Emphasis Degrees

This is a new award effective Fall 2010.

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Available at Richland College in conjunction with the
University of Texas at Dallas

Degree Code: AS.UTD.SFTWRE.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 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.

In order to be eligible to receive this AS degree, a student must:

1. Complete a minimum of 63 credit hours indicated in this degree plan;
2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, Speech 1311 or 1315, and Math 2513;
3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C")
   [NOTE:  UTD guarantees admission with a 2.50 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 by the college awarding the degree.

Students who plan to transfer to UTD must work closely with an advisor/counselor.

CRITICAL READING AND WRITING
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required)  CB010 
HIST 1301     CB060

SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Select ONE of the following: CB011  
SPCH 1311 or 1315 (a grade of "C" or better required)

QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select the following: CB020  
(A grade of "C" or better required)
MATH 2513

MATH 2315, 2414 and 2513 are required to satisfy the MATH 2417 and 2419 (accelerated two-semester calculus sequence) for UTD.

NOTE: UTD's accelerated two-semester calculus sequence, MATH 2417 and MATH 2419, is equivalent to the three-semester calculus sequence offered at community colleges. Students must take Calculus I, Calculus II, and Calculus III in order to be equivalent.

WELLNESS AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB090  
PHED 1100, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1164, 1165

QUALITATIVE REASONING, LITERACY, AND RESEARCH
Select the following: CB010  
ENGL 1302    

SELF AND SOCIETY

Select the following: CB070  
GOVT 2301

Select ONE of the following: CB060  
HIST 1302, 2301

Select ONE of the following: CB080
COMM 1307; ECON 2301, 2302, 2311; GOVT 2304, 2311; HIST 2321, 2322, 2327

HUMANITY, CREATIVITY, AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE
Select ONE of the following: CB050  
ARTS 1304; DANC 2303; DRAM 1310, 2361; HUMA 1315; MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309

Select ONE of the following: CB040  
CUST 2370; ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; PHIL 1301, 1304, 1316, 1317, 2303, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2321

SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Select EACH of the following: CB030  
PHYS 2425
PHYS 2426

CRITICAL ISSUES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS
Select the following: CB070  
GOVT 2302

Select EACH of the following:
COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I
COSC 1437 Programming Fundamentals II
COSC 2436 Programming Fundamentals III
MATH 2414 Calculus II
MATH 2315 Calculus III

MATH 2315, 2414 and 2513 are required to satisfy the MATH 2417 and 2419 (accelerated two-semester calculus sequence) for UTD.

NOTE: UTD's accelerated two-semester calculus sequence, MATH 2417 and MATH 2419, is equivalent to the three-semester calculus sequence offered at community colleges. Students must take Calculus I, Calculus II, and Calculus III in order to be equivalent.

Additional courses required to be accepted into the UTD Software Engineering program, students must complete the following courses:

Select EACH of the following:
MATH 2305 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 2318 Linear Algebra