Pre-Engineering
Pre-Engineering
Wofford offers several paths toward a career in engineering: a traditional four-year degree in a major such as physics followed by graduate school or a dual-degree program with Clemson University or Columbia University. Both produce engineers with the expertise to tackle problems coupled with the background and breadth to offer creative solutions and innovative perspectives.
Meet Dr. Mackay Salley ’95
Dr. Mackay Salley, professor of physics, teaches both first-year students and majors. Salley, who advises pre-engineering students, enjoys working with Wofford students on undergraduate research projects and traveling and studying with them during the college’s January Interim.
Meet Grant Wollam ’21
Grant Wollam, a physics and finance double major, is an engineer with Quanta Technology. While at Wofford, he was a student-athlete and a participant in the Launch Entrepreneur Program. He co-founded the startup Tech Shelf and has a design patent for the technology. Wollam earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University.
Standard curriculum for pre-engineering students majoring in physics:
| Fall | Spring | |
|---|---|---|
| First year | PHYS 141 | PHYS 142 |
| MATH 181 | MATH 182 | |
| Sophomore year | PHYS 211 | PHYS 221 |
| MATH 212 | MATH 240 | |
| CHEM 123 | CHEM 124 | |
| PHYS 371L | PHYS 372L | |
| Junior year | PHYS 331 | PHYS 206 |
| COSC | PHYS Elective | |
| PHYS Elective | PHYS 311 | |
| ECON 201 or 202 | PHYS Elective |