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Berkshire Community College Course Equivalencies

To be eligible for admission under this articulation agreement no course grade may be below a C and students are required to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Note:

3 credit hours=0.9 Union course credit

4 credit hours=1.2 Union course credits

BCC Engineering Requirements Credit Hours Union College Suggested Course Equivalent (assuming underlined choices) Credits
ENG English composition/writing 3 FYP First-Year Preceptorial 0.9
ENM 151 Engineering Calculus 1 3 MTH 110 Calculus 1:Differential Calculus 0.9
ENT 161 Engineering Physics 1 4 PHY 120 Matter in Motion 1.2
CHM 101 Introduction to Chemistry 1 4 CHM 101 Matter: Structure and Change 1.2
Scientific Computer Programming (ENT 185 or CIS 124) 4 CSC 070 Computer Programming for Engineers 1.2
ENG English composition/writing 3 SRS Sophomore Research Seminar 0.9
CHM 102 Introductory Chemistry 2 4 CHM 102 Matter: Energy and Dynamics 1.2
ENM 152 Engineering Calculus 2 3 MTH 112 Calculus 2: Integral Calculus 0.9
ENT 162 Engineering Physics 2 4 PHY 123 Heat, Light and Astronomy 1.2
General Education Elective 3 Suggest Gen Ed B1 or B2 0.9
ENM 251 Engineering Calculus 3 3 MTH 115 Calculus 3: Differential Vector Calculus and Matrix Theory 0.9
ENT 261 Engineering Physics 3 4 PHY 121 Principles of Electromagnetics 1.2
MAT 253 Linear Algebra 3 MTH 180 Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory 0.9
Technical Elective (EE/CpE: ENT 203/204, 233/234) or 4 EE/CpE: (225/240, 118/352) 1.2
Technical Elective (ME: ENT 212/213) 3 ME: 201/212 0.9
COM Communication 3 ATH 100 Speech Communication (Gen Ed B2) 0.9
General Education Elective 3 Suggest Gen Ed B1 or B2 0.9
ENM 252 Engineering Calculus 4 3 MTH 117 Calculus 4: Integral Vector Calculus 0.9
ENT 262 Engineering Physics 4 3 PHY 122 Relativity, Quantum and Their Applications

0.9

MAT 254 Differential Equations 3 MTH 130 Ordinary Differential Equations

0.9

Technical Elective (EE/CpE: ENT 203/204, 233/234) or 4 EE/CpE: (225/240, 118/352)

1.2

Technical Elective (ME: ENT 212/213) 3 ME: (201/212)

0.9

Total EE/CpE: 68 Total EE/CpE: 20
Total ME: 66 Total ME: 20

Note:

3 credit hours=0.9 Union course credit

4 credit hours=1.2 Union course credits

BCC Computer Science Requirements Credit Hours Union College Suggested Course Equivalent (assuming underlined choices) Credits
CIS 102 Fundamental Computer Literacy 4 CS 50 Computers and Computing 1.2
CIS 124 C++ Programming I 4 No equivalent - elective 1.2
CIS 125 C++ Programming II 4 No equivalent - elective 1.2
CIS 231 Computer Science I with Java 4 CS 105 Introduction to Computer Science 1.2
CIS 232 Computer Science II with Java 4 No equivalent - elective 1.2
CIS 211 Data Structures 4 CS 140 Data Structures 1.2
CIS Computer Science Elective (1) 3 CS Elective (CpE only) 0.9
ENM 152 Engineering Calculus II 3 MTH 112 Calculus 2: Integral Calculus 0.9
ENT 162 Engineering Physics II 4 PHY 123 Heat, Light and Astronomy 1.2
ENT 233 Digital Circuits 4 ECE Introduction to Digital Computers 1.2
ENT 234 Microprocessors I 3 ECE 352 Embedded Microcontroller Systems 0.9
MAT 123 Elementary Statistics 3 MTH 52 Analysis of Data (CpE only) 0.9
COM Communication 3 ATH 100 Speech Communication (Gen Ed B2) 0.9
ENG English Composition/Writing 6 FYP/SRS First Year Preceptorial/Sophomore Research Seminar 1.8
Behavioral and Social Science 3 Gen Ed B1 0.9
Humanities and Fine Arts 3 Gen Ed B2 0.9
ENM 151 Engineering Calculus i 3 MTH 110 Calculus 1: Differential Calculus 0.9
ENT 161 Engineering Physics I (2) 4 PHY 120 Matter in Motion 1.2
Total: 66 Total (to transfer to CS): 18
Total (to transfer to CpE): 20

Additionally please review the BCC Course Caveats.

For further information, contact:

Vernon Castillo
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions
Phone: (518) 388-6112
Email: castillv@union.edu