Engineering Fundamentals Associate in Applied Science
Anticipated 2025FA start – Pending State Tech System and DOE approvals.
Program Description
The Engineering Fundamentals degree program at Greenville Tech allows students to complete the first two years of their education before transferring to a four-year institution to pursue a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline.
The Engineering Fundamentals Associate in Applied Science degree allows students to select a concentration from the following list.
- The Automotive/Mechanical Engineering Concentrations offers students an introduction to engineering principles, design methodologies, and analytical techniques essential for the development and improvement of mechanical systems and products. Through a combination of theoretical coursework and hands-on projects, students learn to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges in areas such as thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, materials science, and mechanics. This program prepares graduates for further study in mechanical engineering at a four-year institution, equipping them to develop and improve mechanical systems across diverse industries, including automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing.
- The Civil Engineering Concentration provides students with a solid foundation in the principles of engineering, design, and project management necessary for the planning, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure and environmental systems. Through a blend of theoretical coursework and practical experience, students explore key areas such as structural analysis and geotechnical engineering. This program prepares graduates for further study in civil engineering at a four-year institution, equipping them to tackle real-world challenges in urban development, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability.
- The Chemical Engineering Concentration offers students an essential understanding of chemistry fundamentals during the first two years of study. Through a mix of chemistry coursework and introductory engineering classes, students explore key areas such as organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and chemical processes. This program prepares graduates for further study in chemical engineering at a four-year institution, equipping them to pursue careers in fields such as pharmaceuticals, environmental science, and materials development.
- The Computer Engineering Concentration equips students with a foundational understanding of computer systems, hardware, and software design, preparing them for careers in a rapidly evolving technology landscape. Through a combination of theoretical coursework and hands-on projects, students delve into key areas such as digital logic design, microprocessors, embedded systems, and software engineering. This program prepares graduates for further study in computer engineering at a four-year institution, equipping them to innovate and develop solutions in various industries, including telecommunications, robotics, and cybersecurity.
- The Electrical Engineering Concentration offers students an essential understanding of electrical systems, circuits, and technology. Through a blend of theoretical coursework and practical experience, students explore key areas such as circuit analysis, signal processing, electronics. This program prepares graduates for further study in electrical engineering at a four-year institution, equipping them to contribute to advancements in various fields, including power systems, communications, and automation.
While the program was designed for transfer to Clemson University, the courses are also accepted at many major universities in South Carolina, including The Citadel and USC. Students should consult an advisor at their intended transfer institution to confirm course eligibility. Those wishing to transfer into one of Clemson’s 11 engineering majors must complete a minimum of 30 transferable credit hours with a GPA of at least 2.7; meeting these requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
Mission Statement
The Engineering Fundamentals program is dedicated to facilitating the successful transfer of students to four-year institutions by offering high-quality, affordable engineering education directly in the Greenville area. Tailored for high school graduates who may not have been accepted directly into a four-year engineering program, as well as those facing financial constraints or individuals returning to academics, the program provides a supportive pathway to academic and professional success. Through personalized guidance and a robust curriculum, we empower students to achieve their educational goals and pursue their passion for engineering.
Entrance Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent and meet the eligibility requirements for MAT-140 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I, which includes completing MAT-111 College Trigonometry or achieving a satisfactory placement score. Students who do not meet the math requirements are encouraged to register for an appropriate Engineering Technology associate degree program prior to transferring to the Engineering Fundamentals program.
Type of Program
Associate degree (day, evening, online)
Requirements for Completion
Students must complete course requirements with a minimum of 2.7 GPA.
Transfer Requirements
Students planning to transfer and pursue a bachelor’s degree are strongly urged to utilize Greenville Technical College’s academic advising services. The transfer process for transfer tracks is very specific and leaves little opportunity for error in choosing classes. It is very important that students discuss curriculum and transfer requirements with their assigned academic advisor and with a transfer advisor at the four-year institution of their choice. It is most beneficial to the student if these discussions begin as soon as the choice to transfer to a four-year institution has been made.
Greenville Technical College has an Engineering Transfer Articulation Agreement with Clemson University. Students planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering must complete an “Intent to Participate” form before completing thirty (30) credit hours. Students must contact their academic advisor to complete the form.
Visit our web page at https://www.gvltec.edu/academics_learning/engineering-professional-studies/engineering_transfer/index.html
Listed below is the ideal grouping of courses in order by semester. This plan assumes a full-time schedule. Note, however, that many variables can affect this plan, and not every course is offered every semester. Please see your advisor to map out your own personalized progression toward graduation.
Note: Please contact your advisor for recommended evening schedules.
The Automotive/Mechanical Engineering Concentration
| Preferred Sequence | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHM 110 | College Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 140 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| EGR 269 | Engineering Disciplines and Skills | 3 |
| Social Science Elective (transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MAT 141 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus II | 4 |
| PHY 221 | University Physics I | 4 |
| EGR 270 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (transferable) 1.2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PHY 222 | University Physics II | 4 |
| EGR 209 | Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| EGR 275 | Introduction to Engineering/Computer Graphics | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 10 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MAT 240 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus III | 4 |
| ECE 221 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering I | 3 |
| ECE 220 | Electrical Engineering Lab I | 1 |
| EGR 260 | Engineering Statics | 3 |
| EGR 206 | Introduction to Materials Science | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| MAT 242 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| EGR 262 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 |
| EGR 203 | Foundations of Fluid and Thermal Systems | 3 |
| EGR 204 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| Literature Elective (200 Level transferable) | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 74-76 | |
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South Carolina Act 26 of 2021, the “REACH Act”, requires undergraduate students completing a baccalaureate degree to complete a three-credit course that requires, at a minimum, the reading of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, five Federalist Papers, and one document foundational to the African American Struggle; collectively known as the “Founding Documents.” Therefore, students planning to transfer to a BS degree should consider PSC 201 American Government as the social science requirement OR HIS 201 American History: Discovery to 1877 as the humanities requirement.
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It is recommended that you check with an advisor at the school you are interested in transferring to about specifics regarding requirements, electives, and those courses that they accept in transfer.
Civil Engineering Concentration
| Preferred Sequence | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHM 110 | College Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 140 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| EGR 269 | Engineering Disciplines and Skills | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MAT 141 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus II | 4 |
| PHY 221 | University Physics I | 4 |
| EGR 270 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| GLY 101 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PHY 222 | University Physics II | 4 |
| EGR 209 | Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| EGR 210 | Introduction to Engineering CAD | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 10 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MAT 240 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus III | 4 |
| EGR 260 | Engineering Statics | 3 |
| EGR 206 | Introduction to Materials Science | 3 |
| EGR 285 | Engineering Surveying I | 3 |
| EGR 295 | Engineering Surveying Lab I | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| MAT 242 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| EGR 262 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 |
| EGR 204 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| Social Science Elective (transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Literature Elective (200 Level transferable) | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 16-17 | |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 75-77 | |
- 1
South Carolina Act 26 of 2021, the “REACH Act”, requires undergraduate students completing a baccalaureate degree to complete a three-credit course that requires, at a minimum, the reading of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, five Federalist Papers, and one document foundational to the African American Struggle; collectively known as the “Founding Documents.” Therefore, students planning to transfer to a BS degree should consider PSC 201 American Government as the social science requirement OR HIS 201 American History: Discovery to 1877 as the humanities requirement.
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It is recommended that you check with an advisor at the school you are interested in transferring to about specifics regarding requirements, electives, and those courses that they accept in transfer.
Chemical Engineering Concentration
| Preferred Sequence | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHM 110 | College Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 140 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| EGR 269 | Engineering Disciplines and Skills | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MAT 141 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus II | 4 |
| PHY 221 | University Physics I | 4 |
| CHM 111 | College Chemistry II | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PHY 222 | University Physics II | 4 |
| EGR 209 | Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| Social Science Elective (transferabe) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 10-11 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MAT 240 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus III | 4 |
| ECE 221 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering I | 3 |
| ECE 220 | Electrical Engineering Lab I | 1 |
| CHM 211 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| EGR 270 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| MAT 242 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| CHM 212 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| Literature Elective (200 Level transferable) | 3 | |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| EGR 275 | Introduction to Engineering/Computer Graphics | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 74-76 | |
- 1
South Carolina Act 26 of 2021, the “REACH Act”, requires undergraduate students completing a baccalaureate degree to complete a three-credit course that requires, at a minimum, the reading of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, five Federalist Papers, and one document foundational to the African American Struggle; collectively known as the “Founding Documents.” Therefore, students planning to transfer to a BS degree should consider PSC 201 American Government as the social science requirement OR HIS 201 American History: Discovery to 1877 as the humanities requirement.
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It is recommended that you check with an advisor at the school you are interested in transferring to about specifics regarding requirements, electives, and those courses that they accept in transfer.
Computer Engineering Concentration
| Preferred Sequence | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHM 110 | College Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 140 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| EGR 269 | Engineering Disciplines and Skills | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MAT 141 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus II | 4 |
| PHY 221 | University Physics I | 4 |
| EGR 202 | Introduction to Engineering Programming | 3 |
| ECE 211 | Introduction to Computer Engineering I | 3 |
| ECE 210 | Computer Engineering Lab I | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PHY 222 | University Physics II | 4 |
| ECE 212 | Introduction to Computer Engineering II | 3 |
| ECE 215 | Computer Engineering Lab II | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 8 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MAT 240 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus III | 4 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| EGR 270 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ECE 221 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering I | 3 |
| ECE 220 | Electrical Engineering Lab I | 1 |
| Social Science Elective (transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| MAT 242 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| EGR 209 | Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| ECE 222 | Intro to Electrical Engineering II | 3 |
| ECE 225 | Electrical Engineering Lab II | 1 |
| Literature Elective (200 Level transferable) | 3 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 74-76 | |
- 1
South Carolina Act 26 of 2021, the “REACH Act," requires undergraduate students baccalaureate degree to complete a three-credit course that requires, at a minimum, the reading of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, five Federalist Papers, and one document foundational to the African American Struggle; collectively known as the “Founding Documents.” Therefore, students planning to transfer to a BS degree should consider PSC 201 American Government as the social science requirement OR HIS 201 American History: Discovery to 1877 as the humanities requirement.
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It is recommended that you check with an advisor at the school you are interested in transferring to about specifics regarding requirements, electives, and those courses that they accept in transfer.
Electrical Engineering Concentration
| Preferred Sequence | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHM 110 | College Chemistry I | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 140 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus I | 4 |
| EGR 269 | Engineering Disciplines and Skills | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| MAT 141 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus II | 4 |
| PHY 221 | University Physics I | 4 |
| EGR 202 | Introduction to Engineering Programming | 3 |
| ECE 211 | Introduction to Computer Engineering I | 3 |
| ECE 210 | Computer Engineering Lab I | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| PHY 222 | University Physics II | 4 |
| ECE 212 | Introduction to Computer Engineering II | 3 |
| ECE 215 | Computer Engineering Lab II | 1 |
| CHM 111 | College Chemistry II | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| MAT 240 | Analytical Geometry and Calculus III | 4 |
| SPC 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| EGR 270 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ECE 221 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering I | 3 |
| ECE 220 | Electrical Engineering Lab I | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| MAT 242 | Differential Equations | 4 |
| EGR 209 | Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| ECE 222 | Intro to Electrical Engineering II | 3 |
| ECE 225 | Electrical Engineering Lab II | 1 |
| Social Science Elective (200 transferable) 1,2 | 3-4 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 14-15 | |
| Total Required Credit Hours | 75-77 | |
- 1
South Carolina Act 26 of 2021, the “REACH Act”, requires undergraduate students completing a baccalaureate degree to complete a three-credit course that requires, at a minimum, the reading of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, five Federalist Papers, and one document foundational to the African American Struggle; collectively known as the “Founding Documents.” Therefore, students planning to transfer to a BS degree should consider PSC 201 American Government as the social science requirement OR HIS 201 American History: Discovery to 1877 as the humanities requirement.
- 2
It is recommended that you check with an advisor at the school you are interested in transferring to about specifics regarding requirements, electives, and those courses that they accept in transfer.