The Mountaineer Grand Challenge Scholar Program at West Virginia University is a framework providing students with unique educational opportunities and experiences to help them become the next generation in 21st century engineers, scientists and citizens who have a firm understanding of global and societal issues. Students will participate in five educational aspects in order to complete the M-GSCP that includes interdisciplinary, research, entrepreneurial, global and service learning components hopefully leading toward a new Grand Challenges minor. As part of the program, students may receive educational enhancement awards to support travel for study, research or internships abroad; research activities; or other M-GSCP activities.
Download the PDF of the Engineering Track tentative schedule.
Competencies
All competencies have similar requirements.
Coursework - One course (3 credit hours) needs to be taken from each of the competency categories listed below.
Identify an Experience (Experiential) - Submit a proposal to the steering committee to substitute an experiential activity (appropriate for each competency) for each component.
- Identify an experience (examples below).
- Interdisciplinary - EcoCar, Steel Bridge, Robotics team
- Research - SURE, research at partner university, student organization competition projects
- Entrepreneurship - WVU Launch Lab, business plan competitions, Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Global - SURE, research at partner university, student organization competition projects
- Service Learning - WVU Launch Lab, business plan competitions, Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Submit proposal to GGCS Committee
- Complete experience
- Submit proof of completion to GGCS Committee
Approved Courses
Classes are listed with respect to the competency they satisfy.
Note: A class needs to be completed from each area in order to complete the Global Grand Challenges program. If a class is not listed and it meets the nature of a competency, you may petition to have a class count for a specific area.
Interdisciplinary
- ADV 201
- AGEE 434
- ARE 201
- ARE 220
- BIOL 105
- BIOL 107
- BIOL 124
- BMEG 201
- BUSA 320
- CHEM 112
- CHEM 116
- CDFS 110
- COMM 112
- COUN 230
- DSGN 140
- DSGN 280
- DSM 130
- ENGR 210
- ENGR 310
- ENVP 155
- FDST 200
- GEOG 107
- GEOG 110
- GEOG 150
- GEOL 110
- GERO 212
- HIST (any 100 level)
- HONR 215
- HUM 101
- HUM 102
- HUM 107
- ID 110
- LARC 229
- LDR 201
- NAS 200
- PHIL 120
- PHIL 170
- PHIL 310
- PHYS 102
- PHYS 111
- POLS 101
- POLS 102
- POLS 103
- PSYC 101
- PR 215
- RPTR 142
- RPTR 239
- RELG 105
- RESM 140
- SOWK 147
- SOCA 101
- SOCA 105
- SOCA 207
- WMAN 150
- WMAN 160
- WGST 170
- WDSC 100
Research
- ADV 409
- ARHS 401
- BIOL 376
- BIOL 386
- BMEG 455
- BIOM 481
- CHE 456
- CHEM 376
- CDFS 250
- CE 479
- COMM 201
- CPE 481
- CS 481
- EE 481
- EXPH 470
- HIST 484
- IENG 472
- ULIB 200
- MAE 471
- MINE 484
- MDS 389
- NSG 465
- OTH 360
- PNGE 480
- POLS 487
- PSYC 202
- PSYC 204
- SOWK 360
- SOCA 311
- SOCA 356
- SOCA 357
- STAT 312
- STAT 331
Entrepreneurship
- ARE 421
- ART 380
- BCOR 460
- DSGN 480
- ENGR 450
- ENTR 300
- ENTR 415
- FDM 261
- HRMG 470
- IENG 474
- ID 330
- NSG 373
Global
- ARE 421
- ART 380
- BCOR 460
- DSGN 480
- ENGR 450
- ENTR 300
- ENTR 415
- FDM 261
- HRMG 470
- IENG 474
- ID 330
- NSG 373
Service Learning
- AFCS 499
- ART 499
- SRVL (1-6 courses)
Contacts
- Chemical and Biomedical Engineering - Thatcher Stevens
- Civil and Environmental Engineering - Jessica Francis
- Industrial and Management Systems Engineering - William "Billy" Fox
- Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering - Karoline Edmonds
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Mark Czerner
- Mining and Industrial Extension
- Mining Engineering
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
