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3/2 Cooperative Program in Engineering

This five-year dual degree is begun at Lock Haven University with three years of pre-engineering and general education courses and completed at an approved engineering institution (2 years). Currently, LHU has a cooperative agreement with the University Park and Behrend campuses of Penn State University. After completing the three years at LHU, you may opt to attend one of these schools or transfer to another engineering school for the next two years. After completing the five-year program, you will receive a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science in physics from Lock Haven University and a bachelor of science in engineering from the final school.

If you opt for Penn State under the LHU agreement, you may choose one of the following engineering specialties:
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Agricultural & Biological Engineering
  • Materials Science & Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Bioengineering
  • Environmental Systems
  • Civil Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Geo-Environmental Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering

Career Opportunities

The demand for engineers remains robust in most parts of the country. With your engineering degree, you will solve technical and practical problems working in such areas as electronics, industry, transportation, aerospace, petroleum and natural gas, and many other sub-specialities. You may also go on to attend graduate school for further study.
4 + 2 Program M.S. degree program with Penn State University Engineering Science & Mechanics Department

If you graduate with your B.S. in Physics or B.S. in Applied Physics (Nanotechnology) with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, you will be considered for admission to the Master of Science degree program in Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State University. If you graduate with a GPA of 3.4 or higher, you may receive a full assistantship or scholarship to complete the M.S. program.

Facilities

LHU boasts some of the latest technology including laboratories in modern physics, optics and electronics. We have numerous computers with access to the Internet, advanced programming tools, and interfacing hardware and software for laboratory use. Ulmer Hall is equipped with a Spitz Laboratories, Inc. Model A4 Planetarium. The planetarium has a 30 ft. dome which displays the celestial sphere, simulating the night sky for all seasons.

Faculty

All pre-engineering faculty have their doctoral degrees. Your classes and labs will be taught by these professors, not graduate assistants.

Our Faculty

The quality of your education depends on the quality of the faculty. At LHU, you will be taught by professors who are dedicated to your success, not graduate assistants. All tenure-track faculty in the Geology and Physics Department have their doctoral degrees and have worked in their fields, bringing real-world experience into your classroom. Your professors will always be available to help you understand the coursework and answer your questions.

Anura Goonewardene, Ph.D., Department Chair
223 Ulmer Hall (570) 484-2079 agoonewa@lhup.edu
Professor of Physics
Director of Nanotechnology
Experimental Surface, Physics/Solid State Physics

Michael Cullin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Science Education
Understanding the nature of science and scientific inquiry, specifically scientific models & modeling

Loretta Dickson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geology
Igneous Petrology, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Structural Geology, Volcanology, Gemstones

Md. Khalequzzaman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geology
Hydrology, Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry Coastal Oceanography, GIS

John D. Reid, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
Experimental Particle Physics, High Energy & Heavy Ion Physics

Indrajith Senevirathne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Surface Physics, Structure, Thermodynamical and Kinetic Stability of Nano Particles, Plasmonics of Nano Structures

Marian Tzolov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Photovoltaics, Organic and Molecular Electronics, Solid State Spectroscopy

James Wheeler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
Relativistic Astrophysics of Hot Dense Systems

Thomas Wynn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geology
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Paleontology and GIS