: 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 2 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 198

Average GPA: 3.66 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 61.79%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.34%

Alvarez Juan David Ortega202473.5%20.4%4.3%0.4%1.0%0.5%3.6312
Tyne Natalie C Van202467.0%23.8%6.3%1.1%1.5%0.4%3.5124
Mark V Huerta202371.8%20.1%5.4%0.6%1.3%0.8%3.596
William M Butler202064.6%26.9%6.0%0.5%1.3%0.7%3.5110
Walter C Lee202269.0%19.6%7.4%3.1%1.0%0.0%3.496
Catherine A Twyman202477.5%16.5%4.2%1.0%0.4%0.4%3.6717
Benjamin D Chambers202478.2%14.9%4.2%1.4%1.1%0.2%3.6418
Matthew B James202385.4%10.9%2.7%0.4%0.3%0.3%3.7815
Jennifer Benning202379.9%15.6%2.9%0.7%0.8%0.1%3.7015
Douglas Tameka Clarke202477.6%16.1%2.9%1.7%1.2%0.6%3.665
Michelle M Soledad202482.2%9.6%3.9%0.8%1.7%1.7%3.715
David T Gray202188.2%9.1%1.5%0.9%0.1%0.1%3.8211
Cassondra Wallwey202476.9%16.6%4.2%0.8%0.9%0.6%3.665
Emily H Dogan202480.9%15.8%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.3%3.764
Benjamin J Goldschneider202381.6%13.4%4.2%0.7%0.0%0.0%3.752
Diana Bairaktarova202377.7%15.8%4.3%0.8%1.4%0.0%3.645
Jenny L Lo202484.1%9.1%4.7%1.1%0.5%0.4%3.7416
Arefeh Mohammadi202186.5%8.8%2.3%0.6%1.8%0.0%3.758
David S Goldsmith201969.2%25.7%2.9%1.4%0.7%0.0%3.574
Jeremi S London201974.3%19.9%5.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681
Nicole Pitterson201981.4%15.8%2.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.761
Kenneth J Reid202089.0%9.4%0.8%0.0%0.8%0.0%3.812
Aparna P Shah202472.0%20.3%4.2%2.8%0.0%0.7%3.622
Nistha Tandiya201966.6%18.5%11.1%0.0%3.7%0.0%3.361
Sarah A Blackowski202285.4%10.5%1.4%1.4%1.4%0.0%3.742
Genevieve S Gural201965.5%13.7%20.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.411

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W