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  "college": "evergreen-valley-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Engineering",
  "id": "engineering--engineering-fundamentals-1-certificate-achievement",
  "name": "Engineering Fundamentals 1",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "engineering",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.evc.edu/degrees-certificates/engineering/engineering-fundamentals-1-certificate-achievement/",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Overview\n\nThe Engineering Fundamentals 1 Certificate of Achievement offers students a solid foundation in the fundamental principles that underlie all engineering disciplines. When combined with additional coursework, such as the Engineering Fundamentals 2 Certificate and a major-specific engineering certificate (such as Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Computer Engineering), it can lead to transfer to four-year universities for continued engineering studies. Designed to be completed early in a student’s academic journey, ideally during the freshman year, this certificate effectively prepares students for advancement into most sophomore-level engineering and STEM support courses."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n#### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n-   Acquire, develop, and refine the foundational skills in mathematics, physics, and science necessary to be successful in engineering courses.\n-   Differentiate the various engineering branches as they apply to four-year academic pathways."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Required Courses"
    },
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Engineering Fundamentals 1 Coursework",
          "units": "14-17"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHYS 007A",
          "title": "Calculus-Based General Physics for Scientists and Engineers - I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 010",
          "title": "Introduction to Engineering",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENGR 010A",
          "title": "Introduction to Engineering",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "One of the following Math sequences:"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 066 & MATH 067",
          "title": "Calculus I Late Transcendentals for STEMand Calculus II Late Transcendentals for STEM",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MATH 071 & MATH 072",
          "title": "Calculus I With Analytic Geometryand Calculus II With Analytic Geometry",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "14-17"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}