This degree program is designed to cover the first two years of a four-year program leading to the bachelor’s degree in engineering at most four-year colleges and universities. While the bachelor’s degree is usually the minimum needed to practice as an engineer, the associate degree will permit an individual to find work in most engineering firms as an engineering aide.

Career Opportunities

Aerospace Engineer¹
Agricultural Engineer¹
Architectural Engineer¹
Biomedical Engineer¹
CAD/CAM Engineer¹
Chemical Engineer¹
Civil Engineer¹
Civil Engineering Technician
Computer Engineer¹
Electrical Engineer¹
Electrical Engineering Technician
Environmental Engineer¹
Geological Engineer¹
Industrial Engineer¹
Industrial Engineering Technician
Manufacturing Engineer¹
Marine Engineer¹
Materials Engineer¹
Mechanical Engineer¹
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Mining Engineer¹
Nuclear Engineer¹
Petroleum Engineer¹
Structural Engineer¹
Systems Engineer¹
Robotics Engineer¹

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Bachelor’s degree or higher required.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Visualize 3D objects and sketch them accurately in 2D.
• Solve engineering problems through computer modeling, employing a computer language such as C or Java.
• Design and write computer programs that employ linked list memory management, stacks, tree data structures, and searching and sorting algorithms.
• Determine the DC and steady-state AC voltages and currents everywhere in an electric circuit composed of passive components.
• Model linear systems of arbitrary size and complexity using linear algebra.
• Model transient and steady-state electrical systems using systems of 2nd order differential equations.
• Apply Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem, and Maxwell’s equations to solve simple problems in electrostatics and electromagnetism.
• Analyze and design combinational and sequential digital logic systems of arbitrary complexity, including (for example) Moore and Mealy sequential machines.

Associate in Science Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
CHEM-141	General Chemistry I	5
CS-181	Introduction to C++ Programming	4
or CS-182	Introduction to Java Programming
CS-281	Intermediate C++ Programming and Fundamental Data Structures	4
or CS-282	Intermediate Java Programming and Fundamental Data Structures
ENGR-100	Introduction to Engineering and Design	4
ENGR-210	Electric Circuits	4
ENGR-270	Digital Design	4
MATH-180	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	5
MATH-245	Discrete Mathematics	3-4
or MATH-281	Multivariable Calculus
MATH-280	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II	4
MATH-284	Linear Algebra	3
MATH-285	Differential Equations	3
PHYC-201	Mechanics and Waves	5
PHYC-202	Electricity, Magnetism, and Heat	5
Total Units		53-54

Plus General Education Requirements