Engineering Technology Program

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Welcome to the Engineering Technology Program. Our plans for these pages include disseminating information to students and staff, offering courses through our department via the web, and providing a centralized location for development, discussion and expansion of our technology.

These pages include disseminating information to students and staff, offering courses through our department via the web, and providing a centralized location for development, discussion and expansion of our technology.

Associate in Engineering Science (AES-0053)

Baccalaureate engineering programs are highly structured in order to meet standards established by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) which are required for candidates seeking State of Illinois registration as a professional engineer.

To transfer as a junior into a baccalaureate engineering program, students must complete a minimum of 62 semester hours to a maximum of 68 semester hours from the following list, including all of the essential prerequisite courses. Students with fewer than 68 semester hours at transfer are unlikely to complete the baccalaureate degree within two years after transfer.

Since admission is highly competitive, completion of the courses listed does not guarantee admission. Students should select courses in consultation with the Transfer Center to be certain they meet the requirements of the institution to which they plan to transfer.

Since completion of this engineering curriculum does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois Genera, Education Core Curriculum. Students will need to complete the general education requirements of the institution to which they transfer. Students are encouraged to select at least one course in either the humanities or the social and behavioral sciences that emphasizes non-western cultures or minority cultures within the United States.

General Education Core Courses (12-18)
ENG 101 Composition & Rhetoric 3
ENG 102 Composition & Research 3
GROUP II Select from Humanities Elective (Dependent upon transfer institution.)
Students earning an Associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581.
3
GROUP III Select from Social Science Elective (Dependent upon transfer institution.)
Students earning an Associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581.
3
Required Prerequisite Courses (34-38)
CHM 113 General Chemistry I_ 5
CS 121 Computer Programming (Dependent upon transfer institution.) 4
MTH 190 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I 5
MTH 203 Calculus & Analytic Geometry II 5
MTH 204 Calculus & Analytic Geometry III 5
MTH 205 Differential Equations 3
PHY 210 University Physics I 4
PHY 211 University Physics II 4
PHY 212 University Physics III (optional)
Most baccalaureate programs require the three semester sequence of calculus–based physics courses for engineering programs. Students are advised to complete the entire sequence at SSC if they plan to transfer to such a program.
4
Engineering Specialty Courses
4-15
Minimum for A.E.S Degree 62
Less than 50% of total degree credit hours may be taken in an on-line format when on-line courses are available.