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ARCHIVED 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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Engineering Technology (Applied Systems Technology), B.S.


Students who declare the Engineering Technology major with an Applied Systems Technology concentration will be admitted to the program, if placed into Precalculus (MATH 146) or above.  Exceptions will be considered by the school on a case-by-case basis.

Total number of hours for the program: 125

Liberal Studies Hours: 42


Liberal Studies Program Requirements 

Major Requirements


The major requires 95 hours, 12 of which also meet the Liberal Studies requirements (ENGR 199, MATH 153, CHEM 139, and PHYS 130), as follows:

Technical Electives


Technical Elective Credits (6): students can select 2 of the pre-approved technical electives listed below.

Additional Requirements


To graduate with an ET degree, all students must have a cumulative GPA 2.3 or higher for all courses in the major taken at Western Carolina University.

The mathematics, sciences and first-year seminar courses that are required in the major may be used to satisfy liberal studies categories C2, C5, and FYS. 

Visit the school’s website to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

Accreditation


The Engineering Technology (Applied Systems Technology Concentration) Program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.