Associate in Science
Engineering and Building Arts Department
Applied Engineering Technology
ENG-AS
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Spring 2025 (645).
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Spring 2025 (645), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Leadership Information
Dr. Natavia Middleton
Dean
middleton.natavia@spcollege.edu
Dr. Sidney Martin
Program Director
727-394-6203
Program Summary
This degree is a sequence of instruction with four sub plans to choose from: electronics, Lean Six Sigma quality, advanced manufacturing, and digital design and modeling. All applied engineering technology students take a common core of six classes (18 credit hours) that gives them a background in safety, quality assurance, metrology, CAD, electronics, and materials. Students will start taking classes in their sub plan right away along with their core and general education courses. There are opportunities to gain industry certifications, attend guest lectures, participate in field trips to local employers, and network with other students. Internships are also available and required for electronics, advanced manufacturing, and digital design and modeling. Our mission is to provide hands-on, relevant coursework in a supportive and creative learning environment. We will prepare students for employment, or provide additional training for currently employed students, in manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, aerospace, or other related industries. The 18 credit hour technical core has also been aligned with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council’s (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification. After completing the core courses, students will be eligible to take the four exams for CPT certification. The graduates of the Engineering Technology A.S. Program can transfer to universities and colleges offering the B.S. degree in Engineering Technology.
Florida CIP Code
1615000001 - Engineering Technology
Federal CIP Code
15.0000 - Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.
Job Related Opportunities
Students with an Applied Engineering Technology A.S. degree qualify for positions like electronics technician, electronics repair, electronics assembly and testing, CAD designer, CAD drafter, Rapid prototyper and designer, mechanical part designer, quality assurance technician, quality assurance manager, quality control inspector, Lean/Six Sigma group leader, biomedical device repair, biomedical device technician, mechatronics technician, electro-mechanical technician, industrial maintenance technician, production operator.
Graduation Rules
Minimum grade of "C" required in all courses.
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
Subplan: Digital Design and Modeling (DDM) (Complete 18 credits)
or
or
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
Subplan: Electronics (ELEC) (Complete 21 credits)
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
Subplan: Quality (QUAL) (Complete 24 credits)
MAJOR CORE COURSES
Technology Core (Complete 18 credits)
SUBPLAN
Select one subplan from below (Complete 24 credits)
SUBPLAN ELECTIVE COURSES
Subplan: Digital Design and Modeling (DDM) (Select 6 credits)
Complete 6 credits of ETD prefix courses not required as Subplan Core Courses.
SUBPLAN CORE COURSES
Subplan: Advanced Manufacturing (MANU) (Complete 21 credits)
SUBPLAN ELECTIVE COURSES
Subplan: Advanced Manufacturing (MANU) (Select 3 credits)
Complete CNT 1000 OR any 3 credit course with a prefix of EET, ETD or ETI that is not a required Subplan Core Course.
SUBPLAN ELECTIVE COURSES
Subplan: Electronics (ELEC) (Select 3 credits)
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Communications - Composition- Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Composition I coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required. This requirement must be completed within the first 24 credits of coursework toward the AS degree.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Social and Behavioral Sciences- Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required. Completing POS 2041 or POS 2041H or AMH 2010 or AMH 2010H or AMH 2020 or AMH 2020H will satisfy the course component of the Civic Literacy Requirement.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Humanities and Fine Arts-Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Humanities and Fine Arts coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Mathematics-Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Mathematics coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Ethics
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Ethics coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Natural Sciences - Core
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Science coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Computer/Information Literacy Competency
Competency may be demonstrated by completing the Computer Information and Literacy Exam (CGS 1070T) OR by successful completion of one of the approved Computer/Information Literacy Competency courses. No minimum credits required.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Enhanced World View
Complete at least one 3-credit course intended to enhance the student's world view in light of an increasingly globalized economy. Minimum grade of "C" required. In some cases, this course may also be used to satisfy another General Education Requirement.
AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Civic Literacy
Civic Literacy competency