Engineering Technology, B.S.

Location(s): Main Campus

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Program Overview

Engineering Technology, B.S. Program prepares individuals to apply basic mathematics, science, engineering, and technology principles and technical skills that enable them to engage in a variety of engineering technology projects.

Coursework includes various engineering technology topics, including laboratory and design projects that lead to careers in manufacturing systems and sustainable energy and transportation engineering technology areas.

The degree requires 120 units, of which, 84 -87 units are in the major, with 13 units satisfying the General Education (GE) requirements. The GE requirements are met by taking the following courses or their cross-listing courses:

PHYS 1100 / (PHYS 1560 and PHYS 1570 ) for GE Physical Science and lab (4 units)
MATH 2110 for GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (3 units)
ENGR 1500 for Introduction to Higher Education (IHE)
ECON 3060 for GE UD Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (3 units)
CE 3000 / EE 3000 / ME 3000 for GE UD Social Sciences (3 units)

During the junior and senior years, students may choose from a broad spectrum of electives to match individual talents and interests with a career objective. Finally, the program has a capstone experience that develops student competencies in applying both technical and non-technical skills to solve real-world problems and prepare them for future careers.

Requirements for the Major (84 - 87 units)

Requirements for the Core (69 -72 units)

Lower Division Core Courses (37 - 40 units)

The lower division discipline-specific content of the curriculum that focuses on the applied aspects of science and engineering.

ACCT 2100 - Principles of Financial Accounting [3]
ENGR 1500 - Introduction to Engineering and Technology [3]
ETEC 1000 - Introduction to Automotive Systems [3]
ETEC 1020 - Industrial Safety (also listed as TECH 1010) [3]
ETEC 1100 - Introduction to Engineering Design [3]
ETEC 1200 - Practical Electronics [3]
ETEC 1600 - Introduction to Metalworking [3]
ETEC 2070 - Engineering Technology Materials [3]
ETEC 2600 - Manufacturing Technology and Process Optimization [3]
MATH 2110 - Calculus I [4]
Complete one course from the following (3 - 5 units) :
CHEM 1000 - Molecules Matter [3]
CHEM 1040 - General Chemistry for Engineers [4]
CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I [5]
Complete one or two courses from the following (3 - 4 units):
PHYS 1100 - Physics for the Life Sciences I [4]
PHYS 1560 - Physics for the Twenty-First Century [3]
PHYS 1570 - Physics for the Twenty-first Century Laboratory [1]
PHYS 2100 - General Physics I: Mechanics [4]

Upper Division Core Courses (32 units)

The upper-division discipline-specific content of the curriculum that focuses on the applied aspects of science and engineering.

Electives (15 units)

Select 15 units of electives from any combination of the catagories listed below.

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