2023 - 2024 Catalog
Engineering Degrees
Title: Associate of Science Degree in Software Engineering
(Associate Of Science Degree)
Offered on Richland Campus in conjunction with the University of Texas at Dallas
This is an "Articulated" degree with the University of Texas at Dallas.
In order to be eligible to receive this A.S. degree in Software 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;
- Receive a GPA of at least 2.00 ("C")
- Give permission to DCCCD and UTD to share transcript data in order to evaluate degree program progress and assist in degree completion requirements and reporting;
- 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 Dallas College.
Degree Code: AS.UTD.SFTWRE.ENGR
Students who complete this degree with no grade below that of "C" and who meet all admissions requirements at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will be accepted into UTD's Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering program. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to UTD in Software Engineering. Students wishing to transfer to another university should not assume this entire plan will transfer.
This degree does not include all Core course requirements. Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
Students completing this degree must submit to UTD a completed Texas Common Application within 12 months of their anticipated enrollment at UTD.
This page includes Coordinating Board (CB) Codes.
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1301 (CB010) | Composition 1 (A grade of "C" or better is required.) |
3 |
| HIST 1301 (CB060) | United States History | 3 |
| MATH 2413 (CB020) | Calculus 1 (A grade of "C" or better is required.) |
4 |
| Creative Arts (CB050) | Select ONE of the following:
ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304;| DANC 2303;| DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366;| HUMA 1311, 1315;| MUSI 1306, 1307, 1310 |
3 |
| Semester Total | 13 | |
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1302 (CB010) | Composition 2 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040) | Select ONE of the following:
ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2341, 2351;| HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319;| PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2321 |
3 |
| American History (CB060) | Select ONE of the following: | 3 |
| GOVT 2305 (CB070) | Federal Government | 3 |
| Semester Total | 12 | |
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Life and Physical Sciences (CB030) | Select EACH of the following: | 8 |
| GOVT 2306 (CB070) | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080) | Select ONE of the following:
ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351;| BIOL 1322;| COMM 1307;| CRIJ 1301, 1307;| ECON 1301, 2301, 2302;| GEOG 1302, 1303;| GOVT 2304, 2311;| HIST 2321, 2322, 2327;| PHED 1304;| PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316;| SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301, 2306, 2319;| TECA 1303, 1354 |
3 |
| Semester Total | 14 | |
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COSC 1436 | Programming Fundamentals 1 | 4 |
| COSC 1437 | Programming Fundamentals 2 | 4 |
| COSC 2436 | Programming Fundamentals 3 | 4 |
| ENGR 2105 | Electrical Circuits 1 Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 2414 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| MATH 2418 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| Semester Total | 21 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS A.S. DEGREE | 60 | |
|---|---|---|
Additional courses that may be accepted at Richland Campus and accepted for transfer into the UTD Software Engineering Program:
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 1201 | Introduction to Engineering | 2 |
| MATH 2305 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| Semester Total | 5 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS TRANSFERABLE TO UTD FOR THIS PROGRAM | 65 | |
|---|---|---|
NOTE: Students must take both ENGR 1201 and ENGR 2105 to receive credit for UTD ECS 1200 and CE 1202. In addition, student will be required to make up one additional credit hour in major upper-level courses.
NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.