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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING


Offered at Richland College in conjunction with
Texas A&M University (Commerce)

Degree Code: AS.TAMU.IND.ENGR.12

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

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 Texas A&M University (TAMU - Commerce) are eligible to apply for admission to TAMU's Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering program. Students should follow this plan only if they wish to transfer to TAMU in Industrial 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 60 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
  2. Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301 and the selected college-level mathematics course;
  3. Receive a GPA of at least 2.00 ("C")
    [NOTE: TAMU guarantees admission with a 3.50 GPA with no grade below a "C"];
  4. Give permission to DCCCD and TAMU-Commerce to share transcript data in order to evaluate degree program progress and assist in degree completion requirements and reporting.
  5. Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements and course prerequisites; and
  6. Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction at Richland College.

This degree does not include all Core course requirements.

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


Course Requirements for the AS Degree in Industrial Engineering Credit Hours

TIER 1 - CORE FOUNDATIONS

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

6

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

4

TIER 2 - CORE DOMAINS

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

3

SELF AND SOCIETY

Select the following: CB070  
ECON 2301

Select the following: CB060  
GOVT 2305

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

9

HUMANITY, CREATIVITY AND THE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE

Select ONE of the following: CB040  
ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351; HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319; PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2317, 2321

3

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

8

TIER 3 - INTEGRATIVE LEARNING

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

3
CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS DEGREE
40


INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING REQUIRED COURSES

Select EACH of the following:
CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
ENGR 2304 Programming for Engineers
ENGR 2308 Engineering Economics
MATH 2414 Calculus II

Select ONE of the following:
ENGR 1304 Engineering Graphics I
DFTG 1305 Technical Drafting
DFTG 1309 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting
DFTG 2332 Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting

Select ONE of the following:
MCHN 1352 Intermediate Machining I
MCHN 2338 Advanced Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

20
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AS DEGREE
60
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS TRANSFERABLE TO TAMU (COMMERCE) FOR THIS PROGRAM
60

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