What is the E&T Program?
What majors are there in the E&T Program?
Which courses will I take in the E&T
Program?
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Beginning in September 2000 with the incoming class of 2004, Lehigh University is offering a state-of-the-art honors degree program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship and Technology (E&T). The very demanding E&T program is a carefully planned integration of courses in business and engineering with additional requirements in mathematics, science, English and the humanities. In addition, students are required to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language. Graduates of the E&T program will emerge with a unique set of skills and competencies, prepared to lead the corporate world in the 21st century.
The E&T Program is offered jointly by the P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Business and Economics. The impetus for the program comes from University President Gregory C. Farrington who has long recognized the need for today's leaders in business and industry to have a sound foundation in both management and technical disciplines.
At the end of four years and a minimum of 137 credits, students will receive a single Bachelor of Science Degree in Entrepreneurship and Technology. Students enrolled in the program and in satisfactory standing are able to transfer to a dual-degree (a BS in Business and Economics and a BS in an engineering field) at any time, and still stay within the honors program cohort. The time necessary to complete this option would typically be five years and would depend upon the curriculum selected and the number of advanced placement credits.
The E&T Program directly addresses the constantly changing realities of the new industrial and professional marketplace: rapid technological innovation; diffusion and obsolescence; emergence of new standards; short product life-cycles and decaying margins due to increased global competition; and outcome-focused development and delivery of new products and services. Organizations now seek new forms of competition based on cooperation, often pooling physical and intellectual resources to speed up the profitable design, development, manufacturing and delivery of products and services. These changes in the marketplace demand new capabilities, which can only come with the combination of the technical with the commercial.
The hallmark of this integrated program will be graduates with a unique set of skills and competencies. In addition to the mastery of the concepts and procedures taught in individual courses in each college, the E&T program develops competencies that require an integrated knowledge from both engineering and business such as:
What majors can I take in the E&T Program?
Students in the E&T Program can major in virtually any area of business
or engineering that Lehigh offers. Each student will elect a major in either
business and economics or engineering after the freshman year. Students
wanting to major in an area of business can select from any of the traditional
majors in the College of Business and Economics including:
Accounting
Business
Information Systems
Economics
Finance
Management
Marketing
Students wishing to major in an engineering field are able to select
from most of the traditional majors of the Rossin College of Engineering
and Applied Science including:
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering and Computer
Science
Industrial Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
and Engineering Mechanics
You can visit each department's web site for information on course offerings and faculty.
Which courses will I take in the E&T Program?
With a rigorous requirement of 137 credit hours in only four years, the E&T Program is not for the squeamish -- it's intended for the University's brightest students who are not afraid to work hard and who are interested in being uniquely qualified to become leaders in business and industry. The program is created in the Lehigh tradition -- admit very good students; challenge them to work hard in a demanding and innovative environment; graduate men and women with the skills and talents that are necessary for success in today's rapidly evolving workplace.
The 137 credits of the E&T Program can be broken down as follows:
| Area | Credits | Details |
| English Composition and Literature | 6 | Engl 1 and 2 Composition and Literature I and II |
| Humanities and Social Science | 9 | Must include Comm 130 Public Speaking
or SSP 135 Human Communication May be used to help satisfy foreign language requirement |
| Computing | 3 | Engr 1 Engineering Computations
or CSc 11 Introduction to Computing |
| Math and Science Core | 30 | Math 21, 22, 23 and 231 Calculus I, II and III and Probability and
Statistics
Physics 11, 12, 21 and 22 Introductory Physics I and II Chem 21 and 22 Introductory Chemical Principles |
| Engineering Core | 20 | A coherent set of engineering courses developed for each particular major |
| Business and Economics Core | 33 | A coherent set of business and economics courses including:
Acct 151 and 152 Introduction to Financial Accounting I and II BIS 211 Management Information Systems Eco 1, 115 and 129 Principles, Applied Micro Analysis and Money and Banking Fin 125 Introduction to Finance Law 201 Legal Environment of Business Mgt 280 Management of People and Operations Mkt 111 Contemporary Marketing |
| Major | 18 | Specific major in business or engineering |
| Integrated Courses in E&T | 12 | Freshman year course (3 credits)
Sophomore and junior year seminars (3 credits) Senior year capstone course (6 credits) |
| Free Electives | 6 | May be taken from any department in the University |
| Summer Internships | 0 | At least one professional internship is required
Other internships, including an international internship, are strongly encouraged |
| TOTAL | 137 | This is a minimum number of credits
The actual number of credits taken would depend upon advanced placement credits |
The E&T Program's Co-Directors are:
| Robert H. Storer
Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering |
Stephen G. Buell
Professor of Finance and Business Information Systems |
| H. S. Mohler Lab 200
200 West Packer Avenue Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18017 |
Rauch Business Center 37
621 Taylor Street Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18017 |
| Phone: (610) 758-4436
Fax: (610) 758-4886 |
Phone: (610) 758-3436
Fax: (610) 758-6429 |
| email: rhs2@lehigh.edu
URL: http://www.lehigh.edu/~rhs2/rhs2.html |
email: sgb2@lehigh.edu
URL: http://www.lehigh.edu/~sgb2/sgb2.html |
How do I apply to the E&T Program?
Admission to the Entrepreneuship and Technology Program is highly selective, with annual admission limited to only 50 students. The University's Office of Admissions (610-758-3100) can explain the procedure for applying to the program.
It is possible that a small number of exceptional students may be admitted to the program following the completion of their freshman year. Admission at this point would be highly competitive and based upon freshman year GPA and faculty recommendations.