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Engineering Technology courses

ENDG 105 - Engineering Design Graphics. (0-6) Credit 2. I, II, S 

Graphical approach to the engineering design process as applied to products; methods of graphical communications, three-dimensional geometry, working drawings, data analysis, computer graphics; introduction to team dynamics and creative problem solving. 

ENTC 206 - Nonmetallic Materials. (2-3) Credit 3. I, II, S 

Introduction to structure, properties, processing and application of forest products, plastics, ceramics and composites; laboratory includes processing, physical and mechanical testing, applications, surface treatment and material identification. Prerequisite: CHEM 107. 

ENTC 330 - Industrial Electricity. (2-3) Credit 3. I, II 

Industrial applications of electrical theory, codes, circuitry, wiring devices, motors and controllers, switch gear and solid state controls. Prerequisites: PHYS 202; upper-level status. 

ENTC 430 - Industrial Automation. (2-3) Credit 3. I, II, S 

Industrial applications of electronic devices-instrumentation; AC and DC drives; local area networks; cell and are controllers and advanced applications of programmable controllers. Prerequisite: ENTC 330; upper-level status. 

Electronics Distribution Specialty

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Business and Business-Related courses

Marketing

MKTG 321 - Marketing. (3-0) Credit 3. I,II,S 

Institutions, processes and problems involved in transferring goods from producers to consumers; economic and social aspects. Prerequisites: ECON 203 or approval from instructor and junior classification. 

MKTG 435 - Salesmanship. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S 

General principles of personal selling in both consumer and industrial markets plus specialty selling. Prerequisite: MKTG 321. 

MKTG - 436 Sales Management. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S 

Problems confronting sales executives. Organization of sales departments, product research, selection and recruiting. Compensation plans, routing, supervision and cost analysis. Prerequisite: MKTG 321. 

Accounting

ACCT 209 - Survey of Accounting Principles. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S 

Accounting survey for non-business majors; non-technical accounting procedures, preparation and interpretation of financial statements and internal control. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for majors in business administration and must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis by business administration majors. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. 

ACCT 210 - Survey of Managerial and Cost Accounting Principles. (3-0) Credit 3. II 

A survey of managerial and cost accounting for non-business majors; accounting responsibility of the manager; job and process cost systems, budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis for decision-making. May not be used to satisfy degree requirements for a major in business administration and must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis by business administration majors. Prerequisite: ACCT 209. 

Management 

MGMT 212 - Business Law. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S 

Legal principles affecting managerial decisions, including contract law; agency, law of business entities, inclusive of partnership, limited partnership and corporation; creditors' rights, debtor protection; and the Uniform Commercial Code; negotiable instruments and sales. Prerequisite: Sophomore classification. 

Economics

Econ 202 - Principles of Economics. (3-0) Credit 3.

Elementary principles of economics; the economic problem and the price system; theory of demand, theory of production and the firm, theory of supply; the interaction of demand and supply. 

ECON 203 - Principles of Economics. (3-0) Credit 3. 

Measurement and determination of national income, employment and price; introduction to monetary and fiscal policy analysis; the effects of government deficits and debt, exchange rates and trade balances. Prerequisite: ECON 202 or approval of undergraduate advisor. 

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Math and Science

Chemistry

CHEM 107 - General Chemistry for Engineering Students. (3-3). Credit 4. 

Introduction to important concepts and principles of chemistry; emphasis on areas considered most relevant in an engineering context; practical applications of chemical principles in engineering and technology. **Students must be enrolled in the College of Engineering to enroll in CHEM 107. 

Math

MATH 141 - Business Mathematics I. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S 

Linear equations and applications, linear forms and systems of linear equations, matrix algebra and applications, linear programming (graphical and simplex methods), probability and applications, statistics. Prerequisites: High school algebra I and II and geometry. 

MATH 151 - Engineering Mathematics I. (3-2). Credit 4. I, II, S

Rectangular coordinates, analytic geometry, functions, limits n its, derivatives or functions, applications, integration, areas and volume by integration. Prerequisites: MATH 150 or satisfactory performance on a qualifying exam. 

Physics

PHYS 201 - College Physics. (3-3) Credit 4. I, II, S 

Fundamentals of classical mechanics, heat, and sound. Primarily for architecture, education, pre-medical, pre-dental, and pre-veterinary medical students. Prerequisite: MATH 103. 

PHYS 202 - College Physics. (3-3) Credit 4. I, II, S 

Continuation of PHYS 201. Fundamentals of classical electricity and light; introduction to contemporary physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 201. 

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General Education 

English 

  • ENGL 104 - Composition & Rhetoric. (3-0) Credit 3. I,II,S
    Focus on referential and persuasive researched essays through the development of analytical reading ability, critical thinking and library research skills. 
  • ENGL 301 - Technical Writing. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S
    Advanced writing in technical, scientific, and business fields; reports, proposals and other papers; correspondence. Prerequisites: ENGL 104; junior classification in the major department. 
History

6 Hours Required (No more than 3 hours may be taken in Texas History). Choose from:

  • HIST 105, 106, 226, 230, 300, 305, 319, 320, 325, 359, 360, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 416, 443, 444, 446, 447, 448, 450, 451, 453, 455, 456, 457, 459, 460, 461, 463, 470, 473. 
Kinesiology

4 credit hours required

  • KINE 199 - Health and Fitness. (0-2) Credit 1. I, II, S
    May not be repeated for credit. 
  • KINE 199 - Required Physical Activity. (0-2) Credit 1. I, II, S
    May be repeated for credit each semester. 
Political Science 
  • POLS 206 - American National Government. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S
    Survey of American national government, politics, and constitutional development. 
  • POLS 207 - State and Local Government. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S
    Survey of state and local government and politics with special reference to the constitution and politics of Texas.
Statistics
  • STAT 303 - Statistical Methods. (3-0) Credit 3. I, II, S
    Introduction to concepts of random sampling and statistical inference, estimation and testing hypotheses of means and variances, analysis of variance, regression analysis, chi-square tests. Prerequisite: MATH 141 or equivalent. 
Humanities 

3 Hours Required (No more than 3 hours may be taken in Texas History). Choose from: 

  • AGEC 316 
  • ANTH 202, 205, 216, 301, 302, 303, 306, 308, 313, 315, 317, 324, 350, 351 
  • ARCH 349 
  • ARTS 149, 150, 350 
  • ENDS 149, 150, 249, 311 
  • ENGL (Any course except 104, 201, 209, 210, 235, 236, 241, 301, 311, 320, 324, 333, 347, 348, 352, 362, 385, 394, 401, 461) 
  • ENGR 482; PHIL 482 
  • GEOG 202, 301, 305, 323 
  • HIST (Any course not being used to satisfy the HIST requirement) 
  • HORT 203 
  • HUMA 211, 213, 303, 304
  • LAND 240, 340 LBAR 203, 331 (no more than 3 hours of the requirement may be satisfied with LBAR 331) 
  • LING 307, 410, 451 
  • MODL (any course from the Department of Modern and Classical Languages)
    If courses in MODL are used to fulfill the Humanities requirement, they must be in a different than that taken in high school or, if in the same language, at the 200-level or higher. For example, if the student Spanish in high school, then the student may not use SPAN 101 or 102 in satisfying the Humanities requirement. 
  • MUSC 200, 201, 311, 312, 315, 319, 321, 324 
  • PHIL (any course except 240, 341, 342) 
  • RELS 211, 213, 303, 304, 317, 360, 368 
  • SCOM 301, 327, 425, 430 THAR 101, 155, 280, 281, 380 WMST 200, 368, 374, 412, 461, 473, 474, 477 
Visual and Performing Arts 

3 Hours Required. Choose from: 

  • ARCH 349 ARTS 103, 111, 112, 149, 150, 205, 212, 350 
  • CLAS 352 
  • ENDS 149, 150, 311 
  • ENGL 212, 251, 317, 340, 351, 385, 412 
  • FREN 414 
  • HORT 203
  • LAND 240 
  • MUSC 200, 201, 202, 203, 311, 312, 315, 319, 321, 324 
  • MODL 334, 341, 352 SCOM 430 SPAN 410 PHIL 330, 375 THAR 101, 110, 155, 210, 280, 281, 380, 385, 407 
Free Electives 

6 Hours Required (SCOM 203 is recommended).