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Course Descriptions

Engineering - ENGR

General Course Information

General Information

Unless stated otherwise, all courses are non-repeatable except under certain conditions.

Open Enrollment

It is the policy of West Hills College Lemoore, unless specifically exempted by statute, that every course section or class, the average daily attendance of which is to be reported for state aid, wherever offered and maintained by the District, shall be fully open to enrollment and participation by any person who has been admitted to the College and who meets such prerequisites as may be established pursuant to Chapter 11, Division 2, Part VI, Title 5 of the California Administrative Code, commencing with Section 41820.

Unit or Credit Value

Each course carries a certain credit or unit value. The amount is indicated in parentheses at the right of the title. A lecture class requires the equivalent of one academic hour, (50 minutes) per week for each semester unit conferred. Laboratory classes require three academic hours, (150 minutes) per week for each semester unit conferred.

Prerequisite

Prerequisites are prescribed courses covering skills and/or knowledge that are normally expected to be acquired prior to enrolling in another course. The intent of prerequisites is to ensure that any student enrolling in a course in which specific information is required will have the necessary background so that every opportunity exists to experience success. Therefore, any course with a prerequisite presumes that subject matter will be acquired in a sequential way.

Students enrolling in courses without the appropriate prerequisite may find that they are ill-prepared to continue their studies in that course. Prerequisites are designed to enhance success. Please refer to the West Hills College Lemoore prerequisite policy in the Academic Regulations portion of this catalog for additional information.

Corequisite

Corequisites are courses that a student is required to take simultaneously in order to enroll in another course. (Successful completion is defined as a grade C or better for the minimum prerequisite/corequisite requirement.)

Class Hours

The total number of class lecture and laboratory hours for each course is indicated in its course description. The schedule of classes, which is available at the time of class registration, will indicate which dates, days and times a given class is scheduled to meet.

Course Subject

Courses are classified by subjects as they exist at West Hills College Lemoore. All courses within an area usually count towards a major in that area. Other institutions may classify their courses differently. Transfer students should consult the catalog of the four-year college to which they intend to transfer for its classification of identical or comparable courses.

Course Numbering

Courses numbered 001-049 are baccalaureate level (transfer) courses. These courses are transferable to four-year institutions. However, the institution that the student transfers to determines the specific transferability of courses.

Courses numbered 050-99 are associate degree level courses. These courses are primarily for the student who does not plan to continue his/her education beyond the community college level; however, occupational education courses may transfer according to articulation agreements. Complete information on articulation is available through the Counseling Center.

Courses numbered 100-199 are non-transfer and are non-degree applicable; they are skill building or remedial courses.

Courses in some subject areas that are traditionally taught as combination lecture- laboratory courses at four-year colleges are split into two separate courses:  one a lecture course for transfer students and one a laboratory course for both transfer and non-transfer students. Students wishing to transfer must take both the lecture and laboratory courses.

  • NOTE:  In case of transfer and non-transfer courses taught concurrently, a student may receive credit only for the course in which he/she is enrolled, not both. A student cannot change from one course to the other except according to regular drop/add procedures. He/She should be guided by the course description and may need to consult a counselor or advisor for aid.
Abbreviations for Degree, Non-Degree and Transfer Courses

The following abbreviations designate degree applicable, transfer and non-degree applicable courses:

(AA/AS) Associate Degree Applicable

(CSU) Transferable to California State University System

(UC) Transferable to University of California System

(NDA) Non-Degree Applicable

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  • ENGR-010
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • Credit(s) 1

Introduction to Engineering
ENGR 010 is an introduction to the fields of engineering, courses of study, major disciplines and career opportunities, resources for engineering students, engineering design and analysis, ethics in engineering,engineering case studies and technical communication skills. Individual and group work; oral and written presentations.

Class Hours:
18 Lecture
Advisory(s):
MATH 063
Transfers to:
UC/CSU
  • ENGR-015
  • Engineering Computations
  • Credit(s) 3

Engineering Computations
ENGR 015 is an introductory computer programming course for engineers focusing on the C programming language and the UNIX programming environment; operators, standard I/O functions, strings, pointers and arrays, data types and storage classes.

Class Hours:
36 Lecture | 54 Laboratory
Corequisite(s):
MATH 001A (Required, Previous or concurrent).
Transfers to:
UC/CSU
  • ENGR-020
  • Engineering Graphics
  • Credit(s) 3

Engineering Graphics
ENGR 020 covers the principles of engineering drawings in visually communicating engineering designs and an introduction to computer-aided design (CAD). Topics include the development of visualization skills; orthographic projections; mechanical dimensioning and tolerancing practices; and the engineering design process. Assignments develop sketching and 2-D and 3-D CAD skills. The use of CAD software is an integral part of the course.

Class Hours:
36 Lecture | 54 Laboratory
Prerequisite(s):
MATH 015
Transfers to:
UC/CSU
  • ENGR-025
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Credit(s) 3

Electrical Circuits
ENGR 025 is the study of fundamental principles of electrical circuits including direct current circuit analysis, AC transient and steady-state circuit analysis, Ohm's law, Kirchoff's laws, nodal methods of circuit analysis, capacitors and inductors, phasors and polyphase circuits.

Class Hours:
54 Lecture
Prerequisite(s):
PHYSICS 004B, MATH 001B
Transfers to:
UC/CSU
  • ENGR-031
  • Engineering Materials
  • Credit(s) 3

Engineering Materials
ENGR 031 is the study of the structure of matter and its effect on the mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials including metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, and electronic materials. The structure of matter includes atomic bonding, crystal structure, defects, thermodynamics and kinetics. The course provides an integrated study of the structure, processing, properties and performance of materials and their implications in the context of engineering materials.

Class Hours:
54 Lecture
Prerequisite(s):
CHEM 001A , PHYSICS 004A
Transfers to:
UC/CSU
  • ENGR-035
  • Vector Statics
  • Credit(s) 3

Vector Statics
ENGR 035 is the study of vector algebra and the statics of particle equivalent systems of force for rigid bodies, distributed forces and centroids and centers of gravity, analysis of structures, including trusses, inertia, and the method of virtual work.

Class Hours:
54 Lecture
Prerequisite(s):
PHYSICS 4A
Corequisite(s):
MATH 002A (Required, Previous or concurrent).
Transfers to:
UC/CSU