Emphasis Degrees

This is a New award effective Fall 2009.

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Available at Richland College in conjunction with Texas A&M University (College Station)

Degree Code: AS.TAMU.ELEC.ENGR

This is an "Articulated Emphasis" degree with Texas A&M University (TAMU) - College Station.

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 TAMU are eligible to apply for admission to TAMU's Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology program. Students who maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 in transferable hours will gain automatic admission into TAMU's College of Engineering / Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department. Students maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in transferrable hours will gain preferential review for admission into TAMU's College of Engineering / Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department. Students with a GPA of 2.5 to 2.99 will be reviewed utilizing the standard transfer procedures at Texas A&M University and will be evaluated based upon traditional review. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to TAMU in Electronics Engineering Technology. 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, a student must:

  1. Complete a minimum of 63 credit hours including all the required courses listed (students should also complete the additional eight hours as shown in order to be accepted into the TAMU program);
  2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, Speech 1315 and Math 2513;
  3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C") [NOTE: TAMU guarantees admission with a 3.50 GPA with no grade below a "C"];
  4. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
  5. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction at Richland College.

Students who plan to transfer to TAMU-College Station must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

Course Requirements for the AS Degree Emphasis in Electronics Engineering Technology Credit Hours
COMMUNICATIONS
Select each of the following:
English 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302, and Speech 1315 (a grade of "C" or better required)		 9
MATHEMATICS
(A grade of "C" or better required.)
Math 2513		 5
LAB SCIENCES
Select each of the following:
Physics 2425 and 2426
 8
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Select each of the following:
History 1301, 1302; Government 2301, 2302

Select one from the following:
Anthropology 2346, 2351*; Economics 2301, 2302; Psychology 2301; Sociology 1301		 15
HUMANITIES/VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Select one from each of the following groupings:

  1. Arts 1303, 1304*; Drama 1310; Music 1306
  2. English 2322, 2323*, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333*
  3. History 2321, 2322; Philosophy 1301, 2306
 9
INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS
Select each of the following:
Physical Education 1164 and Computer Science 1415 or Computer Science 1436
 5
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EMPHASIS
Select all of the following:
Math 2414
Engineering 1172, 2110, 2305, and 2310		 12
Total Credit Hours for this AS Degree 63

 

OTHER COURSES

In order to fulfill the requirements to be accepted into the TAMU Electronics Engineering program, students must complete the following courses:

Chemistry 1411 and 1412
 8
Total Credit Hours Transferable to TAMU for this Program 71

*Texas A&M (College Station) requires six hours of International and Cultural Diversity (ICD) courses. Marked courses "*" satisfy both TAMU core and ICD requirements. It is strongly recommended that students take at least two of the designated courses.

Students completing this degree must submit to TAMU a completed Texas Common Application within 12 months of their anticipated enrollment at TAMU.