2023-2024 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Engineering: General (A.S.)


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A.S. Degree: 62 Hours

The Associate of Science degree in Engineering incorporates the essential course work for the first two years of study in any engineering field. Some of the course requirements vary within the engineering departments cooperating in this program. In such cases, students will need to consult with the advisor as to the appropriate class for a particular engineering major. Students should consult with their faculty advisor and the institution to which they intend to transfer to ensure transferability of courses.

Engineering: General Program Requirements - 18 Credit Hours


General Education Requirements - 44 Credit Hours


CORE 42 is a statewide general education course of study intended to ensure that all graduates possess a common core of college-level skills and knowledge. CORE 42 specifies the basic competencies and knowledge areas that all students completing degrees at a Missouri public institution of higher education must complete. CORE 42 is comprised of dozens of courses distributed across five knowledge areas. These courses are designated with a Missouri Transfer (MOTR) course number, which guarantees the one-to-one transfer of these courses among all Missouri public institutions of higher education. Please refer to MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.

All knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo indicate all courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.

Written Communication - 3 Credit Hours


Oral Communication - 3 Credit Hours


Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credit Hours


Take one Civics course (HST 120, or HST 130, or PLS 101) and one Economics course (ECO 270 or ECO 275).

Humanities and Fine Arts/Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives - 6 Credit Hours


The 6 credit hours from this category should be based on the program of study requirements at the 4-year transfer institution

Natural Sciences - 10 Credit Hours


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