Machine Shop Technology

Associate of Applied Science Degree

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The Degree prepares you to enter industry in the machine trades. The program is primarily designed to fulfill the manufacturing plant, job shop, and maintenance shop needs for upgrading and new training. Up-to-date machining processes are emphasized.

Curriculum Requirements

MSP 101	Fundamentals of Machine Shop	2 credits
MSP 102	Materials of Industry	3 credits
MSP 104	Machine Shop	4 credits
MSP 110	Welding	2 credits
MSP 201	Machine Tool Methods	3 credits
MSP 210	Technical Welding	2 credits
MSP 250	CNC Programming	4 credits
MSP 260	Pattern Making and Foundry	2 credits
MSP 270	Advanced Machine Shop	5 credits
TEC 102	Technical Math II	4 credits

Choose 13 additional credits from the following:

COE 101	Job Seeking Strategies	2 credits
DRF 108	Technical Drafting	2 credits
DRF 150	Dimensioning and Tolerancing	1 credit
DRF 220	Machine Drafting	3 credits
DRF 261	Computer Aided Drafting - Introduction to AutoCAD	2 to 3 credits
ELT 101	Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics	3 credits
MSP 299	Independent Study	1 to 3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

44 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

Computers	CMP 101 Introduction to Computers or CMP 103 Introduction to Computer Based Systems	3 credits or 3 credits
Mathematics	TEC 101 Technical Math I	4 credits

An additional 11 credits, including at least one course from a category other than Computers or Mathematics, are to be selected from the list of General Education courses. You may not exceed nine credits in any GE category, with the exception of Health and Physical Education, where the maximum is two credits.

Total General Education Requirements

18 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives Requirements

To obtain this degree you must take a minimum of two credits of courses of your choice numbered 100 or above to obtain the 64 credits required.

Electives Requirements

2 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing the required courses listed above, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 10 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.