Electrical and Computer Engineering Transfer Option

Electrical and Computer Engineering

A.A.S. Degree (D,S)

This program is designed for students that are interested in pursuing a career in the exciting fields of electrical or computer engineering. Electrical and computer engineers design, research, develop, and test electrical and computer systems and components in a variety of industries. Electrical and computer engineers are designers and innovators that help create the products that we use and rely on in our daily lives for work, entertainment, safety, health, and happiness. Electrical and computer engineers also develop solutions to current and future problems like sustainable energy resources, secure networks and computers, and new and innovative medical equipment.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Integrate modern tools of the engineering discipline into the field of study.
2. Apply mathematics, science, engineering, and technology theory to solve electrical and computer engineering and electronics engineering technology problems.
3. Conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments using analysis tools and troubleshooting methods.
4. Identify, analyze, and solve electrical and computer engineering and electronics engineering technology problems.
5. Explain the importance of engaging in self-directed continuing professional development.
6. Demonstrate basic management, organizational, and leadership skills that commit to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
MAT 281	Calculus I	4
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1

Select 1 course(s) from:

HIS 111	United States History: Pre-Civil War	3
HIS 112	United States History Post-Civil War	3
HIS 131	Art History I	3
HIS 132	Art History II	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4

Select 1 course(s) from:

ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

Program/Major Courses

CEN 100	Intro to Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology	3
CEN 200	Introduction to MATLAB	2
CSC 114	Computer Science I	4
CSC 164	Computer Science II	4
CSC 210	Systems Programming	3
ELC 265	Introduction to Digital Systems	3
ELC 266	Analog Circuits I	4
ELC 272	Electronic Circuit Analysis I	4
ELC 275	Microprocessor Systems	4
ELC 282	Signals and Systems	4
MAT 292	Engineering Math I	3

Program/Major Support Courses

CHM 150	Chemical Principles I	5
MAT 282	Calculus II	4
MAT 283	Calculus III	4
PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
PHY 282	Physics II with Calculus	4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
CHM 150	Chemical Principles I	5
CEN 100	Intro to Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology	3
MAT 281	Calculus I	4
CSC 114	Computer Science I	4
ENG 101	Composition I	3

Semester 2

PHY 281	Physics I with Calculus	4
MAT 282	Calculus II	4
CSC 164	Computer Science II	4
ELC 265	Introduction to Digital Systems	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3

Semester 3

Elective

Social Science Elective

3

Semester 4

PHY 282	Physics II with Calculus	4
ELC 266	Analog Circuits I	4
MAT 283	Calculus III	4
CSC 210	Systems Programming	3
CEN 200	Introduction to MATLAB	2

Semester 5

ELC 272	Electronic Circuit Analysis I	4
MAT 292	Engineering Math I	3
ELC 282	Signals and Systems	4
ELC 275	Microprocessor Systems	4
Elective	Social Science Elective	3

Approved Electives

Select one (1) social science elective

HIS 111	United States History: Pre-Civil War	3
HIS 112	United States History Post-Civil War	3
HIS 131	Art History I	3
HIS 132	Art History II	3
SPA 136	Spanish Communication I	4

Select one (1) social science elective.

ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 76 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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