Associate in Pre-Engineering

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello. I'm a junior in high school and entering senior year this fall. I am starting to think about college plans. I have been considering going into community college for awhile now. The one I am going to has a Associate of Science degree in pre engineering. What I would like to ask is is if this is a good idea to consider? What I wanted to do was graduate with the A.S. in pre engineering, then transfer to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and get a bachelors in engineering(haven't decided on the specialty). If I do really well their I would like to know if I would have a chance at being able to transfer into colleges like Stanford, MIT, or Columbia? Thank You!!!! </p>

<p>P.S. Here is the link to the courses used: Pre-Engineering</a> A.S. - NHCC.edu</p>

<p>P.S.S. I am sorry if this is the wrong place to put it in.</p>

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<p>Make an appointment with the Transfer Advisor at the CC that you are considering, and bring all of your questions about how the pre-engineering AS to Engineering BS can work. That person will be able to give you a lot of useful information.</p>

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<p>happymomof1 has gave you very good advices. Talk to Transfer Office of NHCC ASAP.
However, I have two concerns with NHCC’s pre-engineering A.S.:

  1. Not enough second year engineering classes, such as Statics, Dynamics, and Electric Circuits.
    See [Pre-Engineering</a> A.S. - NHCC.edu](<a href=“http://www.nhcc.edu/academic-programs/degrees-and-certificates/pre-engineering-as]Pre-Engineering”>http://www.nhcc.edu/academic-programs/degrees-and-certificates/pre-engineering-as)
  2. Also I could not find NHCC’s Articulation Agreements on this A.S. degree. See [Minnesota</a> Transfer, Transfer Resources for Students](<a href=“http://www.mntransfer.org/students/plan/s_agreements.php]Minnesota”>Minnesota State - Transfer Articulation Agreements Search). You may have to spend more than 2 years at 4-year schools to get your B.S.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the help guys!! @4kidsdad: I am also considering st. paul community college as well and they also list the classes you stated above. Here is the link to the course listing:
<a href=“http://www.saintpaul.edu/programs/GuideSheets%20AssocInArts/Pre-Engineering%20AS.pdf[/url]”>http://www.saintpaul.edu/programs/GuideSheets%20AssocInArts/Pre-Engineering%20AS.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Talk to Transfer Office of St. Paul Community College ASAP. Ask about its Articulation Agreements for this Pre-Engineering A.S. degree.

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<p>Question: Do you need articulation agreements to transfer? Lets say, for example, I get accepted into stanford or rice university as a transfer. The community college obviously doesnt have articulation agreements with these colleges. So does that mean I wont get credit for any of the classes I might take?</p>

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<p>You certainly can apply wherever you want to! However, since each college/university determines for itself which credits to accept and as what, you will not know until you have been accepted which credits will transfer. In many cases, you will not get the final evaluation until after you have enrolled and arrived on campus. This makes planning ahead more challenging.</p>

<p>When there is a formal articulation agreement in place, you do know that if you take a particular series of courses you will be admitted to a certain major, and you know exactly which courses at your CC are considered to be fully equivalent to which other courses at the college/university that you transfer to. This is a huge advantage for you as a student.</p>

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<p>Excellent explanation on articulation agreement by happymomof1!

If you interest in schools that don’t have articulation agreement with your CC, you could ask the 4-year schools do an informal evaluation on your transcript. Ask for evaluation at least a semester earlier, so that you have time to re-plan.</p>

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Most likely you will study in those schools more than 2 years for your bachelor degree.</p>