This is a new award effective Fall 2010. ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE
WITH AN EMPHASIS IN Degree Code: AS.MECHANICAL.ENGR 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 one of the participating universities will be accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSMENG) program at that institution. Students who wish to pursue this degree through the compact agreement must complete all course requirements of the Pre-Mechanical Engineering (PMENG) program to satisfy the criteria needed for admission into the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer into that institution’s Mechanical Engineering. Students wishing to transfer to another university should not assume this entire degree will transfer.
In order to be eligible to receive this AS degree, a student must:
Students who plan to transfer to one of the participating universities must work closely with an advisor/counselor. |
Course Requirements for the AS Degree Emphasis in Pre-Mechanical Engineering (PMENG) | Credit Hours |
TIER 1 - CORE FOUNDATIONS | |
CRITICAL READING AND WRITING |
6 |
SPEAKING AND LISTENING |
3 |
QUANTITATIVE REASONING |
5 |
WELLNESS AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE |
1 |
TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS | |
QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY, AND RESEARCH |
3 |
SELF AND SOCIETY Select ONE of the following: CB070 Select the following: CB060 Select the following: CB080 |
9 |
HUMANITY, CREATIVITY, AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE Select ONE of the following: CB040 |
6 |
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY |
8 |
TIER 3 - INTEGRATIVE LEARNING | |
CRITICAL ISSUES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS |
3 |
CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS DEGREE |
44 |
PRE-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING REQUIRED COURSES (PMENG) | |
Select EACH of the following: (10 hours) Select EACH of the following: (15 hours) |
25 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS (PMENG) DEGREE |
69 |
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES |
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In order to fulfill the requirements to be accepted into the Pre-Mechanical Engineering (PMENG) program at one of the participating universities, students must complete the following course: |
4 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS BSMENG PROGRAM | 73 |
Participating Texas Universities:
Lamar University
Midwestern State University
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at Tyler
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
The University of Texas-Pan American
University of North Texas
West Texas A&M University