Engineering emphasis, Associate of Science
Students who successfully complete all Engineering emphasis, Associate of Science degree requirements will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of mathematics to formulate and solve engineering problems.
- Use computers to solve engineering problems.
- Properly set up and follow an engineering process to solve engineering problems.
Program Course Requirements
See the graduation requirements for the Associate of Science degree. For information on the advised sequence of program courses, see the Engineering emphasis, Associate of Science Program Maps.
General Education Courses
OSU does not allow students to take courses in their chosen discipline to meet this requirement.
| CH 201 | Chemistry For Engineering Majors I | 5 |
| or | |
| CH 221 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| COMM 111Z | Public Speaking | 4 |
| or | |
| COMM 114 | Argument and Critical Discourse | 3 |
| MTH 251 | Differential Calculus | 5 |
| PE 231 | Lifetime Health & Fitness | 3 |
| PH 211 | General Physics With Calculus | 5 |
| WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| WR 227Z | Technical Writing | 4 |
| Biological Sciences | 4 |
| Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Difference Power & Oppression | 3 |
| Literature & the Arts | 3 |
| Social Processes & Institutions | 3 |
| Western Culture | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 |
COMM 111Z and WR 227Z: Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.
CH 201, CH 221, MTH 251 and PH 211: Four credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.
Core Courses
| CH 202 | Chemistry For Engineering Majors II | 5 |
| or | |
| CH 222 | General Chemistry | 5 |
| ENGR 100 | Orientation to Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 102 | Design Thinking and Problem Solving | 4 |
| ENGR 103 | Engineering Computation and Algorithmic Thinking | 4 |
| MTH 252 | Integral Calculus | 5 |
| MTH 254 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MTH 256 | Applied Differential Equations | 4 |
| MTH 264 | Introduction to Matrix Algebra | 2 |
| MTH 265 | Introduction to Series | 2 |
| PH 212 | General Physics With Calculus | 5 |
| PH 213 | General Physics With Calculus | 5 |
Select 20 elective credits from the following:
Students should choose courses that are required for their major at the 4-year institution they plan to attend. Electives must include a minimum of four 200-level ENGR courses OR match the requirements for an engineering major at OSU or another accredited university and include a minimum of two 200-level ENGR courses.
Total Credit Hours: 111-112
Students planning to major in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Energy Systems Engineering at Oregon State University are not required to take MTH 265 but should take MTH 264B instead.
Students planning to major in Mechanical Engineering at OSU should take ENGR 217 and not take ENGR 212. They should also take ENGR 230.
Students planning to major in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering, or Ecological Engineering at OSU should take CH 221, CH 222 and CH 223 and not take CH 201 and CH 202.
Students planning to major in Construction Engineering Management at OSU should take BA 215, BA 226, and EC 202 and not take CH 202, MTH 254, MTH 256, MTH 264, MTH 265 and PH 213.
Students planning to major in Forest Engineering Management at OSU should take CSS 205 and not take CH 202, MTH 264, MTH 265 and PH 213.