GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (44 Semester Hours Credit)
Forty-four semester hours of credit in General Education Core courses are required as outlined on the NCCCS Curriculum Standards for Associate in Science degree programs. The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC)  Two English composition courses are required.

• ENG 111, Expository Writing, is required as the first composition course.
• The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  • ENG 112
  • ENG 114

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 SHC)  Three courses from three discipline areas are required.

• One course must be a literature course: ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262
• Two additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, music, philosophy, and religion.
  • Art (ART 111, 114, 115)
  • Drama (DRA 111)
  • Foreign Languages (FRE 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212)
  • Interdisciplinary Humanities (HUM 110, 120, 122, 130, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220)
  • Literature (ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262)
  • Music (MUS 110, 113)
  • Philosophy (PHI 215, 240)
  • Religion (REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221)
  • Speech/Communication (COM 110, 120, 231)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 SHC)  Three courses from three discipline areas are required.

• At least At least one course must be a history course: HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132
• Two additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology.
  • Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 221, 240)
  • Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
  • Geography (GEO 111)
  • Political Science (POL 120, 220)
  • Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
  • Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220, 225)
• One of the following courses is recommended:
  • ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics (3 SHC) or
  • ECO 251 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 SHC)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (20 SHC)

• Natural Sciences (12 SHC): The following courses are required:
  • CHM 151 General Chemistry I (4 SHC)
  • PHY 251 General Physics I (4 SHC)
  • PHY 252: General Physics II (4 SHC)
• Mathematics (8 SHC): The following courses are required.
  • MAT 271: Calculus I (4 SHC)
  • MAT 272: Calculus II (4 SHC)

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (22-24 Semester Hours Credit)

• Academic Related (1 SHC): ACA 122 College Transfer Success (1 SHC)
• Physical Education (2 SHC) activity courses are required at Sandhills Community College. Select two courses from the following activity courses (PED 110 is not an activity course.): PED 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 128, 129, 130, 135, 137, 138, 139, 142, 143, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 156, 160, 161, 162, 163, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181, 186, 187, 212, 215, 217, 218, 260, 262
• The following courses are required (7 SHC):
  • MAT 273: Calculus III (4 SHC)
  • MAT 285: Differential Equations (3 SHC)
• One of the following courses is required (3 SHC):
  • CSC 134: C++ Programming (3 SHC)
  • CSC 136: FORTRAN Programming (3 SHC)
• Students must select one of the following courses (3-4 SHC) to complete the program of study, depending on the engineering major selected and the university to which the student plans to transfer:
  • CHM 152: General Chemistry II (4 SHC)
  • DFT 170: Engineering Graphics (3 SHC)
  • EGR 220: Engineering Statics (3 SHC)
• Seven (7) additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required.

Note: Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language requirement, if applicable, prior to or after transferring to the senior institution.

** 3 SHC in Speech/Communication may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/Fine Arts: COM 110, 120, 231. Speech/Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the Associate in Science degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement for Engineering will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree: NCA&T, NCSU, UNC-C.

Admission to the Major
Grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Engineering. In choosing courses to meet both general education core requirements and other required hours, students should seek advice based on the program and track into which they desire to transfer.

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 68