Associate of Pre-Engineering | 74.5 credits minimum

Program Division Natural Science
Program Location Taylorsville-Redwood Road Campus, Room SI 241
General Information 801-957-7522
Program Information 801-957-4418
Program Website
Academic Advisor

Program Faculty
Professors - Nick Safai
Associate Professors - Holly Moore, Francis Afghan, Lee Brinton, Sara Farida
Assistant Professors - James Smith, Wesley Sanders, Andrew Vogt, Quentin McRae

Program Description
Metallurgical engineers are involved in the production and use of metals in engineering designs.  The field is closely related to Materials Science Engineering.  The program emphasizes basic science and core engineering principles.  Students who complete the A.P.E. will be prepared to enter their junior year in Metallurgical Engineering at a 4-year institution.

Career Opportunities
Metallurgical Engineers are employed in industries that produce, buy, sell, refine or use metallic products.  

Transfer/Articulation Information
The associate of pre-engineering degree in Metallurgical Engineering is a transfer degree similar to the associate of science degree, but has reduced General Education requirements. Current accreditation board of engineering and technology (ABET) standards require upper-division General Education courses. Engineering students who complete this degree may apply for advanced-placement at an engineering school, but must complete General Education requirements at the senior institution.

Admission into an engineering major program at a transfer institution depends upon the receiving institution’s requirements for that major. Some major programs are restricted and require special application as well as a competitive GPA. See an Academic Advisor at both SLCC and the intended receiving institution for specific articulation information.

Program Entry Requirements
The Metallurgical Engineering program requires as a prerequisite a science-oriented high school curriculum which includes as much mathematics, chemistry, physics and English as possible. Students who do not qualify to enter MATH 1210 , CHEM 1210  and ENGL 1010  should take prerequisite courses before entering the first semester of their program. Students who need to take preparatory courses to meet the requirements of first semester courses should plan on extra time to complete the program. Consult with the academic advisor concerning these courses. It is the student’s responsibility to examine each course description for details of prerequisite courses. Those prerequisites must be satisfied before the designated class may be taken.

Estimated Time to Completion
If students follow the suggested sample schedule, time to completion is four semesters.