Associate in Engineering

Expenses estimated over the two-year program timeline. 

*Program credit hours: 60 – $76.00 per credit hour in-state tuition, $268.00 per credit hour out-of-state tuition.

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Students must be eligible to enroll in MAT 271, Calculus I. Students who are not eligible to enroll in MAT 271 can take MAT 171, Precalculus Algebra and MAT 172, Precalculus Trigonometry, and then be admitted into the Associate in Engineering.

To be eligible for the transfer of credits under the Associate in Engineering to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Articulation Agreement, Associate in Engineering graduates must obtain a grade of “C” or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Courses                                                                                      Semester Hours

GENERAL EDUCATION (45-46 SHC)*................................................. 45-46

The general education courses include study in the areas of English composition; humanities and fine arts; social and behavioral sciences; natural sciences and mathematics. 

UNIVERSAL GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER COMPONENT (UGETC) Courses that are not classified as UGETC are italicized

English Composition (6 SHC) ................................................................ 6

Two English composition courses are required:

ENG-111 and ENG-112

Humanities/Fine Arts and Communication (6 SHC) ...................... 6

Humanities: Choose one:

Literature (ENG-231, 232, 241, 242)

Philosophy (PHI-215, 240)

Fine Arts and Communication: Choose one:

Art (ART-111, 114, 115)

Communication (COM-231)

Music (MUS-110, 112)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 SHC)...................................................... 6

One course required:

Economics (ECO-251)

Select second course from the following:

History (HIS-111, 112, 131, 132)

Political Science (POL-120)

Psychology (PSY-150)

Sociology (SOC-210)

Mathematics (12 SHC)........................................................................... 12

Calculus I (MAT-271) is the lowest level math course that will be accepted by the engineering programs for transfer as a math credit. Students who are not calculus-ready must take additional math courses.

Calculus (MAT-271, 272, 273) Note: MAT-273 is not a UGETC course.

Natural Sciences (12 SHC).................................................................... 12

Take all of the following:

Chemistry (CHM-151)

Physics (PHY-251, 252)

ADDITIONAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS (3-4 SHC)* 3-4

Select one course (not used elsewhere) from the following:

Biology (BIO-111)

Chemistry (CHM-152)**

Communication (COM-110, 231)

Economics (ECO-252)

Geology (GEL-111)**

Humanities (HUM-110)

Philosophy (PHI-240)

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED (45-46 SHC) 45-46

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (15 SHC)....................................................... 15

Academic Transition (1 SHC)

The following course is required:

ACA-122 College Transfer Success................................................ 1

Students must complete ACA-122 within the first 30 hours of enrollment.

Pre-major Elective (2 SHC)

EGR-150 Introduction to Engineering................................................... 2

Other General Education and Pre-major Elective Hours (12 SHC)

Select 12 SHC from the following courses classified as pre-major, elective, or general education courses (not used elsewhere) within the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.  Students should choose courses appropriate to the specific university and engineering major requirements.

Biology (BIO-111)

Chemistry (CHM-152, 251, 252)**

Communication (COM-110, 231)

Computer Science (CSC-134, 151)

Drafting (DFT-170)

Economics (ECO-252)

Engineering (EGR-220)

Geology (GEL-111)**

Humanities (HUM-110)

Mathematics (MAT-285)

Physical Education (PED-110)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS CREDIT (SHC) IN PROGRAM 60-61***

*Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

**Students pursuing a 4-year Chemical Engineering degree will need CHM-251 and CHM-252. CHM-152 is a prerequisite to CHM-251.

**Students pursuing a 4-year Civil Engineering degree will need GEL-111.

***One semester hour of credit may be included in a 61 SHC associate in engineering program of study.  The transfer of this hour is not guaranteed.

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