General Engineering Pathway

Degree Type : General Studies

Program Location:  All locations except for Brookley Field

Length:  Four Semesters + One Summer Term

This pathway is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Requirements vary among institutions and among the different engineering fields. The following program is a composite of the requirements of the first two years of the baccalaureate degree at most four-year institutions. Students should have successfully completed a minimum of four units of high school mathematics, including trigonometry, and three units of science in biology, physics and chemistry.

Semester-by-Semester Pathway/Alabama Transfers Guide

A semester-by-semester pathway is provided as a guide for course selection. Students should consult their Degree Works degree plan and complete an Alabama Transfers transfer guide to ensure that they take the appropriate courses for their major at their selected four-year institution. Click here for a link to the Alabama Transfers site. Students are also encouraged to contact their advisor for assistance regarding courses to be completed.

Additional recommendations are as follows:

* Engineering students must choose the History sequence option, taking the first course in Semester 1 and the second in Semester 4. 

* In Semester 2, students may choose only from the following Literature options: ENG 251, ENG 252, ENG 271 or ENG 272. 

* Variability in credit hours of electives in EGR is due to concentration areas. Total Credit Hours required to graduate in this degree plan is 61 credit hours minimum. Most complete with somewhere in the range of 61-64 credit hours. Contact an Engineering advisor prior to beginning your first semester course work.