FYE Series: Engineering 133/EPICS (Part 2/3)

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To meet the first-year engineering course requirement, freshmen can take Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) and ENGR 133 opposed to the regular engineering courses (ENGR 131/132). To be admitted to the EPICS living learning community, which is optional but highly recommended, freshmen must apply during the housing process to be placed with other students who will be taking the EPICS course. If admitted, the students will register to take ENGR 133 instead of ENGR 131/132. ENGR 133 is only one semester, compared to the standard ENGR 131/132 courses, which take two semesters to complete.


The ENGR 133 route is slightly more challenging at first, but it is completely bearable. Enrolling in ENGR 133 requires freshmen to take a lab in EPICS for two semesters. EPICS teams meet for two hours a week in lab, and during this time, they work on real, hands-on projects. Through this experience, students are able to immediately apply the principles they have learned in ENGR 133 to a real-life problem. Through diverse teams that include upperclassmen, freshmen will also have the opportunity to network with and work alongside other Purdue students.
Lauren Comer, WE Link RPC Member, during her EPICS lab
Looking back, I am so happy that I took EPICS/ENGR 133 because my project gave me a lot to talk about during Industrial Roundtable, which is a large career fair held on campus. Most employers are already familiar with EPICS and are very impressed by the motivation of EPICS students to gain experience working on a team on real projects. I really enjoyed having the lab and working on a team to complete a project. EPICS gives you a chance to step up and take a larger role on your team, and it really allows you to apply the design process and other principles you learn in ENGR 133. In my opinion, ENGR 133 involves less focus on Excel and instead jumps into MATLAB very quickly to condense the length of the course into a single semester. I liked taking the course because it lightened my load substantially during the second semester when I was taking more difficult classes. I had more time to devote to those classes, and I had more time to focus on our project in EPICS lab.

Have any questions about EPICS or ENGR 133? Reach out and ask us at welink@purdue.edu!

Written by Lauren Comer
WELink Recruitment Project Committee Member
ChE 2021


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