Engineering Science (Transfer) (ENR)

This program is for students planning to transfer upon graduation from Dutchess Community College to a four-year college granting a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline. Dutchess graduates readily transfer to established and respected educational institutions as third- year engineering students. Dutchess Community College’s engineering science program is designed so that our students develop the skill set needed to succeed in competitive four-year engineering programs in a variety of engineering disciplines. Our engineering science program provides the appropriate mix of math, science, engineering and liberal arts as benchmarked by ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology), SUNY Seamless Transfer Pathways, and recommended by TYESA (Two-Year Engineering Science Association). SUNY Seamless Transfer Pathways reflect a trend initiated by change to ABET accreditation standards for engineering approved in 2000. This change affected the first two years of engineering programs with more program specific coursework required and more divergent requirements for engineering fields beyond a well-established engineering core.

Five advisement tracks are available to students to help them transfer to a specific engineering major at a four-year university or college as listed below.

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering

SUNY Seamless Transfer Pathways for Biomedical and Chemical Engineering fields indicate field-specific coursework in the second year with lab work difficult to satisfy at the community college level. Students interested in pursuing these fields should carefully review pathways and work with an Academic Coach to develop an individualized plan based on their interests and transfer institutions. Although DCC offers all the coursework needed to transfer for Computer Engineering, SUNY Seamless Transfer Pathway for Computer Engineering field requires too many additional courses along with the full slate of requirements for the Engineering Science degree program detailed here. Students completing DCC’s Computer Science program using carefully selected electives, including engineering coursework, will transfer well into computer engineering programs. 

It is recommended that students entering this program have completed high school chemistry and physics, as well as four years of high school mathematics culminating in successful completion of pre-calculus and placement in calculus upon college entry. Students without current college-preparatory courses in these areas may need more than two years to complete the engineering science program.

The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree is awarded upon completion of the requirements of this program. Upon successful completion of the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in Engineering Science (ENR):

• Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills in single and multivariable calculus.
• Students will use technology to support problem solving and an understanding of mathematical topics.
• Students will solve word problems involving the application of logical and mathematical thinking, up to and including Calculus I, focusing on motion, forces, energy, momentum and rotations.
• Students will solve word problems involving the application of logical and mathematical thinking up to and including Calculus II, focusing on electric and magnetic principles.
• Students will demonstrate oral communication skills in a clear and organized manner using appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication techniques with regard to subject, purpose and audience.
• Students will produce writing that is well organized, well developed and clear.
• Students will apply the scientific method, develop hypotheses, analyze results and draw conclusions.
• Students will work with graphical, numerical or symbolic models to solve problems and interpret results.
• Students will be able to identify the need for information, locate electronic media using appropriate technology including but not limited to the internet, evaluate the credibility of information thus obtained on the internet, use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose, and properly use and cite sources of information.
• Students will formulate or evaluate arguments, problems or opinions and arrive at a solution, position or hypothesis based on carefully considered evidence.

Courses should be selected with an advisor.