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Associate in Engineering (AE) Degree (A10500)

Program Description

In order to complete the Associate in Engineering (AE) degree at Alamance Community College, students must earn 60 hours of college credit in the categories listed in the table. All students must complete 42 general education hours, an academic transition course, and 17 hours of other general education courses or pre-major electives.

The degree plan includes required general education and prerequisite courses that are acceptable to all state-funded Bachelor of Engineering programs. See the College’s web site for a list of courses in the curriculum. 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, and sometimes duplicative, courses. Admission to Engineering programs is highly competitive and admission is 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.

Articulation Agreements

East Carolina University and the Pirate Promise Program
North Carolina State University and the C3 Program
North Carolina Wesleyan University
UNC Wilmington and the Pathway to Excellence Program
UAA with constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina that operate a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Program

Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)

English Composition (6 semester hours required)

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disciplines 3 Credit Hour(s)

Humanities/Fine Arts (6 semester hours required from at least 2 subject areas) Choose One:

*REL 110 is not a UGETC course, but accepted at universities in the engineering program

ENG 231 - American Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 232 - American Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 241 - British Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENG 242 - British Literature II 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 215 - Philosophical Issues 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)
REL 110 - World Religions 3 Credit Hour(s) *

Choose One:

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

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours required, including ECO 251)

ECO 251 - Prin of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Choose One:

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

Natural Sciences (12 semester hours required)

CHM 151 - General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 251 - General Physics I 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHY 252 - General Physics II 4 Credit Hour(s)

Mathematics (12 semesters hours required)

MAT 271 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 272 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 273 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hour(s)

Other General Education (3-4 semester hours required)

BIO 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hour(s)
COM 110 - Intro to Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 231 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEL 111 - Geology 4 Credit Hour(s)
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Total Universal General Education Transfer Component: 45-46 Credit Hour(s)

Other Required Hours (14-15 semester hours)

Academic Transition

ACA 122 - College Transfer Success 1 Credit Hour(s) (Required)

Pre-Major Elective (2 semester hours)

EGR 150 - Intro to Engineering 2 Credit Hour(s)

Additional General Education and Pre-Major Electives (11-12) semester hours required) Choose from the following courses.

BIO 111 - General Biology I 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 251 - Organic Chemistry I 4 Credit Hour(s)
CHM 252 - Organic Chemistry II 4 Credit Hour(s)
COM 110 - Intro to Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
COM 231 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 134 - C++ Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
CSC 151 - JAVA Programming 3 Credit Hour(s)
DFT 170 - Engineering Graphics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGR 210 - Intro to Elec/Comp Eng Lab 2 Credit Hour(s)
EGR 220 - Engineering Statics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGR 225 - Engineering Dynamics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EGR 228 - Intro to Solid Mechanics 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEL 111 - Geology 4 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 285 - Differential Equations 3 Credit Hour(s)
PED 110 - Fit and Well for Life 2 Credit Hour(s)

Total Additional Hours Required: 14-15 Credit Hour(s)

Total Hours Needed for Associate in Engineering Degree: 60-61 Credit Hour(s)