Non-Core Degrees
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Offered at Richland College in conjunction with Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU)
This is a new award effective Fall 2014.
Degree Code: AS.PVAM.ELEC.ENGR
This is an "Articulated" degree with Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU).
Students who complete this degree with a GPA of 2.50 with no grade below that of "C" and who meet all admissions requirements at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) will be accepted into PVAMU Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering program. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to PVAMU in Electrical Engineering. Students wishing to transfer to another university should not assume this entire plan will transfer.
In order to be eligible to receive this AS degree in Electrical Engineering, a student must:
- Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours indicated in this degree plan;
- Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
- Give permission to DCCCD and PVAMU to share transcript data in order to evaluate degree program progress and assist in degree completion requirements and reporting;
- Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C")
[NOTE: PVAMU guarantees admission with a 2.50 GPA with no grade below a "C"];
- Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements and course prerequisites; and
- Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
Students who transfer to the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) will not be core complete if he/she complete this degree. This degree does not include all Core course requirements.
Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
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Course Requirements for the AS Degree in Electrical Engineering |
Credit Hours |
TIER 1 - CORE FOUNDATIONS |
CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required) CB010
HIST 1301 CB060 |
6 |
QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select the following: CB020
MATH 2413 (a grade of "C" or better required)
Note: This course will not satisfy the Core requirement.
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4 |
TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS |
SELF AND SOCIETY
Select the following: CB060
GOVT 2305
Select ONE of the following: CB080
HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381 |
6 |
HUMANITY, CREATIVITY AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB050
ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DANC 2303; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366; HUMA 1311, 1315, MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310
Select ONE of the following: CB040
ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 1316, 1317, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2321 |
6 |
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Select EACH of the following: CB030
PHYS 2425
PHYS 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.
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8 |
TIER 3 - INTEGRATIVE LEARNING |
CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP
Select the following: CB070
GOVT 2306 |
3 |
CORE-RELATED CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS DEGREE
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33 |
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING REQUIRED COURSES |
Select EACH of the following:
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
ENGR 2301 Engineering Mechanics I - Statics
ENGR 2302 Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics
ENGR 2304 Programming for Engineers
ENGR 2305 Electric Circuits I
ENGR 2308 Engineering Economics
MATH 2414 Calculus II
MATH 2415 Calculus III
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27 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS DEGREE |
60 |
OTHER COURSES -- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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Additional courses required to be accepted into the PVAMU Electrical Engineering program, students must complete the following courses:
Select EACH of the following:
CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
MATH 2420 Differential Equations
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10 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS TRANSFERABLE TO PVAMU FOR THIS PROGRAM |
70 |
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