Program Overview
College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Associate in Engineering program gives you the opportunity to complete the first two years of a four-year engineering degree at COA.
The degree plan includes required general education and prerequisite courses that are acceptable to all state funded Bachelor of Engineering programs. 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 duplicate courses. Admission to Engineering programs is highly competitive and admission is not guaranteed.
Engineering Pathways
Engineering Pathways is a joint project between the engineering programs of the North Carolina Community College System and the University of North Carolina (UNC), designed to create a seamless transition between the COA and UNC engineering programs.
Careers
Curriculum Guide
Universal General Education Transfer Component
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Corequisites | Prerequisites | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Success | 1 | |||
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | n/a | none | 1 |
| Composition | 6 | |||
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | n/a | ENG 002 Tier 1 | 3 |
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disciplines | n/a | ENG 111 | 3 |
| Fine Arts and Communications | 3 | |||
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | n/a | ENG 111 | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | |||
| Select one course: ENG 231 (ENG 112), ENG 232 (ENG 112), ENG 241 (ENG 111),ENG 242 (ENG 111), PHI 240 (ENG 111) or REL 110 |
n/a | varies — prerequisites in parentheses | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences (two courses from different disciplines) | 6 | |||
| Select one course from: HIS 111 (ENG 002 Tier 1), HIS 112 (ENG 002 Tier 1), HIS 131 (ENG 002 Tier 1), HIS 132 (ENG 002 Tier 1), POL 120 (ENG 002 Tier 1), PSY 150 (ENG 002 Tier 1), or SOC 210 (ENG 002 Tier 1) |
n/a | varies — prerequisites in parentheses | 3 | |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | n/a | ENG 002 Tier 1 and MAT 003 Tier 1 | 3 |
| Mathematics | 12 | |||
| MAT 271 | Calculus I | n/a | MAT 172 with a grade of “C” or higher | 4 |
| MAT 272 | Calculus II | n/a | MAT 271, with a grade of “C” or higher | 4 |
| MAT 273 | Calculus III | n/a | MAT 272, with a grade of “C” or higher | 4 |
| Natural Sciences | 12 | |||
| PHY 251 | General Physics I | MAT 272 | MAT 271 | 4 |
| PHY 252 | General Physics II | n/a | PHY 251, MAT 272 | 4 |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | n/a | ENG 002 Tier 1, MAT 003 Tier 2, and either CHM 090 or one unit of high school chemistry | 4 |
| Total Universal General Education Transfer Hours | 43 | |||
| Other Required Pre-Major Elective | 2 | |||
| EGR 150 | Intro to Engineering | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Other General Education and Pre-Major Electives | 15 – 16 | |||
| Select 15 – 16 credit hours from the list of Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) courses. BIO 111 (ENG 002 Tier 1 and MAT 003 Tier 1), CHM 152 (CHM 151), COM 110, CSC 151, (CIS 110 (ENG 002 Tier 1 and MAT 003 Tier 1) or CIS 111 or CIS 115 (MAT 003 Tier 1)), DFT 170, ECO 252 (ENG 002 Tier 1 and MAT 003 Tier 1), EGR 220 (PHY 251 and MAT 272), MAT 280 (MAT 271), MAT 285 (MAT 272),and PED 110 | n/a | |||
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| Total Semester Hours Required for Associate Degree | 60 – 61 | |||