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program overview
associate in engineering
* this program is financial aid eligible.
the associate in engineering (ae) degree shall be granted for a planned program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit (shc) of courses. within the degree program, the institution shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and basic computer use.
the degree plan includes required general education and prerequisite courses that are acceptable to all state funded bachelor of engineering programs. students who follow the degree progression plan will meet the entrance requirements at all of the north carolina public bachelor of science engineering programs. associate in engineering graduates may then apply to any of these programs without taking additional and sometimes duplicative courses. admission to engineering programs is highly competitive and admission is not guaranteed.
to be eligible for the transfer of credits under the ae to the bachelor of science in engineering articulation agreement, community college graduates must obtain a grade of "c" or better in each course and an overall gpa of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
general education (42 shc) the general education common course pathway includes study in the areas of english composition; humanities and fine arts; social and behavioral sciences; natural sciences and mathematics. universal general education transfer component (universal general education transfer component (ugetc) courses will transfer for equivalency credit to all unc institutions.) *exceptions (i.e. courses which are not classified as ugetc) are italicized.
the degree plan includes required general education and prerequisite courses that are acceptable to all state funded bachelor of engineering programs. students who follow the degree progression plan will meet the entrance requirements at all of the north carolina public bachelor of science engineering programs. associate in engineering graduates may then apply to any of these programs without taking additional and sometimes duplicative courses. admission to engineering programs is highly competitive and admission is not guaranteed.
to be eligible for the transfer of credits under the ae to the bachelor of science in engineering articulation agreement, community college graduates must obtain a grade of "c" or better in each course and an overall gpa of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
general education (42 shc) the general education common course pathway includes study in the areas of english composition; humanities and fine arts; social and behavioral sciences; natural sciences and mathematics. universal general education transfer component (universal general education transfer component (ugetc) courses will transfer for equivalency credit to all unc institutions.) *exceptions (i.e. courses which are not classified as ugetc) are italicized.
if you have any questions, please email muffy vestal, coordinator/instructor, engineering.
scroll down the page to view the associate in engineering plan of study and the advising guide.
spring application deadline is jan 05
Estimated Tuition & Fees
$4560.00
location
main campus
credit hours
60
program stats
average class size
16
estimated completion time
18-19 months
“the engineering program at durham tech takes really intensive course work and provides you with individual attention and small class size. i just got accepted into the biomedical engineering at unc and this program was the stepping stone i needed to get there.”
—christopher viau