Engineering Science, Associate in Science

The associate in science degree program in Engineering Science is designed to prepare an engineering student for transfer to a four-year college or university. Curriculum has been developed in cooperation with the American Society for Engineering Education and engineering divisions of several four-year institutions. The core and concentration curriculum allows the student an opportunity to explore various engineering fields equipping him/her to choose the field of specialization best suited to his/her interests and abilities. The concentration areas of engineering include computer/electrical, mechanical, civil/environmental, chemical and plastics. A strong background in mathematics is recommended.

A minimum of 63 credits are required for graduation.

Any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six-core academic skills-in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Students should select electives that meet core academic skills that are not met by the required courses.  Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.

Requirements

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM121General Chemistry I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO201Micro Economics

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ECO202Macro Economics

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG101English Composition I

3
ENG102English Composition II

3
ENG103Technical Writing

3

Written Communication Intensive
EST110Engineering Design Graphics

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST104Engineering Essentials and Design

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT251Calculus I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive
MAT252Calculus II

4
MAT253Calculus III

4
MAT254Differential Equations

4
PHS131Engineering Physics I

4

Science Technology Intensive
PHS132Engineering Physics II

4

Science Technology Intensive
Humanities ElectiveSee Elective Advice

3

Elective Advice: 
Humanities Elective: COM111 strongly recommended to meet Public Presentation Intensive

Courses with Prerequisites: CHM121, ENG102, ENG103, MAT251, MAT252, MAT253, MAT254, PHS131, PHS132

Courses with Corequisites: EST104

Choose one of the concentrations below

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Chemical Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM122General Chemistry II

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
CHM221Organic Chemistry I

4

Global Awareness Intensive

Public Presentation Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
CHM222Organic Chemistry II

4

Information Literacy Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
CTE111Circuit Analysis I

4
PHI110Ethics

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Schedule Tips: CTE111 offered FALL ONLY

Courses with Prerequisites: CHM122, CHM221, CHM222, CTE111

Milestone Courses: CHM121, CHM122, CHM221, CHM222, EST104, MAT251, MAT252, MAT253

Civil /Environmental Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM122General Chemistry II

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
EST111Computer Aided Drafting I

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST112Computer Aided Drafting II

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST211Engineering Mechanics I - Statics

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST212Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics

3
EST213Strength of Materials

3

Schedule Tips: EST211 offered FALL ONLY; EST212, EST213 offered SPRING ONLY

Courses with Prerequisites: CHM122, EST111, EST112, EST211, EST212, EST213

Milestone Courses: EST104, EST110, EST111, EST112, EST211, EST212, EST213, MAT251, MAT252, MAT253, MAT254, PHS131 

Electrical/Computer Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CIS140Introduction to Computer Science

4

Information Literacy Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
CTE101Fundamentals of Digital Logic

3
CTE103Digital Design Laboratory

1

Science Technology Intensive
EST231Engineering Circuit Analysis I

5
EST232Engineering Circuit Analysis II

5

Schedule Tips: EST231 offered FALL ONLY; EST232 offered SPRING ONLY

Courses with Prerequisites: CIS140

Courses with Corequisites: CTE101, CTE103, EST231, EST232

Milestone Courses: CTE101, EST104, EST231, EST232, MAT251, MAT252, MAT253, MAT254 PHS131, PHS132 

Mechanical Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
EST111Computer Aided Drafting I

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST112Computer Aided Drafting II

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST211Engineering Mechanics I - Statics

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST212Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics

3
EST213Strength of Materials

3
PHI110Ethics

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Schedule Tips: EST211 offered FALL ONLY; EST212, EST213 offered SPRING ONLY

Courses with Prerequisites: EST111, EST112, EST211, EST212, EST213

Milestone Courses: EST104, EST110, EST111, EST112, EST211, EST212, EST213, MAT251, MAT252, MAT253, MAT254, PHS131

Plastics Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM122General Chemistry II

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
CHM221Organic Chemistry I

4

Global Awareness Intensive

Public Presentation Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
PHI110Ethics

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Courses with Prerequisites: CHM122, CHM221

Milestone Courses: CHM121, CHM122, CHM221, EST104, MAT251, MAT252, MAT253, MAT254, PHS131, PHS132

Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Engineering Science Chemical Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Year 1 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM121General Chemistry I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ENG101English Composition I

3
EST104Engineering Essentials and Design

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST110Engineering Design Graphics

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT251Calculus I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Year 1 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM122General Chemistry II

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO201Micro Economics

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG102English Composition II

3
ENG103Technical Writing

3

Written Communication Intensive
MAT252Calculus II

4

Year 2 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM221Organic Chemistry I

4

Global Awareness Intensive

Public Presentation Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
CTE111Circuit Analysis I

4
ECO202Macro Economics

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Quantitative Reason Intensive
MAT253Calculus III

4
PHS131Engineering Physics I

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 2 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM222Organic Chemistry II

4

Information Literacy Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
MAT254Differential Equations

4
PHI110Ethics

3

Information Literacy Intensive
PHS132Engineering Physics II

4

Science Technology Intensive
Humanities ElectiveSee Elective Advice

3

Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Engineering Science Civil/Environmental Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Year 1 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
ENG101English Composition I

3
EST104Engineering Essentials and Design

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST110Engineering Design Graphics

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT251Calculus I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive
PHS131Engineering Physics I

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 1 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
ENG102English Composition II

3
EST111Computer Aided Drafting I

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST112Computer Aided Drafting II

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT252Calculus II

4
PHS132Engineering Physics II

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 2 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM121General Chemistry I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO201Micro Economics

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive
EST211Engineering Mechanics I - Statics

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT253Calculus III

4
Humanities ElectiveSee Elective Advice

3

Year 2 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM122General Chemistry II

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO202Macro Economics

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG103Technical Writing

3

Written Communication Intensive
EST212Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics

3
EST213Strength of Materials

3
MAT254Differential Equations

4

Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Engineering Science Electrical/Computer Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Year 1 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CTE101Fundamentals of Digital Logic

3
CTE103Digital Design Laboratory

1

Science Technology Intensive
EST104Engineering Essentials and Design

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST110Engineering Design Graphics

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT251Calculus I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Year 1 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM121General Chemistry I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
CIS140Introduction to Computer Science

4

Information Literacy Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO201Micro Economics

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG101English Composition I

3
MAT252Calculus II

4

Year 2 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
ECO202Macro Economics

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG102English Composition II

3
EST231Engineering Circuit Analysis I

5
MAT253Calculus III

4
PHS131Engineering Physics I

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 2 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
ENG103Technical Writing

3

Written Communication Intensive
EST232Engineering Circuit Analysis II

5
MAT254Differential Equations

4
PHS132Engineering Physics II

4

Science Technology Intensive
Humanities ElectiveSee Elective Advice

3

Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Engineering Science Mechanical Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Year 1 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
ENG101English Composition I

3
EST104Engineering Essentials and Design

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST110Engineering Design Graphics

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT251Calculus I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive
PHS131Engineering Physics I

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 1 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
ENG102English Composition II

3
EST111Computer Aided Drafting I

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST112Computer Aided Drafting II

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT252Calculus II

4
PHS132Engineering Physics II

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 2 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM121General Chemistry I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO201Micro Economics

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive
EST211Engineering Mechanics I - Statics

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT253Calculus III

4
PHI110Ethics

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Year 2 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
ECO202Macro Economics

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG103Technical Writing

3

Written Communication Intensive
EST212Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics

3
EST213Strength of Materials

3
MAT254Differential Equations

4
Humanities ElectiveSee Elective Advice

3

Recommended Course Sequence/Pathway Plastics Engineering Concentration

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)

Year 1 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM121General Chemistry I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ENG101English Composition I

3
EST104Engineering Essentials and Design

3

Science Technology Intensive
EST110Engineering Design Graphics

3

Science Technology Intensive
MAT251Calculus I

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Year 1 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM122General Chemistry II

4

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO201Micro Economics

3

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG102English Composition II

3
MAT252Calculus II

4
PHI110Ethics

3

Information Literacy Intensive

Year 2 Fall

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
CHM221Organic Chemistry I

4

Global Awareness Intensive

Public Presentation Intensive

Science Technology Intensive
ECO202Macro Economics

3

Global Awareness Intensive

Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG103Technical Writing

3

Written Communication Intensive
MAT253Calculus III

4
PHS131Engineering Physics I

4

Science Technology Intensive

Year 2 Spring

CourseTitleCreditsCore Academic Skill(s)
MAT254Differential Equations

4
PHS132Engineering Physics II

4

Science Technology Intensive
Humanities ElectiveSee Elective Advice

3

Total Credit Hours: 63