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Sample AA Degree Program Preparing for Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
* Enhanced World View Requirement
ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) 3
ENC 1102 - COMPOSITION II or (* an approved Literature course) 3
SPC 1017 INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION 3
     or (SPC 1017H, SPC 1065, SPC 1608, or SPC 1608H)
HUM 2210 - WESTERN HUMANITIES I (Ancient through Renaissance) or (Honors) 3
     or (HUM 2233 - WESTERN HUMANITIES II (Baroque to the present) or (Honors))
* HUM 2270 - HUMANITIES (East-West Sythesis) 
     or (an approved Humanities/Fine Arts course)
3
a MAC 1105 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3
a MAC 1147 - PRE-CALCULUS ALGEBRA/TRIGONOMETRY 5
b, c CHM 2045 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3
b, c CHM 2045L - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I 1
b PHY 2048 - PHYSICS I 3
b, d PHY 1048L - PHYSICS LABORATORY I 1
b PHY 2049 - PHYSICS II 3
b, e PHY 1049L - PHYSICS LABORATORY II 1
POS 2041 - AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT or (Honors) 3
* Social & Behavioral Sciences Approved Course 3
PHI 1600 STUDIES IN APPLIED ETHICS 3
     or (PHI 1602HPHI 1631, PHI 2635 or PHI 2649)
Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement

PREREQUISITE COURSES IN THE MAJOR
The following courses are required for admission to major in addition to those listed under General Education:
y MAC 2311 - CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I 5
y MAC 2312 - CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II 5
y MAC 2313 - CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY III 4
z MAP 2302 - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3


ELECTIVES

If you have not completed two years of the same foreign language in high school, you may need eight semester hours credit of foreign language for university admission.

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS

60

a Not required for entry to major; prerequisite for MAC 2311.
b Prerequisite course in the major that satisfies general education requirement. 
c Acceptable substitute: CHS X440 and CHM 1045L
d Lab is not required for Electrical, Electronics Engineering degree at FIU.
e Lab does not count toward the Civil Engineering degree at FIU.
Acceptable substitutes: MAC X281, MAC X282, MAC X283
z Acceptable substitute: MAP X305

NOTES: 

General education requirements include prerequisites in the major therefore total exceeds typical 36 credits.

Students are strongly encouraged to select required lower division electives that will enhance their general education coursework and support their intended baccalaureate degree program. Students should consult with an academic advisor in their major degree area.

Minimum required grades in prerequisite courses are established by each university. Students are advised to consult the transfer institution. 
Effective 20091 0415