Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Pathway (part-time)

Associate in Science Degree

Meta-Major: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Specialization: Career Path AS to BS Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET)

Catalog: 2025 - 2026

Planning Your Degree Pathway

This document outlines the courses needed to complete your Associate in Science (A.S.) degree and prepare you for employment in a specialized career upon degree completion. These courses include general education requirements as well as courses specific to your field. Please connect with your Student Success Coach if you need introductory coursework, have earned college credit, industry certifications, have completed an articulated program at a technical college, or would like to modify when you take certain courses and/or how many courses you take in a term. A Success Coach can also provide guidance on how to transition or transfer to a bachelor's degree program at Valencia or another Florida state college in case you decide to earn a bachelor's degree in the future.

Additional Degree Requirements

  • Introductory Coursework: Required courses based on placement tests including developmental education
  • Civic Literacy Exam: must satisfy Florida Civic Literacy Exam or appropriate scores in AP or CLEP exams
  • Grade Point Average (GPA): Need to maintain 2.0 or higher for both Overall GPA and Valencia GPA
  • Valencia Residency: Must complete at Valencia at least 25% of the college-level credits required for a degree
Key

* Class has a prerequisite

+ Class requires “C” grade or higher

^ Course may require a specific grade for transfer institution

GESC General Education Student Choice


Tools and Tips

Sample Term-by-Term Plan | Part-Time (6-9 credits)

Introductory Coursework

Courses Credits
   
   
   

Term 1

Courses Credits
ENC 1101  Freshman Composition I*+ 3
POS 2041 - U.S. Government+ or AMH 2010 - U.S. History to 1877+ or AMH 2020 - U.S. History 1877 to Present+ 3
   

Term 2

Courses Credits
EET 1214C  Intro to Engineering Technology 3
MAC 1105  College Algebra*+ 3
   

Term 3

Courses Credits
EET 1214C  Intro to Engineering Technology 3
Humanities Core 3
   

Term 4

Courses Credits
MAC 1114  College Trigonometry*+ 3
CET 2114C  Digital Systems* 3
   

Term 5

Courses Credits
EET 2036 – Principles of Electrical Circuits* 3
 ETS 2210C – Principles of Photonics* 3
   

Term 6

Courses Credits
EGN 2045 Engineering & Technology Calculus* 3
EET 2141C – Semiconductor Devices & Circuits* 3
   

Term 7

Courses Credits
CET 2123C  Funds of Microprocessors* 3
ETS 2220C – Principles of Fiber Optics Communication* 3
   

Term 8

Courses Credits
EET 2325C  RF Communication* 3
EET 2142C – Integrated Circuits*∆ 3
   

Term 9

Courses Credits
PHY 2048C Gen Physics w/Calculus I*+ or  PHY 2053C College Physics I w/ Algebra* 4
CET 2118C – FPGA Design Using VHDL* ∆ 3
   

Term 10

Courses Credits
ETS 2542C  Programmable Logic Controllers I* 3
ETS 2511C – Electromechanical Systems* 3
EET 2365C – Wireless & Data Communication* 3

Term 11

Courses Credits
EET 2942 – Internship in Electronics Engineering* 2
Humanities Institutional*+ 3
SPC 1608 – Fundamentals of Speech+ or SPC 1017 – Interpersonal Communication+ 3

Pathway-Specific Information

  • Starting your math sequence higher than MAT 1033C will save time, money, and elective space;

    prepare and test for math level placement

  • Higher level mathematics may be substituted for MAC 1105, contact your Student Success coach.
  • This program is based on West Campus, many technical courses are taught only on that campus.
  • This degree does not articulate into UCF’s B.S. Engineering degree, an Associates in Arts Degree [A.A.] is required for transfer.

Program Electives

No Program Electives

General Education Course Requirements

Courses listed below are 3 credit hours each unless otherwise stated.

See key for the meaning of symbols

See pathway-specific information

Communications Requirements

These courses need to be completed with a C or higher.

Humanities Core (3 Credits)

Select one of the following Humanities courses.

Math Core (3 Credits)

These courses need to be completed with a C or higher.

Select one course from core

Science Core (3 Credits)

Select one of the following Science courses.

Social Sciences (3 Credits)

Select one of the following Social Science Courses. These courses need to be completed with a C or higher.

Financial Aid Notice

Federal Financial Aid will only pay for courses for the required Associate in Science Degree. Work closely with your assigned Student Success Coach to verify the degree on your record and to develop a customized plan that includes the required classes each term.

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