General Education Requirements - AS in Pre-Engineering

Students pursuing an Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering degree must fulfill general education requirements as outlined here. The courses that will fulfill these requirements are listed below.

General Education Requirements

Communications (9 credits required)

Arts and Humanities (3 credits required)

Select one of these courses:

ART 101 - Art Appreciation 3.00 Credit(s)
LIT 101 - Introduction to Literature 3.00 Credit(s)
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3.00 Credit(s)
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3.00 Credit(s)
PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics 3.00 Credit(s)
REL 101 - Survey of World Religions 3.00 Credit(s)

Cultural/Historical Perspectives (3 credits required)

Select one of these courses:

ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology 3.00 Credit(s)
FL__:___ Foreign Language - One Semester 3.00 - 4.00 Credit(s) (is recommended if it was not taken in high school)
HIS 117 - Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 118 - Western Civilization II: Early Modern 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 119 - Western Civilization III: The Modern Period 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 151 - U.S. History to 1877 3.00 Credit(s)
HIS 152 - U.S. History since 1877 3.00 Credit(s)

Social Sciences (3 credits required)

Select one of these courses:

ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3.00 Credit(s)
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics 3.00 Credit(s) (is recommended for this category)
POL 111 - American National Government 3.00 Credit(s)
PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3.00 Credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3.00 Credit(s)

Natural Sciences (15 credits required)

Select these three courses:

CHM 166 - General Chemistry I 5.00 Credit(s)
PHY 212 - Classical Physics I 5.00 Credit(s)
PHY 222 - Classical Physics II 5.00 Credit(s)

Mathematics (16 credits required)

Select these four courses:

MAT 210 - Calculus I 4.00 Credit(s)
MAT 216 - Calculus II 4.00 Credit(s)
MAT 219 - Calculus III 4.00 Credit(s)
MAT 227 - Differential Equations with Laplace 4.00 Credit(s)

Computer Skills (3 credits)

Select one of these courses:

CIS 121 - Introduction to Programming Logic 3.00 Credit(s)
CIS 161 - C++ 3.00 Credit(s)
CIS 170 - Java 2.00 Credit(s)
CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3.00 Credit(s)

Electives (10-13 credits required)

Students should choose electives according to their needs, interests and the requirements of their intended transfer college, to complete the 62 credit hours required of an Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering degree. While electives generally are chosen from any Arts and Science course numbered above 100, a maximum of 11 career and technical education credit hours may be applied toward this AS degree. Additionally, no more than 4 credit hours of Human Development courses may be applied toward an AS degree.

Check the requirements for your intended degree at your transfer school before making your choices.

Recommended electives:

BIO 114 - General Biology IA 4.00 Credit(s)
BIO 115 - General Biology IIA 4.00 Credit(s)
BIO 168 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4.00 Credit(s)
BIO 173 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4.00 Credit(s)
CAD 286 - SolidWorks - Modeling 3.00 Credit(s)
CHM 175 - General Chemistry II 4.00 Credit(s)
CHM 176 - General Chemistry II 5.00 Credit(s)
CHM 261 - Organic Chemistry I 4.00 Credit(s)
CHM 271 - Organic Chemistry II 4.00 Credit(s)
EGR 160 - Engineering I 3.00 Credit(s)
EGR 180 - Statics 3.00 Credit(s)
EGR 280 - Dynamics 3.00 Credit(s)
EGR 285 - Introduction to Electrical Science 4.00 Credit(s)
EGR 290 - Thermodynamics 3.00 Credit(s)
EGR 380 - Mechanics of Deformable Bodies 3.00 Credit(s)
FL__:___ Foreign Language - One Semester 3.00 - 4.00 Credit(s) (2nd semester of FL__:__ is recommended if it was not taken in high school)
MAT 156 - Statistics 3.00 Credit(s)
MFG 505 - Lean Manufacturing 1.00 Credit(s)

General Education Requirements - AS in Pre-Engineering