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Associate in Engineering Degree

The Associate in Engineering Degree program prepares students to transfer courses or the degree in its entirety to a four-year senior institution. This program is designed for students who wish to earn a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
General Education Core (42 SHC) SHC = Semester Hours Credit The general education common course pathway includes study in the areas of English composition; humanities and fine arts; social and behavioral sciences; natural science and mathematics.
Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) (34 SHC)*

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Curriculum Pathways

▸ Associate in Engineering Degree (A10500)

English Composition (6 SHC)

Two English composition courses are required.

ENG 111

Writing and Inquiry (3 SHC)

ENG 112

Writing/Research in the Disc (3 SHC)

Humanities/Fine Arts (6 SCH)

Select one course from each category.

Humanities:  Choose One

ENG 231

American Literature I (3 SHC)

ENG 232

American Literature II (3 SHC)

ENG 241

British Literature I (3 SHC)

ENG 242

British Literature II (3 SHC)

PHI 215

Philosophical Issues (3 SHC)

PHI 240

Introduction to Ethics (3 SHC)

Fine Arts and Communication:  Choose One

ART 111

Art Appreciation (3 SHC)

ART 114

Art History Survey I (3 SHC)

ART 115

Art History Survey II (3 SHC)

COM 231

Public Speaking (3 SHC)

MUS 110

Music Appreciation (3 SHC)

MUS 112

Introduction to Jazz (3 SHC)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 SHC)

Two courses from two discipline areas required.

The following course is required.

ECO 251

Principles of Microeconomics (3 SHC)

Select one additional course from the following:

HIS 111

World Civilizations I (3 SHC)

HIS 112

World Civilizations II (3 SHC)

HIS 131

American History I (3 SHC)

HIS 132

American History II (3 SHC)

POL 120

American Government (3 SHC)

PSY 150

General Psychology (3 SHC)

SOC 210

Introduction to Sociology (3 SHC)

Mathematics (12 SHC)

Calculus I 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 will need to take additional math courses.

MAT 271

Calculus I (4 SHC)

MAT 272

Calculus II (4 SHC)

MAT 273

Calculus III (4 SHC)*

*MAT 273 is not classified as a UGETC course.

Natural Science (12 SHC)

CHM 151

General Chemistry I (4 SHC)

PHY 251

General Physics I (4 SHC)

PHY 252

General Physics II (4 SHC)

Additional General Education Hours (3-4 SHC)

One course from the following is required.

BIO 111

General Biology I (4 SHC)

CHM 152

General Chemistry II (4 SHC)

COM 110

Introduction to Communication (3 SHC)

COM 231

Public Speaking (3 SHC)

ECO 252

Principles of Macroeconomics (3 SHC)

HUM 110

Technology and Society (3 SHC)

GEL 111

Geology (4 SHC)

PHI 240

Introduction to Ethics (3 SHC)

Other Required Hours (14-15  SHC)

The following courses are required. (3 SHC)

ACA 122

College Transfer Success (1 SHC)

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

EGR 150

Introduction to Engineering (2 SHC)

An additional 11-12 SHC from the following courses are required.

BIO 111

General Biology I (4 SHC)

CHM 152

General Chemistry II (4 SHC)

COM 110

Introduction to Communication (3 SHC)

COM 231

Public Speaking (3 SHC)

CSC 134

C++ Programming (3 SHC)

CSC 151

JAVA Programming (3 SHC)

DFT 170

Engineering Graphics (2 SHC)

ECO 252

Principles of Macroeconomics (3 SHC)

EGR 220

Engineering Statics (3 SHC)

EGR 225

Engineering Dynamics (3 SHC)

GEL 111

Geology (4 SHC)

HUM 110

Technology and Society (3 SHC)

MAT 285

Differential Equations (3 SHC)

PED 110

Fitness and Wellness for Life (2 SHC)

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.

*All Universal General Education Transfer Component Courses will transfer for equivalency credit to each of the sixteen constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina under the provisions of the NC Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.