2023-2024 Academic Catalog

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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate in Engineering, AE (A10500)

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The degree plan includes required general education and prerequisite courses that are acceptable to all state funded Bachelor of Engineering programs. Students who follow the degree progression plan will meet the entrance requirements at all of the North Carolina public Bachelor of Science Engineering programs. Associate in Engineering graduates may then apply to any of these programs without taking additional/duplicative courses. Admission to Engineering programs is highly competitive and not guaranteed.

To be eligible for the transfer of credits under the AE to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Articulation Agreement, community college 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

General Education Courses

CHM 151 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disc Credit Hours: 3
MAT 271 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
MAT 272 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
MAT 273 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
PHY 251 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 252 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 4
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit Hours: 6 *
Social/Behavioral Science Credit Hours: 3 *
Other Required GenEd Credit Hours: 3 *

Total: 45 Credit Hours

Other Required Courses

ACA 122 - College Transfer Success Credit Hours: 1
EGR 150 - Intro to Engineering Credit Hours: 2
Required Electives Credit Hours: 12 *

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Total Credits for AE Degree: 60

*Recommended Courses:

Humanities/Fine Arts:

Take Two (select one from each group):

Group 1:

ENG 231 - American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 232 - American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 241 - British Literature I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 242 - British Literature II Credit Hours: 3
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Group 2:

ART 111 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
ART 114 - Art History Survey I Credit Hours: 3
ART 115 - Art History Survey II Credit Hours: 3
COM 231 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
MUS 110 - Music Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
MUS 112 - Introduction to Jazz Credit Hours: 3

Social/Behavioral Science:

Take One:

HIS 111 - World Civilizations I Credit Hours: 3
HIS 112 - World Civilizations II Credit Hours: 3
HIS 131 - American History I Credit Hours: 3
HIS 132 - American History II Credit Hours: 3
POL 120 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 210 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Other Required Electives:

Take One:

BIO 111 - General Biology I Credit Hours: 4
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
GEL 111 - Geology Credit Hours: 4

Required Electives:

Take Four:

CSC 134 - C++ Programming Credit Hours: 3
CSC 151 - JAVA Programming Credit Hours: 3
DFT 170 - Engineering Graphics Credit Hours: 3
EGR 214 - Num Methods for Engineers Credit Hours: 3
EGR 220 - Engineering Statics Credit Hours: 3
MAT 280 - Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MAT 285 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3