Non-Core Degrees

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE IN COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Offered at Richland College in
conjunction with the University of North Texas

Degree Code: AS.UNT.COMP/ELET.11

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 the University of North Texas (UNT) will be accepted into UNT's Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering program. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to UNT in Computer Engineering or Electrical 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 in Computer/Electrical Engineering, a student must:

1. Complete a minimum of 60 credit hours indicated in this plan (students should also complete the additional hours as shown in order to be accepted into the UNT program);
2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
3. Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C")
   
4. Give permission to DCCCD and UNT to share transcript data in order to evaluate degree program progress and assist in degree completion requirements and reporting;
5. [NOTE: UNT guarantees admission with a 2.50 GPA with no grade below a "C"];
6. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements and course prerequisites; and
7. Complete at least 25% of the degree requirements at Richland College.

Students who transfer to the University of North Texas (UNT) will not be core complete if he/she complete this degree. This degree does not include all Core course requirements.

Students who plan to transfer 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

QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Select the following: CB020  
MATH 2413 (a grade of "C" or better required)

Note: This course will not satisfy the Core requirement.

SELF AND SOCIETY

Select ONE of the following: CB070  
ECON 2301, 2302

Select the following: CB060  
GOVT 2305

Select ONE of the following: CB080
HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381

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

NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.

CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONSHIP
Select the following: CB070  
GOVT 2306

COMPUTER ENGINEERING REQUIRED COURSES

Select EACH of the following:
COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I
COSC 1437 Programming Fundamentals II
COSC 2436 Programming Fundamentals III
ENGR 2106 Introduction to Digital Systems Laboratory
ENGR 2300 Applied Linear Algebra
ENGR 2306 Introduction to Digital Systems
MATH 2305 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 2414 Calculus II
MATH 2420 Differential Equations

Note: Students who complete MATH 2420 at Richland College will be ineligible to receive a Mathematics Minor from UNT along with their Bachelor's degree. In order to be eligible to receive Mathematics Minor from UNT, the student must take MATH 2420 at UNT.

OTHER COURSES -- COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Additional courses that may be taken at Richland College and accepted as transfer into the UNT Electrical Engineering Program, students may also complete the following courses:

Select EACH of the following:
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II
MATH 2305 Discrete Math

Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 2311 Technical Writing
ENGR 1172 Introduction to Experimental Techniques
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
ENGR 2300 Applied Linear Algebra
ENGR 2304 Programming for Engineers
ENGR 2305 Electric Circuits I
ENGR 2306 Introduction to Digital Systems
MATH 2414 Calculus II
MATH 2415 Calculus III
MATH 2420 Differential Equations

OTHER COURSES -- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Additional courses that may be taken at Richland College and accepted as transfer into the UNT Electrical Engineering Program, students may also complete the following courses:

Select EACH of the following:
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
CHEM 1412 General Chemistry II
ENGR 2106 Introduction to Digital Systems Laboratory