Engineering
Associate of Science Degree Engineering · San Diego Mesa College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Summary
Upon completion of the required pattern of engineering courses, an Associate of Science Degree in Engineering will be granted. A Certificate of Achievement is also offered. The Engineering Program allows the student to fulfill the lower division engineering requirements for transfer programs to four-year institutions as well as acquire the necessary skills for employment in engineering.
Award Note: The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.
Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Engineering Program will be able to:
- Use proportional reasoning and graphical analysis to establish and analyze relationships between measured quantities.
- Apply conceptual and mathematical tools to correctly predict the future state of physical systems.
- Clearly communicate scientific principles, experimental results, and their implications.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 11 | |
| ENGE 151 | Computer-Aided Design | 2 |
| ENGE 200 | Statics | 3 |
| ENGE 210 | Properties of Materials | 3 |
| ENGE 250 | Dynamics | 3 |
| Select 24 units from the following: | 24 | |
| CHEM 200 | General Chemistry I - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 200L | General Chemistry I - Laboratory | 2 |
| ENGE 116 | Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| ENGE 211 | Properties of Materials - Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGE 230 | Basics of Mechatronics | 3 |
| ENGE 240 | Digital Systems | 3 |
| ENGE 260 | Electric Circuits | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MATH 252 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | 4 |
| PHYS 195 | Mechanics | 5 |
| PHYS 196 | Electricity and Magnetism | 5 |
| PHYS 197 | Waves, Optics and Modern Physics | 5 |