Pre-Engineering, APE

  

Program Description

The pre-engineering degrees prepare students to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field of their choice by requiring foundational courses common among engineering disciplines. Students interested in pursuing Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Computer Science can earn the Associates of Pre-Engineering as a milestone to their chosen degree. 


Program Curriculum

68 credit hours

Utah Tech General Education Requirements

Complete at least 9 credits from the following:
General Education Core Requirements
English0-7
American Institutions0-6
Life Sciences0-3
Fine Arts0-3
Literature/Humanities0-3
Social & Behavioral Sciences0-3

Math and Science Requirements 

MATH 1210Calculus I (MA)3-4
or ENGR 2050 Fundamentals of Engineering Mathematics
PHYS 2210
PHYS 2215
Physics/Scientists Engineers I (PS)
and Physics/Scientists Engineers I Lab (LAB)
5
or PHYS 2010
PHYS 2015
College Physics I (PS)
and College Physics I Lab (LAB)

 Programming Requirements

Complete one of the following sets of courses:
MECH 1200
MECH 1205
Coding
and Coding Lab
4
CS 1400Fundamentals of Programming3

Pre-Engineering Elective Requirements

Complete at least 16 credits from the following:
CHEM 1210
CHEM 1215
Principles of Chemistry I (PS)
and Principles of Chemistry I Lab (LAB)
5
CHEM 1220
CHEM 1225
Principles of Chemistry II
and Principles of Chemistry II Lab
5
CS 1410Object Oriented Programming3
CS 2420Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures3
CS 2450Software Engineering3
CS 2810Computer Organization and Architecture3
ECE 1200MATLAB and Arduino1
ECE 2100Semiconductor Devices3
ECE 2280
ECE 2285
Microelectronics
and Microelectronics Lab
4
ECE 2700
ECE 2705
Digital Circuits
and Digital Circuits Lab
4
MATH 1220Calculus II (MA)4
MATH 2200Discrete Mathematics3
MATH 2210Multivariable Calculus (MA)4
MATH 2250Differential Equations and Linear Algebra4
MATH 2270Linear Algebra3
MATH 2280Ordinary Differential Equations3
MECH 1000
MECH 1005
Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping
and Introduction to Design & Rapid Prototyping Lab
3
MECH 1100Manufacturing Processes3
MECH 1150Prototyping Techniques2.5
MECH 2010Statics3
MECH 2160Materials Science3
MECH 2030Dynamics3
MECH 2210
MECH 2215
Circuits
and Circuits Lab
4
MECH 2250
MECH 2255
Sensors & Actuators
and Sensors & Actuators Lab
4
MTRN 2200
MTRN 2205
Industrial Wiring for Automated Systems
and Industrial Wiring for Automated Systems Lab
3
MTRN 2300
MTRN 2305
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers
and Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers Lab
4
MTRN 2350
MTRN 2355
Advanced PLC Programming and Applications
and Advanced PLC Programming and Applications Lab
4
MTRN 2400Mechanical Components4
PHYS 2220
PHYS 2225
Physics/Scientists EngineersII
and Physics/Scientists Engineers II Lab
5
or PHYS 2020
PHYS 2025
College Physics II
and College Physics II Lab

Graduation Requirements

  1. Complete a minimum of 68 college-level credits (1000 and above).
  2. Complete at least 20 semester hours of credits at Utah Tech for institutional residency.
  3. Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
  4. Grade C- or higher in all Math and Science Requirements, Programming Requirements, and Pre-Engineering Elective Requirements.