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Curriculum Guides are suggested courses of study which may include more or less than the RSCC degree requirements. They are not intended to represent requirements for any particular college or university. Students should consult articulation agreements, the catalog of the school to which they intend to transfer, and their advisor for specific degree requirements. Please see Articulation for accurate planning

Degree: Associate of Science

The basic pre-engineering curriculum is designed for students who want to earn bachelor’s degrees in any engineering field at a four-year institution. Upon successful completion of the basic program, students can transfer to any college with an engineering program. These programs include: aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, engineering mechanics, engineering physics, engineering science, fire protection, industrial, mechanical, nuclear, environmental.

First Year			Hours
CHEM	1110	General Chemistry I	4
ENGL	1010,1020	Composition I, II	6
ESC	111	Survey of Engineering	1
MATH	1910,1920	Calculus I, II	8
SPCH	201	Basic Speech	3
		Humanities Electives1	6
		Social Science Electives1	6
		First Year Total	34
Second Year
ENGL		Sophomore Literature Elective1	3
ERG	161	Engineering Graphics2	2
ESC	211	Statics (Offered fall only)	3
ESC	212	Dynamics (Offered spring only)	3
HIST		History Sequence1	6
MATH	2110	Calculus III3 (Offered fall only)	4
MATH	2120	Differential Equations (Offered spring only)	3
PHYS	2110,2120	Calculus-Based Physics I, II	8
		Second Year Total	32
		TOTAL HOURS	66

¹ For specific course recommendations, students should consult the catalog of the senior institution they plan to attend.
² The Fundamentals of Engineering Graphics course (ERG 161) includes application of computers for computer aided design and will satisfy the computer instruction requirements for this program.
³ Students are advised to also take MATH 2010 (Matrix Algebra); check with your advisor.

Students pursuing this area of study will be advised by the Mathematics and Sciences Division.