Engineering Science, Associate in Science

Courses and Requirements

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 credit hours are required for graduation.

Starting in the fall of 2014, 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. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.

Requirements

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM121	General Chemistry I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ECO201	Micro Economics	3	Quantitative Reason Intensive
ECO202	Macro Economics	3	Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG101	English Composition I	3
ENG102	English Composition II	3
ENG103	Technical Writing	3	Written Communication Intensive
EST110	Engineering Design Graphics	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST104	Engineering Essentials and Design	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT251	Calculus I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive
MAT252	Calculus II	4
MAT253	Calculus III	4
MAT254	Differential Equations	4
PHS131	Engineering Physics I	4	Science Technology Intensive
PHS132	Engineering Physics II	4	Science Technology Intensive

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

Course with Corequisite: EST104

Elective

Humanities Elective

COM111 Strongly recommended to meet Public Presentation Core Academic Skill

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Choose one of the concentrations below

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Chemical Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM122	General Chemistry II	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
CHM221	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHM222	Organic Chemistry II	4
CTE111	Circuit Analysis I	4
PHI110	Ethics	3

Courses with Prerequisites: CHM122, CHM221, CHM222, CTE111

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

Schedule Tips: CTE111 offered FALL ONLY

Civil /Environmental Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM122	General Chemistry II	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
EST111	Computer Aided Drafting I	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST112	Computer Aided Drafting II	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST211	Engineering Mechanics I - Statics	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST212	Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics	3
EST213	Strength of Materials	3

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

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

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

Electrical/Computer Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CIS140	Introduction to Computer Science	4	Information Literacy Intensive Science Technology Intensive
CTE101	Fundamentals of Digital Logic	3
CTE103	Digital Design Laboratory	2	Science Technology Intensive
EST231	Engineering Circuit Analysis I	5
EST232	Engineering Circuit Analysis II	5

Course with Prerequisite: CIS140

Courses with Corequisites: CTE101, CTE103, EST231, EST232

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

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

Mechanical Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
EST111	Computer Aided Drafting I	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST112	Computer Aided Drafting II	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST211	Engineering Mechanics I - Statics	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST212	Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics	3
EST213	Strength of Materials	3
PHI110	Ethics	3

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

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

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

Plastics Engineering Concentration

Course Number

Title

Credits

Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

CHM122

General Chemistry II

Quantitative Reason Intensive

Science Technology Intensive

CHM221

Organic Chemistry I

PHI110

Ethics

Courses with Prerequisites: CHM122, CHM221

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

Program Notes

Recommended Course Sequence Engineering Science Chemical Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Year 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM121	General Chemistry I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ENG101	English Composition I	3
EST104	Engineering Essentials and Design	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST110	Engineering Design Graphics	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT251	Calculus I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM122	General Chemistry II	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ECO201	Micro Economics	3	Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG102	English Composition II	3
ENG103	Technical Writing	3	Written Communication Intensive
MAT252	Calculus II	4

Year 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM221	Organic Chemistry I	4
CTE111	Circuit Analysis I	4
ECO202	Macro Economics	3	Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive
MAT253	Calculus III	4
PHS131	Engineering Physics I	4	Science Technology Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM222	Organic Chemistry II	4
	Humanities Elective	3
MAT254	Differential Equations	4
PHI110	Ethics	3
PHS132	Engineering Physics II	4	Science Technology Intensive

Recommended Course Sequence Engineering Science Civil/Environmental Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Year 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ENG101	English Composition I	3
EST104	Engineering Essentials and Design	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST110	Engineering Design Graphics	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT251	Calculus I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive
PHS131	Engineering Physics I	4	Science Technology Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ENG102	English Composition II	3
EST111	Computer Aided Drafting I	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST112	Computer Aided Drafting II	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT252	Calculus II	4
PHS132	Engineering Physics II	4	Science Technology Intensive

Year 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM121	General Chemistry I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ECO201	Micro Economics	3	Quantitative Reason Intensive
EST211	Engineering Mechanics I - Statics	3	Science Technology Intensive
	Humanities Elective	3
MAT253	Calculus III	4

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM122	General Chemistry II	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ECO202	Macro Economics	3	Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG103	Technical Writing	3	Written Communication Intensive
EST212	Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics	3
EST213	Strength of Materials	3
MAT254	Differential Equations	4

Recommended Course Sequence Engineering Science Electrical/Computer Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Year 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CTE101	Fundamentals of Digital Logic	3
CTE103	Digital Design Laboratory	2	Science Technology Intensive
EST104	Engineering Essentials and Design	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST110	Engineering Design Graphics	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT251	Calculus I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM121	General Chemistry I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
CIS140	Introduction to Computer Science	4	Information Literacy Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ECO201	Micro Economics	3	Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG101	English Composition I	3
MAT252	Calculus II	4

Year 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ECO202	Macro Economics	3	Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG102	English Composition II	3
EST231	Engineering Circuit Analysis I	5
MAT253	Calculus III	4
PHS131	Engineering Physics I	4	Science Technology Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ENG103	Technical Writing	3	Written Communication Intensive
EST232	Engineering Circuit Analysis II	5
	Humanities Elective	3
MAT254	Differential Equations	4
PHS132	Engineering Physics II	4	Science Technology Intensive

Recommended Course Sequence Engineering Science Mechanical Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Year 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ENG101	English Composition I	3
EST104	Engineering Essentials and Design	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST110	Engineering Design Graphics	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT251	Calculus I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive
PHS131	Engineering Physics I	4	Science Technology Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ENG102	English Composition II	3
EST111	Computer Aided Drafting I	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST112	Computer Aided Drafting II	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT252	Calculus II	4
PHS132	Engineering Physics II	4	Science Technology Intensive

Year 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM121	General Chemistry I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ECO201	Micro Economics	3	Quantitative Reason Intensive
EST211	Engineering Mechanics I - Statics	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT253	Calculus III	4
PHI110	Ethics	3

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
ECO202	Macro Economics	3	Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG103	Technical Writing	3	Written Communication Intensive
EST212	Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics	3
EST213	Strength of Materials	3
	Humanities Elective	3
MAT254	Differential Equations	4

Recommended Course Sequence Plastics Engineering Concentration

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Year 1

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM121	General Chemistry I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ENG101	English Composition I	3
EST104	Engineering Essentials and Design	3	Science Technology Intensive
EST110	Engineering Design Graphics	3	Science Technology Intensive
MAT251	Calculus I	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM122	General Chemistry II	4	Quantitative Reason Intensive Science Technology Intensive
ECO201	Micro Economics	3	Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG102	English Composition II	3
MAT252	Calculus II	4
PHI110	Ethics	3

Year 2

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)

Fall

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
CHM221	Organic Chemistry I	4
ECO202	Macro Economics	3	Global Awareness Intensive Quantitative Reason Intensive
ENG103	Technical Writing	3	Written Communication Intensive
MAT253	Calculus III	4
PHS131	Engineering Physics I	4	Science Technology Intensive

Spring

Course Number	Title	Credits	Core Academic Skill(s) Intensive Designation(s)
	Humanities Elective	3
MAT254	Differential Equations	4
PHS132	Engineering Physics II	4	Science Technology Intensive