Dec 04, 2024  
2015-2016 College Catalog 
    
2015-2016 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Engineering, AA&S


These programs are intended for transfer purposes. It is important that any student interested in transferring to a four-year college or university consult with his/her academic advisor.

Award: Associate of Arts and Sciences

Length: Four-Semester (Two-Year) Program

Purpose: The College and University Transfer program is designed for students who plan to complete a baccalaureate degree program at a four-year college or university, or who are not yet prepared to select a definite career objective.

Admission Requirements: The student must meet the entrance requirements established by the college. Students are urged to check the mathematics requirements of the four-year college or university to determine the proper mathematics course to be taken at the community college. In addition, they should contact the appropriate four-year institution to determine the transferability of elective courses.

Program Requirements: Specific courses required for the Associate of Arts and Sciences degree are intended to provide a balanced foundation in liberal education.

Note: Although a course fulfills a requirement for an NRCC program, it is possible the course will not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who plan to transfer need to determine the four-year institution’s requirements prior to course selection. General transfer information is available at www.nr.edu/transfer/.

Four-Semester (Two Year) Program


First Semester (Fall)


Total: 17


Second Semester (Spring)


Total: 17-18


Third Semester (Fall)


Total: 15


Fourth Semester (Spring)


Total Minimum Credits: 65-66


Footnotes:


  1. Students may choose from college approved Humanities/Fine Arts electives .
  2. Social Science electives include the following: ECO (excluding ECO 120 ), GEO, PLS, HIS, PSY (excluding PSY 120 ), or SOC. Virginia Tech may recommend ECO 201 -ECO 202 ; students should consult the specific requirements of the specific program at the transfer institution.

Notes:


Students should consult the requirements of the specific program at the transfer institution. Only six semester hours of social/behavioral sciences are required for engineering majors who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate degree engineering program that requires 6 or fewer hours in the category, provided that the college/university publishes such requirements in its transfer guide. The articulation agreement with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University supports admission to the College of Engineering for all students who graduate from this program with a cumulative grade point average of not less than 3.2 GPA at the time of AA&S degree completion. All course grades on the VCCS transcript, including repeating classes, will be re-calculated to determine the overall GPA. Admission to a specific department is subject to space availability and specific departmental entrance requirements. Eligible students will be admitted to alternate engineering majors if the first choice of major is not available.

*These courses are not required for the AA&S degree; however, completion may be desirable for transfer as a junior in Engineering. Students should consult requirements of the specific program at the transfer institution.

Students planning to transfer should consult the four-year transfer institution to determine course recommendations prior to registering for classes at NRCC. General transfer information is available at www.nr.edu/transfer.