Conference Session

Engineering Workforce Track - Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Engineering Workforce

engineering via engineering technology. For example, at the University of Toledo, ifa student applies to one of the engineering science departments and does not meet all of the entryrequirement (high school math requirement and GPA, ACT/SAT score, and high schoolchemistry), the student is automatically reviewed for engineering technology and is admittedonce they met the entry requirements. Once in an engineering technology program a student cantransfer to an engineering department by completing the requisite courses and maintaining acertain GPA; however African American students rarely pursue this pathway- either due to lackof information, or due to the psychological and motivational barriers.Future WorkFor the next phase of the project the survey