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Associate in Engineering
The Associate in Engineering degree is designed for students who wish to transfer to a state funded university with a Bachelor of Engineering program and earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
Begin Your Journey
- Experience our small class sizes and increased access to instructors.
- Complete the general education and foundation mathematics and science courses required to transfer to university engineering programs.
- Save money by taking university courses for a fraction of the price at 亚博体育.
Our graduates can transfer to North Carolina and out-of-state senior institutions to pursue engineering careers.
Expenses estimated over the two-year program timeline.
ITEM | IN-STATE COST | OUT-OF-STATE COST |
Tuition* | $4,560.00 | $16,080.00 |
Student Activity Fee | $140.00 | $140.00 |
Technology Fee | $192.00 | $192.00 |
Textbooks | $1,045.00-$2,325.00 | $1,045.00-$2,325.00 |
*Program credit hours: 60 鈥 $76.00 per credit hour in-state tuition, $268.00 per credit hour out-of-state tuition.
亚博体育 is committed to the belief that every student should have an opportunity to pursue an education, regardless of financial resources. We are here to guide you through the financial aid system to make costs more manageable and higher education more accessible.
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 鈥淐鈥 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)
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