During the program all entering students meet with an engineering faculty advisor to determine their fall quarter schedules. Standard courses meet three times per week for 65 minutes each. This course meets once per week in small sections and focuses on decision-making and tools for success in studying engineering. These four individuals also form the student's advising team for the freshman year. This course also meets once per week in small sections and focuses on preparation for the first cooperative education experience.
Students develop self-assessments, goal statements, resumes and interviewing techniques.
Panels of cooperative education employers and upper-class engineering students discuss the expectations of the engineering workplace. User Friendly First Quarter Examination Policy Exam schedules are coordinated so that first-year engineering students do not have two major exams scheduled on the same day during the first quarter at Northeaster University. If a new engineering student encounters transition difficulties during the first quarter in our program the schedule of freshman courses can be spread across four quarters rather than three. Students who choose this path pay tuition for the Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters. No tuition is charged for the additional Summer Quarter.