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Engineering Option, AA

Program Snapshot
Academic CredentialAssociate in Arts (AA)
Total Credit Hours60
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwayScience, Technology, Engineering & Math
AdvisorMichael Brinegar
Associate Professor of Mathematics
850.769.1551, ext 2857
mbrinegar@gulfcoast.edu

AdvisorHadley Pridgen
Associate Professor of Mathematics
850.769.1551, ext 3345
hpridgen@gulfcoast.edu

AdvisorSharon Hudson
Professor
850.769.1551, ext 3354
shudson@gulfcoast.edu

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Engineering, AA

Are You Creative? Do You Like Solving Practical Problems? Do You Want to Make a Difference in the World Around You? 

Then a career in Engineering may be right for you.

This transfer track prepares you for a four-year university's engineering school. Engineering is a limited access program at most universities, and specific areas within each may also have their own requirements. For example, the University of Florida requires a 2.5 GPA in the AA degree but could require a 2.8 GPA in calculus and physics courses (first attempts only) to major in electrical engineering. Students are encouraged to be familiar with the admissions requirements at the university they plan to attend.

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Engineering Course Requirements

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English I & II
Visual and Performing Arts
Philosophy/Religion
Literature
Calculus I & II
Physics
Biological Science
Behavioral Sciences
History
Government
Math Courses
Physics Courses
Chemistry Courses
Electives

A complete list of courses with descriptions can be found in the Catalog

What can you do with an Engineering AA Degree?

In this field, people find careers as:

Environmental Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Electronic Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Microsystems Engineers

Gulf Coast alumni of this program have continued their education at:

Florida State University
University of West Florida
University of Florida

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Who is Eligible for the Engineering Program?
If you are a high school graduate, you can apply to this program. If you have earned credits from a regionally accredited college or university, you may have a head start at Gulf Coast State College.
Why Choose Gulf Coast State College to Earn Your Degree?
You'll get a great education with one of the lowest tuition rates in the state. With small class sizes and professors who care, you'll get the personal attention you deserve. More than 90% of our graduates would recommend Gulf Coast State College to others.
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Engineering

Aeroplanes are not designed by science, but by art in spite of some pretense and humbug to the contrary. I do not mean to suggest that engineering can do without science, on the contrary, it stands on scientific foundations, but there is a big gap between scientific research and the engineering product which has to be bridged by the art of the engineer. –  British Engineer to the Royal Aeronautical Society, 1922

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Consult the Gulf Coast State College Catalog for specific program and course information.

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