The Pre-Engineering degree is designed to provide students with concepts and methods of engineering and the foundation courses in math and sciences. The associate degree prepares students to continue their studies in a specified field of engineering at the university level. Students should be aware of the requirements of the intended university. Credits earned to complete the requirements of the General Education Core cannot be used to fulfill the required credits of the program.
Degree Requirements
The follow degree requirements are for the
2023-2024 Catalog. For other catalogs,
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Minimum of 62 Credit Hours
| General Education Core (32 credit hours) |
| Area I. Communications (9 credit hours) |
| COMM1130 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
| COMM2120 |
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| ENGL1110 |
Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL1120 |
Composition II |
3 |
| Area II. Mathematics (4 credit hours) |
| MATH1220 |
College Algebra |
4 |
| Area III. Laboratory Science (4 credit hours) |
| BIOL2610 |
Principles of Biology:Biodiversity, Ecology, andEvolution |
3 |
| CHEM1215 |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
| CHEM1215L |
General Chemistry I Lab |
1 |
| PHYS1230 |
Algebra-based Physics I |
3 |
| PHYS1230L |
Algebra-based Physics I Lab |
1 |
| Area IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours) |
| Area V. Humanities (3 credit hours) |
| Area VI. Creative and Fine Arts (3 credit hours) |
| Area VII. Electives (7 credit hours) |
| Elective 1 (3 credit hours) |
| Any additional course from areas III or IV |
| Elective 2 (4 credit hours) |
| Any additional course from areas II or III |
| Elective 3 (3 credit hours) |
| Any additional course approved by faculty advisor |
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| Concentration Requirements (26 credit hours) |
| BCIS1110 |
Intro to Information Systems |
3 |
| CS105 |
Introduction to Computer Science |
3 |
| CS121 |
Introduction to Programming |
4 |
| MATH1230 |
Trigonometry |
4 |
| MATH1520 |
Calculus II |
4 |
| STEM117 |
Introduction to Engineering |
3 |
| STEM250 |
STEM Capstone |
1 |
