Engineering Transfer Program
The Engineering Transfer Program at Las Positas College has been in existence since 1995. This accredited and articulated program provides lower division engineering, mathematics, and science courses to prepare students to transfer to a four year institution to pursue an engineering degree. By completing the equivalent of a two-year lower-division program of courses, engineering students will be able to transfer to virtually any four-year college or university within California, or in other states.
The engineering career field is at once challenging, rewarding, and dynamic. As a profession, Engineering changes constantly, and impacts virtually every aspect of our lives. Opportunities for students in this career field are endless. Engineering disciplines, or branches, include Aeronautical, Environmental, Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Optical, Computer, and Chemical Engineering. These engineering branches are represented at many four-year universities within California (see links for more information). The Las Positas College Career Center, Transfer Center or your counselor can provide you additional information.
The following list outlines the courses required for an Engineering major at Las Positas College. Although this list shows only two years, it is not uncommon for transfer students to take 3 or more years to complete the courses listed below. To make sure that you have competed the appropriate courses for transfer to a specific college make sure to schedule an appointment with a Las Positas counselor and check how these courses transfer to any college or university in California, including UCs and CSUs. Another excellent resource for transfer information is the ASSIST website, which provides specific course-to-course articulation information between any California community college and any 4-year California university.
Sample Engineering Transfer Two-Year Program
Semester 1 (Fall Semester)
| Course | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATH 1 | 5 units |
MATH 20 Pre-Calculus | Fall, Spring & Summer | |
CHEM 1A |
5 units |
MATH
55 Intermediate Algebra CHEM 31 Intro and Applied Chemistry |
Fall, Spring & Summer | |
ENGR 10 |
2 units |
None | Fall & Spring | |
ENGL 1A |
3 units |
ENGLISH 100B or 104 | Fall, Spring & Summer | |
Total |
|
15 units |
Semester 2 (Spring Semester)
| Course | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MATH 2 |
5 units |
MATH 1 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | Fall & Spring | |
PHYS 8A |
General Physics I (Mechanics) |
5 units |
MATH 1 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | Fall & Spring |
ENGR 22 |
3 units |
None | Fall & Spring | |
CHEM 1B* |
5 units |
CHEM 1A General College Chemistry I | Fall, Spring & Summer | |
Total |
|
18 units |
Semester 3 (Fall Semester)
NOTE: Apply to Transfer in November of this semester!
| Course | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MATH 3 |
5 units |
MATH 2 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II | Fall & Spring | |
MATH 7** |
3.5 units |
MATH 2 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II | Fall & Spring | |
PHYS 8C |
General Physics III (Waves/Heat/Light) |
5 units |
MATH
2 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II PHYS 8A General Physics I |
Fall & Spring |
ENGR 35 |
3 units |
MATH
2 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II PHYS 8A General Physics I ENGR 22 Engineering Graphics |
Fall only | |
Total |
|
16.5 units |
Semester 4 (Spring Semester)
| Course | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MATH 5 |
3.5 units |
MATH 3 Analytic Geometry & Calculus III | Fall & Spring | |
PHYS 8B |
General Physics II Electricity/Magnetism |
5 units |
MATH
3 Analytic Geometry & Calculus III*** PHYS 8A General Physics I |
Fall & Spring |
ENGR 44 |
4 units |
PHYS 8A General Physics I | Spring only | |
ENGR 46 |
3 units |
CHEM 1A General College Chemistry I | Spring only | |
SPCH 1 |
Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
3 units |
None | Fall, Spring & Summer |
Total |
|
18.5 units |
Other Courses that may need to be completed:
| Course | Course Title | Units | Prerequisites | Semesters Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MATH 10** |
4 units |
MATH 1 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | Fall & Spring | |
PHYS 8D** |
General
Physics IV |
3 units |
PHYS 8B General Physics II | Fall & Spring |
CS 1 |
4-5 units |
MATH 55 Intermediate Algebra | Fall & Spring | |
Total Transferable Units |
68-80 units |
|||
Notes:
*CHEM 1B is not required for most engineering majors; Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering majors should take CHEM 1B. Check www.assist.org for information specific to a given major and a given transfer university.
**MATH 7, MATH 10 and PHYS 8D may not be required by some universities for specific engineering majors. Check www.assist.org for information specific to a given major and a given transfer university.
***MATH 3 may be taken concurrently with PHYS 8B
Other Important Notes:
- Do not
complete all of your lower-division General Education courses. As an
Engineering major, you are one of the few transfer majors who do not
complete General Education courses before transferring. Note that CSU
campuses (e.g., San Jose State, CSU East Bay, Cal Poly SLO) require
more G.E. courses for transfer than do UC campuses (e.g., UC Davis,
UC Berkeley). See an LPC
counselor for more information.
- Take as
high a Math class as possible each semester. Because Math classes are
prerequisites for all Physics and Engineering classes, it is important
to complete your Math sequence as efficiently as possible.
- Complete
Chemistry early in your lower-division program, complete Physics and
Engineering late in your lower-division program.
- Most 4-year
universities will only accept 70 semester units. However, most of these
universities also understand that engineering majors frequently exceed
that 70 semester unit threshhold. Because of this, most transfer universities
will grant course credit for required courses beyond the
70 unit threshhold (meaning you do not have to repeat the same course
at the university), even when they do not grant the units.
- Most transfer students will spend about 3 years at the community college to complete a lower-division program. Only those students who start with Calculus I (MATH 1) during Fall Semester, Freshman year, will have a chance to complete the transfer program in 2 years time. Your goal as a transfer student is to transfer into the Junior class at a 4-year university. LPC transfer students for Fall 2009 are transferring to California universities including UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Jose State, Sacramento State, and Chico State.
