Electrical Engineering A.S. Degree

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Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to UT and TBR Four Year Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Electrical Engineering A.S. Degree

General Education Requirements

Communication - 9 Credits

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech Comm* 3 Credits
OR
other approved speech/communication course

Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 Credits

(at least one course in literature)

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

History - 6 Credits

Natural Sciences - 8 Credits

PHYS 2110 - Calculus Based Physics I* 4 Credits
PHYS 2120 - Calculus Based Physics II* 4 Credits

Mathematics - 4 Credits

MATH 1910 - Calculus & Analytic Geom I* 4 Credits

General Education Total - 42 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I* 4 Credits
MATH 1920 - Calculus & Analytic Geom II 4 Credits
MATH 2110 - Calculus & Analytic Geom III 4 Credits
MATH 2010 - Linear Algebra 3 Credits
MATH 2120 - Differential Equations 3 Credits
CISP 2216 - Programming C++ 4 Credits
ENGR 2130 - Circuits I 4 Credits

Area of Emphasis Total - 25 Credits**

Total - 67 Credits

Additional Information:

** Students are encouraged to take two courses, Circuits II and Digital Design, before transferring to a university.

Courses in engineering technology do not fulfill any of the requirements for the Area of Emphasis in Electrical Engineering.

Although it is possible to complete the B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering in four semesters after earning the associate’s degree, students typically need five or six semesters to complete requirements.

Total semester credits required for the A.S. Degree are 67.